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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 came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed 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 in class. In South Korea, it’s 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 chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks 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 hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
1.The report is about ___________.
A. the countries B. the subjects C. the students’ lives D. the high schools
2.What country isn’t mentioned in the report?
A. The US B. South Korea C. Japan D. India
3. ______ of the Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework.
A. 26.4% B.8.2 % C. 5.2% D. 48.6%
4.The phrase doze off means ______.
A. be half asleep B. get up C. eat snacks D. send emails
5.What of the following sentences is Not true?
A. The survey from the four countries was made last year.
B. Most Japanese students do physical exercises after school.
C. About half of the American students chat with friends in class.
D. The students in South Korean don’t like taking notes in class.
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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 spare time? On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed 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, it’s 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, many 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 chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks 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 spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japa
nese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
1.Who spent the most time studying according to the passage?
A. Chinese students B. American students
C. Japanese students D. Korean students
2.American students fall asleep in class most often, don’t they?
A. No, they aren’t. B. Yes, they are. C. Yes, they do D. No, they don’t.
3.Who like taking notes most according to the passage?
A. Chinese students B. American students
C. Japanese students D. Korean students
4.Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A. In their spare time , most Chinese students surf or study the Internet.
B. American students sometimes chat with friends in class.
C. A few Japanese students do physical exercises.
D. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year.
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You may feel curious 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 came out on the lives of school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed 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 say they sometimes doze off in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% say they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
1.How many countries were surveyed in this passage?
A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five
2.Who studies hardest?
A．Chinese students.
B．Japanese students.
C．South Korean students.
D．American students.
3.Who sleeps least often in class according to the report?
A．Chinese students.
B．South Korean students.
C．American students.
D．Japanese students.
4.How many South Korean students write down what the teacher says in class?
A．93%. B．90%. C．89%. D．70%.
5.According to the passage, we know ________.
A．Japanese students spend the most time studying
B．Japanese students fall asleep in class most often
C．Japanese students don’t like taking notes
D．most Chinese students watch TV in their free time
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How do you spend your time at school? Do you know how students in other countries study every day? Here are the studying ways in some western schools.
American Students
American students spend seven hours in their schools every day. And the day is divided（划分） into classes of about 40 to 50 minutes. Students study English , history, math, science, art and foreign languages. They go to listen to different lessons taught by different teachers in different classrooms. After class they learn job skills. Sometimes they study by working in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.
German Students
German students love practicing. Lots of schools have lessons for only half a day. They spend most time practicing. Teachers give students enough freedom. Students may try all kinds of ideas they have. They begin to plan what they will do in the future and work hard at a young age.
French Students
French students like independence（独立） and freedom . Their school life is very relaxing and interesting. When they have tests, they may have snacks. For example, they can put a few desks together, and put some peanuts （花生）or candies on them.
根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题：
1.How many hours do American students spend at school every day?
2.Where can American students study besides in the classrooms?
3.What do German students like?
4.How long do lots of schools have lessons in Germany?
5.How is French students’ school life?
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How do you spend your time at school? Do you know how students in other countries study every day? Here are the studying ways in some western schools.
American Students
American students spend seven hours in their schools every day. And the day is divided（划分） into classes of about 40 to 50 minutes. Students study English , history, math, science, art and foreign languages. They go to listen to different lessons taught by different teachers in different classrooms. After class they learn job skills. Sometimes they study by working in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.
German Students
German students love practicing. Lots of schools have lessons for only half a day. They spend most time practicing. Teachers give students enough freedom. Students may try all kinds of ideas they have. They begin to plan what they will do in the future and work hard at a young age.
French Students
French students like independence（独立） and freedom . Their school life is very relaxing and interesting. When they have tests, they may have snacks. For example, they can put a few desks together, and put some peanuts （花生）or candies on them.
根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题：
1. How many hours do American students spend at school every day?
2.Where can American students study besides in the classrooms?
3.What do German students like?
4.How long do lots of schools have lessons in Germany?
5.How is French students’ school life?
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任务型阅读
How do you spend your time at school? Do you know how students in other countries study every day? Here are the studying ways in some western schools.
French Students
French students like independence(独立)and freedom. Their school life is very relaxing and interesting. When they have tests, they may have snacks. For example, they can put a few desks together, and put some peanuts(花生)or candies on them.
German Students
German students love practicing. Lots of schools have lessons for only half a day. They spend most time practicing. Teachers give students enough freedom. Students may try all kinds of ideas they have. They begin to plan what they will do in the future and work hard at a young age.
American Students
American students spend seven hours in their schools every day. And the day is divided into classes of about 40 to 50 minutes. Students study English, history, math, science, art and foreign languages. They go to listen to different lessons taught by different teachers in different classrooms. After class they learn job skills. Sometimes A (他们通过工作而学习) in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.
任务之一：回答问题
1.How is French students’ school life?
2.How long do lots of schools have lessons in Germany?
3.How many hours do American students spend at school every day?
任务之二：完成句子
4.将A处汉语译成英语。
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When you’re curious(好奇的) about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions．Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers．The steps below can guide you during the research．
Step1 On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in．Just get the main idea down．For example, you might write: Discover more about dinosaurs．
Step2 Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject．List what you already know like the sentences below:
(1)Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeareD．
(2)Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years．
(3)Some dinosaurs fed on(吃) plants, some on meat．
Step3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions．On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:
(1)What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?
(2)How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?
(3)Have dinosaurs really disappeared?
Step4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research．As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions．For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago．Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely．
If you always find something interesting to research, take time to organize(组织) your thinking by asking good questions．And remember learning more always brings more questions．
1.When you do some research, you should take the following steps:
(1)list what you want to know (2) choose a research subject
(3)list what you already know (4) discover new problems
A． (4)(3)(2)(1)
B． (1)(4)(3)(2)
C． (2)(3)(1)(4)
D． (3)(2)(4)(1)
2.From the passage, we know ．
A． dinosaurs appeared after human beings
B． not all the dinosaurs fed on meat
C． dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million years
D． dinosaurs lived warm season
3.What does “Armed with your list of questions” mean?
A． Putting your list of questions under your arm
B． Discussing your questions with your classmates
C． Writing down your list of questions
D． Taking your list of questions with you
4.The best title(标题) for this passage is “ ”
A． Discovering Dinosaurs
B． Asking Good Questions
C． Finding Subjects
D． Learning Steps
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It may be really hard to tell others that you’re feeling sad or worried. If you keep these feelings in your heart and don’t talk about them with others, you will even fall ill at last.
If you talk with someone, who cares a lot about you, like your dad or mom, you may feel better. You’re not alone with your problems or worries. But if a kid doesn’t want to talk with his or her Dad or Mom, what should he or she do? It’s better to find another trusty(可信的)adult ,like a teacher at school. Maybe this person can help you talk with your Dad or Mom about your problems.
Once you know who you can talk to, you should choose when and where to talk. If you think it’s difficult for you to say what you think, write it down on a piece of paper. If the person can’t understand what you mean right away, try to say it in a different way or give an example.
Some kids may feel shy about sharing their feelings. But it is important to share their feelings when they need help.
1.Is it good for people to keep feelings in the heart?
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2.What can you do when you feel sad or worried?
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3.What should a kid do if he or she doesn’t want to talk with his or her Dad or Mom?
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4.How do some kids feel when they share their feelings?
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Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults（成年人）. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1.Different kinds of people want to learn English ____________.
A. together with other subjects
B. for different reasons
C. for their work
D. for higher studies at colleges
2.From this passage we know that ____________.
A. we can learn English easily
B. English is very difficult to learn
C. English is learned by most people in the world
D. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn
3. Why do many boys and girls study English?
A. Because at college or university some of their books are in English.
B. Because it is useful for their work.
C. Because it is one of their subjects required for study at school.
D. Because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
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The relationship between student and teacher is less formal in the USA than in many other countries, especially at the college level. When teachers come into the classroom , the students don’t need to stand up. Students are generally encouraged to ask questions during class, to go to the teacher’s office for help after class, and to phone if they can’t go to school and need help with their l
essons. (2)Most teachers allow students to enter class late or leave early, if nece
ssary.
However, students are still asked to be (1) to their teacher and classmates and to be (1) during a test. When students want to ask questions, they usually put up a hand and wait. When the teacher or a student is speaking to the class ,it’s rude to talk to another classmate, even in a low voice. When a test is being given, talking to a classmate is not only rude but also wrong. In the eyes of most American teachers, students who are talking to each other during a test are cheating(作弊).
1. 在(1)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
_____________ _______________
2. 将(2) 句译成中文。
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3. 回答问题：Where do the students go to ask for help after class?
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4. 从文中找出同义句。
Most teachers think it is dishonest for students to talk about something when they are having a test.
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5. 在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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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%).
nese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
essons. (2)
ssary.