2．The old man went through many wars and s_______ a lot from them．

1．Parents are always c_______ much about their children．

55．What call we learn from the passage?

A．Too much pressure is bad for students．

B．Chinese students will reduce their study time．

C．Korean students will increase their study time．

D．Study is less important than other skills．

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54．The main propose of this passage is to________．

A．show that students in other countries live better

B．make a comparison among the students of four countries

C．show that Chinese students have a stronger will

D．tell us that the burden of Chinese high school students is heavy

53．According to the passage，in which country are there the most students having spare time?

A．China．　　 　　　　　 B．Japan．　　 　　　　　 C．The US．　　　　　　　 D．Korea．

52．How many students surveyed had heavy burdens for studies?

A．About 3，168．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．About 3，132．

C．About 2，268．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．About 2，400．

51．What does the underlined word“peers”in the first paragraph most probably refer to?

A．Survey organizations．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．High school teachers．

C．High school students．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Students’ parents．

50．The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is________．

A．to give an introduction to“English Town”

B．to persuade people to buy the houses in“English Town”

C．to attract more tourists to travel in“English Town’’

D．to introduce the English-style pubs and shopping street

C

Chinese high school students have the longest study hours compared to their peers in Japan，the US and the Republic of Korea，a survey carried out by the four countries said．

The survey, released by the China Youth and Children Research Center(CYCRC)on Monday，was together carried out with organizations in the four countries in September-October of 2008．It covers nearly 4,000 students in senior high schools and vocational(职业的)high schools in the four countries．

About 78．3 percent of Chinese students said they spend more than eight hours at school and 56．7 percent said they study at least two more hours each day at home．While only 24．7 percent of their peers in the US，20．5 percent in Japan and 15．4 percent in Korea study more than two hours after school．

Around 60 percent of all students surveyed said their burdens(负担)for studies were the heaviest．However，79．2 percent of the Japanese students felt their burdens were the worst．

Among the five biggest headaches for young people in the four countries were：over-scheduling ranked first，followed by dull spare time，being unsatisfied with appearance，little time for exercise and making friends，and no spare money．

“Reasonable(适当的)study pressure can better drive students to develop．However，too much will narrow their development space，and can even cause harm to their physical and psychological (心理的)health，”the survey said．“Balancing their studies and all-round development is a very important task”，it said．

49．Who do you suppose most probably buy the houses in“English Town”?

A．Housing managers in Hong Kong．

B．Rich businessmen in Shanghai．

C．Farmers in the suburbs of Shanghai．

D．Ordinary workers in Shanghai．

48．What outdoor activities can be held in“English Town”?

A．Playing football and cricket．

B．Gardening and playing cricket．

C．Rowing a boat and playing football

D．Playing basketball and golf．