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 students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

    High school students take only four or five subjects(科目)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 give a lot of money.So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1.Most American children go to school when they are _________ years old

A. four.   B. five .   C. six.      D. seven .

2.High school students ______ after class .

A. do a lot of homework.  B. do many interesting things.

C. often sing songs.      D. do lots of reading.

3.After high school , many students  _________ .

A. begin to work.  B. stay at home.    C. go to college.  D.visit their friends.

4.Many college students work after class because  _________

A.they want to get some money for their studies .

B. they don' t have anything to do .

C. their parents ask them for money.

D.their teachers ask them to do so .

5.From the passage we know that in America a summer holiday begins in _________  .

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

Today it is found that school students hardly pay much attention to sports. Is it because they aren’t interested in sports? No. They often say they have other more important things to do.

What are these important things? Examinations! Students have to spend much time on all kinds of examinations at school. So many of them almost become bookworms (书呆子). Books stop them from doing sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for (就……而言) the students, they want to get good results so that they can improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports. In fact, education can’t go without physical (身体的) exercises, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. If you don’t have a strong body, you can never get anything, let alone (更不用说) a great success in your life.

1.       are the greatest problems, so the school students don’t pay much attention to sports now.

A．No interest                            B．Exercises

C．Education                             D．Examinations

2.The underlined word “pressure” means “        ”.

A．happy feeling                          B．good care

C．nervous feeling                         D．deep love

3.The writer thinks the students should         .

A. work hard all day and all night

B have all kinds of sports after studying

C. do not have sports

D. spend the free time on the studies and give up the sports

4.Which sentence is true?

A．If you have a weak body, you will have a hard mind.

B．If students want to get better results in studies, they must not do sports.

C．If students spend all their time on sports, they will improve studies.

D．If you want to be successful in your life, you must have a strong body.

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
7 November
Dear Dairy,
Today is our Open Day. Our parents come and visit our school on this day.
Our school looks nice and big. The playground is very big and our classrooms are clean and bright. We also have an art room, a music room, a biology room and a small hall.
The Open Day starts at 9 a.m. in the playground. Everyone watches the students play different sports. Next we go to the art room to enjoy all the students’ pictures at 10 a.m. At 11 o’clock we all go to the school hall for a short meeting, and then we have lunch. After lunch, we have a little rest for half an hour in the hall. At 2p.m.we have a look at all the students’ work in the biology classroom. Finally we go to the music room and listen to some students play music at 4p.m.
Everyone has a good time at school on this day.

正误判断

In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands.

1.Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.

2.Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.

3.About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.

4.Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).

5.The passage is mainly about American education.

There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK. Children of 7 to 18 can go to boarding schools.

  1.  

In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, each student has his or her  subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools also have music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres for their students.

    2.  

There are some rules for the students at boarding schools to obey. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. 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.

    3.  

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.

    4. 

In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen.

从A, B, C, D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2-5段的小标题，并填入76-76四个空格中。

A. What to eat        B. What to wear        C. What to learn    D. What to obey

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Boarding schools in the UK

B. How to study in the UK

C. Students work hard in the UK

D. The history of boarding schools in the UK