LifeinanAmericanhighschoolisaninterestingandexcitinglearningexperience.HighschoolinAmericaisnotjustaplaceforstudyingsomesubjects.Itisalsoanimportantsocialcentre,wherestudentscandevelopotherinterestsandtalents(才能).
Thehighschoolcourseisdividedintofouryears.Theteenagerusuallystartsschoolatabout8:00a.m.,andendsatabout3p.m.There'snoschoolonSaturdays.
Studentshavelunchattheschoolcafeteria,wheretheycanchoosefromavarietyofgoodthingstoeatanddrink.Afterlunchtheyplaysports,talktofriendsorsimplyrelax.Thelunchbreaklastsaboutanhour.
Whentheschooldayends,somestudentsgohome,butmanystillstayatschoolforafter-schoolactivities.Therearemanyactivitiesandclubstochoose.Withtheheadmaster'sagreement,studentscanstartanykindofclubthatiseducationalandfun!
Intheafternoonmanystudentspracticesportswiththeschoolteam.Sportsareanimportantpartofhighschoollife.It'sanhonor(荣誉)toplayontheschoolteam.
Americanhighschoolstudentsliketobe“popular”.Thismeansbeingagoodstudent,beingactiveinthecommunityandbeingwell-likedbyothers.Popularstudentsareelectedtotakepartinstudentgovernment.EveryyearinJunethereareprizesforthebeststudentsandthebestathletes.
TherearemanysocialeventssuchasSpringDanceandSchoolPicnicduringtheschoolyearwhichinvolve(涉及)thewholeschoolandtheteachers.
MostAmericanhighschoolstudentshaveapart-timejobduringtheschoolyearandafull-timejobduringthesummer.Parentsencouragetheirchildrentoworkbecauseit'spartofgrowingupandbecomingresponsibleandindependent.
Mosthighschoolshaveajoblisttohelpstudentsfindwork.Teenagersarefondoftheirjobs!
1.Howmanyyearsisthehighschoolcoursedividedinto?
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2.Americanhighschoolstudentsgohomeforlunch,don'tthey?
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3.Areafter-schoolactivitiesandclubsonlyforafewgoodstudentsorformanystudents?
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4.Whatdoes“apopularstudent”meaninAmericanhighschool?
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5.Dotheteacherstakepartinschoolsocialevents?
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6.Why