Question

In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands.
【小题1】 Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.
【小题2】Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.
【小题3】About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.
【小题4】Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).
【小题5】The passage is mainly about American education.

Answer 1

【小题1】F
【小题1】F
【小题1】T
【小题1】F
【小题1】T解析:
【主旨大意】在美国，孩子五岁才可以上学。美国有两种学校，一是私立学校，一是公立学校，大多数孩子上的是公立学校，有些有钱的孩子去的是私立学校，因为私立学校要花很多钱，在美国学生上大学依靠的是自己的工作习惯和自己的双手。
【小题1】 由第一句可知，“在美国，孩子们5岁时开始上学。”
【小题1】“Most children go to public schools.”可知，很多孩子去公立学校。
【小题1】“Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school.”可知，今天有大约一半的高中生毕业后去大学中学。
【小题1】根据下文可知，在美国大学学生依靠的是自己的好的工作习惯和自己的双手。
【小题1】阅读全文可知，短文主要说的是美国的教育。