Question

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1.When a child is six years old in America,  he          .

A. has to stay at home

B. can go to high school

C. always plays at home

D. is old enough to go to school

2.From the passage we can know in America, a summer holiday

begins in       .

A. July        B. January

C. September   D. February

3. After high school, many students go to ______.

A. work in a college           B. college

C. make more money             D. cities or towns

4.In order to _____, many college students work after school.

A. get the money for their studies

B. help other people

C. help their parents

D. learn some new things

5.Which is right?

A. American students usually have a two - month summer holiday.

B. American students have three terms in a year.

C. A fifteen -year -old child usually has six subjects at school.

D. American students don't like to go to school.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了美国学校的基本概况。美国的学校分为两个学期，上学的年龄，学习的内容以及学费。

1. American children begin to go to school when they are five years old，可以得出美国孩子在五岁就可以上学了，因此六岁的孩子是足够大了去学校。故为D

2.

3.After high school, many students go to college可知他们下课都去大学。故为B

4.以支付他们的学费。故为A。

5.

考点：教育类短文阅读。