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From: terri wombat. Com. Au
To: (happylizijun) yaboo. com. cn
Subject: My school
Hi, Li Zijun,
Thanks very much for your email. I really enjoyed reading it. I think we have a lot in common. I wonder if our school life is similar too.
I go to a big high school in Sydney called Maylands High School. There are about 1000 students and 80 or so teachers. My class has 25 students in it, which is normal for a Year 11 class. In the junior school there are about 30 students in a class.
In the senior high school we have lots of subjects to choose from, like maths, physics, chemistry, biology, history, German, law, geography, software design, graphic arts and media studies. (Different schools sometime have different optional subjects.) English is a must for everyone and we have to do least three other subjects in Year 11 and 12. At the end of Year 12 we sit for a public exam called the High School Certificate.
As well as school subjects, most of us do other activities at school such as playing a sport, singing in the choir or playing in the school band. We can also belong to clubs, such as the drama club, the chess club and the debating society.
We have a lot of homework to do in senior school to prepare for our exam, so unless I have basketball practice, I usually go straight home and start studying. I arrive home about 4 pm, make myself a snack and work till 6. Then I help the family to make dinner and we all eat together. I’m usually back in my room studying by 8 pm. I stop at about 10 o’clock and watch TV or read a book for half an hour to relax. On Saturdays, I usually go out with my family or with friends and I sleep in till late on Sunday morning. Then it’s back to the books on Sunday afternoon.
How about you? What’s your school life like? Do you have a lot of homework? What do you do to relax when you’re not studying? I’m looking forward to finding out.
Your Australian friend
Terrie
1. How many subjects do the students have to do at least in Year 11 and 12?
A. 11 B. 3
C. 4 D. 6
2. What does the underlined phrase “sit for” in Para3 mean?
A. pass B. take
C. go for D. hold
3. On Sunday afternoon, Terri usually______.
A. read books B. play in the school band
C. play basketball D. helps her family to prepare dinner
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
这是中友的一封书信，信中介绍了澳大利亚的学校情况。
【1题详解】
C。简单计算题。第三段，English is a must…and … least three other subjects…，总计为4门课程。
【2题详解】
B。猜测词义题。第12年末，我们还要参加名为高中学业水平的公开考试。sit for 参加，应考。
【3题详解】
A。细节理解题。从第5段最后一句得知，Terri通常在周日下午读书。
