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五项全练 高 一
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Test 16
阅读理解第 部分一
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。
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This year about twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13—19) from all over
the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers,
and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American
teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of
the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with
George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study the
language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected—much
harder. Students rose respectfully ( 恭敬地 ) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen
subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the
family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at fi rst. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany,
you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I
suppose I should criticize American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to
say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside
activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some
middle ground between the two.”
( ) 1. This year teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America
and other countries.
A. twenty-three hundred B. thirteen hundred
C. over t