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 l, 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 lose 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 old, 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, Maths, 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.

    We always think classical (古典的) music fans are quiet and shy, and lovers of rap (说唱音乐) are outgoing.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}According to a study in Edinburgh, it is.

    Professor North, who did the study, says that people often show their personalities through the kind of music they listen to. More than 36,000 people from around the world joined-the study.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Here are some of the results:

Western and country music fans are hard-working and not shy.

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Classical music fans are quiet.

Rap fans are outgoing.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} People think heavy metal fans are very sad and unhappy. But like classical music fans, they are in fact easy-going and creative, and not very outgoing.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Heavy metal fans in Sweden have more in common with heavy metal fans in Brazil than with Swedish fans of pop.

    Sue and Bessie are sisters. They are Americans. They live in the mountain village. Sue is 104 years old and Bessie is 102 years old now

    Here is some of their advice for living a long and healthy life.

    Get up early. They get up at 6:30 in the morning.

    Have a good breakfast. The sisters eat oatmeal (燕麦片),half a banana, bran (麸皮) and eggs with a little cheese.

    Take exercise every day. The sisters like to do yoga (瑜伽).They also walk every afternoon.

    Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, especially apples. Apple is good for your health.

    Don't eat a lot of salt and fat (脂肪). These things are bad for your body.

    Don't get married (结婚). The sisters have no husbands or children to worry about.

    Don't always listen to the doctors. Most of the doctors don't know what to do with us. When something is wrong with us, they don't know how to treat (治疗) us. They are always surprised (感到惊奇) to see us live so long.

    Do you agree with the sisters?

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    Doing exercise is very important for everyone. But it can be a little difficult to keep a exercise plan when winter comes.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Do you have the same problem? I'll tell you what you can do to change the situation.

    To stay active during the winter, you should first make it as easy as possible to do your exercise.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The following advice will give you some ideas for making winter exercise more comfortable and more enjoyable.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you want to exercise outside, you might keep the clothes in the dryer for a few minutes before that. It's often harder to get warmed up when it's cold outside. Putting on clothes fresh from the dryer is just one way to get your body warm.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} If it's really cold outside, you might even try a quick shower to get you warm before you do exercise.

    Walk in door.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}To get out of cold weather of winter, you can simply walk in door. Probably in the living area of your room, Walking indoors makes you feel safe and gives you a dry and warm temperature to do it.

A. Take a hot shower.

B. Walking is a good way to stay healthy.

C. Put your sports clothes in the dryer.

D. The cold weather makes you want to stay in your warm bed.

E. Second, make something different before you lose interest in doing exercise.

    Fun or kind? Old or young? Let's see what these students say about their favourite teachers?

Zhao Dan

    My favorite teachers are learned(博学)teachers because they can make their lessons easy and interesting. And in class, after learning what is in the book, we hope to learn more.

Wang Jianing

    My geography teacher Mr. Todd is kind to students. His class is interesting. All of the students want to learn and do their homework.

Wang Peng

    We boys and girls often have questions. We really want to talk about these questions with teachers and make friends with them. I don't like old teachers because they can't understand(理解)us!

Lu Hongfei

    Ms. Li is my English teacher. She always wears purple clothes. It is her favorite color. She often teaches us to sing English songs.