C
How does
the world spend
its free time?
Let's have a
look.

Internet
People from Canada spend about 43.5 hours online every week, 8 hours longer than Americans. Canada has long cold winters so people spend lots of time at home.
Outdoors
People from New Zealand spend most of their free time outdoors. The countryside is great for climbing mountains and water sports.
Bars(酒吧)
Spain has a lot of bars. In Spain, a bar is for families, not just drinkers. It's a meeting place and often an eating place. When none of your family or friends are available, you can still go to a bar by yourself. People around you in the bar may ask you to join them.
Museums
The UK has six of the top 20 most visited museums in the world, such as the National Gallery, the British Museum and Tate Modern.
Parties
As for parties, most people will think of Brazil. Its carnival(狂欢节) is famous all around the world. Bangkok and Berlin are two of the best cities for partying. In Bangkok, you can meet friendly people and visit great nightclubs. In Berlin, you can enjoy beautiful music on the streets.
Exercising
In Greece and Estonia, over 80 percent of people exercise every day. The Olympic sports are very popular in these two countries, but Estonia has a very special game:ice cricket(冰上板球)!
11. How long do Americans spend online every week?
A. About 35.5 hours.
B. About 43.5 hours.
C. About 51.5 hours.
D. About 59.5 hours.
12. How do people from New Zealand spend most of their free time?
A. Having parties.
B. Visiting museums.
C. Using the Internet.
D. Doing outdoor activities.
13. What does the underlined word "available" mean?
A. Quick.
B. Free.
C. Popular.
D. Funny.
14. More than 80 percent of people from exercise every day.
A. Spain
B. the UK
C. Greece
D. Canada
15. What do we know from the material?
A. The weather in Canada is terrible.
B. Tate Modern is a museum in the UK.
C. People from Brazil often play ice cricket.
D. People can enjoy music on the streets in Bangkok.
D

11.A 【解析】推理判断题。根据“People from Canada spend about 43.5 hours online every week，8 hours longer than Americans.”可知，加拿大人每周要上网43.5小时，比美国人多8小时，据此推断，美国人每周的上网时间为43.5－8＝35.5小时。故选A。
12.D
13.B 【解析】词义猜测题。根据“When none of your family or friends are available，you can still go to a bar by yourself.”可知，如果你自己去酒吧，说明朋友或者家人没空，据此推断画线单词“available”意为“有空的”，与“free”同义。故选B。
14.C 15.B

【分析】
本题为关于不同国家人们空闲时间活动的英语阅读理解题，共5道选择题。解题思路：1. 先读问题，带着问题定位原文对应内容；2. 细节理解题直接找原文信息，推理题需结合原文数据计算，词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断；3. 逐一核对选项与原文，排除错误选项得出答案。
【解析】
11. 根据原文“People from Canada spend about 43.5 hours online every week, 8 hours longer than Americans.”，可知加拿大人每周上网时间比美国人多8小时，计算得美国人每周上网时间为43.5 - 8 = 35.5小时，故选A。
12. 根据原文“People from New Zealand spend most of their free time outdoors.”，可知新西兰人大部分空闲时间用于户外活动，故选D。
13. 根据原文“When none of your family or friends are available, you can still go to a bar by yourself.”，当家人或朋友没空时，你可以独自去酒吧，可推断“available”意为“有空的”，与“free”同义，故选B。
14. 根据原文“In Greece and Estonia, over 80 percent of people exercise every day.”，选项中只有Greece符合，故选C。
15. 逐一核对选项：A项加拿大是冬天长而非天气糟糕，错误；B项Tate Modern是英国的博物馆，符合原文；C项冰上板球是爱沙尼亚的特色游戏，错误；D项街头音乐是柏林的特色，错误，故选B。
【答案】
11.A 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.B
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题围绕不同国家的休闲活动展开，考查学生提取文章细节、简单推理计算及词义猜测的能力，题目难度适中，需学生仔细阅读原文，准确定位关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.6