一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共50.0分）1. The first Monday in September is Labor Day in the UnitedStates. It marks the unofficial end of summer and a traditional signalthat school is about to start.But now public schools often begin sometime during August. They have different reasons for starting early.The Tucson Unified School District in Arizona began classes on August eleventh. Communications Director Chyrl Hill Lander says theearlier start time makes it possible for students to take semester（学期） exams before winter vacation in December. She says the schooldistrict also wants to follow a calendar similar to that of the nearbyUniversity of Arizona.Many schools in Virginia still open the day after Labor Day. But the public schools in Montgomery County, in the southwestern part ofVirginia, began classes on August twentieth. Human ResourcesDirector Mark Pashier says his county has been opening schools inAugust for at least the past eight years.The main reason, he says, is the tests that schoolchildren in Virginia take every spring. School officials want the students to have the most time to prepare for them -- which means starting the year beforeLabor Day. （共192字）1. When is the American Labor Day?A. September 1stB. May 1stC. the first Monday in SeptemberD. the end of summer2. Which day shows that a new school semester will begin in America?A. September 1stB. the end of summerC. Labor DayD. the first Monday in September3. Which of the following statements is the reason why the Tucson UnifiedSchool District in Arizona began classes in August?A. The earlier start time enable students to take semester exams beforewinter vacation.B. Chyrl Hill Lander thinks it is good for students.C. Winter vacation is in December.D. The students have to prepare for the tests.4. Which of the following statements is not true, according to the passage?A. American public schools will start after the American Labor Day.B. the first Monday of September is the unofficial end of summer in theUnited States.C. Not all Public schools in Virginia open after the American LaborDay.D. Schoolchildren in Virginia will take the tests in spring.5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Labor Day in the Unites StatesB. American public schoolsC. The start time of American public schoolsD. Labor Day and American Public schools1. 1. When is the American Labor Day?A. September 1stB. May 1stC. the first Monday in SeptemberD. the end of summer2. 2. Which day shows that a new school semester will begin inAmerica?A. September 1stB. the end of summerC. Labor DayD. the first Monday in September3. 3. Which of the following statements is the reason why theTucson Unified School District in Arizona began classes inAugust?A. The earlier start time enable students to take semesterexams before winter vacation.B. Chyrl Hill Lander thinks it is good for students.C. Winter vacation is in December.D. The students have to prepare for the tests.4. 4. Which of the following statements is not true, according to thepassage?A. American public schools will start after the AmericanLabor Day.B. the first Monday of September is the unofficial end ofsummer in the United States.C. Not all Public schools in Virginia open after the AmericanLabor Day.D. Schoolchildren in Virginia will take the tests in spring.5. 5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Labor Day in the Unites StatesB. American public schoolsC. The start time of American public schoolsD. Labor Day and American Public schools试题分值：50.0得分：[10, 10, 10, 10, 10]提示：1. 本题问题是“美国的劳动节是什么时候？”这是一个细节题，我们可以使用中心词定位法来解决。
这个题目中的中心词是“The American Labor Day”，这样我们只需要在原文中找到这些词就可以了。
我们浏览到第一段的第一句话就发现了这些词，第一句话意思为“九月的第一个周一是美国的劳动节”，到这里，答案就出来了，所以答案就是C。
2. 本题问题是“哪一个日子表明美国学校的新学期开始了？”这里有一个词语“semester”，这个词语的意思已经在文章的第三段标出。
这个题目还是个细节题，第一段的第二句话给出了答案“这一天非正式地表明夏季结束了，传统上也表示学期就要开始了。
这里的be about to是个固定短语，意思是“将要”，所以答案是D。
3. 本题题目问“下面哪一个是亚利桑纳州的Tucson联合校区八月份开学的原因？”这个题目是个是非题，对于是非题我们的做法是先阅读选项。
A的意思是“开学时间早使得学生可以在寒假前就参加学期考试。
”；B的意思是“Chyrl Hill认为这对学生有好处。
”；C的意思是“冬假在12月”；D 的意思是“学生要为考试做准备”。
读懂选项的意思后，我们再看题目的中心词是“Tucson Unified School District inArizona began classes”，我们很轻易的就在第三段找到了这些中心词，第三段的第2、3句话就是答案所在。
这两句话意思是“Chyrl Hill Lander解释说，早一点的开学使得学生们在12月的冬假之前就可以参加学期考试，而且联合校区也想使校区的校历和附近的亚利桑那大学的校历接近一些。
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看到这里，我们知道A是正确的答案。
B、C并非是学校8月开学的原因；D说的是Virginia。