This year 2,300 teenagers ( young people aged from 13-19 ) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions (印象) of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In return, George's son, Mike, spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The family's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools.” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”
1.The whole exchange program is mainly to ____.
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A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America |
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B．send students in America to travel in Germany |
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C．let students learn something about other countries |
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D．have teenagers learn new languages |
2.What did Fred and Mike agree on?
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A．American food tasted better than German food. |
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B．German schools were harder than American schools. |
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C．Americans and Germans were both friendly. |
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D．There were more cars on the streets in America. |
3. What is particular (特别的) in American schools?
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A．There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings. |
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B．There are a lot of after-school activities. |
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C．Students usually take 14 subjects in all. |
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D．Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car. |
4.What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?
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A．A better education should include something good from both America and Germany. |
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B．German schools trained students to be better citizens. |
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C．American schools were not as good as German schools. |
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D．The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students. |
From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax (放松) and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.
Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable (合理的). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt (怀疑) if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
1.The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means____ .
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A．different |
B．strange |
C．secret |
D．one's own |
2.In the writer's opinion, ____.
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A．all hobbies are very expensive |
B．some hobbies don't cost anything |
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C．hobbies are worthless |
D．hobbies are valuable to everybody |
3.Something that one enjoys doing in one's spare time is a____ .
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A．job |
B．pleasure |
C．hobby |
D．habit |
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 41 .On their faces was confidence（信心）.This was their 42 exam—then they would graduate and begin to work.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 43 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 44 and able to take control（控制）of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 45 task, as the professor had said they could bring 46 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 47 each other during the test.
48 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 49 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed 50 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 51 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 52 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 53 .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 54 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 55 many things about the 56 you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common（普遍）in everyday 57 .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 58 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 59 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 60 he taught.
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He has the habit of ________ useful information while reading.
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A．getting down |
B．setting down |
C．going down |
D．bringing down |
He left Wenzhou for Beijing last year, and we ________ him ever since.
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A．hadn’t seen |
B．haven’t seen |
C．didn’t see |
D．wouldn’t see |
When the boss got to the factory ________ midnight, he found it ________ ruins.
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A．on; in |
B．at; under |
C．at; in |
D．on; under |
