The students in America usually begin(开始) middle school when they are eleven or twelve years old. They need to finish(完成) the three-year middle school study. So they leave(离开) school when they are fourteen or fifteen years old.

In America, the middle school day is about seven hours long. Every class lasts for fifty minutes(五十分钟) .American students learn English, history, maths, science(科学) ,art and foreign languages(夕卜语) .Some also learn how to use a computer.

Most classes start at about7: 30 in the morning. The students often have lunch at school. School ends(结束) at about two o'clock in the afternoon. But a lot of students stay two or more hours longer every day for sports. Like Chinese students, they have to do their homework at home in the evening.

On Saturdays and Sundays,the students can go shopping,go to a movie,have parties or play games with their friends. But many of them like watching TV or playing computer games at home. 

(   ) 1. How old is an American student in a middle school?

A.11 -12.     B.11〜15.    C.14〜:15.     D.13.

(   ) 2. What's the meaning of the underlined word "lasts" in Paragraph2?

A.最后的    B.最新的    C.迟到的    D.持续

(   ) 3. How long does an American student stay at school?

A. About six hours.    B. About two or there hours.

C. About24 hours.    D. About eight hours.

(   ) 4. After school, American students have to        .

A. do homewrok     B. go to bed    C. go shopping    D. watch TV

(   ) 5. What do American students do on weekends?

     A. They often go shopping and do homework.

    B. They usually go to a movie or sleep for a long day.

    C. They play computer games at home or watch TV.

    D.  They go to school and do their homework.

On April 8,a report came out on the lives of high school students in China,Japan, South Korea and the US. About 6,200 students from the four countries were questioned. Who studies hardest?

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?

About 45% of Japanese students say they often sleep in class. In South Korea, it's 32% ;in the US, 21% ;and 5% in China.

Who is the most distracted(分心的,注意力不集中的) ?

American students are the most active in class, but 64. 2% say they chat with friends in class; 46. 9%say they eat food in class;and 38. 9% say they send e-mails or do something else in class. What do they do after school?

In their free time,most Chinese students study or surf the Interent. Most American students go out and play with their friends. Most Japanese students do sports. Most Korean students watch TV. 

(   ) 1. Who sleeps most often in class?

 A. Students from China.    B. Students from the US.

 C. Students from South Korea.    D. Students from Japan.

(   ) 2. 46. 9% of the US students say        .

     A. they sleep in class

    B. they go out and play

    C.  they eat food in class

    D. they spend two hours on their homework

(   ) 3. What do Chinese students usually do in their free time?

 A. They study or surf the Internet.    B. They watch TV.

 C. They do sports.    D. They chat with friends.

(   ) 4. This passage probably comes from a( n)        .

A. play    B. newspaper    C. story-book    D. ad

(   ) 5. Who are the best students?

 A. Students from China.    B. Students from the US.

 C. Students from Japan.    D. Students from South Korea.

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