How do most students spend(花费) their free time? Do they have time to do the things they like? Let's see what some students do during their free time. Ben is eleven. He has a sister, Kate. Both of them like going to the cinema. Every Sunday morning, they go to the town by train and then they go to the cinema because they live in the country(乡下) and there is no cinema there. They arrive in the town at noon. They usually have a big lunch in their favourite restaurant first, and then they buy some food in the supermarket （超市）before they go to their favourite cinema called Star Cinema. They like it because the seats there are comfortable and the films shown in the cinema are always the newest. They always have a good time on Sundays, but when the weather is bad or they are busy with their homework, they can't go.
【小题1】Ben and Kate always spend their Sundays ________.

How do most students spend(花费) their free time? Do they have time to do the things they like? Let's see what some students do during their free time. Ben is eleven. He has a sister, Kate. Both of them like going to the cinema. Every Sunday morning, they go to the town by train and then they go to the cinema because they live in the country(乡下) and there is no cinema there. They arrive in the town at noon. They usually have a big lunch in their favourite restaurant first, and then they buy some food in the supermarket （超市）before they go to their favourite cinema called Star Cinema. They like it because the seats there are comfortable and the films shown in the cinema are always the newest. They always have a good time on Sundays, but when the weather is bad or they are busy with their homework, they can't go.

1.Ben and Kate always spend their Sundays ________.

A. watching TV B. going shopping

C. doing homework D. going to the cinema

2.They go to see a film ________.

A. at home B. by bus C. on foot D. by train

3.They go to the town to see a film because ________.

A. they like the cinema there

B. there is no cinema in the country

C. they don't know other cinemas

D. they want to go shopping in the town

4.When they are in the town, they ________ first.

A. go to the cinema B. buy food

C. have lunch D. play in the street

5.They can't go to the cinema when ________.

A. it is fine

B. they want to watch TV

C. they have little homework

D. the weather is bad or they get too much homework

How do most students spend(度过) their free time? Do they have time to do things they like? Let’s see what some students do during their free time. Ben is eleven. He has a sister, Kate. Both of them like going to the cinema. Every Sunday morning, they go to the town by train and then they go to the cinema because they live in the country(乡下) and there is no cinema there. They arrive in the town at noon. They usually have a big dinner in their favourite restaurant first, and then buy some food in the supermarket before they go to their favourite cinema called the Star Cinema. They like it because the seats there are the most comfortable and the films shown in the cinema are always the newest. They always have a good time on Sundays but when the weather is bad or they are busy with their homework, they can’t go.

(     ) 56. Ben and Kate always spend their Sundays _________.

A. watching TV                          B. going shopping         

C. doing homework                            D. going to the cinema

(     ) 57.They go to see a film______________.

A. at home              B. by bus        C. on foot              D. by train

(     ) 58. They like the cinema because _________.

A.      they like the food there   

B.      there is no cinema near their hometown       

C.      they don’t know other cinemas             

D.     they like the comfortable seats and the films

(     ) 59. When they are in the town, they ________ first.

A. go to the cinema                            B. buy food   

C. have dinner                             D. play in the street

(     ) 60.They can’t go to the cinema when _________.

A.      it is fine

B.  they want to watch TV

C.   they have little homework

D.   the weather is bad or they get too much homework

You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep（睡着）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.
Who is the most distracted（分心的）?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.
【小题1】About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.

You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.

Who studies the hardest?

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

Who sleeps most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep（睡着）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.

Who is the most distracted（分心的）?

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.

What do they do after school?

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

1.About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.

A．50%             B．45%              C．64.2%            D．38.9%

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

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

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

A．听音乐           B．玩游戏           C．看小说           D．打瞌睡

4. Most American students ____ in class.

A．chat with friends                        B．play games

C．eat something                          D．send e-mails

5. Which of the following sentence in the passage is TRUE?

A．All Chinese students do their homework every day.

B．Some American students send e-mails in class.

C．No Japanese students do exercise.

D．Most American students chat with friends in their free time.