Question

American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays．

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 go to public schools．

High school students study only four or five subjects at a time．They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment (课外作业) for every class．After class they have many activities．

After high school，many students go to college．They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education．But there are scholarships．(奖学金) for good students，and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education．

1.How long do American students study in school every, year?

A．8 months    B．9 months    C．10 months    D．11 months

2.         can get scholarships．

A．Many college students

B．All the students

C．Good high school students

D．Good college students

3.Many college students work part time because         ．

A．they have many activities

B．they have a lot of free time

C．they like doing things

D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education

4.According to the passage，which sentence is NOT true?

A．American schools have long summer holidays．

B．There are two terms in the USA．

C．American students don’t do exercises after class．

D．They do part time job to get money to pay for their education．

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇关于美国教育体制的一篇说明文，文中简要介绍了美国的高中和大学的学业制度。

1.C数字计算题。根据the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June.描述可知5+5=10，故选C。

2.D细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students,”可知，奖学金只发给好学生。故答案选D。

3.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.”可知，许多大学生做兼职工作是为了挣学费。故答案选D。

4.C细节判断题。根据短文中的句子“and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.”可知选项C，与原文描述不一致。

考点：教育类短文阅读。