Are you interested in students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework like you?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（调查）around 6,200 students from the four countries last year.You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who study hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying.Nearly half of Chinese students(48.6%) 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 sleep most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often.About 45% of them said they sometimes sleep in class.In South Korea,it's 32%;in the US,21%;and 5% in China.
Who are 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 emails or read storybooks in class.
What do they do after school?
In their spare time,most Chinese students study or surf the Internet.Most American students go out to play with their friends.Most Japanese students do physical exercises.Most Korean students watch TV.
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. The education tips for parents. B. The suggestions from teachers.
C. The lives of high school students. D. The schools of different countries..
2.Who are the least hard-working at school according to the survey?
A. South Korean students. B. Chinese students.
C. Japanese students. D. American students.
3.What do most Japanese do after school?
A. Go shopping. B. Do physical exercises.
C. Surf the Internet. D. Sleep at home.
假如你是李华。你的美国笔友Mark本学期开始选修汉语课程。最近，他给你发来电子邮件，询问如何学好汉语。请给他回一封邮件，针对如何学好汉语提一些建议。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Mark,
I know from your e-mail that you are learning Chinese this semester and ask me for some advice.
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Yours,
Li Hua
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I think university life are a time for learning and experiencing new things. I can meet other young people like me from many different place and make lots of friends. I will probably live away home during this time, and I will promote independence. Studying at university will be quite difference from studying at high school. I may not have so many homework to finish every day, and I will spend much more time do what I love. I know that at any university here are different associations or clubs organized by students. I want to join in a film club and a chess club because I have interest in them. These clubs can make your life interesting but help me make friends.
The following 1. (be) a few ways to promote our happiness. The first secret of happiness is to enjoy simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time 2. (think) about the future that we don’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy many of life’s simple 3. (pleasure), such as reading a good book, listening to our favorite music,4. spending time with close friends. Stop complaining about our life. We’ll be in possession of happiness if we can always appreciate 5. we have.
The second secret of happiness is to be 6. (act). People who go dancing or play sports usually enjoy happier and 7. (healthy) lives. They can forget about their problems and only think about the activities. Also, many people find happiness in helping others. People 8. volunteer their time to do meaningful things for others often feel good. Therefore, we should do all we can 9. (help) others if we want to feel happier. We can help a friend with his or her studies or go shopping to get food for an old neighbor. Happiness depends on 10. (we). In other words, we make our own happiness.
The first week we moved into our apartment, it began flooding. It ______ us where the water was coming from. It had been ______ that it came from a hole in the water filter (过滤器).______, the water filter man told us that nothing was wrong with it. We were nearly out of our ______ while we were exploring the cause. We searched for the ______ leak for at least a month.______, my husband couldn’t bear it and urged, “Let’s move away from here.” Then a repairman, who fixed the oven,______ us. When he finished his work, I ______ to ask him, “Do you have any idea why our apartment floods?” I ______ him where we always had water on the floor. “There must be something ______,” he told me.
We were ______ at what he said. Could all this water on my floor be coming not from something broken,______ from a blocked pipe? We called a plumber (水管工人). He put his tube deep into the drain. And then ______ a big pencil sharpener flew out of the pipe. So did our ______, which bothered us all the time.
I learned a very important ______ from this pencil sharpener. Everyone should be ready to ______ depressions in life. You don’t have a job, or you are ______ something, or you can’t get what you want. You tell yourself that there is something wrong with you. However, in those moments of ______, you always have to remember: It’s not that there is something wrong with yourself; it’s not that you have ______ or defects. You just have to ______ the thing that is pulling yourself down.
1.A. confused B. disturbed C. frightened D. alarmed
2.A. confirmed B. designed C. expected D. reminded
3.A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However
4.A. curiosity B. mind C. memory D. order
5.A. abandoned B. damaged C. hidden D. forgotten
6.A. Eventually B. Gratefully C. Especially D. Accidentally
7.A. inspired B. encouraged C. opposed D. educated
8.A. tended B. managed C. attempted D. pretended
9.A. convinced B. informed C. promised D. comforted
10.A. blocked B. shortened C. lost D. cut
11.A. delighted B. amused C. mad D. astonished
12.A. but B. or C. so D. and
13.A. automatically B. suddenly C. continually D. smoothly
14.A. curiosity B. gratitude C. satisfaction D. depression
15.A. method B. skill C. lesson D. idea
16.A. go after B. go through C. go about D. go against
17.A. experiencing B. missing C. receiving D. expecting
18.A. darkness B. embarrassment C. loneliness D. responsibility
19.A. characteristics B. desires C. wishes D. shortcomings
20.A. accept B. destroy C. remove D. quit
We all desire to be respected, but it doesn’t come easily just by mere wishing. Outlined below are some steps you can do to get respect.
Treat others with respect. The golden rule, “Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you”, always holds true. If you cannot respect other people, do not expect them to respect you. 1. Watch your attitude and change those ones that are hurting your relationship with others. If you notice people avoiding you or laughing at you behind your back, they are not showing you respect.2. By doing so, you will find out which areas you need to improve to get the respect you deserve.
3. Knowing who you are and valuing yourself as a person with a clear and fierce determination will eventually make you outstanding. People will respect individuals who believe in themselves.
Earn the respect. If you think you can demand respect from others by force, you are wrong. 4. Manipulating (操纵) others in order to gain respect is not only dangerous, but you are also making a fool of yourself. Humble yourself and work hard to become a respectable person. Your efforts will be rewarded by the respect, people give back to you.
Be honest. Showing honesty in dealing with people earns their trust and eventually their respect.5. Therefore, cultivate (培养) it the best way possible.
A. Be confident about yourself.
B. Evaluate your life and actions.
C. You earn your own respect by making things happen.
D. You harvest whatever you planted and this is a universal law.
E. Understand that people have their own ways of looking at things.
F. Your character is your best investment in getting peoples respect.
G. Respect is one of the virtues that come naturally to those who work hard to win it.
