Japanese high school students either walk or ride bicycles if the distance is not too great. In other
cases, students must take public buses and trains. After junior high school, students attend schools
based on their high school entrance examination scores. So some students travel a great distance to
attend the school.
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The school day begins at 8: 30. Then students assemble in their homeroom classes for the day's
studies. Each homeroom has an average of 40-45 students. Students stay in their homeroom
classrooms for most of the school day. Only for physical education, laboratory classes, or other
subjects requiring special facilities(设备) do students move to different parts of the school. Between
classes and at lunchtime, classrooms can be noisy, lively places. Some schools may have a cafeteria
(自助餐厅), but most do not. In most schools, students bring a box lunch from home, prepared by
the mother in the early morning hours.
Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American students.
Students in high schools take three years' each of the following subjects mathematics, social studies,
Japanese, science, and English. Other subjects include physical education, music, art, and moral
(道德的) studies. All the students in one grade level study the same subjects. Given the number of
required subjects, electives(选修科目) are few.
Afterschool Activities
Club activities take place after school every day. Students can join only one club, and they rarely
change clubs from year to year, so the clubs are relatively stable. Clubs are made up of sports clubs
(baseball, soccer, judo, kendo, etc. ) and culture clubs(English, broadcasting, science, etc. ). New
students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April. Clubs
meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.
1. Most Japanese high school students often have their lunch________.
A. in restaurants
B. in school cafeterias
C. at home
D. in homeroom classrooms
2. Students in the USA go to school________days a year.
A. 180
B. 200
C. 240
D. 300
3. The underlined word "rarely" in the fourth paragraph means "________".
A. always
B. never
C. seldom
D. often
4. From the passage we know that________.
A. there are less than 40 students in each class in Japanese high schools
B. students must stay in homeroom classrooms for physical education
C. there are few subjects for students to choose except the required ones
D. there will not be any club activities during school vacations
5. The best subtitle for the second and third paragraphs may be "________".
A. At school
B. In class
C. Subjects
D. Homerooms
