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19．From：terri@wombat．Com．Au
To：（happylizijun）@yaboo．com．cn
Subject：My school
Hi，Li Zijun，
Thanks very much for your email．I really enjoyed reading it．I think we have a lot in common．I wonder if our school life is similar too．
I go to a big high school in Sydney called Maylands High School．There are about 1000 students and 80 or so teachers．My class has 25 students in it，which is normal for a Year 11class．In the junior school there are about 30 students in a class．
In the senior high school we have lots of subjects to choose from，like maths，physics，chemistry，biology，history，German，law，geography，software design，graphic arts and media studies．（Different schools sometime have different optional subjects．） English is a must for everyone and we have to do least three other subjects in Year 11 and 12．At the end of Year 12 we sit for a public exam called the High School Certificate．
As well as school subjects，most of us do other activities at school such as playing a sport，singing in the choir or playing in the school band．We can also belong to clubs，such as the drama club，the chess club and the debating society．
We have a lot of homework to do in senior school to prepare for our exam，so unless I have basketball practice，I usually go straight home and start studying．I arrive home about 4pm，make myself a snack and work till 6．Then I help the family to make dinner and we all eat together．I'm usually back in my room studying by 8pm．I stop at about 10o'clock and watch TV or read a book for half an hour to relax．On Saturdays，I usually go out with my family or with friends and I sleep in till late on Sunday morning．Then it's back to the books on Sunday afternoon．
How about you？What's your school life like？Do you have a lot of homework？What do you do to relax when you're not studying？I'm looking forward to finding out．
Your Australian friend
Terrie21．How many subjects do the students have to do at least in Year 11and 12？C
A.11     B.3    C.4    D.6
22．What does the underlined phrase"sit for"in Para 3 mean？B
A．pass     B．take    C．go for    D．hold
23．On Sunday afternoon，Terri usuallyA．
A．read books
B．play in the school band
C．play basketball
D．helps her family to prepare dinner．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Terrie对于中国笔友的一封回信，介绍了自己的学习情况．

解答 21．C．细节理解题．根据文章English is a must for everyone and we have to do least three other subjects in Year 11 and 12可知11年到12年他们要学习4门功课；故选C．
22．B．词义猜测题．根据文章At the end of Year 12 we sit for a public exam called the High School Certificate可知12年底我们进行公共考试称为高中毕业考；意为进行，参加；故选B．
23．A．细节理解题．根据文章Then it's back to the books on Sunday afternoon可知周日下午Terrie通常在看书；故选A

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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