Question

In America, the school day usually starts at 9 am and finishes at about 4 pm. The school subjects are different from ours. In China, we always have Chinese, math, English, PE and so on. But in America, students have more lessons. Their school life isn’t just about study. They have more things to do than the Chinese students do. There are many clubs in American schools, too. If the students are interested in sports, they can join different sports clubs. American students also have art clubs, language clubs and some other clubs. From 2:30 pm to 4 pm, they do different things in different clubs.

Maybe you think English is very popular in the world, so American students don’t need to learn any other language. But that’s not true. American children from the age of seven have to learn a foreign language. For example, they learn France or Chinese.

1.The school subjects in America are              ours in China.

A. the same as    B. easy for    C. important to    D. different from

2.If the students are interested in sports, they can join          .

A. different sports clubs    B. art clubs

C. language clubs    D. English clubs

3.In America, students have           lessons than those in China.

A. more    B. less    C. fewer    D. most

4.Children in America from the age of       have to learn a foreign language

A. 5    B. 6    C. 7    D. 8

5.Do American students need to learn any other language?

A. Yes, they do．    B. No, they don’t．

C. Yes, they don’t．    D. No, they do．

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】短文主要介绍了美国学校教育与中国学校教育的差异。中国的在校学生只学习所设立的各门功课，而美国的学生除了必修课以外，可以根据自己的爱好参加各种形式的俱乐部。美国学生七岁的时候必须学一门外语，如法国或汉语。

1.D

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“The school subjects are different from ours.”可知，美国学生在校所学习的科目与中国的不同，故答案为D。

2.A

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“If the students are interested in sports, they can join different sports clubs.”可知，如果学生对运动感兴趣，他们可以加入各种不同的体育俱乐部，故答案为A。

3.A

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“In China, we always have Chinese, math, English, PE and so on. But in America, students have more lessons.”可知，在美国学生的功课要比在中国的多，故答案为A。

4.C

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“American children from the age of seven have to learn a foreign language.”可知，美国的孩子从7岁开始学习外语，故答案为C。

5.A

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Maybe you think English is very popular in the world, so American students don’t need to learn any other language. But that’s not true.”可知，美国的学生也需要学习一门外语，故答案为A。