True to their reputation as leisure-loving gourmets（美食家），the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations，according to a study published on Monday.

The average French person sleeps almost nine hours every night，more than an hour longer than Japanese and Korean，who sleep the least in a survey of 18 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development （OECD）.Despite their siesta（午睡）habit，Spaniards rank only third in the poll after Americans，who sleep more than 8.5 hours.

And while more and more French people grab a bite at fast-food chains these days or，wolf down a sandwich at their desk，they still spend more than two hour’s a day eating.

That means their meals are twice as long as those of the average Mexican，who dedicates just over an hour a day to food，the OECD’s “Society at a Glance” report on work，health and leisure in Asia，Europe and North and South America found．The Japanese，scrimping （吝嗇） on sleep and burdened with long working hours，still manage to spend close to two hours a day eating and drinking，placing them third behind New Zealanders．  

Despite the limited amount of time Americans spend eating each day---about an hour and a quarter--U.S．obesity肥胖） rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD．

The Japanese like to spend what remains of their rare free time watching television or listening to the radio．This takes up 47 percent of leisure time in Japan．Norwegians spend the most time at leisure，just over a quarter of their day，while at the low end，Mexicans spend just 16 percent of their time having fun． 

The OECD has 30 members．The survey covers only the countries for which appropriate figures were available.

56．According to the text，which of the following spends the most time at sleeping and eating?

A．Norwegians．         B．Americans．          C．The French．       D．Japanese 

57．As to eating time，the CORRECT order is______.

A．The French > New Zealanders> Japanese> Mexicans

B．The French > The Japanese > New Zealanders > Mexicans

C．Mexicans> The Japanese > New Zealanders > The French      

D．New Zealanders > The Japanese >Mexicans> The French

58．In the 30 members of OECD，U.S ranks first at______

A．leisure                                                     B．sleeping time     

C．eating time                                             D．obesity-rates

59．What can we learn from the text?

A．Japanese and Korean sleep the least in a survey of 30 members of OECD．     

B．The Japanese spend 47﹪of leisure time watching TV or listening to the radio.

C．Mexicans spend most of their time having fun.

D．Spaniards who sleep more than 8.5 hours，rank only third after Americans．    

60．The main purpose of the text is______．       

A．to tell us the French is leisure-loving gourmets

B．to show which country spends the least time on sleeping

C．to show a survey about the time of leisure，sleeping，eating in some countries

D．to make a comparison to find out the best living styles of OECD countries

56．C 根據(jù)文章第一段可得答案。

57．A 由第三段和第四段“The Japanese, scrimping (吝嗇) on sleep and burdened with long working hours, still manage to spend close to two hours a day eating and drinking, placing them third behind New Zealanders．”可知。

58．D由第五段 “U．S．obesity肥胖) rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD．”可知答案為D。

59．B根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“The Japanese like to spend what remains of their rare free time watching television or listening to the radio．This takes up 47 percent of leisure time in Japan．”可知答案B正確。

60．C 從全文來看，只有C項(xiàng)最全面。

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科目：高中英語 來源：湖北省黃岡中學(xué)2012屆高三5月模擬考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　He decided to teach them a lesson．He took them to the seashore and sat down．Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in．The tide was too busy to listen to him．The king was satisfied．This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery．

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A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks

B．

An employee tells his boss how good he is at management

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D．

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A．

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B．

Flattery is too empty to do people any good

C．

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D．

Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people．

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A．

he was sick of his normal

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he disliked being overpraised any more

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he wanted them to realize how wise he was

D．

he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king

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The author thinks that flattery can do good to those who ________．

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A．

are really excellent

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lack confidence

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are politicians or in high offices

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think highly of themselves

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led

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A．following time order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．providing examples

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