Under 12: Free(免费) Saturday ＆ Sunday

Keep the zoo clean! 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Do not touch, give food or go near the animals.

( )46. Now Mrs Brown is in the zoo with her two daughters, one is 14 years old, the other is 10. How much are the tickets together?

A.＄7,00. B.＄5,00. C.＄3,00. D.＄2,00.

( )47. You may not know the word "mynas", but you can guess it is good at .

A. singing B. dancing C. speaking D. listening

( )48. We can visit the zoo at .

A. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday

(B)

You may feel curious (好奇的) 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 (无关的) 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 exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.

( )49. The report is about .

A .the countries B. the subjects C. the students' lives D. the high schools

( )50. Who studies hardest?

A. Chinese students B. Japanese students C .American students D. South Korean students

( )51. The underlined phrase doze off means .

A. be half asleep B. get up C. eat snacks D. send emails

(C)

When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011, workers in a supermarket in Japan didn't run away when they felt the shaking. They held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods from falling down.

Reporters from NHK, the country's largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger.

The earthquake was the most powerful one to hit Japan in the country's history. But Japan's reaction（反应）to the earthquake has shown that it is the most earthquake-prepared country in the world. The calm that Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed （给...留下印象）the world.

This is because Japan has an earthquake culture. Japanese people are taught how to prepare for and react to an earthquake from a young age. They make students become familiar (熟悉的) with being in an earthquake.

Japan also has a good earthquake warning system. Warnings were broadcast on TV, radio and mobile phones nine seconds after experts first knew about the earthquake on March 11. The warning system is unable to predict (预言)an earthquake, but it can usually alert (提醒) people about 15 seconds before they feel the effects. Even 15 or 20 seconds can be enough to save people's lives.

( )52. How did Japanese people react when the big earthquake hit Japan on March 11,2011?

A. They felt angry. B. They were afraid.

C. They stayed calm. D. They ran outdoors in a hurry.

( )53. From this passage, we know that NHK is a .