Teenagers in England do much the same as children in America do. They enjoy sending messages by their mobile phones and they also like swimming, listening to the latest music, watching TV and surfing the Internet.
How do teenagers in England spend their free time and holidays? Let’s follow Sally, a British teenager, and spend five days with her during her school holiday.
Day One
After breakfast, Sally’s mother went out and left her alone at home. She checked her mobile phone during lunch —one of her friends sent her a message early in the morning. Dinner was at 6:30 p.m. After that, she finished her English home-work. Then she surfed the Internet.
Day Two
Sally and her mother paid a visit to their friends and went swimming together. Later, they went shopping for clothes and books, and had dinner in a restaurant.
Day Three
She went to the supermarket with her mother to buy fish and chips for lunch as well as some pens. After she got back home, she spent the next few hours surfing the Internet and watching TV.
Day Four
She surfed the Internet. Her mother took her out for lunch before she went to work. She then read stories after lunch.
Day Five
She woke up at 2 p.m., and so did her mother. They went to a park. Her mother met some friends there. When they got home, it was already time for dinner. Afterwards, she did her homework until 10 p.m.
小題1:When did Sally do her homework?
A．In the morning. B．In the afternoon.
C．At lunch time. D．In the evening.
小題2:Sally and her mother went shopping for the second time to buy __________.
A．food for lunch and pens B．some books and pens
C．some fish and clothesD．food and books
小題3:Which of the following things did Sally do on Day Four?
A．She went swimming.B．She went out for breakfast.
C．She read books. D．She went shopping.
小題4:According to the passage, it can be inferred that ________.
A．surfing the Internet has become an important part of teenagers’ lives
B．parents shouldn’t leave teenagers alone at home
C．teenagers don’t usually do their homework during their school holidays
D．a(chǎn) park is the best place to meet a friend

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Day One Dinner was at 6:30 p.m. After that, she finished her English home-work說明她是在晚上做作業(yè)。故D正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Day Three She went to the supermarket with her mother to buy fish and chips for lunch as well as some pens.說明A正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Day Four She then read stories after lunch.說明在這一天，她看書。故C正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)Day One；Day Three； Day Four；這三天里她天天都Then she surfed the Internet.說明上網(wǎng)已經(jīng)是她生活中重要的一部分了，故A正確。
點評：文章介紹了Sally一個英國女孩的五天的假期生活。文章內(nèi)容比較簡單，要求考生認(rèn)真審題，仔細(xì)閱讀文章細(xì)節(jié)，耐心推敲。
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