Question

Robert is nine years old and Joanna （喬安娜）is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. 埃比尼澤山 Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.

Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.

Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in “The Centre”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Centre”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!

1. The children in “The Centre” do not go to a school because ______.

A. they live too far away from one another.

B. they do not like school.

C. they are not old enough to go to school.

D. their families are too poor.

2. In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Centre” of Australia must have ______.

A. a property. B. a car.

C. a school room at home. D. a special radio.

3. Teachers in “The Centre” of Australia teach ______.

A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the students.

B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing.

C. without using any textbooks or pictures.

D. without knowing whether the students are attending(出席) .

4. When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher.

A. but their teacher cannot hear them.

B. and their teacher can hear them too.

C. but cannot hear their schoolmates.

D. and see him or her at the same time.

5. A “Property” in Australia is a

A. house. B. school.

C. farm D. radio.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了喬安娜和羅伯特在艾比澤山上學，他們是通過雙向無線電來上課的。當老師通過無線電點名后，就可以開始上課。老師也離著有300英里遠。

1.They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.可知他們離著太遠，所以通過無線電上課，故選A

2.短文School is a room at home with a two-way radio.可知必須要用一個雙向無線電裝置，故選D

3.

4.

5.In Australia they call a farm a property.可知在澳大利亞，他們把農場稱為property.故選C。

考點：社會現象類短文閱讀。