American schools’ beginning is in September after a long summer holiday. 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 begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or
eighteen years old when they finish high school.
     High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes e
very day, and they have 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. They usually
have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
1. How many terms are there in a school year in America ?
A. Four    
B. One    
C. Three    
D. Two
2. The first term is ______.
A. from February to June          
B. from January to September  
C. from June to February          
D. from September to January
3. When a child is ______ years old he or she can go to school.
A. five    
B. four    
C. seven    
D. six
4.How many subjects do the high school students take each term ?
A. As many as they like.    
B. Five.  
C. Four.    
D. Four or five.
5. Why do many college students have to work after class ?
A. Because some work is helpful to their studies.  
B. Because the teachers ask them to do so.
C. Because they like to work very much.  
D. Because they need to get money for their studies.

     Here are some short messages (留言) . Please read them first carefully and find the best answers to
the questions:

1. Joy gets a lot of _______ today.
A. letters
B. books
C. messages
D. e-mails
2. What is "The Fugitive"?
A. A book.
B. A play.
C. A song.
D. A game.
3. What does Mr. Brown do for Joy?
A. He repairs (修理) her car.
B. He wants to buy her car.
C. He cooks dinner for her.
D. He finds a new brand of dog food.
4. What are Loy and Lucky?
A. A man and a dog.
B. A man and a woman.
C.Two kinds of food.
D. Wu's and Wang's dogs.
5 . Who of the following persons is a member in Joy's family?
A. Helen.
B. Wu.
C. Sue.
D. Carl

     I'm Sam. I'm a student at an American school. At  my school,   we can have  a  lot of activities. If you
like drama, you can join in the autumn plays, winter music dramas or other activities. There are also many
sports games at our school. There are men's and women's soccer,   men's tennis,   men's table tennis and
women's volleyball.
     We also need to do  some  voluntary(志愿的)  work once a week.   We take a bus to an old man's
home, a hospital or some other places to help others.   Parents also take part in(参加) school activities
with their children sometimes.   They can take part in  their  children's  sports games.   We  have a game
called Parents' Night. At those nights, students thank their parents for their help.   We  give some flowers
or a card to our parents. Parents also come for the plays, students' fashion shows and other activities.

1.  Where is Sam from?

A. China.    
B. America.        
C. England.  
D. Australia.

2.  There isn't ________at Sam's school.

A. men's soccer  
B. women's soccer  
C. men's tennis    
D. women's tennis

3.  At Parents' Night, ________thank their mothers and fathers.        

A. the teachers    
B. the boys      
C. the girls      
D. the students

     Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising(早起) people had less disease(疾病) than late rising people, and early rising people also look healthier than late rising people, and so on.
     So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. First, it helps to keep us healthy. We all
need fresh(新鲜的) air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.
     Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
     Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good
plan.
     Fourthly; early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and
faces and eat our breakfast.
     Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit(养成习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb says, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy(富裕的) and wise. "

1. Early rising people are    __      than late rising people.

A. fatter          
B. thinner        
C. healthier      
D. Cleverer

2. Air is the freshest     __    according to the passage.

A. in the morning                  
B. in the afternoon
C. in the evening                    
D. all the day

3. Which of the following is the result of early rising?

A. People can get ready for their work.
B. People can get fresh air.
C. People can learn things more quickly and better.
D. All of the above.

4. If a man always likes to get up late, it's     __     for him to form the habit of getting up early.

A. easy          
B. difficult      
C. happy        
D. sad

5. As the English proverb says,        _    can make us healthy, wealthy and wise.

A. getting up early                
B. going to bed early
C. getting up late                  
D. both A and B

     Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
     When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's important to know the right and wrong
things to do. (2)For example, in China it's OK to make a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant
isn't noisy and lively, you may think there's something wrong with it. However, in many Western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there will be unhappy.
     Paying the bill is also  (1)_____ _____country to country. In China one person usually
pays for everyone. In Western countries, if friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called " go Dutch". Also, when Westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is
called "leaving a tip(小费)". Leaving a tip is thought to be polite.
     The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many
countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example , are popular all over the world.

1. 在（1）处填上适当的词，使句意完整，上下文通顺：
     _______ _____________________________________
2. 将（2）句译成中文：
    _____________________________________________.
3. 根据短文内容回答问题：  
    How will other people feel if a table is too loud in Western countries?
    ______________________________________________
4. 在文中找出 People think it’s polite to leave a tip的同义句：
    ______________________________________________
5. 在文中找出本文的中心句：
    ______________________________________________

     Many people like to watch TV. For some, w__1__ TV is one of the most important a__2__ of the
day. TV brings the outside world closer to people's homes. Some people say the world is now s__3__
than before because of TV. Perhaps they are right.
     What's h__4__ in other countries? How do people live in places far a__5__? Is there a good sports
game somewhere? What's life like in the deepest parts of the sea?
     Well, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can s__6__ a lot and you can learn a lot. Of
course, people can also learn through reading or l__7__ to the radio. But with TV they can learn better
and more e__8__. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.
     TV helps to open our e__9__. TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives us new i__10__. We
learn newer and better ways of doing things. TV is a wonderful thing. How can we make better use of it.