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【題目】 Here is a report on school in the United States of America.

1 Introduction

Some of you may wonder : What are schools in the US like ? Are there more activities than schools in Hong Kong ? Are there more teachers ? This report aims to answer some of these questions

2 Education system

There are two types of schools in the US: public and private schools . Students studying at public schools do not have to pay tuition fees (學(xué)費(fèi)) because the schools get funding (資金) from the government . Private schools ,however , have to seek their own funding , so they may charge parents a high fee.

Students in the US have three years of preschool education . They enter elementary school at the age of six . There are four different ways for them to get their high school diploma(學(xué)位證書(shū))。

3 Student-teacher ratio （比例）

In the US, the student-teacher ratio in secondary schools is about 10:1 . That means each teacher has to take care of about ten students . In Hong Kong , the ratio is roughly 25:1.

4 School uniforms

Most schools in Hong Kong require students to wear uniforms with school badges （�；眨� on them . Students who are improperly dressed are punished . Unlike Hong Kong , only 13% of schools in the US require students to wear uniforms.

5 Extra-curricular activities

American schools give a high priority （優(yōu)先）to sports , clubs and activities . The two major sports for American students are football and basketball . Schools may sell “spirit” shirt to wear to inter-school competitions and raise money .

There are also some cultural groups such as music groups , marching bands and debate teams .

6 Conclusion

There are some differences between schools in the US and Hong Kong , but the schools in these two places have one common goal: to provide an enjoyable learning environment for students .

【1】According to Section 2 of the report , what is the major difference between public and private schools in the US?

A.Students studying at public schools have to pay a higher fee.

B.Private schools do not get money from the government

C.There are more students studying at private schools

D.Parents prefer private schools to public schools .

【2】The underlined word “ them “ in Section 2 refers to _______.

A.American students

B.elementary schools in the US

C.high schools in the US

D.the four ways to get a high school diploma

【3】The underlined word “roughly “ in Section 3 means ________

A.alreadyB.alsoC.altogetherD.about

【4】________in the US require students to wear uniforms.

A.All of the schoolsB.Half of the schoolsC.More than half the schoolsD.Less than half of the schools

【5】According to Section 5, the two major sports for American students are ________.

A.football and volleyballB.football and basketball

C.basketball and cyclingD.football and skating

【6】According to the conclusion of the report , schools in the US and Hong Kong ______

A.are completely different

B.get funding from the government

C.want to create a good learning environment

D.do not have any common goals

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【解析】

主要介紹美國(guó)和香港教育情況的差異。作者從幾個(gè)方面進(jìn)行了說(shuō)明，比如：教育制度，教師與學(xué)生的比例，在學(xué)校穿校服的情況，課外活動(dòng)等．美國(guó)和香港的學(xué)校之間的存在一些差異，但這兩個(gè)地方的學(xué)校都有一個(gè)共同的目標(biāo)：為學(xué)生提供一個(gè)愉快的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第2點(diǎn)最后一句Private schools，however，have to seek their own funding，so they may charge parents a high fee．私立學(xué)校，然而，要尋求自己的資金，所以他們可能會(huì)向家長(zhǎng)收取較高的費(fèi)用�？芍�，私立學(xué)校和公立學(xué)校不同是"私立學(xué)校不從政府那獲得錢(qián)"，選B。

【2】詞意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)前面Students in the US have three years of preschool education．They enter elementary school at the age of six．There are four different ways for them to get their high school diploma美國(guó)的學(xué)生有三年的學(xué)前教育，他們?cè)诹鶜q上小學(xué)。他們有四種不同的方式獲得高中文憑�？芍�，這里的them代指的是美國(guó)學(xué)生們。選A。

【3】詞意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)前面In the US，the student-teacher ratio in secondary schools is about 10：1．在美國(guó)，中學(xué)的學(xué)生和老師的比例約為10：1．可知，這里的roughly應(yīng)該是"大約、大致上"的意思，選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第4點(diǎn)only 13% of schools in the US require students to wear uniforms．在美國(guó)只有13%的學(xué)校要求學(xué)生穿校服�？芍�，在美國(guó)只有不到一半的學(xué)校要求學(xué)生穿校服。選D。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第5點(diǎn)The two major sports for American students are football and basketball美國(guó)學(xué)生兩個(gè)主要的體育運(yùn)動(dòng)是足球和籃球。可知，選B。

【6】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句but the schools in these two places have one common goal：to provide an enjoyable learning environment for students．但在這兩個(gè)地方的學(xué)校都有一個(gè)共同的目標(biāo)：為學(xué)生提供一個(gè)愉快的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境�？芍�，兩個(gè)地方的學(xué)校都要為學(xué)生創(chuàng)造一個(gè)良好的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境，選C。