3．School systems（制度）are different from country to country．
    Unlike us，students in Singapore．where I am studying，have a flexible （靈活） timetable．My friend Amanda is a science student．She chose Chinese literature and language，chemistry and economics．She also has to attend general paper （理解與寫作課），project work，math and PE lesson．On Friday，Amanda only has one PE，one general paper and one economics lesson．On Thursday，however，she has six lessons．"Gloomy （郁悶的） Thursday"she said humorously．
    Lunchtimes are not fixed either．On Tuesday，Amanda has lunch at 10：30 am because she has a PE class at noon．On Thursday since the first four lessons take up the whole morning and the noon，she has lunch at 1：00 pm．The different lunchtimes solve the problem of long queues （排隊(duì)） in the student canteen．
    In Singapore students have different lessons in different classrooms while in China we have the same classroom for nearly every lesson．Walking in the school，you always see students rushing toward the next classroom，with their schoolbags on their shoulders．Sometimes the ten-minute-break seems to be too short．I remember on the first day that no sooner had Amanda and I arrived in the classroom than the bell rang．No time to go to the washroom or for snacks．
    And another discovery surprised me．Students are allowed in use calculators （計(jì)算器）in math exams!The students in Singapore calculate everything using calculators．They even use a calculator to find out the sum （總和） of 200 and 300!
    The two school systems have their advantages and disadvantages．I hope the schools in different countries can learn from each other and the world's education make progress．
56．Amanda chose studies all the following subjects exceptC．
A．chemistry        B．general paper      C．physics         D．economics
57．Why does Amanda have lunch at 10：30？BecauseB．
A．the first four lessons take up the whole morning and the noon
B．she has a PE class at noon．
C．she is very hungry
D．both A and C
58．Sometimes the writer thinks thatC
A．there are not enough breaks in the day．     B．breaks are too long．
C．breaks are too short．        D．students eat too many snacks．
59．According to the passage，how do students in Singapore find the sum of 200 and 300？D
A．Ask other students                      B．Ask teachers
C．Do the sum themselves                  D．Use a calculator．
60．The passage says thatB．
A．like us，students in Singapore have a fixed timetable．
B．school systems are different from country to country
C．in China we have different classrooms for each lesson．
D．the two school systems are different but equally good．

分析 本文主要講述的是不同的國家有不同的學(xué)校制度．

解答 56．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)She chose Chinese literature and language，chemistry and economics．She also has to attend general paper 可知Amanda 沒有選學(xué)physics，故選C．
57．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Amanda has lunch at 10：30 am because she has a PE class at noon可知阿曼達(dá)上午10：30午餐是因?yàn)樗谥形缬幸还?jié)體育課，故選B．
58．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Sometimes the ten-minute-break seems to be too short可知作者認(rèn)為休息時(shí)間太短，故選C．
54．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)They even use a calculator to find out the sum （總和） of 200 and 300!可知他們甚至用計(jì)算器計(jì)算出200和300的總和，故選D．
55．B主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知本文主要講述的是不同的國家有不同的學(xué)校制度，故選B．

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