1、Unit2 阅读理解专练Shanghai No. 8 Middle School began to use the new bell this term. It helps teachers remember it is break time. The new bell has three parts. The first part lasts 15 seconds. It is made up of lovely folk music. Next, there are 20 seconds of silence. The final 25-second bell is a fast-pace
2、d march (快节奏进行曲) that seems to tell each teacher, “You have to end class now. ”All the students welcome the new bell. Chen Yong, a student, said, “We tried many ways to stop teachers before, but nothing worked. Its better now. When the folk music is on, teachers know that class is going to be over i
3、n one minute.”Shen Huimin, a teacher at No. 8, agrees that the new bell is creative(创造性的). “In the past, we usually wanted to add a few words after class. But we often forgot the time,” Shen said, “The new bell reminds us twice. Its a small change, but its really solving a big problem.”1. According
4、to the passage, the new bell is now used at _.A. middle schools all over ChinaB. middle schools in ShanghaiC. No. 8 Middle School of ShanghaiD. No. 8 Middle School of Beijing2. The final part of the new bell lasts _ seconds. A. 15 B. 20 C. 25 D. 603. At the school, welcome the new bell. A. all the t
5、eachers B. all the students C. only the boys D. only the girls4. What does Shen Huimin think of the new bell?A. Bad. B. Creative. C. Noisy. D. Strange. 5. The underlined word “reminds” in the last paragraph probably means “_” in Chinese. A. 提醒 B. 停止 C. 鼓励 D. 取悦参考答案及解析1. C 细节理解题。根据本文第一段第一句话“Shanghai
6、No.8 Middle School began to use the new bell this term.”可知。2. C 细节理解题。根据本文第一段最后一句话 The final 25-second bell is a fast-paced march (快节奏进行曲) that seems to tell each teacher, “You have to end class now.”可知。3. B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话“All the students welcome the new bell.”可知。4. B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话“Shen Huimin, a teacher at No. 8, agrees that the new bell is creative (创造性的).”可知。5. A 词义猜测题。根据前后句可以推断出本词表示 “提醒” 。
