You may feel curious 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 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 say 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% say they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).

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.How many countries were surveyed in this passage?

A．Two              B．Three            C．Four             D．Five

2.Who studies hardest?

A．Chinese students.

B．Japanese students.

C．South Korean students.

D．American students.

3.Who sleeps least often in class according to the report?

A．Chinese students.

B．South Korean students.

C．American students.

D．Japanese students.

4.How many South Korean students write down what the teacher says in class?

A．93%.             B．90%.             C．89%.             D．70%.

5.According to the passage, we know          .

A．Japanese students spend the most time studying

B．Japanese students fall asleep in class most often

C．Japanese students don’t like taking notes

D．most Chinese students watch TV in their free time

 

【小题1】Who works in a university?

A．Wang Ping.

B．Zhang Lin.

C．Li Jia.

D．Sun Liang.

【小题2】If you want to ask the _______ to come, you may call 0514-87886425.

A．driver

B．manager

C．doctor

D．teacher

【小题3】If your computer doesn't work, you can write an e-mail to _______ for help.

A．wangping@hotmail.com	B．zhanglin@yahoo.com.cn
C．lijia@hotmail.com	D．wangping@163.com

March 5 is “Lei Feng Day”. Fifty years ago on this day, Chairman Mao Zedong called on people to “learn from Lei Feng”. Now half a century has passed. Is the spirit of Lei Feng outdated? Some people have shown us that it’s not. But people have also changed the ways in which they help others.

Li Yulin, who works in a hospital in Hang Zhou, Zhejiang, has been a volunteer for 15 years. He still remembers his experience in an old people’s home several years ago. An old woman held his hand and said, “You don’t need to do anything for us. Seeing young people like you here is all we need.” Those words made Li think: in what ways can we help people better? “Every person does what they can, no matter how small it is, to give out positive energy. And before we lend a helping hand, we should find out what they want,” Li said to the Qianjiang Evening News.

As well as Li, other people have shown their understanding of the spirit of Lei Feng. A “noodle fever” swept Zhengzhou, Henan in January. It started with an online post. Li Gang, a 42-year-old local man, said in the post that he has got cancer. He needed a lot of money for an operation. He was not asking for donations, but hoped people would come to eat at his restaurant. Li’s post spread quickly. Soon his restaurant was filled with people every day. Li had an operation on Feb. 2 and now he is getting better.

“It is good to help Li and his family like this for it shows them respect and doesn’t hurt their pride,” Qianjiang Evening News said.

1. According to Paragraph 1, we learn that_______.         

A. people now help others in different ways    

B. people today don’t follow the spirit of Lei Feng    

C. fifty years ago people were more helpful than today    

D. Lei Feng died on March 15, 1963.         

2. Li Yulin learned from his experience that______.          

A. the old want people to give them money      

B. the young should show respect to the old    

C. old people in the old people’s home don’t need help   

D. helping people is giving them what they really need     

3. According to the article, what is “noodle fever”? 

A. Many people ate noodles in a restaurant to help the owner.

B. Many people got a fever after eating noodles in a restaurant.       

C. Many people got cancer after eating noodles in a restaurant.       

D. Many people gave money to a noodle restaurant owner.      

4. From this passage, what does the name of Lei Feng stand for?      

A. A symbol of understanding.                 B. A symbol of selflessness and modesty        .

C. A symbol of respect.                     D. A symbol of pride        .

5.What is the best title for this passage?   

A. Volunteer Work.                      B. The Spirit of Lei Feng Is Everywhere.    

C. Positive Energy.                        D. Lei Feng Is Outdated.

 

Boys and girls, let’s begin our English class now. This time I want to talk about my family. Then I want you to say something about your families.
There are seven people in my family. They are my parents, my two sisters, my brother, his wife (妻子)and I. In England, a family like this is a big one. My father has a factory（工厂）. It isn’t very big. It makes all kinds of boats. My brother is a doctor. He works in a hospital(医院). His wife works in a hospital, too. She is a nurse. My two sisters are students. One wants to be a teacher. She studies hard and well. The other likes singing very much and can sing very well. So she wants to be a singer(歌手). I’m now in China teaching English and learning Chinese. My mother stays at home. Can you guess (猜测)what she does at home? Yes, she does housework. She is a housewife.
【小题1】Where do I come from?

A．China

B．America

C．England

D．Canada

【小题2】Where am I now ?

A．In China

B．In America

C．In England

D．In Canada

【小题3】 Who works in a school in my family?

A．One of my sisters

B．I

C．My father

D．My brother

【小题4】My brother and his wife work _________.

A．as teachers

B．as nurses

C．as doctors

D．in a hospital

【小题5】 In Chinese “ housewife” means_________ .

A．干家务活的人

B．在家的妻子

C．家庭主妇

D．保姆

 

1.Who works in a university?

    A. Wang Ping.    B. Zhang Lin.    C. Li Jia.       D. Sun Liang.

2.If you want to ask the _______ to come, you may call 0514-87886425.

    A. driver        B. manager      C. doctor        D. teacher

3.If your computer doesn't work, you can write an e-mail to _______ for help.

    A. wangping@hotmail.com            B. zhanglin@yahoo.com.cn

C. lijia@hotmail.com                 D. wangping@163.com