You may be watching TV at home or traveling. But somewhere in the world, right now, students are hard at work in school. With over 190 nations spanning the globe’s 24 time zones, school years come in a variety of forms. Here’s a sampling of the typical school years in 3 nations throughout the world.

Australia

Students in Australia attend school for 200 days a year. Their school year lasts from late January to mid December. Since Australia is in the southern hemisphere, it experiences summer while it’s winter in the northern hemisphere. Their school year is divided into four terms, with each term lasting 9 to 11 weeks. Students then have two weeks of vacation between each term. The typical school day is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students are required to attend school for at least eleven years, but they usually attend for twelve years.

France

Students usually attend school from ages 6 to 18. The school year for this country is from August to June, and is divided into four seven-week terms, with one to two weeks of vacation in between. The school day in France typically runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students do not attend school on Wednesday or Sunday.

South Korea

The school year in South Korea typically runs from March to February. The year is divided into two semesters (March to July and September to February). School days are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but many stay later into the evening. Students attend school from Monday to Friday, with some Saturday classes scattered throughout the year.

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1.According to the passage, why school years are not the same around the world?

A Because educational systems are different.

B Because of the time zones.

C Because life styles are different.

D Because of the cultural differences.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从文章第1段With over 190 nations spanning the globe’s 24 time zones, school years come in a variety of forms可知，故选B。

2.Why Australia experiences summer while it’s winter in Canada?

A Because Australia is in the northern hemisphere while Canada is in the southern hemisphere.

B Because Australia is in the southern hemisphere while Canada is in the northern hemisphere.

C Because Australia doesn’t have winter.

D Because Australia is too hot.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。从文章第2段Since Australia is in the southern hemisphere, it experiences summer while it’s winter in the northern hemisphere可推段出澳大利亚和加拿大的气候有差异是因为澳大利亚在南半球而加拿大在北半球，故选B。

3.From this passage, which countries have 4 terms for their school years?

A Australia and France

B Australia and South Korea

C France and South Korea

D Austria and France

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文章可知，澳大利亚和法国每年都有4个学期，而韩国只有两个学期，故选A。

4.How long does each term last in France?

A 7 weeks.

B 10 weeks.

C 18 weeks.

D 20 weeks.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文章第3段…is divided into four seven-week terms可知，在法国，每个学期持续7周，故选A。

5.Which of the following statements is True?

A Most students attend school for 11 years in Australia.

B Between terms students in France will have holidays for only a week.

C Students in France do not need to go to school on Saturday.

D Some students in South Korea will attend classes on Saturday.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从文章第2段…but they usually attend for twelve years可知，A选项不正确，从第3段…with one to two weeks of vacation in between可知，B选项不正确，从文章第3段Students do not attend school on Wednesday or Sunday可知，C选项不正确，而从文章最后一段…with some Saturday classes scattered throughout the year可知，D选项正确，故选D。