C
This year some twentythree hundred teenagers(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 twoway student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany 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 (批评) American schools，” he said. “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.”
[语篇解读] 本文介绍了一个交换生计划，并介绍了美国的教育方式和德国的教育方式的区别。
8．This year ________ teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.
A．twentythree hundred
B．thirteen hundred
C．over three thousand
D．less than two thousand
解析：数字计算题。根据第一段“This year some twentythree hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13－19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U．S. homes...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.”说明总人数超过了3千人。故C项正确。
答案：C
9．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
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They will attend U．S. schools, meet U．S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America.”和“to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world”说明这个计划的目的就是让年轻人了解另外一种文化，故C正确。
答案：C
10．Fred and Mike agree that ________.
A．America 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
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“School was completely different from what he had expected—much harder.”和最后一段中的“It is far too easy by our level.”都说明德国的课程要更难，故B正确。
答案：B
11．What is particular in American schools is that ________.
A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings
B．there are a lot of afterschool activities
C．students usually take fourteen subjects in all
D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car
解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Here we take part in many outside activities.”说明在美国的学校里有大量的课外活动，故B正确。
答案：B
This year some twentythree hundred teenagers(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 twoway student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany 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 (批评) American schools，” he said. “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.”
[语篇解读] 本文介绍了一个交换生计划，并介绍了美国的教育方式和德国的教育方式的区别。
8．This year ________ teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.
A．twentythree hundred
B．thirteen hundred
C．over three thousand
D．less than two thousand
解析：数字计算题。根据第一段“This year some twentythree hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13－19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U．S. homes...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.”说明总人数超过了3千人。故C项正确。
答案：C
9．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
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They will attend U．S. schools, meet U．S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America.”和“to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world”说明这个计划的目的就是让年轻人了解另外一种文化，故C正确。
答案：C
10．Fred and Mike agree that ________.
A．America 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
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“School was completely different from what he had expected—much harder.”和最后一段中的“It is far too easy by our level.”都说明德国的课程要更难，故B正确。
答案：B
11．What is particular in American schools is that ________.
A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings
B．there are a lot of afterschool activities
C．students usually take fourteen subjects in all
D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car
解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Here we take part in many outside activities.”说明在美国的学校里有大量的课外活动，故B正确。
答案：B
