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Do you know how children in other countries spend their schooldays and what kind of games they always play?
Children in Brazil
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School
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The school year runs from February to December. Children attend (上學(xué)) school for about four hours in the morning or the afternoon. About a quarter of children in Brazil do not attend school at all.
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Play
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Football is the most popular sport. Brazil’s beautiful beaches also make swimming and volleyball popular.
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Family
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Brazilian families are often large. Nearly a third of the population is under eighteen!
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Children in France
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School
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The school day begins from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, with a two-hour lunch break. Schools close on Wednesday and Sunday, and are closed for a half day on Saturday.
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Play
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Football, bicycling and tennis are favorite sports in France. In some areas, pelote, a traditional ball game, is also very popular.
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Family
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Most French mothers work. The majority of preschool (幼兒園) children attend day care centres known as crèches.
France has laws about naming children and all names have to be chosen from an official list.
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Children in Japan
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School
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Schools in Japan are very competitive (競爭的). Even pre-schoolers may attend “cramming (填鴨式教學(xué)的) schools” to prepare for exams. There is a summer break about six weeks, but the children have homework during this time.
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Play
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Comic books have been popular in Japan since the 1700s. Comics now account for about 40% of all published materials in Japan. Kite flying is enjoyed by people of every age.
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Family
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Homes in Japan are small on average. The typical family of four lives in five small rooms. Most fathers in Japan work long hours. As a result, some children only see their fathers on weekends or holidays.
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1. What kind of sport is very popular in France?
① Kite flying. ② Bicycling. ③ Football. ④ Pelote.
A. ②③④ B. ①②③
C. ①④ D. ①②③④
2. What is a crèche in France?
A. Places with beautiful beaches.
B. The name of the place where French mothers work.
C. A day care centre for preschool children.
D. Cramming schools to improve children’s exam results.
3. In Japan, many children ________.
A. like to read comic books B. write their names on an official list
C. only see their fathers on weekdays D. do not attend school
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是說明文。你知道其他國家的孩子是怎樣度過他們的學(xué)生時(shí)代的嗎？他們經(jīng)常玩什么游戲？文章從學(xué)校、娛樂和家庭三方面對巴西、法國、日本的孩子進(jìn)行了介紹。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Children in France部分中的Football, bicycling and tennis are favorite sports in France. In some areas, pelote, a traditional ball game, is also very popular.（足球、自行車和網(wǎng)球是法國人最喜歡的運(yùn)動。在一些地區(qū)，pelote，一種傳統(tǒng)的球類運(yùn)動也很受歡迎）可知，足球、自行車、網(wǎng)球和pelote在法國很受歡迎。故選A。
【2題詳解】
詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Children in France部分中的Most French mothers work. The majority of preschool (幼兒園) children attend day care centres known as crèches.（大多數(shù)法國母親都工作。大多數(shù)學(xué)齡前兒童參加被稱之為crèches的日托中心）可知，crèche是學(xué)齡前兒童參加的日托中心的另一種稱呼。故選C。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)Children in Japan部分中的Comic books have been popular in Japan since the 1700s. Comics now account for about 40% of all published materials in Japan.（漫畫書從18世紀(jì)開始在日本流行起來。漫畫現(xiàn)在占日本所有出版材料的40%）可知，漫畫在日本的影響面很大。由此可推知，在日本，許多孩子應(yīng)該也是喜歡看漫畫書的。故選A。
【點(diǎn)睛】做閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案。如第1小題，要求找出法國最受歡迎的運(yùn)動是哪幾類。根據(jù)Children in France部分中的Football, bicycling and tennis are favorite sports in France. In some areas, pelote, a traditional ball game, is also very popular.（足球、自行車和網(wǎng)球是法國人最喜歡的運(yùn)動。在一些地區(qū)，pelote，一種傳統(tǒng)的球類運(yùn)動也很受歡迎）可知，足球、自行車、網(wǎng)球和pelote在法國很受歡迎。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選A。
