江苏省泰州中学附属初级中学2022学年八年级英语上学期期末调研考试试题

江苏省泰州中学附属初级中学2022-2022学年八年级英语上学期期末调研考试试题（考试时间：120分钟，满分：150分）一、听力（20分）I．听对话回答问题。A)从A、B、C三幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的选项。听两遍。()1.What’sJimgoingtodonextSunday?A.B.C.()2.Whichsigncantheysee?A.B.C.()3.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuyfirst?A.B.C.()4.Whatdoestheman’sfatherdo?A.B.C.()5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttolearn?A.B.C.B)听对话，根据所听对话及问题选择正确答案。听两遍。()6.Whenisthewoman’sbirthday?A.OnDecember24.B.OnDecember25.C.OnDecember26.()7.Wherewerethewomanandherfatherfouryearsago?A.InAmerica.B.InEngland.C.InChina.()8.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inthebus.B.IntheChildren’sHouse.C.Atthebusstop.()9.Whorunsthefastest?A.Lily.B.Lucy.C.Kate.()10.Whendidtheearlybusleave?A.At6:25.B.At6:30.C.At6:35.II．听对话和短文回答问题。13\n听一段对话，回答第11－12小题。()11.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowaboutthetrip?A.Wheretogo.B.Whentoleave.C.Howmuchtopay.()12.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A.Visitthecountryside.B.GotoFrance.C.Stayherefor3weeks.听第一篇短文，回答第13－15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。ThreemealsinAmericaMealsTimeFoodBreakfastbefore8:00a.m.eggs,　13,bread,fruitjuiceandcoffeeLunch14sandwiches,fruitandcookiesSupper6:00—8:00p.m..meatorchicken,turkeyandduck,15,vegetablesorsalad()13.A.someapplesB.somemeatC.somefish()14.A.11:00—12:00B.11:00—13:00C.12:00—13:00()15.A.potatoesorriceB.tomatoesorfishC.bananasorcakes听第二篇短文，回答第16－20小题。()16.HowmanytermsarethereinaschoolyearinAmerica?A.OneB.TwoC.Three()17.Whenisthefirstterm?A.FromFebruarytoJuneB.FromFebruarytoSeptemberC.FromSeptembertoJanuary()18.Atwhatagecanachildgotoschool?A.FiveB.SixC.Seven()19.Howmanysubjectsdothehighschoolstudentstakeeachterm?A.FourB.FiveC.Fourorfive()20.Whydomanycollegestudentshavetoworkafterclass?A.Becausesomeworkishelpfultotheirstudents.B.Becausetheyneedtogetmoneyfortheirstudies.C.Becausetheteachersaskthemtodoso.一、单项选择（20分）()21.Thereissoftballhere.Shallweplaysoftballafterlunch?A.a,aB.the,theC.a,theD.a,/()22.Theoldmanhadmoneyofall,butheraisedmoneyforProjectHope.A.thefewest,themostB.theleast,themostC.theless,themoreD.theleast,themore()23.Britishpeoplesay“football”whileAmericanssay“____”.A.fallB.eraserC.vacationD.soccer()24.―Don’tplayinthestreet.It’sdangerous.―.A.No,Idon’t.B.No,Iwon’t.C.Yes,Iwill.D.Yes,Iwon’t.()25.Timanhourdoinghishomeworkandlisteningtomusichim10minutes.A.costs,spendsB.spends,takeCspends,takesD.takes,costs13\n()26.What______yourschoollife______?A.does;likeB.do;likeC.is;likeD.is;likes()27.Thenumberofwildanimals______getting_________.A.is;smallerandsmallerB.are;smallerandsmallerC.are;fewerandfewerD.is;fewerandfewer()28.―ShallwetakeLindatotheGreatWall?―.A.No,Iwon’t.B.SoundsgreatC.Idon’tthinkso.D.Ihopenot.()29.Therainstormkilled__________peopleatyear.A.twothousandB.twothousandsC.twothousandofD.twothousandsof()30.Mylittlebrotherisgenerous____hisfriends.Helikestosharehistoysthem.A.to,withB.for,withC.for,toD.to,for()31.―IthinkBettyisveryhelpful.―.Shealwaysgivesherseattoothersonthebus.A.Iagree.B.Me,too.C.Really?D.I’mafraidsheisn’t.()32.Don’tthewindowopenwhileyouareasleep.A.leaveB.leftC.forgetD.forgot()33.MrLialwaysadvisesusEnglishasoftenaspossible.A.speakB.tospeakC.nottospeakD.notspeak()34.―Jim,readbookswhileyouareonthebus.―Ok,thankyou.A.don’tB.doesn’tC.won’tD.can’t()35.Wouldyouplease________thechildren________withsnake?A. toask;nottoplayB.ask;nottoplayC.ask;notplayD.ask;don’tplay()36.—Mum,therearenopearsforasalad.Shallweuseoranges?—OK.A.tooB.alreadyC.insteadofD.instead()37.Iknowthere______ameetinginourschooltomorrow.A.isgoingtohaveB.isgoingtobeC.aregoingtohaveD.aregoingtobe()38.Thanksforkeepingthesecretme.I’llkeepthesecretmyself.A.to,forB.for,toC.for,withD.at,to()39.Youlooksotired.Whynot?A.stoptohavearestB.tostoptohavearestC.stophavingarestD.tostophavingarest()40.Whathesaidanddidmademe_________.A.A.tofeelexcitedB.feelexcitingC.feltexcitedD.feelexcited三、完形填空(15分)13\nWhenIwasinmyfirstyearofmiddleschool,myfatherdied.AndmymotherwasilljustafterIstartedhighschool,Ihadtostop__41___schoolbecausemymotherhadno__42___topayformyschoolbills.Westartedworkinginpeople’sgardenstosaveupenoughmoney__43___metogobacktoschool.Aftersometime,Ireturnedtoschool.Unluckily,mymotherdiedthenextyear.Suddenlymyworldwent__44___Iaskedmyheadmaster__45___IcouldworkfortheschoolsoIcouldpaymybills.Hewasanicemanandletme__46___intheschoolgardenduringthe__47___.Ihadnotbeenabletostudywellbecauseofmymother’s__48___.__49___theendofmysecondyear,I__50___mostofmyexamsandwastoldIwouldhavetorepeat(重复)theyear.After__51___summerworkingintheschoolgarden,Iwentbacktolessonsagain.Butsuddenly(突然)Ifell__52___.Becauseofmyillness,Iwasweakandcouldn’tworkatschool.Iwashopeless.Myheadmastertoldmenottogiveup(放弃).Andmyteachersandclassmateshelpedmea__53___NowI’mfeelingbetterandwillfinishmythirdyear.Mylifeisstillnot__54___.Afewstudents__55__mypoorclothes.Theyalsocallme‘farmer’becauseIworkintheschoolgarden.ButIknowIhavetodowithsuchproblems.（）41．A.togotoB.goingtoC.livinginD.visitingthe（）42．A.timeB.moneyC.helpD.friends（）43．A.forB.ofC.toD.by（）44．A.brightB.lateC.darkD.wrong（）45．A.whatB.whichC.ifD.when（）46．A.workB.toworkC.workingD.study（）47．A.afternoonB.holidaysC.nightD.morning（）48．A.illnessB.deathC.restD.work（）49．A.NearB.InC.AtD.By（）50．A.passedB.wentthroughC.failedD.had（）51．A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.more（）52．A.tiredB.asleepC.upD.ill（）53．A.littleB.fewC.lotD.lotof（）54．A.thesameB.hardC.difficultD.easy（）55．A.laughatB.likeC.putonD.laugh四、阅读理解（30分）(A)“Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtodream.”Somescientistssay.Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolor.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswer.Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeenthinkingabouttheirworkallday.Theseideascancarryoverintodreams.Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan’tremember13\nthedream.Dreamscandisappearquicklyfrommemory.Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful.Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardatworkwhenwedream.That’swhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired!（）56.Itmaybemoreimportanttodreamthanto_______.A.thinkB.sleepC.workD.study（）57.Dreamsandfilmsareusually______.A.verylongB.incolourC.aboutworkD.verysad（）58.Whydosomepeopleoftendreamabouttheirwork?A.Becausetheyaretiredinthedaytime.B.Becausetheyarenotinterestedintheirwork.C.Becausetheymaybethinkingabouttheirworkallday.D.Becausetheyhavetoomuchworktodo.（）59.Whenwesleepmore,wehavea______dream.A.shorterB.longerC.worseD.weaker（）60.Themainideaofthestoryisthat______.A.whatdreamisB.peopleliketosleepC.dreamsarelikefilmsD.wealwaysrememberdreams(B)RiddihShah,10Studentswillusecomputersande-textbooks.E-textbookswillbelikeadisk(硬盘).Soinsteadofcarryinglotsofheavytextbooks,studentswillonlycarryafewdisksandreadbooksfromthem.Learningwillbecomeeasierandmoreinteresting.Naomichen,10Ithinkmultimedia(多媒体)willhelpschools.Wedon’tneedtobuynewdictionariesasoften,becausetheschoolwillbuyafewsetsofmultimediasoftware(软件).Therewillbelotsofe-dictionariesinthem.Thosewillbeenoughforthewholeschool.LindaSakami,10Teacherswillusemovies,tapes,TVsandmultimediatoteach.StudentswillbeabletotakeclassesbywatchingTVorontheInternetwithoutaclassroomteacher.LaurenOrtiz,9Inthefuture,evenifyouareill,youcanstilllearnyoursubjectsbyconnecting(连接)yourcomputerwiththeschoolnetworkforfree.()61.Whoistheyoungestofthefourstudents?A.NaomiChen.B.LindaSakami.C.LaurenOrtizD.RiddihShah.()62.WhatdoesRiddihShahthinkschoolsofthefuturewillbelike?A.Therewillbenoteacherintheclassroom.B.Multimediawillbeusedinschools.C.Studentswilllearnoncomputersathome.D.Studentswillonlytakeafewdiskstoschool.()63.Accordingtothepassage,learningwillbecome________inthefuture.A.easierB.moreboringC.cheaperD.moredifficult()64.Theyallthinkthat_________areneededforlearninginthefuture.13\nA.TVsB.disksC.moviesD.computers()65.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.NoSchoolsintheFutureB.TheFutureofSchoolsC.YouWon’tGetIllintheFutureD.WhatWillYourLifeBeLike?(C)Amanmadeanicetalkingmachine.Itcouldweighpeople.Themanwantedtotrythemachinebeforehecouldmakealotofthesekindsofmachines.Heputthemachineintothewaitingroomofastation.Therewerealwayslotsofpeoplein andoutthere.Thefirstonebegantousethemachine.ItwasanIndianwoman.Whenshestandonthemachine,themachinethoughtforafewminutestodecidewhichlanguageitshouldspeak. “Goodmorning,madam,”itsaidinIndian.“Yourweightis72kilos.That’sthreekilosmore.Ifyoueatmorefruitandvegetables,youwillbesoonallright.Wishyouaniceday.”ThesecondonewhousedthemachinewasaniceChinesegirl.Shestoodonthemachineandwaitedtohearherweight.“Goodmorning,Miss,”themachinesaidinChinese.“Yourweightis45kilos.It’sallrightforyourageandheight.Goontoeatwhatyoueateveryday.Wishyouaniceday.”ThethirdonetousethemachinewasaveryfatAmericanwoman.Shethoughtforalongtimebeforestandingonthemachine.Butassoonasshestoodonthemachine,themachinespokequicklyinEnglish,“Goodmorning.Willoneofyougetoff?”()  66.Thenicetalkingmachinecould_____A．tellpeoplewhattheyshouldeatB．weighandtalktopeopleC．tellpeoplehowoldtheyareD．tellastory()67.Firstthemanputhismachine      .A．inthedoctor’swaitingroomB．inamuseum1O8P0@.B/K$Z5a!RL+F-^@/SC．inastationD．inatrain%b4D%j$M9O#Y5T()68.WhatdidthemachinetelltheIndianwoman?A．Shewasalittlelighter.9?A.N&b;J,WB．Shewasjustallright.8E!a7?9Y8Q1Z*Q:Q+PC．Sheneededtoeatmoreandexercisemore.D．Shewasalittlebitheavy.:Q0?3E"A*M7N()69.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A．Shewasalittlebitheavy.B．TheChinesegirlwastoothin.'j7E%B"P:W/a5c"C$IC．TheIndianwomanwasinfactheavierthantheAmericanwoman..D．OfthethreetheChinesegirlwasthelightest.0R*]$\2V2KD()70.Themachinesaidquickly“Willoneofyougetoff?”because           A．twopeoplewereonit7h/b\._;T)T6M;Q%^B．thethirdwomanwastoofat!\"])M(e8RC．somethingwaswrongwithit1`Z*@)i(J,P$WD．themachinedidn’tknowwherethethirdwomanwasfrom,T4F;U%H0M*f9i五、阅读表达(10分)(Nomorethansevenwords)Booksareourgreatestfriends.Theytellusstoriesofeverycountryintheworld.Theygiveusallkinds ofknowledge. Lifeisshort.Onecan'tknowandseeeverythingintheworld.Withthehelpofbooks,13\noneisableto knowwhathappened(发生)thousandsofyearsagoandwhatishappeningineverypartoftheworldnow.Booksgiveusnotonlyknowledgebutalsopleasure.Readinggoodbooksisthebestwayofspendingourfreetime.Andmanybeautifulstoriesforchildrenareinterestingandfullofwisdom(智慧). Allthegreatmenlovebooks.Knowledgefrombookshelpsthemtosucceed(成功)becauseknowledgeisthesource(源泉)ofsuccess.71.Whotellsusstoriesofeverycountryintheworld?_______________________________________________72.Whenisoneabletoknowwhathappenedwiththehelpofbooks?_______________________________________________73.whatcanbooksgiveus?______________________________________________74.Howaremanybeautifulstoriesforchildren?_______________________________________________75.Whydoesknowledgefrombookshelpthegreatmantosucceed?_______________________________________________六、任务型阅读(10分)IwashappyinthosedaysbeforeIstartedgoingtoschool.BecauseIhadgoodneighborstoplaywith.Iplayedwiththemfrommorningtoevening.Weplayedgamesoutdoors,dressedupascowboysandrodearoundonourtricycles(三轮车)happily.　　Attheageoffive,Ihadtogotokindergarten(幼儿园)anditwasquitehardformeatfirst.Ifeltverysadabouthavingtoleavemymothereachmorning.Icriedandwantedmymotheraround.Asthedayswentby,however,Imadefriendseasilyinmyclass.Ibecamehappyagainandlookedforwardtoleavingmyhouseeachmorning.　　IstillrememberthosedayswhenIwaslearningtorideabicycle.IfellseveraltimesbutInevergaveup.Finally,Iwasabletojoinmyfriendsridingaroundonmybike.　　AnothermemoryIlikeistheend-of-yearconcertheldatthekindergarten.IwaschosentoplaytheroleofJackintheplay,JackandtheMagicBeans.Ibecamethesuperstarthatnightandreceivedpraiseformyperformance.　　WhatawonderfulchildhoodIhad!AttimesIreallywishIcouldgobacktothosedays.Title:My____76______BeforegoingtoschoolIplayedwithmygood____77_____happilyeveryday.Weplayedlotsofgameslike_____78_____upascowboysandridingaroundontricycles.Attheageof__79__Ihadtobeginmykindergartenlife.Ifeltverysadto___80____mymothereverymorning.AfterImadefriendsinmyclass,Ibecamehappyagainandcouldn’t____81___toleavemyhouseeverymorning.ThedaysoflearningIfellafewtimesbutI___82___giveup.13\ntorideabicycleIntheendI____83___ridearoundwithmyfriends.ThememoryabouttheconcertatthekindergartenTheconcertwasheldatthe___84___oftheyear.IplayedtheroleofJackintheplay,JackandtheMagicBeans.Ibecamethesuperstarandreceived___85__formyperformance.七、用所给词的适当形式填空（15分）86.Atthe______________(开始),Ididn’tlikeEnglish,butnowIamgoodatit..87.Wecancatch______________(蝴蝶)inthepark.88.Timmywas______________(困住)inasmallwoodenhouse.89.Unluckily,theoldman__________(死)threeyearsago.90.Myfriendoftenshareshis___________(欢乐)withme.91.Nobodytellsmehow_________(read)thisword.92.Beijingisinthe__________(north)partofChina.93.Mumoftenwalkstotheparkinsteadof(ride)thereatweekends.94.We’llhaveasportsmeetingifit________(notrain)tomorrow95.—Howareyoufeelingtoday?—Even(bad).96._________they___________(have)ameetingatthistimeyesterday?97.Iheardyourdaughter__________(sing)inthenextroomattenlastnight.98.Theyareusedto____________(live)inthecountryside.99.Thewetlandscanpreventfloods________(wash)awaythehouses.100.Myparents_____________(notcome)backyet.八、缺词填空(10分)Inthepast,mostAmericanmothersstayedathometotakecareoftheirchildren.B___101__now,manymothersareworking.MorethanhalfofAmericanwomenwithyoungchildrenhavew102outsidethehouse.Americanfamiliessolvethechildcareproblemi103differentways.Someparentsleto104childrenstayathomealoneafterschool.Buttheymustmakes105thechildrenarenotyoungerthanten.Otherparentssaytheywouldnotl106theirchildrenstayathomealone.Theyusuallyp107someonetotakecareoftheirchildren.SomeparentsintheUSfindt108ownwaystospendlessonchildcare.Theyjoinchildcaregroups.Itoftencostslittleo109nomoney.ButmanyAmericanparentsarestillt110togetgoodchildcareattherightprice.九、书面表达(20分)帮助Sandy写一篇请求加入观鸟协会的申请（80字左右）1.我想成为观鸟俱乐部的一员。2．我是八年级的学生，我对足球很古感兴趣，我最喜欢的科目是音乐和历史。3．我热爱鸟类，了解更多鸟类知识。热爱大自然。4．我想做点事保护鸟类，每个星期六下午3-5点可以参加活动5．联系方式：Tel:0519-7088888.DearSirormadamIwouldliketo_________________________________________________________________13\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursfaithfullySandy13\n八年级2022—2022学年度第一学期期末调研检测参考答案一．听力（20分）ACABBAACCAABBCABCACB二．单项选择（20分）DBDBC　CABAAAABABDBBAD三、完形填空(15分)BBACAABBCCADCDA四、阅读理解（30分）BBCBA　　CDADBBCDDB五、阅读表达(10分)1.Books.2.Thousandsofyearsago.3.Knowledgeandpleasure.4.Interestingandfullofwisdom.5.Becauseknowledgeisthesourceofsuccess.六、任务型阅读(10分)1.childhood2.neighbors3.dressing4.five5.leave6.wait7.didn’t8.could9.end10.praise七、用所给词的适当形式填空（15分）1.beginning2.butterflies3.trapped4.died5.joy/happiness6.toread7.northern8.riding9.doesn’train/isn’trainy10.worse11.Werehaving12.singing13.Living14.washing15.haven’tcome八、缺词填空(10分)1.But,2.work,3.in,4.older,5.sure,6.let,7.pay,8.their,9.or,10.trying九、书面表达(20分)评分标准第五档：（17-20分）能说明全部要点，语言基本无误或有少量拼写错误，行文流畅，表达清楚。第四档：（13-16分）能说明大部分要点，语言有一些错误（句子结构或动词时态错误1-2处），表达基本清楚。第三档：（9---12分）能说明一些要点，语言错误较多（句子结构或动词时态错误3-4处），表达基本清楚。第二档：（5----8分）能说明少数要点，语言错误多，意思不连贯，影响意思表达。第一档：（0----4分）只能写出若干单词，无可读句子。DearSirorMadam,13\nIwouldliketojointheBirdwatchingSociety.First,letmeintroducemyself.Iamsandy.AndI’magrade8student.Myfavouritesportisfootball.Ialsobecomeinterestedinmusicandhistory.IwouldliketobeamemberoftheBirdwatchingSociety.IenjoythenaturalworldsomuchthatIlovebirds.AtthesametimeIwanttolearnmuchaboutbirds.Ithinkitisimportantformetoprotectthem.SoIwanttotakepartinallkindsofactivitiesfrom3p.mto5p.monSaturdays.IwillbeveryhappyifIcanbeamemberoftheBirdwatchingSociety.Youcancallmeon0519-7088888.I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Yoursfaithfully,Sandy13\n2022—2022学年度第一学期期末调研检测听力原文和参考答案I．听对话回答问题。A)从A、B、C三幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的选项。听两遍。1.W:Jim,whatareyougoingtodonextSunday?M:I’mgoingtoskiing.Wouldyouliketogowithme？2.M:Doyoumindmysmokinghere?W:Sorry.Pleaselookatthesign.Itsays“nosmoking”here.3.M:IlikelisteningtomusicwhenIhaveawalkbytheriver.W:That’sgood.Whynotbuyaradiofirst?M:Goodidea!4.W:What’syourfather?M:He’sadoctorandheisverykindtohispatients.5.W:I’minterestedinBeijingOpera.Canyouteachme?M:Noproblem!B)听对话，根据所听对话及问题选择正确答案。听两遍。6.M:Iheartodayisyourbirthday.W:No,yesterdaywasmybirthday.It’sChristmasDaytoday.7.M:Iknowyou’refromEngland.ButdidyouliveinAmericaforsometime?W:Yes,wedid.Welivedthereforfiveyears,andthenwecametoBeijingbecausemyfatherfoundworkherelastyear.8.W:Jim,doesthebusgototheChildren’sHouse?M:Yes.Let’sgetonit.9.W:TheysayLucyrunsveryfast.M:Idon’tthinkso.IthinkLilyrunsfaster.W:You’reright.Butshedoesn’trunasfastasKate.10.M:Whywereyoulateforschoolthismorning?W:Iwenttothebusstopat6:30,buttheearlybusleftjustfiveminutesearlier.II．听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11－12小题。W:WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?M:Ihaveathree-weekholiday,andIwanttotakeatrip.ButI'mnotsurewheretogo.W:Doyouwanttostayhereorgotoanothercountry?M:Idon'twanttostayhere.AndI'mnotinterestedinAmerica.W:Well,areyouinterestedinanythingspecial,museums,countrysideorpeople?M:Thatsoundsboring.W:Thenmaybeyou'dliketogotoEurope,possiblyFranceorEngland.13\nM:HowaboutParis?Icouldspendthewholeholidaythere.Theysaythecafesandbarstherearereallywonderful.听第一篇短文，回答第13－15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。听两遍。Americansusuallyeatthreemealsaday.Breakfastusuallycomesbeforeeighto'clockinthemorning.Theyusuallyhaveeggs,somemeat,bread,fruitjuiceandcoffee.Lunchisbetweentwelveandoneo'clock.Itislikealightmealandworkingpeoplemusttakelunchwiththemorgetitnearaworkplace.Childreninschooltakesandwiches,fruitandcookieswiththemoreatinschool.Supper,themainmeal,isbetweensixandeightintheevening.Peoplecookitcarefully.Theymayhavemeatorchicken,turkeyandduck.Theymayallhavepotatoesorrice,vegetablesorsalad.Thedrinkiscoffee,teaormilk.Thencomesthedessert.听第二篇短文，回答第16－20小题。听两遍。AmericanschoolsbegininSeptemberafteralongsummerholiday.Therearetwotermsinaschoolyear.ThefirsttermisfromSeptembertoJanuary,andthesecondisfromFebruarytoJune.MostAmericanchildrenbegintogotoschoolwhentheyarefiveyearsold.Moststudentsareseventeenoreighteenyearsoldwhentheyfinishhighschool.Highschoolstudentstakeonlyfourorfivesubjectseachterm.Theyusuallygotothesameclasseseveryday,andtheyhavehomeworkforeveryclass.Afterclasstheydomanyinterestingthings.Afterhighschool,manystudentsgotocollege.Theycangotoasmalloneoralargeone.Theyusuallyhavetogivealotofmoney.Somanycollegestudentsworkafterclasstogetthemoneyfortheirstudies.13