Two months after beginning the new work hours，good results1.____________（report） in Jinan. New work hour starts at 9 in the morning，an hour later than before. But people still go back home at 6 in the afternoon. “With one more hour’s sleep every day，I feel much better，”said a worker there.
Now people still work as long as before，but not from 8:00 to 6:00.They 2.________（go） to work an hour later，but have a shorter lunch break. In the past they had two hours for lunch，but now they have only one. Many people welcome the new work hours. “Why3.____________ we _______（have） to waste a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning？”
Two months ago，many people got up at 6:30 a.m. every workday and left home at 7:00 a.m. It usually4.__________（take） them about an hour to get to the office from home. Morning time was always like a battle（战斗）.People went to work in a hurry，5._________（feel） very tired. Sleep is needed for good health. Doctors say that eight hours’ sleep is good for people，but few people6._________（sleep） that long.
The use of the new work hours has just begun. Although we Chinese have long kept “early hours”，it’s important7.________（follow） the office hours in the world. Most foreign countries have “nine to five” work hours. If we 8.________（not change），there will be problems. When Chinese start working at 8 a.m, foreigners 9. ___________（not begin）business yet. But when they are busy10.________（work） at noon，Chinese are still on break. So some people think that it is the right time to change.
1.I'm strongly _______________ (反对)smoking because it may cause cancer.
2.She has been a member of the ______________(国家的) basketball team for 5 years.
3.He must be confident if he____________(成功) in completing a difficult through hard work.
4.My teacher told me “either” has two _____________________________(发音).
5.Are you crazy? How do you ______________________ (胆敢)to do so?
6.There is no ________ （怀疑）that Lanzhou will develop into a modern city in the future.
7.The Internet is _____________________(广泛) used in most families in our country today.
8.Be________________(沉默)! My baby is sleeping.
9.There are some green ________________________(叶子) on the tree.
10.The computer was invented in the _____________________(二十) century.
Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight，my men,”he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”
They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
1.Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.
A. Roman army and North England
B. Roman army and the Scots
C. England and Scots
D. a brave people and the Scots
2.At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.
A. the Scots were not brave
B. the Roman army was so strong
C. the Scots did not have a good leader
D. the Romans had the support from the Scottish
3.“We must win or we will die.”What the leader of the Scots said means ________.
A. they were sure to win
B. they couldn't escape from death
C. they would win and then they would die
D. they must try hard to win，otherwise they would be killed
4.The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.
A. they didn't want to wake the Scots
B. they wanted to reach the top
C. they wanted to catch the four guards first
D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle
5.The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.
A. it is a beautiful plant
B. it is fresh and lovely
C. it had so many sharp needles all over it
D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle
Dream culture is an important part of ancient Chinese culture. Dream interpreting（理解）is popular in China, and the most famous reference for dream interpreting is the book of Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams.
Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams could suggest lucky and unlucky things. Since different dreams have different meanings, people can get meanings of good or bad luck by interpreting them. Actually, dream interpreting is not totally a superstition. It does have some scientific value.
● Dreams are the reflection of the facts. Many dreams are actually something about what happened in the daytime. This kind of dream can be easily understood without dream interpreting.
● Dreams are the body’s self-implication (自我暗示). Traditional Chinese medical science says that dreams are connected with the health condition of humans’ bodies. When Yin and Yang are imbalanced, dreams come into being. If someone dreamt that he or she was roasted by a big fire, it shows he or she might easily get angry or nervous.
● Dreams are usually different from the facts. It means that things will develop in the opposite direction when they become worse.
To some degree, Duke of Zhou Interprets dreams is scientifically reasonable. Over thousands of years has passed, the book still has many secrets waiting for us to explore.
1.According to the passage, dream culture .
is important in ancient Chinese culture
is unimportant in foreign culture
has no scientific value
is something about God
2.In the old days, Chinese people thought that dreams .
were very popular
could suggest lucky and unlucky things
couldn’t be interpreted
were always different from the facts
3.The underlined word “superstition” means “ ” in Chinese.
A.科学 B.预兆 C.明魇 D.迷信
4.If you dream that you are roasted by a big fire, maybe you are
A．excited B. relaxed C. nervous D.bored
5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams is a book about dream interpreting.
When Yin and Yang are not balanced, you dream easily.
Dreams sometimes are the opposite of the facts.
There are no secrets in the book Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living. People don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail (详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
1.People with little education usually .
A. spend a long time in school
B .have a good chance to get a job
C. spend the best years to choose jobs
D. have fewer chances to get a good job
2.The earliest education was probably to .
make a man lead a better life
teach a man to write and think
make people get a way of living
teach people to read good books
3.The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ “ in Chinese.
A.圆满的 B.崭新的 C.公平的 D.全面的
4.It is expected that educated people will be able to .
accepted education as a way of living
take an interest in the world
develop their abilities to make plays
learn subjects like language and math
5.The passage mainly tells us that .
education is mainly for improving a man
people can get education in a short time
people should be able to get better paying jobs
all subjects are so important for a way of living
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a meter high.”
1.A. surprised B. angry C. happy D. proud
2.A. him B. them C. us D. you
3.A. grass B. food C. shoes D. clothes
4.A. leave B. teach C. find D. feed
5.A. Carrying B. Having C. Turning D. Shouting
6.A. by B. on C. of D. in
7.A. as usual B. as well C. in general D. no longer
8.A. cleaned B. drove C. entered D. pulled
9.A. kind B. lucky C. exciting D. interesting
10.A. work B. car C. place D. family
