Most people work or study from Monday to Friday. The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends.
According to a survey, 24% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.
And this isn't only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she goes to extra classes for math and physics.
But Ji doesn't plain. She says her classmates all work very hard.
Finding time to have fun
Zhao Yang, 13, is from Dalian, Liaoning. As a Grade 8 student, Zhao's weekend is less busy. But he still spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like, he said.
Some students are much luckier. They don't have to go to school on the weekend.
Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. And she's a top student.
During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8 am. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV.
Ding said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. But when they asked Ding's teacher about it, the teacher said it was unnecessary.
My teacher said I don't need to push myself too much. Learning well at school is enough, Ding said. I feel pretty lucky.
【小题1】Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of .A．playing puter gamesB．playing with friendsC．busy studyD．watching TV【小题2】How many students are mentioned in this passage?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.【小题3】We can learn from the passage that .A．Some middle school students can enjoy their weekend.B．All the students in China are busy studying on the weekend.C．Every student in China has to go to extra classes on the weekend.D．All the students plain about their busy weekend.【小题4】The above text may be a .A．a story of scienceB．school noticeC．short playD．news reportC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文是一则关于学生周末活动的新闻报道，作者主要通过一些数字及例子来说明现在的中国学生的课业负担很重，但是也有部分学生能够很好地享受自己的周末。
【小题1】根据第一段Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.描述，可知选C。
【小题2】根据短文描述，可知提到三个学生Ji Chunying、Zhao Yang和Ding Yi，故选B。
【小题3】根据短文最后一段对Ding Yi,的描述，可知有部分学生能够很好地享受他们的周末。故选A。
【小题4】这篇短文主要介绍的是中国学生的周末活动，其中列举了三个学生的周末活动内容，故有可能是一篇新闻报道。故选D。