18．Do you want to know anything about staying in America？Well，Let me tell you the truth，it is really an eye-opening experience to study here．
In China，I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade．However didn't know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School，Connecticut．
When I first studied English，I was told to say，"I am fine"when people say"How are you？"But in the US，I found that people say，"I am good"or"I am tired．"
One day，someone greeted me with"What's up？"It made me confused．I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn't know what to say．Since then，I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and the US cultures．To my surprise，the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan （晒黑）．However，in China，girls try every possible way to get their skin paler（白的）．
I am also surprised by how hardworking the US students are．In China，schoolwork is almost everything，so we study hard all the time．But here，an"excellent"student gets good grades，does a lot for the public and plays sports or music．The kids here are so talented，I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports．
61．How often did the writer have an English class in Grade Five？B
A．Four times a week．
B．Five times a week．
C．Six times a week．
D．Five times two weeks
62．To the winter，textbook English isA everyday English．
A．quite different from
B．the same as
C．easier than
D．difficult
63．A good US student spends his/her timeC．
A．only in doing homework
B．only on sports or music
C．on studies，sports or music and public work
D．on everything
64．Which of following is NOT true？B
A．The writer is now in the US
B．American girls love to have white skin
C．The US students are talented and hard working．
D．The writer is sorry that he gave up playing the piano at an early age．
65．Which is the best title for the passage？B
A．My own Travel in the US．
B．My Study in the US．
C．My friends in the US．
D．My wonderful life in the US．
分析 【文章大意】这篇文章主要介绍了作者在美国学习时发现中外文化的差异．首先介绍了课本英语"textbook English"和每日英语"everyday English"的不同，接着介绍了美国女孩喜欢黑皮肤，而中国女孩喜欢白皮肤，最后介绍了美国优秀学生和中国优秀学生的标准不同．
解答 61 B 细节理解题．根据文章：In China，I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade．可知作者在五年级的时候一周上五次英语课．故选B．
62 A 细节理解题．根据文章：However didn't know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School，Connecticut．可知两种英语是不同的．故选A．
63 C 细节理解题．根据文章：But here，an"excellent"student gets good grades，does a lot for the public and plays sports or music．可知美国优秀学生会取得好成绩，做很多有关公共体育、音乐和戏剧方面的事情． 故选C．
64 B 细节理解题．根据文章：To my surprise，the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan （晒黑）．可知美国女孩喜欢黑皮肤．所以B选项是错误的，故选B．
65 B 标题归纳题．根据全文以及文章第一段：Do you want to know anything about staying in America？Well，Let me tell you the truth，it is really an eye-opening experience to study here．这篇文章主要介绍了作者在美国学习时发现中外文化的差异．故选B．
点评 首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．
