__20__ ballooned into what is now one of the country's largest billiondollar industries.
1.A.true B.funny
C.bad D.fair
解析:选A 由下文的"Summer vacation has little to do with working in the ..."可推断,文章开头的说法是不"真实的(true)"。
2.A.factories B.schools
C.fields D.teams
解析:选C 由上文的"work on the farm"可知,此处说的是"田地(fields)"。
3.A.smart B.sweaty
C.strong D.sweet
解析:选B 由第三段中的"But as cities got more crowded, they got hotter"及"went to the cooler ..."可推断,暑假的由来与"出汗的(sweaty)"富裕的城市孩子们以及他们的家长有关。
4.A.always B.never
C.still D.also
解析:选B 由下文的"They went to school during the hottest and ... months"可推断,在内战前,农村的孩子们夏天"从来不(never)"休息。
5.A.coldest B.longest
C.best D.busiest
解析:选A 由下文的"stayed home during the spring and fall"可推断,农村的孩子们在最热和"最冷的(coldest)"月份上学。
6.A.watered B.covered
C.harvested D.cleared
解析:选C 秋天是收割庄稼的季节,故选harvested。
7.A.springs B.summers
C.falls D.winters
解析:选B 本文主要讲暑假的由来,故此处特别强调内战前城市的孩子们"夏季(summers)"也上学。
8.A.apart from B.in spite of
C.in case of D.thanks to
解析:选D 城市变拥挤的同时也变得更热,这是"由于(thanks to)"城市热岛效应的影响。
9.A.loving B.leaving
C.damaging D.forgetting
解析:选B 解析见下题。
10.A.countryside B.city
C.mountain D.building
解析:选A 城市变热时,美国的中上层家庭开始"离开(leaving)"城市,到比较凉爽的"乡下(countryside)"去。
11.A.work B.attendance
C.age D.uniform
解析:选B 由第一段末的"city kids playing hooky"可推断,当时上课"出勤(attendance)