Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. American schools begin in September. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Then the students have a great summer vacation.

High school students have only four or five subjects each term. They usually have same lessons every day, and teachers don’t ask them to do much homework. After school, they can do many interesting things like playing sports. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.

After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or big one. They need a lot of money to go to college. So many college students work after school to make money.

1.American students always go to school in ________after summer vacation.

A.September        B.June             C.February          D.January

2.Most children go to college when they are _________ in America.

A.twenty           B.seventeen         C.fifteen            D.thirteen

3.划线词语“make money”的汉语意思是______________

A.还钱             B.花钱             C.借钱             D.挣钱

4.We can know that high school students in America______________.

A.don’t like playing sports after school.

B.have six or seven subjects each term.

C.don’t have too much homework.

D.have different lessons every day.

5.Many American college students work after school to ____________.

A.help other children                      B.get money for their studies

C.meet lots of friends                      D.see interesting things.

 

It is common to believe that learning just takes place in school, but much of human learning happens outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.

    Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn subjects like reading, writing, and maths. They also continue to learn a lot outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with many changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.

    Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Scientists, social workers and other human service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors.

    Learning is closely related (相关的) to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain (大脑). Scientists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later offers knowledge when we need it. However, scientists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences. ?

【小题 1 】The underlined word “siblings” in Paragraph 2 probably means _________.

A. teachers         B. classmates       C. doctors     D. brothers or sisters

【小题  2】 When do children begin to know to behave well according to the passage?

A. After they go into society.         B. Before they enter school.

C. When they are at school.          D. Before they are born.

【小题 3 】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. As a matter of fact, learning begins at a person’s birth and last the whole life.

B. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate their students.

C. People need to understand how certain experiences change their behaviors.

D. Social workers need to study how experiences affect people’s thoughts.

 

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