Passage 1
You may feel curious about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their spare 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, many 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 books in class. What do they do after school? In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercise. Most Korean students watch TV. 1. The report is about ________.
A. The countries B. the subjects C. the students’ lives D. the high schools 2. What country isn’t mentioned in the report?
A. The US B. South Korea C. Japan D. India
3. ____ of the Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework.
A. 26.4% B. 8.2% C. 5.2% D. 48.6% 4. The underlined phrase “doze off” means _________. A. be half asleep B. get up C. eat snacks D. send e-mails 5. Which of the following sentences in 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 Korea don’t like taking notes in class.
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Passage 2
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (非盈利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer. You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone. “As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too,” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us at 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www. activol. com.
1. When do the volunteers help others?
A. In their spare time. B. At weekends. C. On weekdays . D. In the evenings. 2. ________ can be a volunteer.
A. Children B. Old women C. Anyone aged 12-70 D. Young people 3. Volunteers want to get ______ when they help others.
A. money B. computers C. everything D. nothing 4. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with _______.
A. animals B. children C. computers D. older people 5. We can read such a passage _______.
A. in a newspaper B. in a storybook C. in a picture book D. in a textbook
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Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it. What we see on TV – movies, news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true. Most of the viewers are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard. Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can’t change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?
1. Why is television sometimes like a baby-sitter?
A. Because television can take care of children.
B. Because children spend more time watching TV than staying with their
parents.
C. Because television spends time looking after children. D. Because television keeps children from going out.
2. Which is NOT one of the good influences television has on our lives?
A. It stops children from attending healthy outdoor activities. B. It provides a lot of information. C. It changes people’s way of learning. D. It increases people’s knowledge.
3. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. parents shouldn’t let children watch TV B. we should believe everything on TV C. we can choose TV programs D. parents shouldn’t watch TV
4. What’s the writer’s attitude towards television?
A. 消极的 B. 积极的 C. 中立的 D. 愤怒的 5. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. children spend too much time watching TV B. people spend their time on TV for information C. TV programs attract children
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练习
将下列句子译成英语：
1. 业余时间我最喜欢读书，因为读书使人充实。
________________________________________________________________ 2. 我们可以从课外活动中学到书本上学不到的东西。
________________________________________________________________ 3. 我们的老师每天总是布置给我们许多作业做。
________________________________________________________________ 4. 做作业每天要花我两到三个小时的时间。
________________________________________________________________ 5. 我有许多爱好，但是作业占据了我大部分业余时间。
________________________________________________________________ 6. 业余时间，我常收集空瓶子或废纸以回收利用。
________________________________________________________________ 7. 课间时间，有些同学忙于做作业。
________________________________________________________________ 8. 我喜欢进行有益于健康的户外活动。
________________________________________________________________ 9. 业余时间我不喜欢闲逛，那是浪费时间。
________________________________________________________________ 10. 课外活动可以增长我们的知识。
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调整下列句子的顺序，使其成为一篇文理通顺的短文。 1. We also take part in social activities. 2. Our spare-time life is rich and colorful.
3. Our life has changed a lot.
4. We can learn many life skills when we help our parents. 5. We do our homework and do what we want to do.
6. We can become volunteers and help others, such as doing some cleaning for
the old people and so on.
7. Studying and relaxing are still important things in our daily life.
8. In our free time, we also help our parents do some housework or help them on
the farm.
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话题核心词汇和句型：
词汇：
free/spare time 业余时间 keep healthy 保持健康
take/do exercise 进行体育锻炼 do some reading 读点书
give sb. homework 给某人布置作业 take up 占用（时间等） collect an empty bottle 收集空瓶子 for recycling 为了回收利用 the daily life 日常生活
do what we want to do做我们想做的事情 a social activity 社会活动 a waste of time 浪费时间 a reading club 读书俱乐部 have many benefits 有许多益处 be crazy about … 热衷于…; 对…感兴趣 future development 未来的发展
learn the life skills 学习生活技能 rich and colorful 丰富多彩的 relax oneself 是自己放松
form a habit of … 养成…的习惯 deal with … 处理…; 解决… space travel 太空旅行
feel bad about … 对…感到难过
句型：
1. I made a survey on what junior middle school students do in their spare time. 2. Here is the result.
3. They can learn things that they can’t get from books. 4. Things are much better than before. 5. I have a lot of things to do in my free time. 6. Reading makes a full man. 读书使人充实。
话题写作
目前，许多中学生不重视课外阅读。请你写一篇短文，对造成这一现象的原因进行分析，并提出合理的建议。
要求：1. 短文应包括所有要点，可适当发挥；
2. 语句通顺、意思连贯； 3. 字数100词左右。
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