Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “ All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1.A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
A. 513 B. 1,646
C. 2,519 D. 3.805
2.The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A. 正常的 B. 额外的
C. 有用的 D. 少量的
3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A. France B. Germany
C. the United states D. Great Britain
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?.
A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.
B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.
C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
5.What can we infer (推断)from the passage?.
A. Many workers have to work long hours.
B. Many people have vacations long enough.
C. Work hours are the same around the world.
D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.
Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt , works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She is strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.
“You’re ten minutes late for the first, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily, “Why are you often late for class?”
“Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost(路标). It says：“SCHOOL, GO SLOWER!”
1.Peter is at school for ________.
A. one and a half years
B. two years
C. more than two years
D. more than three years
2.Peter is often late for school because ________.
A. he likes playing very much
B. he goes to school slowly
C. he can’t sleep well at night
D. he can’t get up on time in the morning
3.Mrs. Black is a ________.
A. worker B. teacher
C. farmer D. policewoman
4.The first class begins at ________
A. ten to eight B. eight
C. eight-twenty D. ten past eight
5.The guidepost is for ________.
A. drivers B. Peter
C. workers D. teachers
完形填空(共15小题，计15分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
What’s the most things in your life? Is it money, Power(力量), knowledge(知识), health or something ? I’m sure most of us will say is the most important. If we want to do something great, we should good health. It is just like one of the keys the door of success(成功).
should we do? In fact, there are so many to keep healthy. For example, we should eat . It’s not good for us to eat only one or two kinds of food which we like better. We should eat kinds of good food. We need to eat fruits and vegetables and eat meat less. sports is also important. It can make us stronger stronger day by day. What’s more, we can learn teamwork(合作) from it and enjoy at the same time. We should get rid of (摆脱)bad habits, like drinking, smoking, playing computer games too often.
Let’s work hard on keeping healthy. I that our lives will become happier if has good health.
1.A. beautiful B. important C. careful D. interesting
2.A. others B. other C. the other D. else
3.A. money B. health C. power D. knowledge
4.A. have B. hold C. keep D. get
5.A. on B. at C. to D. of
6.A. How B. What C. Why D. Which
7.A. things B. ideas C. ways D. sports
8.A. unhealthy B. health C. unhealthily D. healthily
9.A. all B. both C. three D. each
10.A. many B. much C. more D. most
11.A. Practicing B. Staying C. Doing D. Making
12.A. or B. but C. then D. and
13.A. us B. ourselves C. myself D. itself
14.A. believe B. decide C. plan D. hope
15.A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one
---Would you like some bread? ---________. I am full.
A. No, thanks B. Yes, please
C. I don’t like it D. Yes, I would
---How is the vegetable salad ?
---________. Nobody likes it.
A. Not bad B. Great
C. Awful D. Excellent
I love fish very much, and I try to eat ________ once a week.
A. its B. it C. them D. they
