4．
You may feel curious about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework?
(1)
他们在课余时间做什么呢
?
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?
(2)
中国学生把他们的绝大部分时间花在学习上。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?
(3) Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡)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% of them 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)?
(4) American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64. 2% of them said they chat with friends in class; 46. 9% of them said they eat snacks in class; and 38. 9% of them said they send e-mails or read unrelated books in class.
What do they do after school?
(5) 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.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.