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Last year, some groups of students in their community made a survey( 调查) about “How do people spend their free time?” The following diagrams(图表) show some results(结果) of it:
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week.
Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library. (library attendance 出席)
Diagram (3): Different programs people like.
1.People aged spend the most time surfing the Internet every week.
A. 7—16 B. 17—30 C. 31—55 D. over 56
2.How many people go to the library on Saturdays?
A. About 20%. B. About 40%. C. Over 60%. D. More than 80%.
3.The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about .
A. what people do every day B. people’s different habits
C. people’s different lifestyles D. how people spend their free time
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Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife didn’t like it. Because it was old. She often said. “Give it to a poor man.” But Mr. Jones always answered, “No, I like this coat.”
Then a cigarette（香烟 ）fell on it and made a hole in it. So Mrs. Jones said, “Please don’t wear it again.” Mr. Jones took it to a small tailor（裁缝） “Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit （点燃）a cigarette, and made a hole in it in the same place.
1.Mrs. Jones didn’t like the coat because .
A. it was nice and brown B. it was not nice C. it was very old D. it was not old
2.Mr. Jones always said, “ ”.
A. I like this coat B. Give it to a poor man
C. No, I don’t like this coat. D. I don’t give it to a poor man
3.Mr. Jones asked the tailor to .
A. make a new hole in the coat B. make a new coat
C. make a hole in the new coat D. make more money
4.Who do you think was foolish?
A. The tailor B. Mr. Jones C. Mrs. Jones D. Nobody
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers (吸引顾客),they put a notice( 布告) in front of the restaurant, which said "Meals on the House for Three Days."
A foreign student who didn't know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt very hungry. "Well, here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat." He walked to the restaurant when he saw the notice. "American people are really strange. They even eat meals on the house! But how can I get up to the top of the house?" he said to himself.
He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him, "Hey, what are you doing up there?" Mr Smith was looking at him angrily, and beside him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the House for Three Days’? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr. Smith and the policeman laughed. Do you know what the meaning of MEALS ON THE HOUSE is? Look it up in the dictionary.
1.Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the of the small restaurant.
A. waiters B. owners C. cooks. D. neighbours
2.The student was .
A. an American B. a Chinese C. a Japanese D. a foreigner
3.The story happened in
A. England B. Australia C. the USA D. Canada
4.“Meals on the house” here means .
A. “eating in the house” B. “serving meals at the house”
C. “you can eat meals in the house” D. “you can eat without paying”
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You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?
On April 8, a report(报告) came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed(调查) around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%, in the US, 21%, and 5% in China.
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted(分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class, 46.9% said they eat snacks( 点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.
1.In the report, who studies hardest?
A. Japanese students. B. Chinese students.
C. American students. D. South Korean students.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. 93% Japanese students like taking notes in class.
B. Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class.
C. 38.9% American students talk with friends in class.
D. South Korean students fall asleep in class most often.
3.In China, how many students fall asleep in class?
A. 45%. B. 32%. C. 21%. D. 5%.
4.What is the article about?
A. It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries.
B. It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries.
C. It is a story about students’ sports after class.
D. It tells us that American students don’t like studying.
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