Question

True to their reputation as leisure-loving gourmets（美食家），the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations，according to a study published on Monday.

The average French person sleeps almost nine 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，Spaniards rank only third in the poll after Americans，who sleep more than 8.5 hours.

And while more and more French people grab a bite at 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 dedicates just over an hour a day to food，the OECD’s “Society at a Glance” report on work，health and leisure in Asia，Europe and North and South America found．The Japanese，scrimping （吝啬） on sleep and burdened with long working hours，still manage to spend close to two hours a day eating and drinking，placing them third behind New Zealanders．  

Despite the limited amount of 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 what remains of their rare free time watching television 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 appropriate figures were available.

56．According to the text，which of the following spends the most time at sleeping and eating?

A．Norwegians．         B．Americans．          C．The French．       D．Japanese 

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

A．The French > New Zealanders> Japanese> Mexicans

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

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

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

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

A．leisure                                                     B．sleeping time     

C．eating time                                             D．obesity-rates

59．What can we learn from the text?

A．Japanese and Korean sleep the least in a survey of 30 members of OECD．     

B．The Japanese spend 47﹪of leisure time watching TV or listening to the radio.

C．Mexicans spend most of their time having fun.

D．Spaniards who sleep more than 8.5 hours，rank only third after Americans．    

60．The main purpose of the text is______．       

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

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

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

Answer 1

56．C 根据文章第一段可得答案。

57．A 由第三段和第四段“The Japanese, scrimping (吝啬) on sleep and burdened with long working hours, still manage to spend close to two hours a day eating and drinking, placing them third behind New Zealanders．”可知。

58．D由第五段 “U．S．obesity肥胖) rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD．”可知答案为D。

59．B根据倒数第二段“The Japanese like to spend what remains of their rare free time watching television or listening to the radio．This takes up 47 percent of leisure time in Japan．”可知答案B正确。

60．C 从全文来看，只有C项最全面。