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.

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.
【小题1】The report is about ___________.

短文填空（每空2分，共16分）

根据短文内容，在短文空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。并将答案填答入题卷相对应的横线上。

On weekends, everyone is at home but each is doing their own thing. It’s time to get everyone together and do something as a family. As parents, what should we do? Here are some good ideas.

Take a walk

Let children  1. their bikes or just hang out in the open air. Get everyone to move and talk to be active. They are also great  2.  .

Play a game

Games should depend on the kids’ ages. For older kids, the father can play chess with them. If your kids are  3. , a game of memory is perfect. If you can’t play the games, you can always  4.  pictures on cards and make up your own game.

Go out for supper

Going out for supper not only  5. mom a break, but it offers a lot more time to6.about the past week together.

Make a photo album

Go through all those7. that are just lying around and get them into a book.  8. you have older kids, let each one do a page of their own. They can be as simple as sticking them in a book. 

Hope you enjoyed these ideas and will enjoy doing these activities with your family! 

根据音标、首字母或者中英文提示，用正确形式填空。

1.All the ____________ ['vizit?(r)z] had a good time in Shanghai.

2.----What do you think Peter wants to be when he g________ up? ---- A doctor, I guess.

3.He is going to Hang Zhou the day after t____________.

4.Last weekend I h________ out with my friends in Aishan Square.

5.He has a good eating ____________ (习惯).

6.Don’t worry about your daughter. She will _________(赢得) the first.

7.Lang Lang is a very __________(著名的) pianist.

8.Although they are brothers, they look ____________ (difference).

9.Thank you for ___________ (invite) me to your party.

10.Most teachers in our school are ____________ (woman) teachers.