4．When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam，12 hard years of study will have come to an end．Forget your studies for a while．It's time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation．You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers，or dine out together and exchange gifts．
High school students in Western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have a prom to mark their graduation．It's to mark the time kids turn into young men and women．After the prom，teenagers either go to college or find a job．It means they are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before．
At the prom，boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties，though many different types of formal clothes are worn．Traditionally，girls give boys matching boutonnieres （a small collection of flowers they pin to their jackets）．Girls traditionally wear formal dresses，or dress to shock or be noticed，in shiny or brightly colored materials．
Common prom activities include dining，dancing，the crowning （加冠） of a prom king and queen，and just talking to friends．In some cases，high school students collect funds for t heir class prom through the four years of their high school．
High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or，to be unusual，on a pleasure cruise boat．
But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym．Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special．The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds，like rock and hip-hop．
The students elect the Prom Queen．She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly．Th ese are great honors that the pair take very seriously．The two dance with each other to celebrate the ir election．
Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the prom．But others like to go with friends，to whom they are soon going to be saying goodbye．
If you like the idea of a prom，why don't you and your classmates organize one for your graduation？
28．Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom？B
A．Renting a ballroom．
B．Holding it in the school gym．
C．Taking a cruise boat．
D．Wearing formal dresses．
29．Which of the following clearly indicates that prom is very important to students？B
A．They take pictures at the prom．
B．They wear formal clothes or special clothes．
C．Music is played at the prom．
D．Teachers and parents attend it．
30．Why do some students attend the prom with their friends？A
A．They will part with their friends in a short time．
B．They don't like to be accompanied by their parents．
C．They don't want to depend on their parents．
D．They want to be elected by their friends as the Prom King or Queen．
31．What is the writer's purpose to write this passage？D
A．To tell an interesting experience of high school students．
B．To tell how the western students spend the last days of high school．
C．To introduce serval ways of western students'killing time．
D．To tell how western high school students usually celebrate graduation．
分析 西方國家的高校在畢業(yè)的時候都會舉辦畢業(yè)舞會，本文具體介紹了這樣的一種畢業(yè)舞會． 有許多方式慶祝這個特殊的畢業(yè)月份，你可以和同學(xué)和老師一起拍照，或者一起出去吃飯，交換禮物．
解答 28．B，細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym，在學(xué)校體育館舉行的話會削減開支，可見學(xué)校體育館是最經(jīng)濟(jì)的方式，故答案為B．
29．B，細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties，though many different types of formal clothes are worn和Girls traditionally wear formal dresses可知，從學(xué)生穿正裝可以看出這個畢業(yè)舞會對他們來說是非常重要的，故答案為B．
30．A，細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子But others like to go with friends，to whom they are soon going to be saying goodbye可知，有些學(xué)生跟朋友一起去參加畢業(yè)舞會是因?yàn)楹芸焖麄兙鸵舜烁鎰e了，故答案為A．
31．D，主旨大意題，短文主要講了西方國家的高校在畢業(yè)的時候都會舉辦畢業(yè)舞會，作者目的是要告訴我們西方高校學(xué)生是如何慶祝他們的畢業(yè)的，故答案為D．
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