话题链接：中国中学生崇尚在发展自己兴趣爱好的同时，还要勤奋学习，为将来上一所好的大学努力拼搏。那么，对于远在大洋彼岸的美国中学生来说，他们的生活是否和我们相同呢？他们是否也和我们一样在为上一所好大学而“一心只读圣贤书”呢？

　　As a student,you must want to know something about American high school students．In fact, just like in China, in the United States, high school is usually divided into two parts, one is called “junior high school” and the other is “senior high school”．

　　In China, children enjoy free education of nine years, but in the United States, the students enjoy free education until they are eighteen years old．As a result of the free education system, American children have little difficulty in going to senior high school．

　　American high school students can take part in a lot of activities outside the classroom, such as joining a music group or a sports team．Certainly, just like students in China, American students have to work hard in order to get good marks if they want to go to a good university．They don’t specialize(专攻)in any special subjects, and they take classes in all kinds of subjects all through the high school time．And those who come out with low marks at the end of a school year and who are supposed to stay a grade are often allowed to go on to the next grade．

　　In American high schools, there is fighting or hurting or other kinds of bad behavior(行为)．So children who want to go to universities are often sent to suburban(郊外的)high schools, where most students aim at going to good universities and the atmosphere(气氛)is quite different．

　　Peter is a Grade One student in high school, and he has a part time job in a restaurant．He washes dishes on Saturdays and Sundays from 8∶00 a.m.until 4∶00 p.m．He can earn ＄5.50 an hour．He saves almost all the money he can get because he wants to go to a good university．The cost goes up every year in universities．Of course, He has to spend some money when he goes out on Saturday nights．

　　Jane is a student in high school．She is in Grade Two．She has a job as a cashier(收银员)in a shop．The job pays well－about ＄6.75 an hour．On weekdays, she works every night after school from 4∶00 until 8∶00．So she has no time for homework, and her grades aren’t very good this year．But she has to work, or she can’t buy nice clothes and can’t go out on Saturday nights．Also, her car costs a lot of money．

　　Lucy is a new student in a university．She finds a part time job and works in a law office for three hours every weekday afternoon．She does office work, like putting away papers and letters,for ＄8.25 an hour．The job gives her a good chance to learn things because she wants to be a lawyer someday．But she doesn’t want to work every term．She needs time to study．

美国的孩子自幼崇尚独立，成人以后，大都不愿依靠父母来养活自己了。凭着自己的劳动换来的收入，很多学生不但能自己支付上学的各种费用，而且还可以养车、娱乐、买时髦衣服呢！读读他们的日常生活安排，你有什么感触呢？

信息匹配

以下是咨询和服务部门的信息：

A．Career Services(Room 113)

The staff of the Career Services center advise students on career choices and applications of for higher education．They also help students and graduates apply their academic and life experiences to achieving career fulfillment, provide them with the services and resources necessary to make better informed career decisions and help them develop the skills necessary to progress their career plans．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：8∶30 am－4∶30 pm

Phone：(412)396-6644　Fax：(412)396-6644

B．The Accommodation Office(Room 114)

The Accommodation Office is the place to find every thing concerning accommodation during your studying at this university．It offers a free advisory service and a wide range of handbooks and checklists covering the full range of housing available．In addition to this, the office also offers other services, such as the allocation of places in local residences and the provision of information regarding privately owned accommodation．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：1∶30 pm－4∶30 pm

Phone：(412)396-6754　Fax：(412)396-6752

C．Medical Center(Room 115)

The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university．The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems．Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation．Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores．

Opening Hours：24 hours from Monday to Sunday

Phone：(412)396-6649　Fax：(412)396-6648

D．The Sports Office(Room 207)

Sport and recreation play an important role in the lives of students．The university has lots of indoor and outdoor sports facilities and all students are encouraged to participate in some form of sport and recreation．This office can provide information about sporting and activities to keep you fit．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：7∶00am－10∶00pm

Phone：(412)396-6877　Fax：(412)396-6876

E．Food Service(Room 127)

Tasty, nutritious meals and a wide variety of snacks are available from the cafeterias on campus．Maybe you are not familiar with different cafeterias here and find it difficult to get a good meal．Don’t worry! The Food Service can provide you with specific information on the food available here and offers meal plans based on your individual needs．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：2∶30pm－5∶30pm

Phone：(412)396-6899　Fax：(412)396-6890

F．Library(Room 215)

There are various books and reference materials in every subject here including literature, art and math．Besides books, there are also photo-copying, video, audio-visual and computing facilities．Our collection is big and our main task is to help you solve problems on making use of the library．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：8∶30am－5∶30pm

Phone：(412)396-6312 Fax：(412)396-6706

以下是大学生的信息，请匹配大学生与他们要选择的服务部门：

1．Richard is a foreign student majoring in medicine．He can adjust himself to the weather but he is having a lot of difficulties in getting used to the diet at the college cafeterias．

2．John is fond of sports．He plays football every day．Unfortunately, he injured his leg while he was playing this morning．He urgently needs some medical help．

3．Lucy is new student from Washington, and she often arrives at the college late since she lives far away from the university, so she desperately needs to find a new place to live in．

4．Alice is going to leave university next year．She is preparing her papers and has to do a lot of research．She would like to find books on literature and learn how to use the audio-visual facilities．

5．Rosemary studies in the department of computer science．She is really interested in this field, so she plans to be engaged in this booming industry after her graduation, but before she makes a final decision, she wants to consult experienced teachers．