【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 don’t like their teaching D. the teachers are tired of their work there is a timely rain, ______.A. you want to go out B. you can listen to a concertC. crops in the fields will grow better D. farmers can’t have a good harvestCYou 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 (%), Japan (%) and South Korea (%). 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: % said they chat with friends in class。 % said they eat snacks in class。 and % said they send s or read unrelated (無關(guān)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.49. The report is about ___________.A. the countries B. the subjects C. the students’ lives D. the high schools50. The phrase doze off means ______.A. be half asleep B. get up C. eat snacks D. send s 51. Which of the following sentences is Not true?A. The survey from the four countries was made last year.B. Most Japanese students do physical exercises after school.C. About half of the American students chat with friends in class.D. The students in South Korean don’t like taking notes in class.DElena jogged(慢跑) with her dad in some empty lots(小塊地). These outoftheway lots were good places to jog. But the lots were full of rocks and rubbish. One day, Elena saw a sign on the lots. It said, “New City Park”. Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have a jogging trail (路徑)! Elena told her parents about the sign. “I read about the park in the newspaper,” said Elena’s father. “The city wants volunteers to help clean the area. Then the city will build a soccer field and a playground. But the paper didn’t mention a jogging trail.” “Well, perhaps if I help clean up the lots, they’ll put in a jogging trail,” said Elena. On Saturday Elena went to the lots. Many adults were working there. Some were picking up rubbish. Some were moving rocks. Elena looked around. She could carry rubbish, and she could move rocks. So she went to the area every week to do volunteer work. She told everyone she was glad to help build the park. She explained that she hoped the park would have a jogging trail. Then everyone knew her and her jogging trail. Soon the volunteers cleared the lots. The city could start building. The mayor(市長) gave a speech. He showed a drawing of the new park. He told them about the soccer field. There would be piic tables. There would be a playground. The park would even have basketball courts. But there was no sign of a jogging trail. The mayor thanked the volunteers. Then he asked if they had any suggestions. The volunteers said they wanted to build a jogging trail around the park. They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she wanted a jogging trail. The mayor then said, “A jogging trail won’t be hard to build. Let’s do it!”Everyone clapped and cheered.52. How did Elena know the city needed volunteers to help clean the lots?A. She read it in the newspaper. B. She learned it from a sign.C. She was told by other volunteers. D. Her father told her about it.53. Why did Elena want to help clean the lots?A. Because she wanted to play on the playground.B. Because she wanted her name in the newspaper.C. Because she wanted the city to build a jogging trail.D. Because she wanted to work with other volunteers.54. Who suggested the mayor t