Question

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 Japanese 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.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要针对你可能会感到好奇（好奇的）对其他国家的学生：他们也有这么多的家庭作业吗？他们在空闲的时间做什么？调查了约6200名学生来自四个国家去年。你会发现在这个报告你很多问题的答案。1谁学习最努力？2谁最常在教室睡觉？3最分心是谁（分心的）？4他们放学之后做什么等等。

1. 第二段中 Chinese students spend the most time studying.中国学生花费大部分的时间学习，可知应选B。

2. Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class.日本学生大部分时间睡觉。可知这个判断是错误的应作否定回答。故选D。

3.。由第三段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%)可知我们日本人喜欢做笔记。故选C。

4.C文中并没有提到一些日本学生做身体锻炼。可知选C。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。