Life in an American high school is an interesting and exciting learning experience. High school in America is not just a place for studying some subjects. It is also an important social centre, where students can develop other interests and talents.
The high school course is divided into four years. The teenager usually starts school about 8:00 a.m, and ends at 3 p.m. There is no school on weekends. Students have lunch at the school cafeteria. After lunch they play sports, talk to friends or simply relax. The lunch break lasts about an hour.
When the school day ends, some students go home, but many still stay at school for after-school activities. There are many activities and clubs to choose. In the afternoon many students practise sports with the school students team. Sports are an important part of high school life. American high school students like to be “popular”. This means being a good student, being active in the community and being well-liked by others. Most American high school students have part-time job during the school year and a full-job during the summer. Parents encourage their children to work because it's part of growing up and becoming responsible and independent. Most high schools have a job list to help students find work. Teenagers are fond of their jobs!
1.How many years is the high school course divided into?
2.Are after-school activities and clubs only for a few good students or for many students?
3.What does a “popular student” mean in American high school?
4.Why do parents encourage their children to work？
5.What do most high schools do to help students find work?
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to used it,too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among the students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
1._____, computers were large and expensive, and computer network didn’t work well.
A.In the 1960s B.At the end of 18th century
C.Today D.By the start of the 19th century
2.A new network system was set up to__________.
A.make computers cheaper
B.make itself keep on working all the time
C.break down the whole work
D.make computers large and expensive
3.At first the Internet itself was only used by______.
A.the government B.universities C.hospitals and banks D.schools
4.Which of the following is true?
A.In the 1960s, computers worked well.
B.In the 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.
C.Sending e-mails is now more popular among students than before.
D.Today it’s still not easy to get on-line.
5.The best title for this passage may be “________”.
A.The computer
B.How to use the computers
C.How to Set Up A New Network
D.The History of the Internet
Rewrite the sentence as required.(改写句子)
1.The beach is a nice place for tourists.(改成what感叹句)
2.They were too tired to walk on.(改成so…that句型)
3.It took Linda one week to finish reading the book Harry Porter.(用spend改写)
4.Tom rarely read this kind of fashion magazine.(改成反义疑问句)
5.Jim told her the good news on the telephone. (对划线部分提问)
—The music is too loud. Could you please turn it down, please?
—___________.
A.Sure.What time? B.Sorry, I didn't notice that
C.Well, me too. D.OK, go ahead.
When the teacher passed the classroom, she heard someone_____in it.
A.cry B.crying C.is crying D.cried
The woman made her husband_______ outside the gate yesterday afternoon.
A.wait B.waiting C.to wait D.waited
