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1、American High School Life
High School
In America, after middle school comes high school, which includes grades 9 through 12. Students are required to take certain subjects like English, social studies, math, science, and physical education. In addition, they choose among elective subjects to compl
2、ete their high school education. Electives include subjects in technology, music, art, and foreign languages.
Each student in the school has their own locker for books and personal items. This convenience saves students from carrying textbooks, and allows students a small space they can decorate wi
3、th posters and favorite objects.
Cheating in any form is strictly prohibited in American schools. And in fact, high school students usually don’t cheat. A student caught in plagiarism, forgery, or copying another student faces severe discipline, even expulsion.
School Activities
Each school holds
4、 certain yearly activities for the entire school body, such as homecoming, prom night, holiday celebrations, etc.
Homecoming is celebrated each fall, usually on a weekend, and events leading up to it may last all week. While homecoming is celebrated differently at each school, it usually includes a
5、 parade and the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen, and ends with a football game and school dance.
The prom is a formal dance for students in grades 11 and 12, and is generally anticipated as the most important social event of the school year. It can also be a time of anxiety, as boys have
6、to work up the courage to ask a date to the prom, and girls hope the right boy invites them. These couples dress in formal clothes— girls in long gowns, boys in suits. Some students even arrange a limousine and driver for their group of friends to arrive in style! At the prom, students dance, have s
7、nacks and drinks, and chat. Prom usually ends with a Prom King and Queen being announced and crowned on stage before an envious audience.
Besides hosting events for holidays such as the Fourth of July and Halloween, individual high schools often have their own special events. One day might be“Insid
8、e Out/Backwards Day,”where students and teachers should wear their clothes reversed all day, perhaps walk and speak backwards, and even go to classes in opposite order. And some schools hold contests where, if certain academic goals are met, the principal will kiss a pig, shave his mustache, or dres
9、s as a woman for the day.
Sports
Most high schools have at least one sports team that competes in local events, and all students are encouraged to be involved in athletics. Schools often offer football, baseball and softball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and soccer. Some may even have sports li
10、ke golf, swimming, gymnastics and cross-country skiing.
Jobs
Many high school students have part-time jobs by the age of 15 or 16, some even earlier. Their first jobs are often babysitting or cutting lawns, but later they will likely get a job at a fast-food restaurant, video store, or clothing sh
11、op.
Driving
Sixteen years old is legal driving age in most states, and students usually want to own a car as soon as they can. Some parents allow their children to drive a family vehicle, and may even buy a car as a graduation present. Others prefer that their sons and daughters earn enough to pur
12、chase a used vehicle. Regardless, many teenagers feel it’s a necessity to own a car, and will do whatever it takes to be able to drive.
美國高中生活全貌
高中
在美國，初中學(xué)業(yè)一結(jié)束就進(jìn)入高中，包括9到12年級(jí)。學(xué)生們要完成某些必修課，如英語、社會(huì)學(xué)、數(shù)學(xué)、自然科學(xué)和體育，此外，學(xué)生們選修一些課程來完成高中教育。選修科目有應(yīng)用科學(xué)、音樂、美術(shù)和外語。
每位學(xué)生在學(xué)校都有自己的儲(chǔ)物柜，用來存放書本或私人物品。這下可方便了
13、，學(xué)生們勿需攜帶課本，而且還使得他們有個(gè)小小的空間，可以裝點(diǎn)以海報(bào)及心愛之物。
任何形式的作弊在美國學(xué)校里都是嚴(yán)令禁止的，事實(shí)上，高中生們一般都不作弊，若學(xué)生被抓到剽竊、弄虛作假，或抄襲其他學(xué)生的作業(yè)，都會(huì)受到嚴(yán)厲的處分，甚至是開除。學(xué)?；顒?dòng)
各學(xué)校每年都會(huì)舉辦一些全校性活動(dòng)，如返校節(jié)、學(xué)年舞會(huì)(高中或大學(xué)在學(xué)年末舉辦的正式舞會(huì))、節(jié)日慶典，等等。
返校節(jié)在每年秋季舉辦，通常選在周末，相關(guān)活動(dòng)可能持續(xù)一周。每所學(xué)校舉辦返校節(jié)的方式有所不同，不過通常都會(huì)包括游行、給返校節(jié)“國王”與“王后”加冕，并以橄欖球賽及全校性舞會(huì)來壓軸。
學(xué)年舞會(huì)是為11及12年級(jí)學(xué)生舉辦的正式舞會(huì)。學(xué)生通常會(huì)把它
14、看成是學(xué)年中最重要的社交活動(dòng)，不過也有些人為此焦躁不安，因?yàn)槟泻⒆觽兊霉淖阌職庹椅璋槿⒓舆@個(gè)舞會(huì)，而女孩子們則希望自己的意中人能向自己發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)。這些情侶們要身著正式服裝(女孩子穿長(zhǎng)禮服，男孩子著西裝)。有些學(xué)生甚至弄來豪華轎車和司機(jī)，載著一群朋友去參加舞會(huì)，時(shí)髦得很！舞會(huì)上，學(xué)生們可以翩翩起舞、吃著點(diǎn)心、喝著飲料，還可輕松閑聊。舞會(huì)結(jié)尾，就會(huì)公布“舞會(huì)國王”及“舞會(huì)王后”的名字，然后在一群艷羨的觀眾前，為他們倆登臺(tái)加冕。
除了舉辦日慶?；顒?dòng)，如7月4日(美國的國慶節(jié)：編者注)及萬圣節(jié)，個(gè)別高中還常舉辦自己獨(dú)特的活動(dòng)。有那么一天，叫“反穿衣/顛倒日”，這一天，學(xué)生和老師們都得把衣服反過來穿，
15、可能走路說話都得倒著來，甚至去教室都得朝反方向走。有些學(xué)校則舉辦辯論賽，如果達(dá)到某些教學(xué)目標(biāo)，那校長(zhǎng)就得吻一頭豬，刮掉胡須，或者一整天都著女裝。
體育
大多數(shù)高中至少有一支球隊(duì)參加當(dāng)?shù)氐母鞣N大賽，校方鼓勵(lì)所有的學(xué)生參加運(yùn)動(dòng)。學(xué)校通常有橄欖球、棒球及壘球、籃球、排球、網(wǎng)球和足球，有些學(xué)校甚至還提供高爾夫、游泳、體操及越野滑雪項(xiàng)目。
工作
許多高中生在十五六歲就開始做兼職工作了，有些甚至更早。最初他們一般是做臨時(shí)保姆或是割割草坪，不過后來可能會(huì)在快餐店、錄像出租店或服裝店找到一份工作。
駕駛
大多數(shù)州的法定駕車年齡為16歲，學(xué)生們總想能盡快擁有一輛車。一些父母允許自己的孩子駕駛自家車；有些甚至買車當(dāng)畢業(yè)禮物送給孩子；另外還有些父母則希望自己的兒女能自己掙錢買輛二手車。不管怎么說，許多青少年還是覺得有輛車是必要的，只要能開上車，干什么都行。
重慶市2016年高中英語 Unit1 School life American High School Life素材
