Do you know what American students have to do in their schools? In America, at the beginning of the term, students must choose their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to choose their courses and teachers.

Choosing is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t choose too many courses, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you choose the courses and the teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～$50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before classes. In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to raise questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.

請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

1.When must American students choose their courses and teachers?

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2.Why do American students choose teachers?

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3.How can they get the textbooks?

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4.What is important in class?

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5.What do you think of American school life? (請自擬一句話作答)

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Do you know what American students have to do in their schools? In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to select their courses and teachers.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many courses, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you select the courses and the teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before classes. In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to raise questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.

64. What do the American students do at the beginning of the term?

65. Why do American students choose teachers?

66. What do American students have to do besides selecting their courses and teachers?

67. How can they get the textbooks?

68. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

    There is a big problem between parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代溝).

    Don’t have an argument with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t know your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t show yourself well if you are angry. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

    Try to reach a compromise (和解)when you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

    Of course, your parents might disagree with something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

(     ) 46. The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

     A. parents and other people        B. school kids and their parents

     C. teachers and students          D. parents and children of all ages

(     ) 47. Your parents probably won’t know your ideas if you _______.

     A.get to them often                    B. write a letter to them

     C. shout at them loudly                    D. speak to them

(     ) 48.What should you do when you and your parents disagree on something?

     A. you can buy a motorcycle.           B. You can reach a compromise.     

     C. you can argue over it               D. You can talk with your parents.

(     ) 49. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.

     A. have a talk with them often             B. keep away from them

     C. agree with them all the time                D. disagree about everything

(     ) 50. From the passage we learn that _______.

     A. parents and children should not have a generation gap

     B. parents should show love and respect to their children

     C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

     D. there are so many serious problems in families today

We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine(想象) you could design(設計) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:

Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.

Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.

Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.

Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.  

46．There would be_______ in Richard’s dream school.

       A．a(chǎn) big swimming pool and a music room  

       B．a(chǎn) room to relax and play computer games

       C．a(chǎn) big swimming pool, two soccer fields, a cinema, a gym, and a shopping centre

47．How many days off does Wu want to have in a week?

       A．2.                                     B．3.                                     C．4.

48．Which country is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

       A．Italy.                                 B．Japan.                               C．Australia.

49．From the passage, we know that_________.

       A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games

       B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock

       C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day

50．Which is the best title (標題) for the passage?

       A．Schools in the past.           B．Schools today.                   C．Dream schools.