Question

    Are you interested in students in other countries? Do they have much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. Here is the result.

Who study the hardest?

Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on homework every day.

Who sleep most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.

What do they do after school?

In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with friends. Most Japanese students take exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.

1.About ______ of Chinese students spend more than two hours on homework every day.

A.50% B.45% C.32% D.21%

2.According to the survey, ______ students sleep most often in class.

A.Chinese B.Japanese C.South Korean D.American

3.The underlined phrase “doze off” means ______ in Chinese.

A.上网 B.聊天 C.看电视 D.打瞌睡

4.Most American students ______ in their free time.

A.watch TV B.take after-school lessons

C.hang out with friends D.do sports

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

你想知道其他国家的学生们的学习情况吗？人们对中国、日本、韩国和美国的学生进行了一个调查，文章展示了调查的结果。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段 “About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on homework every day.”可知，有大约一半的中国学生每天花费两个多小时的时间写作业。一半即50%，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第三段 “Japanese students fall asleep in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. ”可知，日本的学生经常在课堂上睡觉,比例高达45%，远超其他国家学生。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据划线短语所在的语境 “Japanese students fall asleep in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class.”可知，这一段介绍的是学生在课堂上睡觉的问题，因此可以猜测出doze off的意思是“打瞌睡”。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第四段 “In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with friends.”可知，美国的学生在空闲时间里经常和朋友们一起出去玩。故选C。