Question

In the United States，children start school when they are five years old．In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary(中等的)schools．There are two kinds of schools in the United States：public schools and private(私立的)schools．Most children go to public schools．Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government．If a child goes to a private school，his parents have to get enough money for his schooling．Some parents still prefer private schools，though they are much more expensive．Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school．A student at the state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．But many students work while they are studying at universities．In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands．

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Children can go to school at the age of four in the US．（   ）

2.Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America．（   ）

3.About fifty percent of high school students can go to universities after they leave the secondary school today．（   ）

4.Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely(完全地)．（   ）

5.The passage is mainly about American education．（   ）

Answer

1.F

2.F

3.T

4.F

5.T

【解析】

1.由第一句可知“在美国，孩子们5岁时开始上学”。

2.由“Most children go to public schools．”可知，很多孩子去公立学校上学。

3.由“Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school．”可知，现在有大约一半的高中生毕业后去大学学习。

4.根据文章最后三句可知，在美国，大学学生依靠的是自己。

5.阅读全文可知，本文主要讲的是美国的教育。