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(1)A.细节理解题。根据文章第二段"Traditionally,schooling schedules have long been based more on the needs of society than on education strategies."长期以来,学校的时间表更多地是基于社会需求而不是教育战略。可知,传统上,社会需要决定了学校假日的安排,Local needs(当地需求)为一种社会需求。故选A项。
(2)B.细节理解题。根据文章第三段"There are some obvious advantages to a vacation that lasts longer.Families who live a long distance from relatives are able to travel together,sometimes across the ocean,in order to connect with their loved ones. "更长时间的假期有一些明显的优势。住得离亲人很远的家庭可以一起旅行,有时跨越海洋,以与他们的亲人联系。可知,较长时间的假期有利于家庭纽带的增强。故选B项。
(3)A.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段"Great psychologists,like Freud and Piaget,have stressed play's central role in the formation of fully﹣rounded individuals,so the long holiday achieves this by allowing students to explore the world outside school. "伟大的心理学家,如弗洛伊德和皮亚杰,强调玩耍在形成全面发展的个人中的核心作用,所以长假通过让学生探索学校之外的世界来实现这一点。可推断出,弗洛伊德和皮亚杰认为,假期活动是有必要的。故选A项。
(4)C.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段"Long school holidays help students clear their heads,relax a little and stretch their brains in different ways."长时间的学校假期可以帮助学生理清思路,放松身心,以不同的方式拓展他们的大脑。及文章最后一段"As a consequence,long school holiday can be quite useful to our students!"因此,长假期对我们的学生来说是非常有用的!并结合全文内容可知,文章主要介绍了放长假带来的好处。Benefits of Long Holidays"长假的好处"符合文章主旨。故选C项。