Question

Well-known as gourmets（美食家），the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's rich nations，according to a study published on Monday.

The average French person sleeps almost 9 hours every night，more than an hour longer than Japanese and Korean，who sleep the least in a survey of 18 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development （OECD）. Despite their siesta（午睡）habit，Spanish rank only third after Americans, who sleep more than 8.5 hours. And while more and more French people prefer fast-food chains these days or wolf down a sandwich at their desk, they still spend more than two hour’s a day eating.

That means their meals are twice as long as those of the average Mexican, who spends just an hour a day on food，the OECD’s “Society at a Glance” report on work, health and leisure(休闲) in Asia, Europe and North and South America found. The Japanese manage to spend close to 2 hours a day eating and drinking, placing them third behind New Zealanders．

Despite the limited time, Americans spend eating each day---about an hour and a quarter---U.S．obesity(肥胖) rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD. The Japanese like to spend their rare free time watching TV or listening to the radio. This takes up 47 percent of leisure time in Japan. Norwegians spend the most time at leisure，just over a quarter of their day，while at the low end，Mexicans spend just 16 percent of their time having fun．

The OECD has 30 members. The survey covers only the countries for which proper figures were available.

1.As to eating time，the CORRECT order is______.

A. The French > New Zealanders> Japanese> Mexicans

B. Mexicans> The Japanese > New Zealanders > The French

C. The French > The Japanese > New Zealanders > Mexicans

D. New Zealanders > The Japanese >Mexicans> The French

2.In the 30 members of OECD，U.S ranks first at______

A. sleeping time B. leisure

C. eating time D. obesity-rates

3.The main purpose of the text is______．

A. to show which country spends the least time on sleeping

B. to tell us the French is leisure-loving gourmets

C. to show a survey about the time of leisure，sleeping，eating in some countries

D. to make a comparison to find out the best living styles of OECD countries

4.How does the author develop the whole text ?

A. By analysing cause and effect.

B. By making comparisons.

C. By making predictions.

D. By following the time order.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文评述对不同国家的睡眠时间，饮食时间和休闲时间的比较

1. 细节理解题。根据第三段对各个国家饮食时间不同比较，故选A项。

2. 细节理解题。根据第四段U.S．obesity(肥胖) rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD美国在这些成员中肥胖率是最高的，故选D项。

3. 主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述的是通过调查比较不同国家的睡眠时间，饮食时间和休闲时间，故选C项。

4. 全文通过调查数据比较不同国家在各个方面的不同时间故选B项。

考点：社会阅读。