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In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a Homecoming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation or commencement(毕业典礼)day. Students plan Homecoming Day many weeks in_advance.
Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.
The members of school clubs build booths (售货棚)and sell lemonade(柠檬汽水), apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day alumni and their wives will gather at the school. They like to look for teachers that they remember. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears. All the students vote(选举)a most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.
Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A.Homecoming Day is the most important event of the year in high schools and colleges.
B.Students begin to arrange everything for Homecoming many weeks before the day.
C.The student who is liked most by the others can probably become Homecoming Queen or King.
D.Lemonade, apples and sandwiches are sold to the guests on Homecoming Day.
答案：A 辨别正误题。A项显然与首段第三句不一致，原文中有“except graduation or commencement day”，即毕业典礼最重要。其他选项文中都有依据。
2.The underlined phrase“in advance”means“________”.
A.just on time B.just in need
C.in front of D.before hand
答案：D 词义理解题。 in advance比较常用，根据上下文，此处指提前筹备返校节的活动，而且advance的本义为“前进”，因此选定D项，意为“提前”。in advance如果指方位，就相当于C项解释，如：She walked 2 yards in advance of her husband.
3.Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming?
A.To see old friends.
B.To call on teachers they remember.
C.To watch the football game.
D.To organize clubs.
答案：D 细节理解题。A、B、C各选项在文中都有叙述，而D项没人提及，只是在第三段提到学校俱乐部组织活动的情况。
4.The underlined word“alumni”refers to“________”.
A.male former students of a school or college
B.female former students of a school or college
C.grandfathers of the students in a school or college
D.grandmothers of the students in a school or college
答案：A 词义理解题。解题关键是后面的“their wives”，根据常识回母校的应该是校友，而带着妻子的肯定是丈夫，因此认定A项解释正确。alumni是alumnus的复数，意为“男校友”或“男毕业生”，注意“女校友”为“alumna/alumnae”，这一点有点像waiter/waitress和host/hostess等，男女有别。
