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.About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.
| A．50% | B．45% | C．64.2% | D．38.9% |
According to the survey, ____ students sleep in class most often.
| A．Chinese | B．Japanese | C．American | D．South Korea |
The underlined phrase “doze off” means ____ in Chinese.
| A．听音乐 | B．玩游戏 | C．看小说 | D．打瞌睡 |
Most American students ____ in class.
| A．chat with friends | B．play games |
| C．eat something | D．send e-mails |
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. |
Cows that are named and treated with a “more personal touch” can increase milk production by up to 500 pints a year.
The study, by the university’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, involved(包括) 516 farmers across the UK.
The study found farmers who named their cows got a 54% higher production than those that did not give their cows names. Dairy farmer Dennis Gibb said he believed treating every cow as an individual(个体) was very important.
“They aren’t just our means of making money. They’re part of the family,” he said. “We love our cows here and every one of them has a name. All of us regard them as ‘our ladies’ but we know every one of them and each one has her own personality.”
Dr Catherine Douglas said, “What our study shows is what many good, caring farmers have long since believed. Our data suggests that UK dairy farmers regard their cows as intelligent beings(智能动物). They are able to experience a range of emotions(情感的领域).”
“Placing more importance on knowing the individual animals and calling them by name can, at no extra cost to the farmer, also increase milk production.”
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。How much milk can a named cow produce in a year?
| A．300 pounds. | B．500 pounds. |
| C．500 pints. | D．600 pints. |
What does the farmer Gibb regard his cows as?
| A．Their parents. | B．Members of their family. |
| C．Their friends. | D．Clever animals. |
Where did the experience come from?
A. The USA. B. The UK. C. The UN. D. China.How did the farmers make their cows happy?
| A．They played music in the barn. |
| B．They fed better food than others. |
| C．They named each cow themselves. |
| D．They let their cows free on the farm. |
Why did the farms want their cows to increase milk?
| A．Because they wanted to drink more. |
| B．Because their cows can be happy. |
| C．Because the milk is more delicious. |
| D．Because they made by money by selling milk. |
阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town announcing that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole town. A large crowd gathered, and they all thought it was perfect. There was not a flaw（瑕疵）in it.
Suddenly, an old man said, “Your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was full of scars（伤疤）. The young man laughed. “Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart. Though it has some scars, I cherish（珍惜）. Because they remind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges（豁口）. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?”
The young man ripped a piece out of his perfect heart and offered it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his. They embraced（拥抱）and walked away side by side.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。The young man thought _______ at first.
| A．his heart was painful |
| B．the old man’s hear was perfect |
| C．his own heart was perfect |
| D．he himself was the most beautiful |
The old man’s heart _______.
| A． is not nearly as beautiful as the young man’s |
| B． has been given to a person who needed it |
| C． is a mess of scars |
| D．is perfect |
The scares can _______.
| A．recover by themselves |
| B．be filled as well as before |
| C．represent how hard the old man has lived |
| D．represent that the old man has given love to many people |
What does the word “wound” in the passage mean?
| A．伤口 | B．胸腔 | C．疤痕 | D．心房 |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．A flaw in the heart |
| B．the most beautiful heart |
| C．Beautiful scars in heart |
| D．offering your heart to others |
| Films in Oscar Cinema this week |
 Under the Hawthorn Tree • Directed by Zhang Yimou •Mainly acted by Zhou Dongyu, Dou Xiao,Xi Meijuan • Film type: Love •From Monday to Wednesday, at 8：00 p. m. • Ticket Price: RMB ¥55 |
 New Shaolin Temple •Directed by Chen Mu Sheng • Mainly acted by Andy Lau, Nicholas · Tse, Jackie Chan, Bingbing Fan • Film type: Action movie • From Wednesday to Friday, at 8：00 p. m. • Ticket price: RMB ¥50 |
 Just call me nobody •Directed by Zhu Yanping •Mainly acted by Zhao Benshan, Xiao shenyang, Lin xilei • Film type: Comedy • From Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. •Ticket Price: RMB ¥60 (Half on Sunday for students) |
 Sacrifice •Directed by Chen Kaige •Mainly acted by Ge You, Wang Xueqi, Huang Xiaoming, Bingbing Fan • Film type: Action, history • From Tuesday to Wednesday, at 8:00 p. m. • Ticket Price:RMB ¥45 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
Who roles play in two films about the given films?
| A．Ge You | B．Zhao Benshan |
| C．Bingbing Fan | D．Zhou Dongyu |
If you want to see the film which was directed by Zhang Yimou, you can go to the cinema on_____.
| A．Tuesday | B．Thursday |
| C．Friday | D．Saturday |
Students need to pay _____ when they want to see the film Just call me nobody on Sunday.
| A．¥25 | B．¥30 | C．¥60 | D．¥20 |
If you only have time for a film on Thursday, which film can you see?
| A．Under the Hawthorn Tree. | B．New Shaolin Temple |
| C．Sacrifice | D． Just call me nobody |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Li Bingbing played an important role in the film Sacrifice. |
| B．The film Under the Hawthorn Tree has the highest price. |
| C．All the films start after 8 o’clock in the evening. |
| D．New Shaolin Temple is directed by Chen Mu Sheng. |
Bad days happen to us all. Often a day that starts out bad just continues to get worse. Sometimes there’s a “domino effect(多米诺效应)” with bad events. For example, you sleep through the alarm, so you’re stressed. And you will sit in the bad traffic, which will also make you late for work, etc.
How can we turn a bad day to a good day? Here are some ideas that have worked for me:
Smile a lot
Smiling a lot will help you feel relaxed. Research has shown that smiling produces three useful chemicals which make us feel good.
Talk to a good friend
Keeping bad or unhappy things in your mind is not a good idea. Talking to someone who cares and listen really does help us feel better, too.
Concentrate on your good things
It’s hard to concentrate on how bad things are when you’re concentrating on how good things are! Think of 10 or more things you’re thankful for, and you’ll achieve a whole new outlook(人生观) on your day.
Get some exercise
If you can, go for a walk. Exercising will help you feel better. Excising can get your day back to be normal again.
Make the day a challenge
If you make yourself think of the day as a challenge, you’ll start to do all the things you can to make your day better.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。According to the passage, the “domino effect” is an effect that______.
| A．turns a good day to a bad day |
| B．makes one person affect another |
| C．turns bad things into good things |
| D．gets one event to cause other similar events to happen |
Study shows that smiling produces three useful chemicals which make us feel______.
| A．terrible | B．relaxed |
| C．stressed | D．worried |
According to the writer, if we consider a bad day as a challenge, we’ll ______.
| A．try our best to do things better |
| B．give up doing things |
| C．lose all our confidence |
| D．have a terrible |
If the writer wants to feel better, how does the writer do?
| A．Quarrel with a good friend |
| B．Concentrate on your good things |
| C．Get some exercise |
| D．Make the day a challenge |
Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
| A．When we should smile a lot |
| B．How to deal with problems |
| C．How to turn a bad day around |
| D．What we should concentrate on |
阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
Not long ago, I asked large mid-aged persons a question. I asked, “How many of you had a hobby when you were children?” Nearly everyone raised a hand. I then asked them to keep their hands in the air if they knew at least one of their children had a hobby. Most of the hands went down. I felt sad. It’s terrible if the children don’t have a hobby. How I wish all the parents can care their children’s hobbies!
Thirty years ago, almost every child in my neighborhood had some kinds of hobbies. Collecting and trading baseball cards was a popular hobby. Others, like coin collecting and stamp collecting, are also popular. One of my friends was collecting photos, another was collecting radios. In fact, hobbies can benefit children in several ways. They are expressions of personal success and self-discovery(自我发现). Hobbies also help build self- respect(自尊). Hobbies are educational tools, as well. For example, a child who becomes interested in rocketry (火箭技术) —one of the most popular hobbies, can explore those skills in many ways. By working on hobbies, children learn to set goals, make decisions, and solve all sorts of problems.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What’s the age the persons I questioned?
| A．3—10. | B．15—25. | C．30—40. | D．50—60. |
Why did the writer feel sad?
| A．Because the person’s children didn’t have any hobbies. |
| B．Because most persons didn’t have children. |
| C．Because the children weren’t interested in hobbies. |
| D．Because the parents didn’t pay enough care for their children’s hobbies. |
Which was out of the popular hobbies?
| A．Radio collecting. | B．Coin collecting. |
| C．Stamp collecting. | D．Baseball cards collecting. |
What does the underlined word “They” mean?
| A．Photos. | B．Hobbies. |
| C．Children. | D．Radios. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Many parents don’t care about their children’s hobbies. |
| B．Children need to have a hobby. |
| C．Hobbies help children build self- respect. |
| D．Children learn skills by working on hobbies. |
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