In Germany there are different kinds of high schools. Some prepare students for workers, others prepare them for college. All schools are great places for making friends and learning German.
Short days
Most high schools in Germany begin at about 8:00 a.m. and end at about 3:30 p.m. This means your morning will be busy with classes. You will have time to do homework and take part in private(私人的) clubs after school.
Formal setting
In Germany, teachers and students’ relationship is more formal than you might be used to. Teachers are respected and students must use the formal “Sie（德语：您）” when talking to teachers.
Getting to school
Most students take public transport to school or ride a bicycle. Some areas have school buses. It is not common for parents to drive students to school.
Private clubs
In many countries, schools offer official sports and after-school activities. This is less common in Germany. After-school activities are usually organized through private clubs. There are clubs for things like soccer, dance, choir, theatre and almost everything else. Once you are in Germany, ask around at school and talk to other students to find out what private clubs are in your area and meet your interests.
Different states, different schools
Each of Germany’s 16 states has its own slightly different school systems. The school system in Brandenburg will be a little different from the system in Bavaria for example. Where you live, your knowledge level and your age will decide what school you can attend.
1.For high school students in Germany, which is NOT the common transport to school?
A. Parents’ cars B. School buses
C. Public transport D. Students’ bicycles
2.From the passage, we can learn that in Germany _______.
A. all kinds of high schools are for college
B. students can join private clubs to meet their interests
C. students can take part in after-school activities from 8:00 a. m .to 3:30 p.m.
D. age is not important for attending schools
3.What can be the best title for this article?
A. German High Schools B. German Public Transport
C. German Private Clubs D. German College Systems
阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事
Megan is a bright and curious little girl, as most children at age eight. When walking she looks up, down, or sideways, never where she's going. One day, she spotted, partly covered by leaves and litter, a $100 bill. She looked to see if anyone was watching and bent down to crumple（弄皱）the bill in her tiny hand. Sliding it into her jacket pocket, she took another guilty look and then hurried off to school.
Her day was spent watching her jacket hung on the wall by the door. During lunch, she took it off and ran to the far side of the playground to pull out the crumpled bill and stare at it and see that it was real and belonged to her. When some older kids wandered by, she put it back into her pocket quickly and rushed back into the classroom.
It wasn't until she was riding home on the school bus that she started to wonder about who the bill had belonged to before it came to be hers. "Probably somebody rich, "she thought. "Why else would he be so careless with $ 100 bills? "
She imagined a tall man in a fine wool jacket walking to his big car and pulling out a roll of money, not noticing one bill drifting（飘）to the ground. Putting the roll back in his pocket, he climbed into his car and drove away. Just then, a wind blew some leaves to cover most of the lost bill.
But, then she thought, what if the bill had been a present for his little niece with her grandma because her parents were killed in a car crash? She'd have treasured that $ 100 bill because it came from her generous uncle. And she'd be dreaming, even now if she hadn't realized she'd lost it, of all the toys and treats that the bill could buy. She could use it to buy a present for her grandmother. She would be heartbroken to find she'd lost that $ 100 bill.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键
词语。
Paragraph 1：
Walking slowly towards her house, she debated whether to tell her mom about her neo-found treasure.
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Paragraph 2:
The next day was Sunday and Megan and her mom arrived at the local supermarket early.
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Unless you think you're the smartest, who doesn't want to be smarter? Of course I want to be smarter too. So I try to find out who's the real smart guy that maybe I can learn from.1.
▲ They probably do social media. Not always, but probably.2.. They also use this to ensure they can feed their brains with things they otherwise wouldn't have come across.
▲ 3. They never bother their head about the problem of "work-life balance" and somehow manage to seem 100% engaged in what they're doing, on all fronts simultaneously(同时)，even though you know they're taking appropriate steps behind the scenes to make sure their lives are well balanced.
▲ They know they are the smartest in the room, but they don't spend much time talking about that.4. That is, they challenge themselves to make everyone else in the room the smartest person too.
▲ They never, ever, under any circumstances, make you look stupid, even though it would be easy to do so. They've learned through bitter experience that the only thing that happens when you make someone look bad is that you look bad yourself.
▲ If they are managers, they will make every effort to get people more connected and more popular than them in their teams.5. They 're not threatened because they know that smartness is synergistic.(相互促进的）
A. It is not only a chance to listen.
B. They know it is an advantage to them.
C. They take it as a personal challenge instead.
D. They will be smiling even when things go wrong.
E. Now I've got an answer about whether someone's smart.
F. They also ensure their smart people look smarter than them.
G. They deal with home, work and personal interests perfectly.
单词拼写
1.The problem of the_____________ （一代）gap has an effect on family education.
2.Now some experts don't_____________ （赞成）of sending children to study abroad before they finish their high school education.
3.At the end of the party, we thanked our_____________ （主人）and went away.
4.The programme will be_____________ （播放）live tomorrow afternoon. Don't miss it.
5.There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could_____________ （挑选）one of them.
6.Determined to carry out the plan in time, they will make careful_____________ （准备）.
7.Except for a few grammatical mistakes, this_____________（作品）of yours is well written.
8.What makes the books so important is that they create a special_____________ （文学的）bond（纽带）between parents and children.
书面表达
假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.表示歉意；
2.说明原因；
3.另约时间。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
翻译下列句子，然后加入过渡词，按照逻辑连成80字左右的短文。
要求：①尽可能用模块二所学词汇和短语；②句1使用定语从句。
野人Yeti；麦田怪圈 Crop circles；巨石阵 Stonehenge
1. 我们生活的世界充满了好多即使是目前的科学也无法解释的事情。
2. 这些无法解释的事情五花八门，从UFO到野人，从麦田怪圈到英国的巨石阵。
3. 据报道，美国一个名叫Justin的男孩被怀疑是被外星人带走后消失的。
4. 随着科技的迅猛发展，人类已能够窥探许多以往不为人知的世界了。
5. 相信在不久的将来，人类能够对目前好多无法解释的现象做出科学的解释。
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