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' exam 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 cache 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 take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports, specially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.

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A new high-speed railway opened on January 22nd, 2021. The new line which connects Beijing with China's north-eastern provinces not only shortens travel time. but also has high technologies, Besides, it also has an environmentally-friendly design. Importantly, it shows China's strong ability to build the high-tech and green high-speed railway, 

The new line connects Beijing with Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin- the capital cities of China's three north-eastern provinces.▲But now the newline shortens the travel time between Beijing and Harbin to less than 5 hours. People have never stopped realizing the goal of a higher speed. 

A part of the way from Harbin to Shenyang was put into work in 2012. The newline has 46 bridges and 30 tunnels（隧道）, " The building of the station is based on the idea of environmental protection, " the station's designer Wang Qingyi said. Also, an electricity-saving system has been used to save energy, Because of the new design lights will not need to be turned on during the day. Because the hall is bright enough for passengers. 

A new type of train that can work under temperatures as low as -40℃ runs on the line. The new train can stand the coldest weather and provide Braille (盲文). It has become attractive in the world. Many foreigners come to China to experience the new type train. Chinese people use their wisdom and hard work to tell the world that they are going to have a bright future.