问题 完形填空
阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上,写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词)
‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(负担)to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.
Title: Studying at   小题1:  or abroad
Phenomenon(现象)
Studying abroad has become a  小题2: for Chinese students.
Advantages
◆ It is helpful to the future   小题3:  of Chinese students.
◆ It helps to   小题4:  foreign language skills.
◆ It enables Chinese students to find jobs more   小题5: .
   小题6:   
◆ It   小题7:  Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign
language.
◆ It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad
  小题8: parents’ care.
◆ Parents may be under pressure(压力)because the cost of
studying abroad is very   小题9: .
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be   小题10:  by describing
Liu Xiang’s example.
答案

小题1:home    

小题1: dream    

小题1:development   

小题1:improve   

小题1: easily

小题1: Disadvantages 

小题1:takes 

小题1: without      

小题1:high      

小题1: successful

小题1:从文章第一段的句子:As China open its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad.可知答案是home

小题2:从文章第一段的句子:As China open its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad.可知答案是dream

小题3:从文章第二段的句子:It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves.可知答案是development

小题4:从文章第二段的句子:Language skills will improve可知答案是improve

小题5:从文章第二段的句子:and it may be easier to find a job可知答案是easily

小题6:从文章第三段的句子:But there are problems that should be considered可知答案是Disadvantages

小题7:从文章第三段的句子:Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.可知将spend改成takes

小题8:从文章第四段的句子:Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves.可知答案是without

小题9:从文章第五段的句子:For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high.可知答案是high

小题10:从文章第六段的句子:We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China.可知把success改成successful

阅读理解

For a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romantic languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, operagoers also had a certain appearance in people’s mind: rich, well-dressed and old.

But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.

Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to associate opera with the common people. That means no formal suits, old-styled theatre or bank-breaking ticket prices. And because young people don’t or won’t come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such usual places as parks, libraries and public schools.

The Houston Grand Opera’s choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened versions of child-friendly operas. This summer’s production is Hansel & Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists’ Training Program.

小题1:Which is the main idea of this passage?

A.Opera is famous for its long history.

B.Opera is only performed for rich people.

C.Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive.

D.Young people are not interested in opera.小题2:The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means _________.

A.breaking up the old rules

B.changing the dresses

C.making the audience at ease

D.advertising themselves小题3:Opera companies prefer to perform short versions because _________.

A.they can be performed in public libraries

B.short versions are easy to perform

C.it is hard to find long versions

D.they can make people interested小题4:The San Francisco Opera employs students in order to _________.

A.celebrate its 75th anniversary

B.reduce the cost

C.attract young people

D.make Cinderella popular小题5: From the passage we can infer that _________.

A.the tickets for opera are very expensive

B.opera is performed in a difficult language

C.opera is not so popular an art form today

D.students enjoy performing opera very much

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