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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. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
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. 2,159 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 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.
完形填空，通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) ______ he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to ______, but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town ______ him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he ______ spoke.
"There might be something wrong with his ______, and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.
"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
"It's certainly very ______," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
______ passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a ______ word.
Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his ______ and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you ______ so long to speak?"
"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."
1.A. because B. when C. though D. before
2.A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh
3.A. taught B. found C. examined D. asked
4.A. never B. often C. usually D. always
5.A. back B. hair C. face D. mind
6.A. unfair B. strange C. noisy D. quiet
7.A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years
8.A. good B. right C. single D. new
9.A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books
10.A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited
By the time I got back to school, the bell______.
A. rang B. has rung
C. had rung D. ring
—Did you see Tom yesterday? —No, I ___________ him for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. hasn’t seen
C. saw D. haven’t seen
—Amy, can we give away these soft toys? We ________them for many years.
—Mom, but I want to keep the bear.
A. bought B. had
C. have bought D. have had
A. moves B. moved C. is moved D. was moved
