The students in America usually begin high school at the age of 13 or 14. Some leave at the age of 16. But most finish the 4-year high school study. They do not get their first full-time work or begin college studies until they are 17 or 18 years old.

The high school day is about 7 hours long. Part of the day is made into classes of about 50 minutes long. The students have lunch in the middle of the day. American students study English, history, math, science, art and languages. Some also learn job skills. They can learn how to use a computer or how to mend a car. Other students may learn by working in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.

Jean Wilton Anderson is 16 years old. She lives with her parents and 2 younger brothers in Bethesda, Maryland, near Washington D.C. Jean studies at Whitman High School. There are about 1500 students at the school. Most of them will go up to colleges.

Jean wakes up early every morning. She begins school at about 7:30. This is her third year of high school. Every day she takes classes to learn English, world history, physics and trigonometry. （三角）She also has a class about different religions（宗教）. And she plays the violin in music classes. School ends at about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Yet, Jean stays 2 or more hours longer every day for sports. Jean arrives home at about 5 o’clock in the afternoon. She eats dinner. Then she starts her homework. She also spends a lot of time talking on the telephone with her friends. Students in America have their way of talking. They use the word “like” all the time. Jean and her girlfriends wear blue jeans and shirts or sweaters every day. The boys at her school also wear blue jeans. But they like to wear blue jeans that are several sizes too large for them.

Like students of her age in most part of the country, Jean began driving a car when she was 16 years old. She does not have her car. Most of the students in high school have their own car. Many of them drive their cars to school every day.

1. When the students in America finish their high school, they ________.

A. are usually 17 or 18 years old          B. try to find the full-time work

C. all begin their college studies            D. are ready to leave the country

2. Jean Wilton Anderson _________.

A. has a four-people family                         B. lives in the city of Washington

C. has studied in her school for 3 years              D. will go up to a college

3. On a school day Jean Wilton Anderson ___________.

A. has to get to school before 7:30 in the morning

B. takes classes for 10 subjects in the school

C. does some sports and homework after class

D. Spends hours on the phone with her classmates

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Students in high schools use the word “like” very often.

B. The boy students wear blue jeans as the girls.

C. Many high school students go to school in their own car.

D. Boy students wear jeans of larger size because they grow fast.

It is a happy thing for people to have a good body. Do you want to keep   1 ? Exercise often, please. If you usually go to work   2  your car, from now on(从现在起)you should go to work by bike or   3 . If you always get up   4  in the morning and only eat lunch and dinner every day , I think you should   5  the clock to wake(醒) you up early and do some morning exercises   6  , then have your breakfast. Fresh（新鲜的） air and a big good breakfast can make you feel happy. Do you like to eat   7  , for example, potato chips, hamburgers or hot dogs. Of course, they are   8 . But I think you should eat more fruit and   9 . Because they are 10  food. Too much junk food is not good for you .

1.                A．fat             B．slim (苗条的)     C．healthy   D．tall

2.                A．in             B．with            C．on   D．by

3.                A．by car          B．by taxi          C．by subway     D．on foot

4.                A．late            B．early           C．tired D．relaxing

5.                A．has            B．have           C．having    D．to have

6.                A．at home        B．inside          C．in the bedroom     D．outside

7.                A．nice food       B．junk food        C．green food    D．healthy food

8.                A．delicious        B．cheap          C．nutrient (有营养的) D．bad

9.                A．meat           B．junk food        C．vegetables    D．chocolate

10.               A．health         B．healthy         C．good D．healthily

There are over 800 boarding(寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. The earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.
What to do
In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. (A)他们在一起学习和生活。They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. Besides the usual classrooms and labs, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities(设施) for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. (B)Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off.
What to wear
Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.
(C)
In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad, other side dishes and a dessert (甜点). Students can also make themselves something to eat or drink at any time in a kitchen.
【小题1】根据短文内容回答问题。
Who could go to boarding schools in the past?
__________________________________________________.
【小题2】将（A）处汉语翻译成英语。___________________________________________.
【小题3】将（B）处划线句子翻译成汉语。_______________________________________。
【小题4】根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.
【小题5】在（C）处加一个适当的分标题。