Question

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There’re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their study.

1.In America, summer holidays begin in ________.

A. SeptemberB. JulyC. MayD. February

2.Most American children go to school at the age of ________ XK]

A. fiveB. seven C. seventeenD. eighteen

3.High school students ________ after class.

A. do houseworkB. go to work

C. play baseballD. do interesting things

4.In order to(为了) ________, many American college students work after class.

A. help their parents B. get money for their study

C. help othersD. learn some useful things

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的学校教育。学校九月份开学，每学年两个学期。大多数孩子5岁上学，17-18岁高中毕业，高中每学期有5-6门功课，每门功课都有作业，课后做许多有趣的事。高中毕业后，很多学生上大学，为付高昂的学费，他们课后做兼职。

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考点：文化类短文阅读。