My First Day of School Frightened，I was walking into my first school in America.I had traveled a long distance from India in order to join my parents，who had been here for three years，hoping America would help my future.My father decided that I would have a better education here，so I enrolled（登记） in the local high school in my new town.
I was afraid how I would do.On the first day，I went to my second class after I had missed my first.With anxiety，I reached for the door，opening it slowly.Without paying attention to my classmates，I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class.With a soft voice he answered，"Yes."His voice comforted me a little.He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements，which I would never get in India because we didn't have anything like that.Then he asked me to choose where I would sit.I didn't actually want to pick a seat.In India we had fixed seats，so I never needed to worry about that.I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector（投影仪）.In Indian schools，we didn't use the technology.We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.
It was noon.I was very confused about when I would have lunch.I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered.I went through the regular（惯常的） process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class.She said，"It's still fourth period."
"But the bell just rang，"I said.
Changing from a gentle tone to a harsh（刺耳的） one，she said，"That is the lunch bell，young man."
I apologized.Without another word I headed for the cafeteria.I felt lucky because we didn't have this in India .Every confusion seemed like a barrier I had to get through to reach my goal.At the end of the day，I was on my way to the bus which we didn' t have in India either.I saw my bus and sat down inside happily.I was thinking，today wasn't so bad.
（1）The author attended an American high school because BB .
A.his father preferred American schools.
B.his family wanted him to have a bright future.
C.his mother had worked in it for 3 years.
D.he had been longing to leave his homeland.
（2）What do we know about the author's first day of school？ DD
A.He went to the wrong class for the second period.
B.He met some enthusiastic teachers and classmates.
C.He got the Course Requirements sheet from his classmate.
D.He experienced differences between American and Indian school s in many ways.
（3）What does the underlined word"barrier"probably mean？ BB
A.Door.
B.Difficulty.
C.Task.
D.Period.
（4）How did the author feel at the end of the day？ CC
A.Worried.
B.Puzzled.
C.Happy .
D.Excited.
【答案】B；D；B；C
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