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.How many countries were surveyed in this passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Who studies hardest?
| A．Chinese students. |
| B．Japanese students. |
| C．South Korean students. |
| D．American students. |
Who sleeps least often in class according to the report?
| A．Chinese students. |
| B．South Korean students. |
| C．American students. |
| D．Japanese students. |
How many South Korean students write down what the teacher says in class?
| A．93%. | B．90%. | C．89%. | D．70%. |
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 |
Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky．Why? Because there are too many people everywhere．In many places of interest in China, it's too crowded to do anything．
Look at the picture．It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2013．
You even couldn't take photos for you or your friends．All what we could see were people．It was said that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall．My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall．“We couldn't walk if the people in front of us didn't walk,” he said．He showed us a photo on the Great Wall．In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people．
So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week （黄金周） any more．But other people say no about this advice．What's your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day．
How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?
| A．He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day． |
| B．He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day． |
| C．He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day． |
| D．He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day． |
Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?
| A．You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day． |
| B．You could walk as you like on the Great Wall． |
| C．There were about 30 people per meter． |
| D．There were so many people there that day． |
When is the gold week do you think?
| A．In January | B．In August |
| C．In October | D．In April |
What does the underlined word traveling mean?
| A．烹饪 | B．旅行 | C．跌倒 | D．邀请 |
Where do you think is the article from?
| A．www．chinabus．com |
| B．www．moviesl23．com |
| C．www．chinatourist．com |
| D．www．storyhouse．com |
There are two deaf（聋的）men in the small village．One is Mr. Brown and the other is Mr. Green．They live near to each other．They are good friends．
They often talk together．They talk about all kinds of things．Sometimes they are worried about their hearing．But one thinks the other is deafer．
One day，Mr. Brown comes to Mr. Green’s house．Mr. Green is sitting in a chair．He is having a rest．Mr. Brown stops at the door and asks，“Can you hear me?” There is no answer．Mr. Brown goes near and asks again，“Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer．Mr. Brown is quite pleased．Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time，still there is no answer．At last，Mr. Brown goes up to Mr. Green and says，“Now I know you are much deafer than me．You don’t hear my questions．”“I am much deafer?” says Mr. Green，“No，I answered you three times，but you didn’t hear my answer．”The two deaf men live in ________
| A．China | B．a city |
| C．a village | D．a large village |
They often _________ together．
| A．swim | B．1isten to music |
| C．sing | D．talk |
Why is Mr. Brown pleased one day? Because he ________．
| A．goes to Mr. Green’s house |
| B．thinks Mr. Green is deafer |
| C．asks a question |
| D．is deaf |
They often talk about ________．
| A．some interesting things |
| B．happy things |
| C．their hearing |
| D．all kinds of things |
Which is NOT right?
| A．Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Green are deaf |
| B．One of them thinks the other is deafer． |
| C．They are worried about their money． |
| D．Mr. Brown is deafer． |
There are four people in my family．They’re my grandfather，my parents and me．My grandfather exercises every day．He never uses the Internet．He eats vegetables three times a day，but he hardly ever drinks milk．And he watches TV every night．My father is fl taxi driver．He’s very busy．He never exercises，but he sometimes uses the Internet．He watches TV on Saturday and Sunday evening．He often eats vegetables and drinks milk．My mother is a housewife（家庭主妇）．She watches TV twice a day．She never uses the Internet．She sometimes eats vegetables，but she drinks milk three times a week．Exercise? Of course she does．She exercises every day by doing house-work．I’m fl middle school student．I go to school from Monday to Friday．I often exercise．But on Saturday and Sunday，I don’t exercise because I have too much homework to do．I watch TV only on Sunday evening．But I use the Internet twice a week．I drink milk every day，but I don’t like vegetables．My mother often says to me，“Why do you eat so much meat，Mike? It’s not good for your health．”But I like it very much．________ sometimes use the Internet in his family．
| A．Mike and his father |
| B．Mike and his mother |
| C．Mike’s parents |
| D．Mike’s father and grandfather |
________ watch TV every day in his family．
| A．Mike and his grandfather |
| B．Mike’s mother and grandfather |
| C．Mike’s parents |
| D．Mike’s father and grandfather |
What does Mike's father do?
| A．He often eats vegetables． |
| B．He sometimes uses the Internet． |
| C．He is very busy． |
| D．He is a taxi driver． |
Why doesn’t Mike exercise on Saturday and Sunday?
| A．Because he wants to use the Internet． |
| B．Because he wants to watch TV． |
| C．Because he has too much homework to do． |
| D．Because he has to go to schoo1． |
Mike likes eating _______ very much．
| A．meat | B．vegetables |
| C．fruit | D．milk |
Dear Zhou Lan,
Thank you very much for your mail. I want to go to China. I know something about China from your e-mails. Your English is very good. But I don't know much Chinese. Now I'm learning it from my parents. They know much about China. They tell me many things about China.
I'm happy to know you like your school and your family. You want to know my family and my school. I have a big family. My grandparents and my parents are all very fine. My father has a brother. He is my uncle, John. He and my aunt have their children. They're Bill, Linda, Mary and Lily. My brother Dick is a boy of eighteen. I like my family very much. I'll go to China next year with my mother. She is going to teach English in a middle school in Beijing.
Yours,
AnnieThis is an e-mail from _____ to _____.
| A．Zhou Lan; Annie | B．Annie; Zhou Lan's family |
| C．Zhou Lan; Annie's family | D．Annie; Zhou Lan |
How old is Dick?
| A．17 | B．18 | C．19 | D．20 |
How many people are there in Annie's big family?
| A．4 | B．6 | C．12 | D．14 |
Who will come to China?
| A．Annie | B．Annie's family |
| C．Annie and her mother | D．Annie's parents |
Who teaches Annie Chinese?
| A．Zhou Lan. | B．Annie's parents |
| C．Annie's grandparents | D．Annie herself |
It is time to go home now. I am on a bus on a rainy day, and a woman with a dog gets on the bus. It is a big dog and its feet are not clean.
I don't want the dog to sit next to me. But the woman says to the conductor, "oh, I pay for my dog. Can he sit here like the other people?"
The conductor looks at the dog and says, "yes, madam. But like other people , he must put his feet under the chair."I am going home .
| A．by bike | B．by bus |
| C．by car | D．by jeep |
what do I see?
| A．a bus | B．a conductor |
| C．a dog | D．a woman with a big dog |
I don't want the dog to sit next to me, because.
| A．the dog is big |
| B．the dog is not clean |
| C．the dog has no ticket |
| D．the dog isn't mine |
why do the woman and the dog get on the bus? Because.
| A．it is a rainy day | B．no one is on the bus |
| C．the dog can sit | D．the woman is a conductor |
The meaning of the conductor's words is.
| A．the dog's feet are like the other people |
| B．the dog must like a man |
| C．the dog must not sit on the chair |
| D．the dog can sit here。 |