高中英语2024届高考复习群文阅读材料1（School Life 校园生活）.docVIP

PAGE 7 PAGE 0 高考英语群文阅读材料 （School Life 校园生活） Part1 Different Countries, Different Schools 不同的国家，不同的学校 Passage1 It is interesting to look at differences between schools in different countries. In many European countries, for example, the relationship between teachers and students is quite?formal.?This is true of France, Germany, and Spain, where?discipline?and respect for the teacher is considered very important. The same is true of Russia. In northern European countries, however, the relationship between teachers and students is much friendlier and more relaxed. In America, students and teachers are quite relaxed with each other. In Britain, relationships are quite relaxed, but teachers can?have big problems with?discipline. Another important difference is whether schools are?state schools or private schools.?State schools are paid for by the government, but in private schools, the parents pay for the education of their children. Germany and France have both state and private schools, but most students go to state schools, which are very good.?Similarly,?America has both state and private schools. Most American children go to state schools, but the private schools can be very good. Britain has both state and private schools. In Russia, children go to state schools. Passage2 American school system 美国学校体系 Dear Li Kang, Hows it going? I thought Id write to tell you about the American school system.?Secondary school?in the US usually?covers?seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive?the high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to college. The school year is?divided into two?semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. We have a long summer?vacation! We start school at 7:50 a.m. and we finish at 3 p.m. I?take part in?all kinds of?after-school activities. I play football, basketball, volleyball,