You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free 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 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 off in 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, much 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 (无关的) 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 physical exercises. 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

5.What of the following sentences is Not true?

A. The survey from the four countries was made last year.

B. Most Japanese students do physical exercises after school.

C. About half of the American students chat with friends in class.

D. The students in South Korean don’t like taking notes in class.

句型转换。

1.The boy has been to the U.S.A. twice.（对画线部分提问）

How ___________ ___________ has the boy been to the U.S.A.?

2.Mom felt tired after she cooked for the whole family.（改为简单句）

Mom felt tired after ___________ for the whole family.

3.Mr. Brown and his wife have been married for 20 years. （改为同义句）

Mr. Brown and his wife ___________ ___________ 20 years ago.

4.Lisa didn’t hang out with her friends yesterday. （改为肯定句）

Lisa ___________ out with her friends yesterday.

5.Some reporters are interviewing a government official on traffic problems now.（改为被动语态）

A government official is _________ _________ by some reporters on traffic problems now.

阅读下面的短文，按要求完成所给任务。每空一词。（共5小题，计10分）

????? James shook his money box.Nothing!He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed.All that he had was $24.52.The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!How on earth(究竟）was he going to get the rest of the money?

?????? He knew that his friends all had bicycles.It was hard to hang out with ①them when he was the only one without a bicycle. He knew his parents had no extra money.He would have to find a part-time job.He decided to ask Mr Clay②??????? advice.

??????? “Well,you can start right here,”said Mr Clay. “You see,③my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”

?????? That was the beginning of James’part-time job.For the next three months he worked every day after finishing his homework.He took dogs for walks,④打扫干净cupboards and repaired books.

?????? The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94.32.He wasted no time and went down to the shop to buy the bicycle he wanted.He⑤__________(ride) home proudly,looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends.

1.写出①处所指代的内容。

______________________

2.根据句意写出②处所缺的单词。

______________________

3.完成③处划线部分的同义句。

My windows__________? ____________? ____________? ____________

4.将④处划线部分翻译成英文。

______________? _______________

5.用⑤处所给单词的正确形式填空。

_______________________

James shook his money box again.
Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. All that he had was $24.52 (about 153 yuan). The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How on earth (究竟) was he going to get the rest of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang out with people when you were the only one without a bicycle. He thought about what he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no extra money.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn (挣) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr Clay. “You see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the beginning of James’ part-time job.
For the next three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks, cleaned out cupboards and repaired books.
The day finally came when James counted his money and found $ 94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued (珍惜) his bicycle far more because he had bought it with his own money. He had achieved what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
【小题1】Why didn’t James ask his parents for help?