Question

Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.

American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.

The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.

Title: 1. in an American High School

Outline	Details
Introduction	◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its 2. .
Lockers and textbooks	◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and 3. clothes. ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to 4. them.
5. transport	◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their 6. send them to school by car. ◇They can 7. themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests.
Classes and classrooms	◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more 8. classes. ◇They go to 9. classrooms for each subject.
After-school activities	◇After school most of the students take 10. in their faviourite activities, including sports and clubs.

 

Answer 1

1.Life

2.students

3.outdoor

4.buying

5.School

6.parents

7.drive

8.special

9.different

10.part

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是美國的中學(xué)以及學(xué)生的生活是什么樣子的。短文從美國中學(xué)的學(xué)生數(shù)量、學(xué)生的生活習(xí)慣、上學(xué)的交通工具、上課的情況以及課外活動等幾個方面進(jìn)行了描述。

1.】這篇短文主要給我們講述的是美國中學(xué)里的生活是什么樣子的，所以這里給這篇短文定的題目應(yīng)該是life in American High School，美國中學(xué)里的生活。

2.】這篇短文給我們介紹的是美國的中學(xué)以及學(xué)生的情況，在短文的第一段中This article will describe a typical high school and its students.可知，故這里應(yīng)該填students。

3.】根據(jù)短文的第二段Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes.可知，每個學(xué)生都有一個鎖，他們可以把他們的書和衣服放起來。故這里填outdoor。

4.】根據(jù)短文第二段中As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them.可知，因?yàn)榻炭茣�比較貴，學(xué)生們寧愿租借也不愿購買。故這里填buying，句型是prefer doing sth. to doing sth.，所以用ing形式。

5.】根據(jù)短文第三段的第一句話American students have different types of school transport.，美國的學(xué)生有不同的交通工具上學(xué)。故這里應(yīng)該填transport,意思是交通工具。

6.】根據(jù)短文第三段中Sometimes their parents drive them to school.可知，有時候?qū)W生的家長開車送他們?nèi)ド蠈W(xué)，故這里應(yīng)該填parents。

7.】根據(jù)短文第三段中When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.可知，當(dāng)學(xué)生年滿16歲后，他們就可以參加駕駛考試，如果通過的話，就可以自己開車上學(xué)。故填drive。

8.】根據(jù)短文的第四段In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes可知，在一些學(xué)校里，學(xué)生們需要參加一兩門特殊的課程。故填special。

9.】根據(jù)短文第四段中Students move to different classrooms for each subject.可知，對于每一門科目，學(xué)生們都要去不同的教室。故填different。

10.】根據(jù)短文的最后一段可知，放學(xué)后，大多數(shù)學(xué)生都會參加一些他們喜愛的活動，包括體育運(yùn)動和俱樂部。take part in 的意思是參加。

考點(diǎn)：任務(wù)型閱讀。