【AsastudentyoumustbeexcitedtoknowsomethingaboutAmericanschoolstudents.InfactjustlikeinChinaintheUnitedStateshighschoolisusuallydividedintotwoperiodsthefirsttwoorthreeyearsarecalled“juniorhighsch】

　　AsastudentyoumustbeexcitedtoknowsomethingaboutAmericanschoolstudents.InfactjustlikeinChinaintheUnitedStateshighschoolisusuallydividedintotwoperiodsthefirsttwoorthreeyearsarecalled“juniorhighschool”andtheotheris“seniorhighschool”.

　　InChinachildrenenjoyfreeeducationofnineyearsbutintheUnitedStatesthestudentsenjoyfreeeducation(whichwillbestartedwhentheyareabout6yearsold)untiltheyare18yearsold.AsaresultofthefreeeducationsystemAmericanchildrenhavelittledifficultyingoingtoseniorhighschool.

　　Americanhighschoolstudentscantakepartinalotofactivitiesoutsideoftheclassroom.Theactivitiesareorganizedbytheschoolsuchasjoiningamusicgrouporasportsteam.CertainlyjustlikeusstudentsinChinaAmericanstudentshavetoworkhardinordertogetgoodmarksiftheywanttogotoagooduniversity.Theytakeclassesinallkindsofsubjectsallthroughthehighschoolperiod.Andstudentswithlowmarksattheendofaschoolyeararestillallowedtogoontothenextgrade.

　　InAmericanhighschoolsthereisfightingorhurtingorotherkindsofbadbehaviors.Sochildrenwhowanttogotouniversityareoftensenttosuburban(郊区的)highschoolswheremoststudentswanttogotouniversityandtheatmosphere(氛围)isquitedifferent.

　　1.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout________.

　　A.educationofChinesemiddleschool

　　B.educationofAmericanhighschool

　　C.Americanfreeeducation

　　D.howtogetintouniversitiesinAmerica

　　2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A.ThetimeoffreeeducationinChinaislongerthanthatinAmerica.

　　B.Thosewhogetgoodmarkscangotoagooduniversity.

　　C.Americanstudentscantakeallkindsofsubjectsduringthehighschoolperiod.

　　D.Theycanbeallowedtojointhenextgradeeveniftheyfailtheschool-yearexam.

　　3.Thewriterofthepassagetellsusthetruththat________.

　　A.theatmosphereinhighschoolsisnotgood

　　B.noneoftheschoolsincitiesaregoodforlearning

　　C.suburbanhighschoolsaregoodplacesforlearning

　　D.alltheAmericanstudentswanttogotouniversity