American Schools
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) 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 students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects(学科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class.  After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
【小题1】How long is each term?

American Schools

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) 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 students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

High school students take only four or five subjects(学科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class.  After class they do many interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1.How long is each term?

2.How old are the students when they graduate(毕业) from high school?

3.How many subjects do the high school students have each term?

4.What do many college students do after class in America?

American Schools
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) 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 students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects(学科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class.  After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1. 1.

   How long is each term?

   1. A.
      Two months.
   2. B.
      Three months.
   3. C.
      Four months.
   4. D.
      Five months.
2. 2.

   How old are the students when they graduate(毕业) from high school?

   1. A.
      Five years old
   2. B.
      Seven or eight years old.
   3. C.
      Seventeen or eighteen years old.
   4. D.
      Twenty years old.
3. 3.

   How many subjects do the high school students have each term?

   1. A.
      Three or four.
   2. B.
      Five or six.
   3. C.
      Six or seven.
   4. D.
      Four or five.
4. 4.

   What do many college students do after class in America?

   1. A.
      Many of them read books after class.
   2. B.
      Many of them go to work to get money for their studies.
   3. C.
      Many of them go to parties.
   4. D.
      Many of them go out with their friends.

    Hi．my name is Christina Baum．I’m a fourteen-year-old German student．I’m writing to tell you about an experiment we are doing at school with our science teacher．At the beginning of this school year，Frau Keller showed us films and we read articles about problems in the environment. One day she said．“I want to know what you think．Please don’t tell me what we should do or must do．(83)Tell me what each of you will do to protect the environment．”

    She asked us to choose a topic．make a weekly plan and tell the class about it．Then we had to do things to be“green”and write a report about our success．Some students said that they thought it was impossible for a single person to contribute to the protection of the environment．Someone else said that scientists should work harder to find new ways to produce energy．

   Frau Keller said that it is everyone’s job to care for the health of the planet．(84)After the first week everybody in class was excited about the project and wanted to continue to improve their results．Someone suggested telling the other classes in the school．Now all 768 students at Hermann Stein School are working on the project．At the end of the year，our class will write a report about what we have done．

    (85)下星期我将会考虑怎样不会浪费水或者污染水．I’m planning to try and use less water every day，and also not use so much of the things that make it dirty．Every time I turn on the tap(水龙头)I must think about how much water and soap I use．

A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．What articles did the students read at the beginning of this school year?

2．Whose duty do you think it is to protect the environment．?

B．将短文中划线的英语句子译成汉语，汉语句子译成英语，

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