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1、课时阅读训练五Period1Introduction&ReadingandVocabulary文本研读课阅读理解A Formygrandmother’s70thbirthday,myfamilyandIvisitedSouthKorea.Whilethere,IwasattentivetoKoreanhighschoolsandstudents.IwassurprisedbyhowdifferentKorea’spublichighschoolsarefromAmerica’s.Koreanhighschoolscanbeall-girls,all-boysorco-
2、ed(男女同校的)unlikeourstandardco-edhighschools.Therearethreegrades:“go1”(10th),“go2”(11th)and“go3”(12th).“Go”isthefirstsyllableoftheword“go-deung-hakkyo”,which,simplytranslated,is“highschool”.InAmerica,unlessyouwanttogotoaprivateschool,youdon’thavetotakeanentranceexam.InKorea,however,studen
3、tsmusttakeatesttogetinbecauseofthemanychoicesofschools.AnotherdifferenceIcouldn’thelpbutnoticewasthestudents’appearance.Withveryfewexceptions,allwearuniforms.Anametag(标牌)withthestudent’sname,gradeandhomeroomnumbermustalsobeworn.Girl’sskirtscan’tbeabovetheupperpartoftheknee,anditisforbid
4、dentodye(染)yourhairorwearaccessories(配饰)exceptsmallearrings.Therearestrictregulationsforappearancetoachieveneatness,anditseemstheonlyfreedomstudentshaveiswiththeirchoicesofhairstyle,socksandshoes.Thefinaldifferencewasthesetupoftheclasses.Theremaybe40studentsinaclassroom,butthenumbercanb
5、elessorevenmore,dependingonthepopulationofthetownorcity.Althoughtherearemanystudentsperclassroom,theyareveryclose,whichIthinkisaresultofnotchangingclassroomsfordifferentsubjects.Therearenolevelsinthesubjectsandtheteachersaretheoneswhoswitchclassrooms.Theyjusthaveten-minutebreaksbetweens
6、ubjects.Ineachclass,studentsarerankedbytheirgrades.Thiscausesstrictcompetition,andKoreanstudentsdoalotofstudying.Tohelpthem,allschoolshaveextrastudyclassesafterschool.OneotherfactthathelpedmeappreciatelivinginAmericaisthatKoreanshaveschoolonSaturdays.Althoughit’sonlyahalfday,IthinkIspea
7、kformostAmericanswhenIsaywecouldneverimagineourselvesinschoolonaSaturday.Korea’spublichighschoolsareclearlydifferentfromAmerica’s.Ihadimaginedthemtobejustlikeourschools,butnowIhaveaclearpictureofhowdifferenttheyare.【语篇概述】文章主要谈论了美国高中和韩国高中的不同之处。1.Howmanymaindifferencesarementione
