Most people work or study from Monday to Friday. The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends.
According to a survey, 24% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.
And this isn't only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she goes to extra classes for math and physics.
But Ji doesn't complain. She says her classmates all work very hard.
Finding time to have fun

Zhao Yang, 13, is from Dalian, Liaoning. As a Grade 8 student, Zhao's weekend is less busy. But he still spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. "I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like," he said.
Some students are much luckier. They don't have to go to school on the weekend.
Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. And she's a top student.
During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8 am. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV.
Ding said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. But when they asked Ding's teacher about it, the teacher said it was unnecessary.
"My teacher said I don't need to push myself too much. Learning well at school is enough," Ding said. "I feel pretty lucky."
小題1:Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of ___________.
A．playing computer games
B．playing with friends
C．busy study
D．watching TV
小題2:How many students are mentioned in this passage?
A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.
小題3:We can learn from the passage that ___________.
A．Some middle school students can enjoy their weekend.
B．All the students in China are busy studying on the weekend.
C．Every student in China has to go to extra classes on the weekend.
D．All the students complain about their busy weekend.
小題4:The above text may be a _______.
A．a(chǎn) story of scienceB．school notice
C．short playD．news report

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：本文是一則關(guān)于學(xué)生周末活動的新聞報道，作者主要通過一些數(shù)字及例子來說明現(xiàn)在的中國學(xué)生的課業(yè)負擔(dān)很重，但是也有部分學(xué)生能夠很好地享受自己的周末。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.描述，可知選C。
小題2:根據(jù)短文描述，可知提到三個學(xué)生Ji Chunying、Zhao Yang和Ding Yi，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)短文最后一段對Ding Yi,的描述，可知有部分學(xué)生能夠很好地享受他們的周末。故選A。
小題4:這篇短文主要介紹的是中國學(xué)生的周末活動，其中列舉了三個學(xué)生的周末活動內(nèi)容，故有可能是一篇新聞報道。故選D。
點評：本文中長句較多，一時很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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