初三英语阅读加写作 (3)

You may feel curious 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 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 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 Japanese students do physical exercise. 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 underlined phrase “doze off” means _________.

A. be half asleep

B. get up

C. eat snacks

D. send e-mails

5. Which of the following sentences in 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 Korea don’t like taking notes in class.

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1.When do the volunteers help others?

A.In their spare time.

B. At weekends.

C. On weekdays .

D. In the evenings.

2.________ can be a volunteer.

A.Children

B. Old women

C. Anyone aged 12-70

D. Young people

3.Volunteers want to get ______ when they help others.

A.money

B. computers

C. everything

D. nothing

4.Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with _______.

A.animals

B. children

C. computers

D. older people

5.We can read such a passage _______.

A.in a newspaper

B. in a storybook

C. in a picture book

D. in a textbook

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