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【题目】What are American high schools like? Well, I’m happy to tell you what I know.

When I started school here, it had already been a week since the school opened. At this school, freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the beginning of school. Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip, which would have been the best time to get to know my classmates. I was really sad. I wished I’d known about it earlier.

Despite the disappointment, however, I gradually adapted to my new life and school. There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other. As we do not always have the same classrooms and classmates, the school wants us to get to know each other there. Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun. Around the space, there are many lockers for students to leave their books in, so that students do not have to carry a heavy schoolbag everywhere.

It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks. We only have textbooks for World History and Algebra 2 and they are big and heavy, like bricks. For other classes, we only need binders with paper in them. Without textbooks, students learn things freely and actively. For example, my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the time. We never know what we will learn.

Another difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American schools care about students’ morality more than their academic studies. For example, if you do not finish your homework, you will just be asked to do it later, but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out.

I think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well, but compared to Chinese students, they can make learning a more joyful experience. I think we should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to perfect our approach to studying.

【1】What made the writer sad at the beginning?

A. Being late for school. B. Not knowing anyone.

C. Being looked down upon. D. Missing the chance of the trip.

【2】Students go to the basement of the teaching building to _________.

A. have a free talk B. attend class

C. meet teachers D. share a classroom

【3】How did the writer feel when he began his lessons?

A. Happy. B. Surprised.

C. Unsatisfied. D. lonely.

【4】What might stop a student’s schooling in American school?

A. Not studying hard. B. Cheating.

C. Not finishing homework. D. Failing in the exam.

Answer 1

【答案】you cheat or lie B选项Cheating

【解析】考查教育文化类文章。本文关于是关于美国中学的情况，并谈了美国学校和中国学校的不同之处

【1】D

细节理解题。根据第二段第三句Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip,很遗憾，我错过了那次美妙的旅行，这是认识我同学的最好时间。分析选项可知D项符合题意。

【2】A

推理判断题。根据第四段第一句和第四句There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other. Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun.在教学楼有一个地下室，学生们可以在那里聊天聚会。学生们通常来学校很早，坐在那个地方玩的开心。分析选项可知A项（自由交谈）符合题意，故选A项。

【3】B

细节理解题。根据第四段第一句话“.It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks.”可知作者一开始有点惊讶（Surprised），故选B项。

【4】B

【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另一种表达。

【答案定位】。根据第5段最后一句“but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out.” 但如果你作弊或说谎，你会得到警告甚至被踢出学校不让你上学。

【推理关系】题干What might stop a student’s schooling in American school? 文章内容but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out.