Do other countries’ students also have so much homework? What do they usually do in their free time? You may feel curious about them.
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 offin 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.
小題1:The report is about ___________.
A．the countriesB．the subjectsC．the students’ livesD．the high schools
小題2:What country isn’t mentioned in the report?
A．The USB．South KoreaC．JapanD．India
小題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%
小題4: The phrase doze off means ___________.
A．be half asleepB．get upC．eat snacksD．send emails

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：
小題1:主旨題：從第一段可知這篇報導(dǎo)是關(guān)于學(xué)生的生活的。選C
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：China, Japan, South Korea and the US.可知沒有提到印度。選D
小題3:推理題;從第三段的句子：Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.可知D項正確，48%的學(xué)生就是將近一半。
小題4:猜詞題：從前面的fall asleep可知這個詞組是“打盹”的意思。選A
點評：文章是關(guān)于一份報告的內(nèi)容，是對幾個國家學(xué)生不同的學(xué)習(xí)生活進行調(diào)查對比，給出了數(shù)據(jù)，要考生注意比較。在解答這類問題時要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，充分利用小標(biāo)題來定位準(zhǔn)確。
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