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When you are about to go to a boarding school in England, there are many different questions that may come to mind. But once you look at them with some perspective, you will certainly feel easy. Here is a normal boarding day.
Early Morning:
Usually boarders get up around 7: 00 am and have around an hour to take a shower and put on their uniform before breakfast.
Lessons:
Classes start at 9: 00 am and every lesson lasts for 50 minutes. After two lessons, at 10: 40 am, you’ll have a short break. The next period of classes will include two more lessons.
Lunch:
Lunch is usually held around 12: 30 pm at the dining hall, where you’ll join your friends to enjoy a hot dish. After an hour of lunch, you’ll have three or four more lessons to attend.
Dinner:
At 5: 00 pm you will have finished your school lessons for the day. Most boarding schools in the UK offer their full boarders different kinds of hot meals to choose from.
Activities/ Sports:
All boarding schools in the UK provide many different kinds of activities for their boarders, such as football, swimming, golf or art.
Prep:
An important part of boarding school life is the supervised homework session known as “prep”. Although prep might sound stressful, it’s a great way for you to keep up with your studies.
Free time:
Once you are done with all your classes and activities, it’s time to relax.
Bedtime:
In most boarding schools, the lights go out around 10: 30 pm.
Being nervous just before you go to a boarding school is completely normal and understandable. Hopefully, being aware of the usual routine you’ll be following can help you. Once you are there, you will also see how exciting life in a boarding school in England can be.
1. What can help you keep up with your studies in the boarding school?
A. Doing activities. B. Having lessons.
C. Enjoying free time. D. Supervised homework sessions.
2. What do we know about boarding schools in England from the text?
A. Classes usually start at 8: 30 am.
B. Students can have a short break after four lessons.
C. They don’t give students any free time.
D. They turn off the lights around 10:30 pm.
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To help students know about boarders’ life.
B. To attract more students to boarding schools.
C. To introduce a new school life.
D. To advertise for boarding schools.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要是向准备留学英国的学生介绍英国寄宿制学校的日常安排。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由文章句子“An important part of boarding school life is the supervised homework session known as “prep”. Although prep might sound stressful, it’s a great way for you to keep up with your studies.”寄宿学校生活中一个重要的部分就是被称为“prep”的有监督的家庭作业。尽管准备工作听起来很有压力，但这是你跟上学习进度的好方法。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由题干中的 lights 定位到文章倒数第二段，由第二段中的句子“In most boarding schools, the lights go out around 10: 30 pm. 在大多数寄宿制学校，晚上10:30熄灯。”可知，熄灯时间是十点半，“go out（灯）熄灭”是题干中“turn off”的同义词。所以选项D符合题意。故选D项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由文章最后一句“Hopefully, being aware of the usual routine you’ll be following can help you. Once you are there, you will also see how exciting life in a boarding school in England can be. ”希望了解你将遵循的日常程序能对你有所帮助。一旦你到了那里，你也会看到在英国寄宿学校的生活是多么令人兴奋”以及“ Early Morning，Lessons，Lunch，Activities/ Sports，Prep，Free time，Bedtime”的具体内容判断出本文的主要目的是是向准备留学英国的学生介绍英国寄宿学校的日常安排。故选A项。
【点睛】所谓细节题，是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论，题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题可以在原文中可直接找到答案，常用who, what, when, where, why和how等提问。以上三个小题都是细节理解题。做这类题一般采用寻读法，即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。
