最有美國特色的學(xué)生課余內(nèi)容就是參加社區(qū)活動。社區(qū)活動項目非常豐富，包括參觀銀行和警察局、學(xué)做面包、到醫(yī)院去照料病人、到湖邊去清理垃圾并且自己承包一段湖堤等。做義工是美國社會的良好傳統(tǒng)風(fēng)氣，幾乎所有的中學(xué)生都要到社會上的各種義工組織參加服務(wù)，像醫(yī)院、圖書館、童子軍、紅十字會以及許多公司都積極組織和提供各種義工機(jī)會。據(jù)統(tǒng)計，美國12歲以上的青少年，有60%以上的人參加過各種義務(wù)服務(wù)活動，如在當(dāng)?shù)氐牧骼苏呤樟糁行臑闊o家可歸的人做飯等。

除了做義工，美國的學(xué)生利用課余時間去打工已成為風(fēng)潮。聯(lián)邦政府還專門為青少年打工立法，以保護(hù)孩子們的權(quán)利。良好的政策環(huán)境，保證了美國青少年順利地工作。特別是每年5月，美國各地就開始舉辦"少年工作交易會"，暑假需要少年打工的許多單位都擬訂了計劃，陸陸續(xù)續(xù)與學(xué)生們訂立打工合同。

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Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground(操場). It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, "Don't play in the water on your way home from school!" On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. "I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother. "He'll punish(懲罰) you, you know." The third day the little boy was dry when he came home. "You're a good boy today", his mother said happily. "You didn't play in the water." "No," the boy said unhappily. " There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn't any room(空地方) for me at all!"

1. Bruno went to school ______ every day.

A. on foot B. by bike C. by bus D. by car

2. The playground was between ______.

A. two classrooms B. the shop and Bruno's school

C. the cinema and shop D. Bruno's house and school

3. The little boy liked to play on the playground ______.

A. when it snowed

B. when there was some water there

C. when the children played football there

D. when his father was busy with his work

4. Bruno was afraid of (害怕) ______ the most.

5. That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because ______.

答案：

1. A

解析：由文章第一段，第四句He always walked there and walked home. 可知選A。

2. D

解析：由文章第一段，第五句On his way to school, he had to pass a playground 可知選D。

3. B

解析：由文章大意，孩子多次玩兒水把衣服弄臟受到批評但仍不改過可推斷孩子喜歡玩兒水，故選擇B。

4. his father

解析：文中第二段中Bruno的媽媽說，如果他再去濕的操場中玩，就告訴爸爸，可推斷Bruno最害怕他爸爸。

5. nobody made room for him in the water

解析：由文章第二段原句"There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon" 推斷男孩兒是因為沒有地方玩兒水才沒有弄濕衣服。

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