Question

【題目】Prom(畢業(yè)舞會(huì)) is the last and biggest dance of the school year in the US, usually only for junior or senior students. This one big night costs teens and parents a lot of money.

Girls buy dresses while boys rent tuxedos(燕尾服). Girls usually get their hair, makeup and nails done for this special dance, and boys may rent a car to drive to the event and buy their date flowers. All of this adds up to a lot of money—an average of over $900 in 2015.

And that’s not where it stops. It’s becoming more common for teens to ask their dates(舞伴) to go with them to the dance in a special and public way. Lately, people are calling it a promposal(高中舞會(huì))，or a prom proposal(求婚), because teens are putting almost as much hard work into it as a wedding proposal.

It is said that the average promposal costs about one third of the total cost of prom. Prom is a great chance to dress up, dance and have fun with friends. But there can also be a lot of added pressure for teens to look good and impress their friends, which may take away some of the fun.

【1】What is prom in the US?

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【2】How much did students spend preparing for prom in 2015?

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【3】Why is asking a date to prom called a promposal nowadays?

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【4】Do students spend a lot on promposals?

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【5】Where did the pressure for teens come from?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It is the last and biggest dance of the school year

【2】An average of over $900.

【3】Because teens are putting almost as much hard work into it as a wedding proposal.

【4】No./No, they don’t

【5】Trying to look good and impress their friends.

【解析】試題分析：本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了在美國(guó)，學(xué)生為畢業(yè)舞會(huì)花費(fèi)很多精力和金錢，因?yàn)檫@是他們學(xué)年中最后且最盛大的舞會(huì)。但是學(xué)生們?yōu)榱耸棺约嚎雌饋砥�亮，并給朋友們留下印象，而給自己增添了不少不必要的壓力。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：在美國(guó)，畢業(yè)舞會(huì)是什么？根據(jù)第一段第一句“Prom(畢業(yè)舞會(huì)) is the last and biggest dance of the school year in the US...”，可知填It is the last and biggest dance of the school year.。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：在2015年，學(xué)生為準(zhǔn)備畢業(yè)舞會(huì)花了多少錢？根據(jù)第二段最后一句“All of this adds up to a lot of money—an average of over $900 in 2015.”，可知填An average of over $900.。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：為什么現(xiàn)在把找一個(gè)舞伴叫做高中舞會(huì)？根據(jù)第三段最后一句“...because teens are putting almost as much hard work into it as a wedding proposal.”，可知填Because teens are putting almost as much hard work into it as a wedding proposal.。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：學(xué)生們?cè)诟咧形钑?huì)上花費(fèi)很多嗎？根據(jù)最后一段第一句“It is said that the average promposal costs about one third of the total cost of prom.”可知是否定回答，故填No./No, they don’t.。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：青少年們的壓力來自哪里？根據(jù)文章最后一句“But there can also be a lot of added pressure for teens to look good and impress their friends...”，可知填Trying to look good and impress their friends.。