Question

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have little homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. Many college students work after class to get some money for their studies.
【小題1】Most American children go to school when they are 　  years old.

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

【小題2】High school students       after class.

A． do a lot of homework	B．do many interesting things
C． often sing songs	D．do lots of reading

【小題3】After high school, many students        .

A．begin to work	B．stay at home
C．go to college	D．visit their friends

【小題4】Many college students work after class because    .

A． they want to get some money for their studies

B． they don’t have anything to do

C． their parents ask them for money

D． their teachers ask them to do so

【小題5】From this passage, we know that in America  a summer holiday begins in       .

A．January

B．September

C．February

D．June

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了美國(guó)的小學(xué)，高中及大學(xué)的教育體制及學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)活動(dòng)。
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old描述，可知選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)第二段After class they do many interesting things.描述，可知選B。
【小題3】根據(jù)第三段After high school, many students go to college.描述，可知選C。
【小題4】根據(jù)第三段Many college students work after class to get some money for their studies.描述，可知選A。
【小題5】根據(jù)第一段The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June.描述，可知美國(guó)的暑假在六月開(kāi)始，故選D。
考點(diǎn)：關(guān)于美國(guó)學(xué)校教育的說(shuō)明文
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