Hi,mynameisWangJun.DoyouwanttoknowaboutmystayinginAmerica?Well,totellyouthetruth,itisreallyaneye-openingexperiencehere.InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivetimesaweeksinceGradeFive.ButIdidn’tknowtextbook
Hi,mynameisWangJun.DoyouwanttoknowaboutmystayinginAmerica?Well,totellyouthetruth,itisreallyaneye-openingexperiencehere.
InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivetimesaweeksinceGradeFive.ButIdidn’tknowtextbookEnglishcouldbesodifferentfromeverydayEnglishuntilIcametoHotchkissSchool,Connecticut.WhenIfirststudiedEnglish,Iwastoldtosay“I’mfine.”whenpeoplesay“Howareyou?”ButintheUSA,Ifoundthatpeoplesay“I’mgood.”or“I’mtired.”
Oneday,someonegreeted(问候)mewith“What’sup?”Itmademeconfused.IthoughtforamomentandthensmiledbecauseIdidn’tknowwhattosay.
Sincethen,IhavelearntmoreandmoredifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericancultures.Tomysurprise,Americangirlsspendalotoftimeintheburningsungettingatan(晒黑的肤色).InChina,girlstryeverypossiblewaytokeeptheirskinwhite.
Americanstudentsarehard-workinglikeChinesestudents.InChina,schoolworkisalmosteverything,sowestudyhardandthat’sit.Buthere,a“good”studentnotonlygetsgoodgrades,butalsodoesalotforthepublic.Thatistosay,theygetlotsofknowledgeatschoolandlearnmanylifeskillsfromsocial(社会的)work.
小题1:InChina,WangJunhad_______Englishclasseseveryweek.A.fiveB.fourC.threeD.two小题2:WangJunfoundthat_______whenhecametoHotchkissSchoolintheUSA.
A.itwasreallyimportanttolearnEnglishwell
B.EnglishhelearntinChinawashelpfultohim
C.Americanstudentsweremorehard-workingthanChinesestudents
D.textbookEnglishwasdifferentfromeverydayEnglish
小题3:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confused”meaninChinese?A.困惑的B.滑稽的C.紧张的D.伤心的小题4:AmericangirlsmakeWangJunfeelsurprisedbecause_______.A.theyworkhardatschoolB.theytrytokeeptheirskinwhiteC.theyhopetogetatanD.theydolotsofsocialwork小题5:Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MywonderfultravelintheUSAB.After-schoolactivitiesinAmericanschoo