题文
This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13 to 19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world．Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America．
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. Schools were completely different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, In America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea．“I suppose I should criticize(批评) American schools,” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens(公民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two.
小题1:The world exchange programme is mainly to ________.A．help teenagers in other countries know the real AmericaB．send students in America to travel in GermanyC．have teenagers learn new languagesD．let students learn something about other countries小题2:Fred and Mike agreed that ________.A．American food tastes better than German food．B．Americans and Germans were both friendlyC．German schools were harder than American schools D．There were more cars on the streets in America小题3:What is special in American schools is that ________.A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildingsB．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a carC．students usually take fourteen subjects in allD．there are a lot of after-school activities小题4:After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _________.A．German schools trained students to be better citizensB．A better education should include something good from both America and Germany C．American schools were not as good as German schoolsD．The easy life in the American schools was more helpful to students 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
文章大意：这是美国的一个项目。他们国家的青少年与世界上其他国家的青少年进行交换，彼此到对方的国家去生活学习，以期让学生们真正了解他国，增进对世界其它地区的了解。
小题1:D归纳概括题。文章第二段至结束都是讲述美国的Fred和德国的Mike到对方的家里去生活学习的情况。因此，这种世界性交换生的目的只可能在第一段里出现。而第一段中有They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world．他们将会去美国的学校读书，相遇美国的青少年，从而构建对真正美国的印象，与此同时，大约1，300美国的青少年将会去别的国家学习新的语言获得对世界其它地区的新理解。由此可知，这种世界交换生的目的是为了让学生真正学到其它国家的一些东西。所以，D项正确。
小题2:C推理判断题。由题目中的Fred and Mike agreed可知要到文中去找两人共同认为的事情。第三段Schools were completely different from what he had expected—much harder. Fred认为德国的学业难多了；最后一段“I suppose I should criticize(批评) American schools,” he says. “It is far too easy by our level….” Mike要批评美国的学校，那里的学业对他们的水平来说太容易了。由此判断，他们俩人都认为德国的学习难度更大，因此，选C。
小题3: D根据题目可知，要找的是美国学校的特别之处。最后一段Here we take part in many outside activities.由此可知，正确答案应该是D。
小题4:B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Mike感觉关于美国他要批评的地方是那里学业太简单，但他同时也认为课外活动多也许对培养公民更有利，最后There ought to be some middle ground between the two. Mike认为在这两者之间应该有一个中间地带，意思也就是要取两国之长，不要走极端，既不要像在德国那样整天就是学习，也不要像在美国这样学业过于简单。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“This year some twent.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
