题目内容

Life in an American high school is an interesting and exciting learning experience. High school in America is not just a place for studying some subjects. It is also an important social centre, where students can develop other interests and talents.

The high school course is divided into four years. The teenager usually starts school about 8:00 a.m, and ends at 3 p.m. There is no school on weekends. Students have lunch at the school cafeteria. After lunch they play sports, talk to friends or simply relax. The lunch break lasts about an hour.

When the school day ends, some students go home, but many still stay at school for after-school activities. There are many activities and clubs to choose. In the afternoon many students practise sports with the school students team. Sports are an important part of high school life. American high school students like to be “popular”. This means being a good student, being active in the community and being well-liked by others. Most American high school students have part-time job during the school year and a full-job during the summer. Parents encourage their children to work because it's part of growing up and becoming responsible and independent. Most high schools have a job list to help students find work. Teenagers are fond of their jobs!

1.How many years is the high school course divided into?

2.Are after-school activities and clubs only for a few good students or for many students?

3.What does a “popular student” mean in American high school?

4.Why do parents encourage their children to work？

5.What do most high schools do to help students find work?

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The Hillside Village Hour Exchange (交换) is a project whose idea came from the international Time Bank movement. The starters of this project recognize that every person can offer services to other people as well as receive services. The unit of exchange is one hour of time. Villagers who agree to join this project can earn a time credit (信用) for every hour they help meet the needs of another villager. Then when they are in need of others’ help, they can spend the credits they get getting services from others. Services for exchange include helping in the home, taking care of the elders and the kids, moving, repairing, gardening, computer service and pet care etc.

Here is how it goes. Leo joins this project and fills in a form on our website, writing down the skills he has and the things he needs. Mary visits our website and searches our Time & Talents page for people who provide shopping service and decides to get in touch with Leo. Leo returns her call and helps her get the things she wants from the village store. Leo then records the time credits he earned online and spends them having Tom play the piano at his party. Tom spends his credits having Lisa help his son little Danny with his math homework. This can go on and on as you like.

For more information, visit www. HEhillsidevillage.com or call Mr. Smith，our project director at 2569-9854 (9 a.m.—4 p.m.).

Information Card

The length (时长) of each unit of exchange

1.

Two examples of the services for exchange

2.

The page Mary searches for her helper

3.

The thing Tom does for Leo at his party

4.

The person who needs help with his/her math homework

5.

Ted's Dream to Fly

Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true.After high school, he wanted to join the U.S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.At the age of 33,Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while siting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him: to useballoons to fly.

A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned.

Once his fiends cut the ropes under Ted's chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didn’t shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balance of his plane. Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened.

Planes heading towards Los Angeles’ busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted's balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him.

Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety. When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, “A man can't just sit around and do nothing, he should have his dream and go for it.”

1.Why couldn't Ted join the American Air Force?7

A.Because he was too short.

B.Because his parents stopped him.

C.Because he didn't finish high school.

D.Because there was problem with his eyes.

2.He was fined $ 1,500 because ______.

A.he took a gun with him

B.he used too many balloons

C.he stayed too long in the air

D.his balloons caused trouble to planes

3.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Ted Brown paid the price for his behavior.

B.Ted Brown realized his dream in an unusual way.

C.Encouragement is very important to one's success.

D.Ted Brown became famous because he set a new flying record.

语法专练：句型转换

1.My parents have gone to Britain. (对画线部分提问)

________ ________ ________ parents gone?

2.—Would you like some more food? (完成句子)

—No, thanks. I ________ ________ enough.

3.Daming has climbed Mount Tai before. (改为一般疑问句，并做否定回答)

—________ Daming ________ Mount Tai before?

—________, he ________.

4.He has waited for her for 2 hours. (对画线部分提问)

________ ________ ________ he waited for her?

5.Jane came to China two years ago. (改为同义句)

Jane________ ________ in China for two years.

Both his parents look sad . Maybe they __what's happened to him .

A.knew B.have known

C.must know D.will know

The woman made her husband_______ outside the gate yesterday afternoon.

A.wait B.waiting C.to wait D.waited

This is really a large amount of money. But it is ______ than we need.

A.much fewer B.less much

C.far more D.far less

People like singers ________ their own music.

A.who writes B.who write

C.whom write D.whose write

Mike’s parents were away on business. Mike had to look after ________ for two days.

A.him B.his C.himself D.themselves

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