In America, after middle school comes high school, which includes grades 9 through 12. Students are required to take compulsory subjects like English, social studies, math, science, and physical education. In addition, they choose among elective subjects (選修科目)to complete their high school education. Electives include subjects in technology, music, art, and foreign languages.
Each student in the school has their own locker(儲(chǔ)物柜)for books and personal items. This convenience saves students from carrying textbooks, and allows students a small space they can decorate with(以……裝飾)posters and favorite objects.
Cheating in any form is strictly prohibited(禁止)in American schools. And in fact, high school students usually don't cheat. If they are caught cheating, they will have to face severe punishment.
Each school holds certain yearly activities for all school students, such as homecoming(返校節(jié)), prom night(學(xué)年舞會(huì)), holiday celebrations, etc.
Most high schools have at least one sports team that competes in local games, and all students are encouraged to take part in athletics. Schools often offer football, baseball and softball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and soccer. Some may even have sports like golf, swimming, gymnastics and cross-country skiing.
Many high school students have part-time jobs by the age of 15 or 16, some even earlier. Their first jobs are often babysitting or cutting lawns(草坪), but later they will likely get a job at a fast-food restaurant, video store, or clothing shop.
Sixteen years old is legal(法定)driving age in most states, and students usually want to own a car as soon as they can. Some parents allow their children to drive a family car, and may even buy a car as a graduation present. Others prefer that their sons and daughters earn enough to buy a used car. Many teenagers feel it's necessary to own a car, and will do whatever it takes to be able to drive

  1. 1.

    Which is the best title of this passage?

    1. A.
      How American Students Study
    2. B.
      American High School Life
    3. C.
      The Life of American Students
    4. D.
      Introduction to American School
  2. 2.

    Which statement is right according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Cheating is strictly banned(禁止. only in American high schools
    2. B.
      Teenagers in America can be allowed to drive after sixteen years old
    3. C.
      Schools encourage all students to take part in sports
    4. D.
      English, social studies, math, science, and physical education are elective subjects
  3. 3.

    The underlined word compulsory in the second line stands for

    1. A.
      voluntary
    2. B.
      difficult
    3. C.
      optional
    4. D.
      necessary
  4. 4.

    From the short passage we can infer that

    1. A.
      All high school hold some activities for students every year, like homecoming
    2. B.
      American parents usually buy cars as graduation presents for their children
    3. C.
      If the American boys and girls can earn enough money they can buy a used car to drive
    4. D.
      High school students must have part-time jobs by the age of 15 or 16
  5. 5.

    The second paragraph suggests

    1. A.
      A locker can give students a small space to save money
    2. B.
      Students can share their lockers
    3. C.
      Students can put their posters and favorite objects in the lockers
    4. D.
      School provides students lockers to keep their books and personal things
BCDAD
1.B. 本文主要介紹美國(guó)高中生的學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)和課外生活。  
2.C. 所有學(xué)生被鼓勵(lì)參加體育運(yùn)動(dòng)A.作弊行為不可能僅在高中被禁止。B. 十六歲作為法定的開車年齡并非在每個(gè)州都通行。D. 英語等學(xué)科是必修學(xué)科。
3.D. compulsory subjects 必修學(xué)科。A和C項(xiàng)都是選修之意。
4.A. B項(xiàng),美國(guó)家長(zhǎng)有的可能會(huì)給孩子買車作為畢業(yè)禮物,但并非是普遍的行為。C項(xiàng),美國(guó)孩子即使掙到足夠的錢,由于年齡不夠,也不可能買車開。D項(xiàng),美國(guó)高中生的兼職行為是一種自愿行為。
5.D  A項(xiàng),儲(chǔ)物柜不是為了用來攢錢的,而是放書和個(gè)人物品。B項(xiàng),文中沒有提到學(xué)生分享公用儲(chǔ)物柜。C項(xiàng),學(xué)生可以用海報(bào)和個(gè)人喜愛的東西來裝點(diǎn)儲(chǔ)物柜,沒有提到要把他們放入柜中。
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