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When National Day comes, I Feel so excited, it is not because I will have a vacation, but also I have many plans. I have made some plans for the vacation, I want to relax myself and find some interesting to do. I learn that there will be a lot of people going out, but I will choose some places that are less people to go, anyway, I have two plans on the seven days’ vacation.当国庆节到来的时候，我感到很高兴，不仅仅是因为我将要有一个假期，而且我有很多计划。我已经为这个假期制定了一些计划，我想要放松自己，并找一些有趣的事情来做。我知道会有很多人出去玩，但是我会选择一些没那么多人的地方去，无论如何，我在七天的假期中有两个计划。First, I will go to visit my grandparents. My grandparents live in the countryside, and it is the place where I grow up. I miss the place so much, I want to spend more time with my grandparents, they are a little old now. I also like to see the countryside’s scenery, the trees are so green and the water is so clean, I enjoy the time when I stay with my grandparents.第一，我会去拜访我的外公和外婆。外公和外婆住在乡村，那也是我长大的地方。我很想念那里，我想要花多点时间和外公外婆在一起，他们现在有点上年纪了。我也想要看看乡村的景色，树很油绿，水很清澈，我很享受和外公外婆呆在一起的时光。Second, I will join my friend’s wedding. I received my junior middle school classmate’s wedding note a week ago, I feel so happy for her, she asks me to be her bridesmaid, I feel it a honor to be her bridesmaid.第二，我将会参加朋友的婚礼。我已经在一周前收到了初中同学的结婚通知，我为她感到高兴，她邀请我成为她的婚礼伴娘，我觉得这是很大的荣幸。I can’t wait for my vacation now, I have bought the ticket to go home, it will be a wonderful holiday.我已经等不及要放假了，我已经买了票回家，这将会是一个美好的假期。

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63. The writer quoted( 引用) what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to _ C. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen _. 作者引用一个古罗马人所说的话，目的在于： A. share a truth about life 分享生活中的一个事实 B. tell us what life was like long time ago 告诉我们很久以前的生活是怎么样的 C. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen 让我们思考什么引发这样的事 D. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same 指出你所经历的大难题可能是一样的。 64. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940’s house because _ B. they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions _. 那个家庭选择呆在一个1940年的房子里因为（原文是“A family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.”，所以，答案是B） A. they liked to live simple lives 他们喜欢简单的生活 B. they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions 他们想知道没有了现代发明，人们怎么生活。 C. they were troubled by modern inventions 他们受现代发明所困扰 D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them 生活在一个不同的时代对他们来说有很多的乐趣 65. What do you think the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion means? D. Able to be found by others你认为第一项建议中的“available”是什么意思？A. Busy on line 在网上忙B. Free 自由、有空C. Able to be used 可以被用D. Able to be found by others 可以被其他人找到原文是“Don’t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day.”不是总是让有找到你，在一天的一定时间中关掉手机

11. The report is about ___________.A .the countries B. the subjects C. the students’ lives D. the high schools12. What country isn’t mentioned in the report?A .The US B. South Korea C .Japan D. India13. 78 ___________ of the Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework.A. 26.4% B. 8.2% C. 5.2% D. 48.6%14. 79 The phrase doze off means ___________.A. be half asleep B. get up C. eat snacks D. send emails15. 80 What 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 freinds in classD. The students in South Korean don’t like taking notes in class.答案：11. B 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. A 此外还有翻译，自己看吧。 你可能好奇在国外的那些学生: 他们是不是也有那么多作业? 他们在空闲的时间做什么?在四月八日, 一个关于中国, 日本, 南韩和美国的高中学生生活的调查结果出来. 它去年抽样了将近6,200个来自这四个国家的学生. 你可以在这个调查中找到你很多问题的答案谁学习最刻苦?中国学生或大多数时间都在读书. 将近一半的中国学生每天花超过两个小时的时间在做作业. 这比美国(26.4%), 日本(8.2%)和南韩(5.2%)的学生多很多.谁最常在教室睡觉?日本学生最常在教室睡觉. 大约45%的日本学生说他们时常在教师打瞌睡. 在韩国, 只有32%; 在美国, 只有21%; 在中国只有5%.南韩学生不喜欢记笔记. 大约70%的韩国学生说他们把老师说的记下来, 比起日本(93%), 中国(90%)和美国(89%)的学生少很多谁最会分心?美国学生上课的时候最活跃也最容易分心: 64.2%的美国学生说他们在上课的时候和同学说话; 46.9%的学生在教室吃点心; 38.9%的他们在上课的时候做一些和课程五官的事情, 比如发邮件或者看书.他们放学后做什么?在他们空闲的时间, 大多数中国学生读书或者上网. 大多数美国学生花很多时间和朋友在一起. 大多数日本学生做运动. 大多数韩国学生看电视

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