Question

Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:

Education

School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.

For those lucky enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first languages. There is also math, science, history and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there’s cleaning, washing and helping Mum with the meal.

Daily fun

It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs(嫩枝) and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string(绳子).They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.

Internet

It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs 600yuan.This is more than the average（平均的） monthly pay per person.

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1.The underlined word “Chores” probably means______.

A.网上冲浪 B. 家务杂活 C. 体育活动 D.家庭作业

2.Sports are very popular in Africa because children_______.

A. do not need money to play B. can play all kinds of ball games

C. don’t like to go to school D. don’t like to do their homework

3. In Africa ,how many hours can you use all your pay to surf the Internet in a year .And you only have the average pay.

A. 20 hours B. more than 240 hours

C. about 240 hours D. about 20 hours

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：你想知道非洲的孩子吗？本文介绍了非洲孩子的生活情况：对许多非洲儿童来说上学是昂贵的。他们每天的乐趣不是只工作不玩耍。他们上网的费用很贵。

1.词义猜测题。根据后面的They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there’s cleaning, washing and helping Mum with the meal.可知该选B。

2.文中Children can make goals with twigs(嫩枝) and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string(绳子).They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.可知该选A。

3.文中To surf the net for 20 hours costs 600yuan.This is more than the average（平均的） monthly pay per person.可知该选C。

考点：社会现象类阅读。