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What
are American high schools like? Well, I'm happy to tell you what I know.
When
I started school here, it had already been a week since the school opened. At
this school, freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the
beginning of school. Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip, which would
have been the best time to get to know my classmates. I was really sad. I
wished I'd known about it earlier.
Despite
the disappointment, however, I gradually adapted to my new life and school.
There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat
and meet each other. As we do not always have the same classrooms and
classmates, the school wants us to get to know each other there. Students
usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun. Around the space,
there are many lockers for students to leave their books in, so that students
do not have to carry a heavy schoolbag everywhere.
It
really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks. We only have textbooks
for World History and Algebra 2 and they are big and heavy, like bricks. For
other classes, we only need binders (活页夹) with paper in
them. Without textbooks, students learn things freely and actively. For
example, my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the time.
We never know what we will learn.
Another
difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American
schools care about students' morality (道德) more than their academic
studies. For example, if you do not finish your homework, you will just be
asked to do it later, but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even
be kicked out.
I
think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well, but compared to
Chinese students, they can make learning a more joyful experience. I think we
should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to
perfect our approach to studying.
(1)
What made the writer sad at the beginning?
A . Being late for school.
B . Not knowing anyone.
C . Being looked down upon.
D . Missing the chance of the trip.
(2)
Students go to the basement of the teaching building to ________.
A . have a free talk
B . attend class
C . meet teachers
D . share a classroom
(3)
How did the writer feel when he began his lessons?
A . Happy.
B . Surprised.
C . Unsatisfied.
D . Lonely.
(4)
What might stop a student's schooling in American schools?
A . Not studying hard.
B . Cheating.
C . Not finishing homework.
D . Failing in the exam.
答案: D
A
B
B