Question

Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.

American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.

The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.

Title: 1. in an American High School

Outline	Details
Introduction	◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its 2. .
Lockers and textbooks	◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and 3. clothes. ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to 4. them.
5. transport	◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their 6. send them to school by car. ◇They can 7. themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests.
Classes and classrooms	◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more 8. classes. ◇They go to 9. classrooms for each subject.
After-school activities	◇After school most of the students take 10. in their faviourite activities, including sports and clubs.

 

Answer 1

1.Life

2.students

3.outdoor

4.buying

5.School

6.parents

7.drive

8.special

9.different

10.part

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是美国的中学以及学生的生活是什么样子的。短文从美国中学的学生数量、学生的生活习惯、上学的交通工具、上课的情况以及课外活动等几个方面进行了描述。

1.】这篇短文主要给我们讲述的是美国中学里的生活是什么样子的，所以这里给这篇短文定的题目应该是life in American High School，美国中学里的生活。

2.】这篇短文给我们介绍的是美国的中学以及学生的情况，在短文的第一段中This article will describe a typical high school and its students.可知，故这里应该填students。

3.】根据短文的第二段Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes.可知，每个学生都有一个锁，他们可以把他们的书和衣服放起来。故这里填outdoor。

4.】根据短文第二段中As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them.可知，因为教科书比较贵，学生们宁愿租借也不愿购买。故这里填buying，句型是prefer doing sth. to doing sth.，所以用ing形式。

5.】根据短文第三段的第一句话American students have different types of school transport.，美国的学生有不同的交通工具上学。故这里应该填transport,意思是交通工具。

6.】根据短文第三段中Sometimes their parents drive them to school.可知，有时候学生的家长开车送他们去上学，故这里应该填parents。

7.】根据短文第三段中When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.可知，当学生年满16岁后，他们就可以参加驾驶考试，如果通过的话，就可以自己开车上学。故填drive。

8.】根据短文的第四段In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes可知，在一些学校里，学生们需要参加一两门特殊的课程。故填special。

9.】根据短文第四段中Students move to different classrooms for each subject.可知，对于每一门科目，学生们都要去不同的教室。故填different。

10.】根据短文的最后一段可知，放学后，大多数学生都会参加一些他们喜爱的活动，包括体育运动和俱乐部。take part in 的意思是参加。

考点：任务型阅读。