题文
Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap．Some call it the summer learning setback．Simply speaking，it means the longer kids are out of 'school，the more they forget．The only thing they might gain is weight.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation．Some schools follow a year-round calendar．They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time，with a few weeks off in between．The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count．They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school．Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said，“Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback．They simply spread it out across the year.
Across the country，research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students．Experts say this can be prevented．They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
But calling them “summer school” could be a problem．The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins，Ron Fairchild，said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”．In American culture，the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood．The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp,” “extra time” and “hands-on learning.”
小题1:According to the first paragraph，the summer learning gap ____A．helps children to gain weightB．leads children to work harderC．improves children's memoriesD．affects children's regular studies小题2:Compared to traditional schools，students in the year-round ones _____A．perform better and have more learning gainsB．have much less time for relaxation every yearC．have generally the same number of class days D．hold more classes with more free weeks off小题3:Which of the following statements is true?A．Students from poor families often fall behind after the vocation.B．Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.C．There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar．D．Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.小题4:Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?A．They cherish the children's rights of freedom very much.B．They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”． C．They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.D．They can't afford to the further study during the vacation.小题5:What would be the best title of this passage? A．Opening Summer CampsB．Forbidding Summer SchoolsC．Spreading Year-Round EducationD．Minding the Summer Learning Cap 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:D
解析
小题1:具体细节题，根据第一自然段“Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of 'school, the more they forget．”可知the summer learning gap影响的是学生的学习。
小题2:具体细节题，根据第三自然段“But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school．”可知答案为C。
小题3:具体细节题，根据第四自然段“Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students．”可得答案。
小题4:具体细节题，根据最后一段“In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood．”可知家长很珍惜孩子们的自由。
小题5:主旨大意题，结合全文主要讲解的是假期对于还孩子的学习的影响。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Each new school year.....”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。
