Question

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.

1.The report is about ___________.

A．the countries

B．the subjects

C．the students’ lives

D．the high schools

2.What country isn’t mentioned in the report?

A．The US

B．South Korea

C．Japan

D．India

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%

4. The phrase doze off means ___________.

A．be half asleep

B．get up

C．eat snacks

D．send emails

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.主旨题：从第一段可知这篇报导是关于学生的生活的。选C

2.细节题：从第二段的句子：China, Japan, South Korea and the US.可知没有提到印度。选D

3.推理题;从第三段的句子：Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.可知D项正确，48%的学生就是将近一半。

4.猜词题：从前面的fall asleep可知这个词组是“打盹”的意思。选A

考点：考查新闻报导类短文阅读

点评：文章是关于一份报告的内容，是对几个国家学生不同的学习生活进行调查对比，给出了数据，要考生注意比较。在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，充分利用小标题来定位准确。