Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When stude
nts first arrive at 
school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech,
school newspaper, photograph or student government.
Title: 1. in an American High School
Outline | Details |
Introduction | ◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its 2. . |
Lockers and textbooks | ◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and 3. clothes. ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to 4. them. |
5. transport | ◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their 6. send them to school by car. ◇They can 7. themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests. |
Classes and classrooms | ◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more 8. classes. ◇They go to 9. classrooms for each subject. |
After-school activities | ◇After school most of the students take 10. in their faviourite activities, including sports and clubs. |
A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
1.How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?
A. $10. B. $20. C. $100. D. $200.
2.In this passage, the underlined (下划线) word “furious” means _________.
A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excited D. a little nervous
3.At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because _________.
A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B. he did not have enough money at that moment
C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use
D. the boy always borrowed money from him
4.From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father ________.
A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his son
C. didn’t love his son at all D. often came bac
k home early
It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.
1.The writer is mainly talking about ____.
A. geography B. maps
C. Chinese names D. the opening of the country
2.Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.
A. can study world events easily
B. can study world events without misunderstanding
C. can’t study world events without misunderstanding
D. will fell joy in studying world events
3.What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?
A. A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map
B. All the bookstores only open to Chinese.
C. The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.
D. The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.
4.According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____.
A. in a country open to other parts of the world
B. if a country is going to join the United Nations
C. when we are learning geography
D. if there are no maps in bookstores open to Chinese
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1.If you want to go to Betty and Jack’s party, you can call .
A.342-1525 B.342-7391 C.342-2691 D.342-7350
2.Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because .
A. he wants to buy a new one B. he will go to another country
C. he wants to buy a new house D. There’s something wrong with it
3.Smith’s Book Club is open a day.
A.8 hours B.10 hours C.12 hours D.20 hours
4.You can use the e-mail mikegreen@hotmail. com if you want to .
A. read some books B. go to a family party
C. drink some good coffee D. buy a washing machine
Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”
“That's very interesting.” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”
“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”
1.The three men were talking _____________.
A. in the post office B. in the waiting room
C. on the train D. on the chairs in their office
2.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.
A. didn't know anything new
B. wanted to pass the time quickly
C. had nothing to do
D. were very interested in each other's work
3."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ________in Chinese.
A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, _____ they can't go to regular _____. How do they get their schooling?
In Hollywood, about forty ______ give lessons for the children. Their work is very ______. They make sure that the child ______ many different subjects. They make sure, ______, that the child gets enough _____ and play.
Children in Hollywood must attend classes twenty _______ each week. If not, they can't _______ in TV shows any longer.
TV children are usually ______ pupils, and most of their teachers ______ this kind of work. They give the pupils ______ in many interesting _______. Sometimes the “classroom” is a Mississippi _____. Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become ______ stars.
1.A. so B. for C. but D. because
2.A. cinemas B. factory C. school D. farm
3.A. workers B. teachers C. doctors D. players
4.A. important B. nice C. interesting D. good
5.A. learns B. knows C. forgets D. loves
6.A. 
still B. yet C. too D. already
7.A. money B. rest C. study D. practice
8.A. days B. months C. weeks D. hours
9.A. sit B. study C. work D. teach
10.A. bad B. good C. busy D. lonely
11.A. like B. hate C. follow D. think
12.A. books B. pens C. lessons D. pencils
13.A. places B. rooms C. markets D. parks
14.A. bus B. train C. car D. boat
15.A. bright B. healthy C. famous D. lucky
