Alabama
Students in Alabama take the Alabama High School Graduation Exam, which consists of multiple-choice questions. In the classroom, Alabama high school students must prove specific skills in English and take certain math classes.
Among the 2013 U.S. News Best High Schools in Alabama, two were awarded gold medals, 16 received silver medals and 72 were considered bronze medal schools. One of the gold medal schools, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, lies about 90 miles south of Birmingham in the state capital of Montgomery, within the Montgomery County School District.
Alaska
To graduate, Alaska high school students must get at least 21 credits, including a half credit in Alaska history. Alaska judges students from the third grade through senior grades. Students first take the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Examination at the tenth grade. It includes math, reading and writing skills.
10 schools were awarded silver medals and 21 received bronze medals among the U.S. News Best High Schools in 2013. While Alaska's capital is Juneau, several of the state's Best High Schools are in or near Anchorage, in the Anchorage School District.
Delaware
Delaware students have a high GPA(平均績點)and 10 hours of community service. If they hand in their FAFSA(自愿聯(lián)邦獎學(xué)金)by a certain date, they may get the Inspire Scholarship, which helps pay for tuition at Delaware State University. Before they go to college, however, students must pass the Delaware Student Testing Program Exams.
Among the Delaware schools in the 2013 U.S. News Best High Schools, there are three silver medal schools and four bronze medal schools. The top school in the state is Delmar Senior High School. It is part of the Delmar School District and is about 50 miles from Delaware's capital, Dover.
【小題1】What's the passage mainly about?

A.The introduction to the Best High Schools in three states.
B.The different examinations in several high schools.
C.Scholarships in the Best High Schools in three states.
D.The things students should do before going to college.
【小題2】It can be inferred from the text that______.
A.students with a high GPA can get the Inspire Scholarship
B.reading and writing skills are included in the tests in all the schools
C.Alabama has the most best high schools of the three states
D.a(chǎn)t least 21 credits are needed to graduate from all the schools
【小題3】Which of the following in TRUE according to the passage?
A.The High School Graduation Exams are multiple-choice questions.
B.Both the gold medal schools in Alabama are in its capital.
C.There were 21 silver medal schools in Alaska in all.
D.Delmar Senior High school is the best in Delaware.
【小題4】Alaska's graduation exam is different from the others' in the aspect that______.
A.it includes all the subjects the students learn
B.it includes its own state history as well
C.it includes math, reading and writing skills
D.it includes 10 hours of community service
【小題5】The Inspire Scholarship is a prize______.
A.that any student in gold medal schools can apply for
B.that is given to the top students in gold medal schools
C.that helps to pay for tuition at Delaware State University
D.that is very difficult to get for students in silver medal schools


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:這篇文章介紹了在U.S. News Best High Schools里面評選出來的Alabama,Alaska, Delaware
三個州最好的高中,具體介紹了最好的高中在這三個州的分布情況,和它們各自的特點。
【小題1】主旨題:從全篇文章和每一部分里面的U.S. News Best High Schools可知這篇文章講的是三個州最好的高中的介紹。選A
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)第二段的句子:Among the 2013 U.S. News Best High Schools in Alabama, two were awarded gold medals, 16 received silver medals and 72 were considered bronze medal schools.可知Alabama,的兩個學(xué)校獲得的是金牌,可以推斷出Alabama有三個州最好的高中,選C
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子:Among the Delaware schools in the 2013 U.S. News Best High Schools, there are three silver medal schools and four bronze medal schools. The top school in the state is Delmar Senior High School.可知Delmar Senior 高中在Delaware是最好的.選 D
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:To graduate, Alaska high school students must get at least 21 credits, including a half credit in Alaska history.可知阿拉斯加的畢業(yè)考試和其他的不同,因為它包括自己州的歷史。選B。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的句子:they may get the Inspire Scholarship, which helps pay for tuition at Delaware State University.可知The Inspire Scholarship是幫助付 Delaware州大學(xué)學(xué)費的獎項。選C
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