This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes . They will attend U. S. schools , meet U.S. 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 Gemany 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 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 first . 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 says , “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 .”
小题1:The whole exchange programme is mainly to .
A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America
B．send students in America to travel in Germany
C．let students learn something about other countries
D．have teenagers learn new languages小题2:Fred and Mike agreed that .
A．American food tasted better than German food
B．German schools were harder than American schools
C．Americans and Germans were both friendly
D．there were more cars on the streets in America小题3:What is particular in American school is that .
A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings
B．students usually take fourteen subjects in all
C．there are a lot of after-school activities
D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car小题4:After experiencing the American school life , Mike thought .
A．the easy life in the American schools was more helpful to the students .
B．German schools trained students to be better citizens .
C．American schools were not as good as German schools
D．a better education should include something good from both America and Germany
