Education is required and free for every child in the United States. Most children start school by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school (or secondary school).The money for free public schools comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own educational system .State legislatures (立法机关) set the educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities .Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the laws of the individual state. The Federal government contributes funds to the states for additional schools and schools services.
After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in two-year college, a four-year college, a university or a specialized professional school-either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high-school records. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50 percent of the college students work to help pay their college expenses.
Only 2 percent of the population of the country cannot read and write.
1. Where does the money for public schools come from ?A.From the Federal government. | B.From the state legislatures. |
C.From taxes. | D.From the parents of the school children. |
A.The Federal government | B.Individual school |
C.Individual state | D.Local communities |
A.50 | B.2 | C.4 | D.6 |
A.They won earnings from part-time work . |
B.Scholarship from the schools, the government or private foundations. |
C.Taxes. |
D.Both A and B. |
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【推荐1】You may have a drink at a coffee shop near your campus. But have you ever imagined running a school coffee shop all by yourself?
Eli Gutierrez and Isabella Bacciarini are both 17-year-old students in the USA. Along with some other students, they’re seeing what it’s like to work in the coffee business.
The school principal Jack Carr once suggested that being able to serve drinks at a comfortable area would “be great”. So, Gutierrez and his friends came up with the idea of Cafe Vine.
In order to manage the coffee business well, Gutierrez took a one-month online course. After he had learned from professionals, Cafe Vine attracted many customers.
Given the success of the business, Gutierrez realized he needed help at the cafe. So he started teaching skills to other students, who could make up their community service hours by serving coffee.
“I actually run a business,” said Bacciarini, a junior at String Theory High School and manager at Cafe Vine. “Being a girl, We always been told it’s usually a guy who opens a business.”
After becoming the manager and roaster (烘焙师) at the cafe, Gutierrez started to use his new skills after school at other coffee shops. And a surprise visit in the spring to Cafe Vine by David Wagaman, president and owner of Capriccio Management, led to another opportunity.
“I said to him, ‘It would be a good idea for you to buy our coffee beans,’” Gulierrez said. Bags of coffee beans from Cafe Vine are now available (可获得的) to buy at all three Capriccio cafes.
While lie’s helping the business in its early stages, Wagaman said he is also benefiting from the school’s coffee start-up.
“It’s helped us find qualified employees,” he said. “It’s not just a job. They feel worthy.”
1. Why does the author use a question at the beginning of this passage?A.To show having a knowledge of coffee is difficult. |
B.To prove running a cafe is impossible. |
C.To ask the readers to answer this question. |
D.To draw the readers’ interest in reading this passage. |
A.By learning online courses. |
B.By learning from others. |
C.By listening to a suggestion from the principal. |
D.By teaching skills to other students. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Proud. |
C.Worried. | D.Critical. |
A.Running coffee shops near school. |
B.Learning management. |
C.Selling a lot of coffee beans. |
D.Selecting more high quality employees. |
【推荐2】Last year, I had the chance to study at a British secondary school as an exchange (交换) student.
The British school day begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Students usually have to learn nine subjects at secondary school. Every student in the UK must study English, Maths and the Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Students can also choose to study other subjects, such as History, Art and Business. The classes are different from those in China. Each teacher has their own classroom and the students move around for every lesson.
I enjoyed most of the classes, but some of them were quite challenging. Maths was quite easy and enjoyable because the material was less advanced in the UK than in China. However, learning in English was a great challenge for me. There were a lot of difficult English words, especially in Geography and Biology. Class discussion is very important in the UK, but I could not make a great contribution because sometimes I wasn’t able to express myself clearly in English. Although there was not as much homework as I was used to, it was still challenging. Fortunately, my teachers and classmates were always helpful and gave me lots of encouragement. My language skills improved over time.
After school, there were many clubs to join. The one that attracted me most was the Rugby Club. It was great fun. Also, I enjoyed acting in the Theatre Club. I still have photos of myself acting in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For me, joining clubs was a great way to meet British students and make friends with them.
I am glad to have the opportunity to experience this different way of life. I met some great people and learnt a lot about school life in the UK.
1. What can we learn about British secondary school?A.School day starts early in the morning. |
B.Science subjects are optional. |
C.Teachers have fixed classrooms. |
D.Students are free to choose subjects. |
A.Attractive. | B.Difficult. | C.Creative. | D.Various. |
A.He felt Geography and Biology the toughest to learn. |
B.He was scared of joining in classroom discussion. |
C.He didn’t do well at first due to language skills. |
D.He had few chances to make friends. |
A.Experiences abroad. |
B.School life in the UK. |
C.Advice for exchange students. |
D.Challenges in the UK schools. |
【推荐3】We have written this to give you an idea of what will happen on your first day in high school. We also have a New Student Handbook that will answer many of the questions that you might have.
If you come by school bus, you will arrive at school at 7:30 am, and if you are coming by car, you should be here at the same time. Registration starts at7:45 am, When you arrive, you will wait in our reception area (接待区) for a few minutes. You will be met by our Admissions Officer. You will be introduced to your buddy—a student in the same class is you who will be looking after you for the first few days.
You will be taken to your form room by your buddy , and be introduced to your teacher who will give you your timetable and planner. When form time finishes, your buddy will take you to your first class. You will have some tests to do so that we can place you in the right group.
For the first couple of days , you will mainly take lessons with your buddy as we think this helps you to settle in. After that, you will be placed in your appropriate(合适的) group for Maths, Science and English, which are taken by all students.
At lunchtime, your buddy will show you around the school, show you how to get lunch, and make sure you are spending time with friends and are included in social activities.
At the end of the day, your buddy will show you how to get on your bus or where to wait for your car. We hope you will have a really good day , and we look forward to having you here.
1. What is a Student Handbook used for?A.Introduce a student |
B.Introduce a teacher |
C.Answer some questions about the behaviors of students |
D.Introduce a book |
A.You reach school earlier by car. |
B.You reach school later by car. |
C.You reach school earlier by school bus. |
D.You reach school at the same time ,by car or by school bus. |
A.Someone who makes plans for you. |
B.Someone who makes friends with you. |
C.Someone who will take care of you . |
D.Someone who Invites you to visit his or her group. |
A.High school teachers. | B.High school newcomers. |
C.Visitors to the high school. | D.Parents of high school students. |
【推荐1】Modern Olympics
In the modern Olympics, some things are the same no matter which country is hosting, and some things change. For example, the Olympic symbol is always the same. The five rings stand for the five continents united together. The blue ring stands for Europe, the red ring for America, the yellow ring for Asia, the green ring for Australia and the black ring for Africa.
The Olympic motto, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” stays the same for every Olympics. And of course, the torch — a symbol of peace, light and friendship — is always there.
However, some things are different. The Olympic slogan, for example, is created by the host city, and it reflects the spirit of those Olympics. Do you remember the slogan for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? It was “One world, One dream”.
Each host country creates its own mascot and song. The Olympic mascot is often an animal with a national feature. The Olympic songs are always popular around the world. Do you remember the song “You and Me”? It touched many people’s hearts.
Some things have stayed the same, and somethings have changed over the years. But one thing has always been the same — to do the best and to compete fairly.
1. What are the three words that show the mottos of the Olympic Games?A.Peace, light, friendship. | B.Past, now, future. |
C.Faster, higher, stronger. | D.Yesterday, today, tomorrow. |
A.The five rings stand for the five continents united together. |
B.The five rings stand for Europe and Australia. |
C.The five rings stand for America and Africa. |
D.the five rings stand for Asia. |
A.You and Me. | B.Five Friendlies. |
C.Five Mascots | D.One World, One Dream |
【推荐2】In the good old days, gold miners could seek out visible spots of bling at the surface in order to find deeper, richer veins. These days, prospectors must examine samples of dirt for more minute traces suggestive of a hidden mine below. Analysing water from boreholes can also provide clues, but boreholes are scarce and new ones are costly and time-consuming to drill.
Trees offer an alternative that has come off in Australia. The idea has been around since the 1940s but, until now, never practical. Some trees have roots that reach deep underground, drawing up water and, along with it, tiny quantities of minerals that end up distributed throughout the tree. In this way, even lofty leaves bear traces of what lies far beneath. In areas where there is no gold, leaves may have a background level of 0. 15 parts per billion (ppb) of gold; on gold-rich sites that can rise to 4ppb.
In proof-of-principle studies over the last few years, Nathan Reid and his team at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have shown that biogeochemical prospecting closely agrees with the surface and groundwater analyses. Inspired by these results, Marmota, an exploration firm, put the method to the test at its Aurora Tank site, 50km from the highly-productive Challenger mine in South Australia.
Leaves collected immediately around a known deposit that lies beneath ten metres of rock contained traces of gold. Further samples were taken 40 metres apart around known deposits, and at wider spaces farther out. This turned up several anomalies, where gold seemed to be present but other tests had shown nothing. “The usual surface sample testing was saying ‘Don’t drill here’,” says Colin Rose, Marmota’s executive chairman, “but the tree sampling was saying ‘Drill here’. ” Then came the pay-off. Drilling revealed a five-metre-thick vein with 27g of gold per tonne, more than 30 metres below the surface. A metre-thick inner layer held an impressive 105g per tonne.
Marmota is keen to explore further. Prospecting with trees is starting to look less like a scientific curiosity and more like a golden opportunity.
1. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?A.Challenges facing previous gold miners. | B.Important clues about richer gold veins. |
C.Conventional ways of gold prospecting. | D.Problems brought by drilling boreholes. |
A.Produced an unexpected outcome. | B.Obtained a successful result. |
C.Reached a full agreement. | D.Received immediate acceptance. |
A.It failed to find a gold vein. | B.It was done around unknown deposits. |
C.It confirmed the approach of Reid’s team. | D.It proved the accuracy of the surface analysis. |
A.Mining in the middle of nowhere? No kidding | B.Looking for gold? Don’t look down; look up |
C.Growing trees bearing gold? Not a story | D.No more gold? Don’t worry; just relax |
【推荐3】“I hate school, and I’m not going back!” Have you ever had that thought? Lots of kids have had.Usually this feeling doesn’t last long. But what if you feel this way too much?
A kid who feels stressed about school might have headaches or stomachaches. Having trouble sleeping is also a sign of stress. And if you’re not getting enough sleep, you probably feel tired during the day. Feeling tired can make your school day even worse.
Sometimes it’s a problem with your classes and schoolwork. Maybe the work is too easy and you get bored. Or maybe the work is too hard, or you don’t feel as clever as the other kids. Reading may be difficult for you, but you are asked to do a lot of it. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem that you will never catch up with others. When you know why you don’t like school, you can start taking steps to make things better.
It’s a good idea to talk to someone about your problems at school. Your mom, dad, friends, teachers, or even classmates will be able to help you.
Another good idea is to write down your feeling about school. For instance, keep a diary or just write in a notebook. It’s a great way to let out emotion that may be stuck inside you. And you don’t have to share what you have written with others.
The next time you find yourself disliking school, this will also help you: Make a list of everything you dislike or enjoy—even there is only one thing. See what you can change on “don’t like” list. Could you find a way to show off your special interests and talents on what you like? Which activities could you try that would help you solve these “don’t like” problems? Focus on what you can change and you might be able to put the good feeling back in school!
1. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us the ________ of school stress.A.examples | B.signs | C.reasons | D.causes |
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
A.wait and see |
B.be friendly to others |
C.do something to change the condition |
D.have a positive attitude towards schoolwork |
A.students | B.parents | C.teachers | D.doctors |