Module1MyFirstDayatSeniorHigh话题导入无论时光怎样流转,无论我们走过了一季又一季,我们都依然记得上高中的第一天。充满神秘色彩的新校园；穿戴迥异又像自己一样带着理想来到这儿的同学；面蓄关爱和微笑、戴着宽厚眼镜的老师……背景知识美国的教育制度美国文化教育的高水平也决定了美国在世界科技方面的领先地位。在美国人看来,人人都有接受教育的权利。美国的法律规定儿童6～16岁必须入学。美国的公立学校由政府税收支持,学生免费入学；私立学校多由教会支持。美国的学校按年龄阶段分为以下四类:1.初级学校:1～6年级(6～12岁)2.初级中学:7～8年级(13～14岁)3.中学:9～12年级(15～18岁)4.大学(学院):一般为4年制(18岁以上),另有“研究院”或“专业学院”,为大学毕业学生从事研究而设立。Age年龄3456789101112131415161718192021幼儿园Kindergarten小学Primary中学Secondary大学UniversityGrade班级K1[来234567891011121234[引入型阅读美国的学校也是在暑期长假之后的金色九月开学,每学年有两个学期。那么,他们还有什么地方和我国相同呢?读完本文你就知道了。AmericanHighSchoolsAmericanschoolsbegininSeptemberafteralongsummerholiday.Therearetwotermsinaschoolyear.ThefirsttermisfromSeptembertoJanuary,andthesecondisfromFebruarytoJune.MostAmericanchildrenbegintogotoschoolwhentheyarefiveyearsold.Moststudentsareseventeenoreighteenyearsoldwhentheyfinishhighschool.Highschoolstudentstakeonlyfourorfivesubjectseachterm.Theyusuallygotothesameclasseveryday,andtheyhavehomeworkforeveryclass.Afterclass,theydomanyinterestingthings.Afterhighschool,manystudentsgotocollege.Theycangotoasmalloneoralargeone.Theyusuallyhavetopayalotofmoney.Somanycollegestudentsworkafterclasstogetthemoneyfortheirstudies.HighSchoolCoursesInAmericanhighschool,moststudentstakeEnglish,science,mathsandhistory.Thesearebasiccoursesandeachcourseisasusefulastheothers.InEnglishclass,thestudentsstudygrammarandreadfamousliterature.Inscienceclass,theystudybiology,chemistryorphysics.HistoryismoreinterestingtosomestudentsbecausetheylearnaboutimportanteventsandplacesintheUnitedStates.Studentstakeothercourses,too.Theseareelectives.Someofthemaremusic,homeeconomicsandcomputerscience.Studentsdon'thavetotakeallofthesecourses.Somestudymusicbecausetheyfeelitmoreenjoyable.Somestudycomputersciencebecausetheythinkitismorepractical.Ineachclass,teachersgivestudentsexams.Someexamsaredifficultthanothers,butagoodstudentcanalwaysdowell.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions:1.HowoldarethehighschoolgraduatesintheU.S.?2.Whydothestudentsworkafterclass?3.WhatarethedifferencesinsubjectsbetweentheChineseandAmericanhighschools?
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