Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers(youngpeopleagedfrom13to19)fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinUShomes.TheywillattendUSschoolsmeetUSteenagersandformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.Atthe
Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers(youngpeopleagedfrom13to19)fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinUShomes.TheywillattendUSschoolsmeetUSteenagersandformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.AtthesametimeaboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld.
Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.FrednineteenspentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.InturnGeorge’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmerica.
FredalivelyyoungmanknewlittleGermanwhenhearrivedbutaftertwomonths’studythelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolswerecompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.
Familylifetoowasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslawandallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual(个人).Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Alsohemissedhavingacar.
“Backhomeyoupickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime.InGermanyyouwalkbutyousoonlearntolikeit.”
AtthesametimeInAmericaMikeafriendlyGermanboywasalsoforminghisidea.“IsupposeIshouldcriticize(批评)Americanschools”hesays.“Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens(公民).Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.
1.Theworldexchangeprogrammeismainlyto________.
A.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmerica
B.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermany
C.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages
D.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountries
2.FredandMikeagreedthat________.
A.AmericanfoodtastesbetterthanGermanfood.
B.AmericansandGermanswerebothfriendly
C.GermanschoolswereharderthanAmericanschools
D.ThereweremorecarsonthestreetsinAmerica
3.WhatisspecialinAmeri