To many students, high school is just a basic routine. You go to class in the morning, take a break for lunch and go home in the afternoon.
This isn't quite that simple for pupils at Royal West Academy. As if classes and homework weren’t already enough, students are also required to complete a range of extracurricular activities, or ECAs.
The range of ECAs being offered at the school is various, including everything from guitar and jewelry-making clubs, fund-raising marches, to student committees, swimming and tennis.
“I love ECAs. I’m so happy we have them,” said grade 11 student Adrienne, who is a soccer player and member of the graduation committee. “They motivate the students, and they’re a great bonding experience. I think that without them, not half as many students would be joining up for the soccer team.”
Requiring students to complete ECAs is a sign of the times. That’s because young people are preparing for the future in ways that weren’t considered necessary before. This is an era when ECAs are seen as important. Whether it’s for leadership experience, sports, craft skills or volunteer these things are seen as rounding out the individual and improving their future.
ECAs can also help students discover their likes and dislikes. But as the old song says, you can’t always get what you want, especially when so many students are all trying to sign up for the most popular activities.
ECAs can cut into study and homework time if you’re not careful. You really have to get organized or you’ll fall apart.
小題1:The students at Royal West Academy may do the following ECAs except ______.
A．to play musical instruments
B．to raise money for an organization
C．to attend sports events
D．to have classes discussions
小題2:From what Adirienne said, we know that _______.
A．most of his classmates are interested in football
B．one can make many new friends in ECAs
C．students get encouraged to join in ECAs
D．half of his classmates are unwilling to join in ECAs.
小題3:Why are ECAs important now?
A．They prepare the students for their future.
B．They can make students get what they want.
C．they can help students find their strong points.
D．They can reduce students’ learning time.
小題4:From the last paragraph, we can infer that _______.
A．ECAs can increase your burden of learning
B．you may fall down when playing in ECAs
C．too many ECAs may leave you in trouble
D．you need to organize other students in ECAs

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹Royal West Academy的ECAs可以讓學(xué)生參與很多課余活動，為將來做好準備，但是太多的ECAs也可能讓學(xué)生陷入麻煩。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：The range of ECAs being offered at the school is various, including everything from guitar and jewelry-making clubs, fund-raising marches, to student committees, swimming and tennis.可知Royal West Academy 的學(xué)生可以演奏樂器，為組織籌集資金，參加運動會，但是沒有進行課堂討論，選 D
小題2:細節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：I think that without them, not half as many students would be joining up for the soccer team.”可知根據(jù)Adirienne所說，在 ECAs 一個人可以交更多的朋友，選B
小題3:細節(jié)題：從文章第五段的句子：Requiring students to complete ECAs is a sign of the times. That’s because young people are preparing for the future in ways that weren’t considered necessary before. This is an era when ECAs are seen as important.可知ECAs現(xiàn)在很重要，因為他們?yōu)閷W(xué)生準備好了未來，選 A
小題4:推理題：從最后一段的句子；ECAs can cut into study and homework time if you’re not careful. You really have to get organized or you’ll fall apart.可以推斷出太多的ECAs 會讓你有麻煩的，選C
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