Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. Th

1.Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. These are early children, elementary, secondary and higher education. School attendance is required in every state of the country, and in most states students must attend school from the age of 6 to 16. The first level is early childhood education. Its main purpose is to prepare children for school. The second level is elementary education. Education at this level is divided into six or eight grades, and children learn reading, arithmetic, writing, social studies and science. They also have art, music and physical education. The third level is secondary education. It is for junior and senior high school students. Some students take courses to prepare themselves for college. Other students take technical or vocational courses that prepare them for jobs after they graduate from high school. Higher education continues after high school. There are many kinds of institutions of higher education. Technical institutes offer two-year programs in electronics, engineering, business and other subjects. After two years at a junior college, students receive an associate degree and then they can continue at a four-year college. Education at the second level is divided into six or eight. 选项： A:T B:F

2.Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. These are early children, elementary, secondary and higher education. School attendance is required in every state of the country, and in most states students must attend school from the age of 6 to 16.The first level is early childhood education. Its main purpose is to prepare children for school.The second level is elementary education. Education at this level is divided into six or eight grades, and children learn reading, arithmetic, writing, social studies and science. They also have art, music and physical education.The third level is secondary education. It is for junior and senior high school students. Some students take courses to prepare themselves for college. Other students take technical or vocational courses that prepare them for jobs after they graduate from high school.Higher education continues after high school. There are many kinds of institutions of higher education. Technical institutes offer two-year programs in electronics, engineering, business and other subjects. After two years at a junior college, students receive an associate degree and then they can continue at a four-year college.问Post-graduate(研究生)education would most probably be talked about in the next paragraph. 选项： A:T B:F

3.[单选题]共用题干Schools and Education1. Life in the twenty-first century demands preparation.Today,all individuals in a country must have adequate schooling to prepare them for their work as well as for their responsibilities as citizens.With this in mind,national leaders everywhere are placing more emphasis on the education of the young.In the United States,government officials,parents,and teachers are working hard to give their children一tomorrow's decision makers一the best preparation available.2. There is no national school policy in the United States.Each of the fifty states makes its own rules and regulations for its school,but there are many similarities among the fifty school systems.Public schools in all states are supported by taxes paid by the citizens of the individual state. In most states the children are required to attend school until they reach the age of sixteen.3. When they become six years old,children begin elementary school.After six years in elementary school,they go into junior high school and remain there for three years.The last three years of their public school education are spent in senior high school,from which they graduate at the age of eighteen.4. A great number of high school graduates continue their education in one of the many colleges or universities in the country.After four years,they receive a bachelor's degree.Some continue studying for a master's degree and perhaps a doctor's degree.Paragraph 3________ A Higher Education in the US B Primary and Secondary Schooling C The Importance of Education D The Similar School System Throughout the US E The Process of Education F Pre-school Education in the US

4.[单选题]共用题干Schools and Education1. Life in the twenty-first century demands preparation.Today,all individuals in a country must have adequate schooling to prepare them for their work as well as for their responsibilities as citizens.With this in mind,national leaders everywhere are placing more emphasis on the education of the young.In the United States,government officials,parents,and teachers are working hard to give their children一tomorrow's decision makers一the best preparation available.2. There is no national school policy in the United States.Each of the fifty states makes its own rules and regulations for its school,but there are many similarities among the fifty school systems.Public schools in all states are supported by taxes paid by the citizens of the individual state. In most states the children are required to attend school until they reach the age of sixteen.3. When they become six years old,children begin elementary school.After six years in elementary school,they go into junior high school and remain there for three years.The last three years of their public school education are spent in senior high school,from which they graduate at the age of eighteen.4. A great number of high school graduates continue their education in one of the many colleges or universities in the country.After four years,they receive a bachelor's degree.Some continue studying for a master's degree and perhaps a doctor's degree.Paragraph 4________ A Higher Education in the US B Primary and Secondary Schooling C The Importance of Education D The Similar School System Throughout the US E The Process of Education F Pre-school Education in the US

5.The Education System in the UK is divided into Elementary, Middle and High School Education.选项： A:正确; B:错误

6.11. It can be learned from the first two paragraphs that__________. A. schools in America stress knowledge other than culture, traditions and values B. in America children do not accept education until six years of age 1 C. it is required that Americans receive high school education D. school years remain the same for students from elementary to high school

7.The Education System in the UK is divided into Elementary, Middle and High School Education. 选项： A:正确; B:错误

8.阅读理解Which of the following is not true?( ) 选项： A:Patents pay much attention to their children's education. B:Government officials try to give students the best education. C:There is national school policy in America. D:Many high school graduates continue their education in one of the colleges or universities.

9.Which of the following subjects are NOT offered to elementary school students?A．Mathematics and languages.B．Science and social studies.C．Politics and business education.D．Music and physical education.

10.Formal education in the United States consists of elementary, secondary and higher education. 选项： A:正确 B:错误

11.Formal education in the United States consists of elementary, secondary and higher education. 选项： A:正确 B:错误

12.Formal education in the United States consists of elementary , secondary and higher education.选项： A:正确; B:错误

13.[单选题]Passage 2In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school.Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children's education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the child's education.Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive; however, almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student's family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.36.About 50 per cent of the university students in the United States ______ to get ______ their college education. A work while studying some money for B must work hard all night earning much money for C work at night while study in the day some money for D works while studying part of the money for

14.What are some of the characteristics of American education? 选项： A:Formal education in the United States consists of elementary, secondary and higher education. B:Public educations is free and compulsory. C:Diversity is considered to be an outstanding characteristic of American education. D:Education is a function of the states, not the federal government.

15.America has the largest percentage of population of international students in the higher-level of education.

16.Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year? _____ 选项： A、Many people believe that the only way to success is a college education. B、Many parents want their children to go to college. C、High school teachers urge their students to go to college. D、Every young man and woman wants to go to college.

17.Formal education in the United States consists of elementary, secondary and higher education. 选项： A:Diversity is considered to be an outstanding characteristic of American education. B:Education is a function of the states, not the federal government. C:fewer people go on to higher education than in britain D:A,B,C,D

18.Formal education in the United States consists secondary and higher education. 选项： A: kindergarten B: public C: elementary D: private

19.[单选题]Passage 1In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary schools. Another name for secondary school is high school.Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children’s education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the child’s education.Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive; however, almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student’s family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.33.According to the text, a child in the U.S. can enter a college or a university only _________. A at the age of eighteen B before completing elementary school C before graduating from public school D after finishing secondary school

20.Formal education in the United States consists secondary and higher education. 选项： A: kindergarten B: public C: elementary D: private