American schools begin 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 children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every 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 pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1.When a child is six years old in America, he .

A. has to stay at home

B. can go to high school

C. always plays at home

D. is old enough to go to school

2.From the passage we can know in America, a summer holiday

begins in .

A. July B. January

C. September D. February

3. After high school, many students go to ______.

A. work in a college B. college

C. make more money D. cities or towns

4.In order to _____, many college students work after school.

A. get the money for their studies

B. help other people

C. help their parents

D. learn some new things

5.Which is right?

A. American students usually have a two - month summer holiday.

B. American students have three terms in a year.

C. A fifteen -year -old child usually has six subjects at school.

D. American students don't like to go to school.

 

This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(译文) by Scottish poet(诗人) Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared(出现)in a songbook three years later.

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.

1. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?

A.On New Year’s Eve.

B.On Christmas Eve.

C.On weekends.

D.On holidays.

2. What’s Auld Lang Syne about?

A. It’s about the history of Scotland.

B. It’s about an old Scottish poet.

C. It’s about the need to remember old friends.

D. It’s about the wishes to the radio friends.

3.When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?

A. In 1790. B. In 1793.

C. In 1796. D. In 1799.

4. Who is introducing (介绍)Auld Lang Syne to us?

A. Robert Bums.

B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.

C. Buddy Thomas.

D. The passage doesn’t tell us.

5.Where is this passage from?

A. A newspaper. B. A magazine.

C. A TV program. D. A radio program.

 

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