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湖北省黄冈市2013-2014学年八年级上学期四科联赛英语B试卷
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: in an American High School
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Introduction | ◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its . |
Lockers and textbooks | ◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and clothes. ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to them. |
transport | ◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their send them to school by car. ◇They can drive 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 classes. ◇They go to classrooms for each subject. |
After-school activities | ◇After school most of the students take part in their faviourite activities, including sports and clubs. |
A month ago the Brown family, who lived in Lyndhurst, had a special experience. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} She was making coffee while her husband, Frank, was watching a comedy program on television. Upstairs(在楼上) their young daughter, Ruth, was asleep in her room and their son, Mark, was doing some homework on his computer. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} However, at the end of the afternoon, it started to change. Soon, it began to rain very heavily. Tina looked out of the kitchen window and saw big storm clouds in the sky. The Browns' dog, Tilly, was in the back garden. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Shortly afterwards, Tina saw lightning(闪电) in the sky and then everything in the house went dark. Frank was unhappy because the television didn't work. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Then they heard baby Ruth crying. Frank went upstairs to look after the baby but when he climbed the stairs(楼梯) , there was a loud sound and the house seemed to shake. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} A big tree from their garden fell through the window of Ruth's room！Luckily it missed the baby by just half a meter!
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A. Mark shouted from his room because he couldn't use his computer. B. Suddenly there was a loud crack of thunder(雷声) and Tilly quickly ran into the house. C. The little baby Ruth was just two years old and liked playing with Tilly. D. Frank ran into Ruth's room and he saw something shocking. E. The weather had been very good all day with a lot of sunshine. F. It was evening and after dinner Tina was in the kitchen. |
I have always admired students who hand their homework in on time and never forget anything important to do. Me, on the other hand… I'm terrible at getting myself organized! The following tips are from my friends.
Lou | Hi, Amy. My tip is to have a big noticeboard in your bedroom, divide it into different parts. I've got a whiteboard. I write a to-do list for each subject on it to make sure I'll finish everything in time. |
Gloria | Lately I've started keeping a small study diary, I write down everything I need to do in it. I also write a reminder before some important dates. It's helping. |
Hana | I always spend about five minutes at the end of the day tidying up the desktop on the computer and make a copy of important documents. According to must-do things, I write them on the sticky paper and put it on the front door to keep in mind. |
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