作者：高金莲    资源来源：http://www.21stcentury.com.cn/mod.shtml?n=nt&f=teacher&cid=3&tid=674    点击数：    更新时间：3/15/2008

导读：假期永远是学生们最盼望的日子，算一算，我们中国的中学生每年有几个假期？我们在假期中会做些什么呢？国外的学生假期又是怎样呢？他们的假期有多少？他们的假期生活又是怎样度过？看看下面的文章，让我们一起了解一下吧！

I. Reading comprehension

•  According to the passage, students in the UK have ______ holidays each year.

A. three B. four C. five D. six

•  Why do children have the half-term holiday?

•  They have it because school is very tiring.

•  So they can celebrate a special event.

•  They need the time to study.

•  So they can relax and do what they like.

•  The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Main holidays for UK students B. Holiday activities for UK students

C. Popular places to travel to in the UK D. UK students' school lives

•  The underlined word “purpose” in paragraph 4 means:

A. 目标 B. 任务 C. 活动 D. 意义

II. Compete the following sentences with the correct form of the given words.

off spend…doing… hang out enough catch up to

•  I'm so tired I think I need to take a day _____ work.

•  I don't think this room is big _______ to have a party in.

•  Most teenagers like ______________ with friends on weekends.

•  Tom said he would go to England next year _______ study English.

•  According to the survey, most students _________ two or three hours doing homework each night.

•  Though he tried his best, he still found it impossible to ___________ with Jesse, who was the best in the class.

III. Cloze.

Every February, school children in the UK and much of Europe have a week off to relax __1__ school.

This week is half-term. There is no special event to celebrate at half-term. Children spend this time __2__ fun and catching up on schoolwork. Most children hang out with friends, go swimming, visit museums or see relatives.

__3__ in Britain have 14 weeks of school holiday every year. The three main holidays are during the summer, at Christmas and Easter (). But they __4__ have a week off for half-term in February and October.

Children only have a small amount of homework to do over the __5__. They may be __6__ to revise ( 复习 ) for a test or complete some coursework. __7__ the main purpose ( 目的 ) of the holiday is to let them relax and pursue ( 追求 ) their hobbies.

During the summer holidays, most families go away on a mini-break. Many people travel to __8__ cities in Britain and some families are even __9__ to go to Europe . Popular holiday places include __10__, Italy and Spain .

1. A. at B. in C. from D. with

2. A. have B. having C. to have D. had

3. A. Women B. Teachers C. Workers D. Children

4. A. also B. too C. either D. both

5. A. terms B. holidays C. half-terms D. festivals

6. A. asked B. told C. made D. allowed

7. A. And B. So C. But D. Though

8. A. another B. the other C. others D. other

9. A. lucky enough B. enough lucky C. rich enough D. enough rich

10. A. China B. USA C. Egypt D. France

Key:

•  1-4 CDBA

•  1. off 2. enough 3. hanging out 4. to 5. spend 6. catch up

III. 1-5 CBDAB 6-10 ACDAD