Question

American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.
【小题1】How long do American students study in school every year?

A．8 months

B．9 months

C．10 months

D．11 months

【小题2】High school students take ______ subjects at a time.

A．all

B．four

C．five

D．B or C

【小题3】______ can get scholarships.

A．Many college students

B．All the students

C．Good high school students

D．Good college students

【小题4】Many college students work part time because ______ .

A．they have many activities

B．they have a lot of free time

C．they like doing things

D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education

【小题5】According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】C

解析试题分析：美国学生一年有两个学期，上学期是从九月到一月，第二个学期是从二月到六月，共十个月的在校时间。大部分的学生上的都是公立学校，他们经常一次只学习4-5门课程，因此有很多的课余时间。高中毕业后，要上大学，需要支付很高的费用，虽然他们有奖学金，但很多学生课余时间要做兼职来挣高额的学费。
【小题1】细节理解题，根据文中语句“There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June.”理解可知。美国学生一年在校的时间是10个月，故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题，根据文中语句“High school students study only four or five subjects at a time.”理解可知。高中生一次可以学习4-5门课程。故选D。
【小题3】细节理解题，根据文中语句“They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育).But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students,”理解可知。只有好的大学生才能获得奖学金故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题，根据文中语句“many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.”理解可知。许多大学生做兼职的主要原因就是支付学费，故选D。
【小题5】理解归纳题，根据文中语句“They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class.”理解可知。美国学生也有作业，故C是错误的。
考点：教育类的阅读
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