Question

When July comes, children know they’ll have their examinations and the school year will __36__ soon.

Boys and girls will have nearly a two-month holiday, and they’ll leave school __37__train or by car to __38__ their parents.

The summer holidays are the __39__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so children can spend most of their time __40__ outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he __41__ in a big town, he can usually go to the park to play.

The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the __42__. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. __43__ for those who do not live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they’ll __44__ it all the following school year.

Now, __45__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sand, the sea and the sun. The feelings of the sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on

36. A. arrive           B. start       C. begin        D. end

37. A. on           B. by           C. in          D. at

38. A. love        B. see          C. watch       D. return

39. A. best        B. better      C. worst            D. worse

40. A. missing     B. working     C. playing     D. studying

41. A. works        B. walks        C. lives            D. arrives

42. A. village          B. seaside     C. city        D. park

43. A . But        B. unless      C. Or           D. And

44. A. hear from   B. speak to    C. agree with       D. talk about

45. A . that            B. which        C. who          D. what

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本文介紹了孩子們的暑假，他們喜歡在戶外活動，并各自有喜歡玩的地方和方式。

36. D 由July和后面的“暑假”提示，應該是一個學年的“結束”。故選D.

37. B 由by car提示，此處應該是by train “乘火車”。

38. B 由句中leave school和生活常識可知，應該是看望父母。

39. A 結合下文孩子們的開心生活可知，對孩子們而言，這應該是一年中最好的時間。由the 提示，應該用最高級。

40. C 由下午的play提示，孩子們應該是花大部分時間在戶外“玩耍”。故選Ｃ。

41. C 由上句live提示，此處是指“住在某地”。

42. B 由下句的near the sea可知，應該是seaside“海邊”。

43. A 前面說的是“能幸運地住在海邊的人”，此處是說“不能住到海邊的人”，前后表示轉折。故選A。

44. D hear from 收到某人來信；speak to對……說；agree with 同意某人或某事；talk about 談論某事。結合文章應該是D。

45. D 由下句回答“是沙子、海洋和太陽”可知，前句應該問“是什么讓孩子們喜歡海邊的。”