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 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 “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.

A. 税费          B. 加班费                  C. 学费          D. 冷饮费

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.

阅读短文，完成下列各题。

What do you do at the weekend ? Some people like to stay at home and rest. Other people think going out for a walk is good for their health. My friend Jack works very hard from Monday to Friday. At weekends he always does the same things . On Saturday he washes his car and on Sunday he takes his family to a village(村庄) far from his house. His uncle and aunt live there, so Jack goes to see them every week. They have a big farm and only one worker(工人) to help them , so they are usually very busy. Jack often asks his family to help them. The children give the animals food. Jack and his wife work in the fields（田地）. After a long hard day of work, they are very tired and hungry.So Jack’s uncle gives them a nice meal. After that about five, they drive home.简略回答问题。

1.What does Jack do on Saturday?_____________________.

2.How many workers help Jack’s uncle and aunt do the farm work? _____________________

3.Jack and his wife work in the fields.  (划线部分提问)

______  ______ Jack and his wife work?

4.Some people like to stay at home and rest.  (否定句)

   Some people _________  ________ to stay at home and rest.

5.Jack often asks his family to help them.（一般疑问句）

________ Jack often _______ his family to help them?

根据要求完成句子。每空一词。
【小题1】My birthday is the first day of the eighth month of a year．(改为同义句)
My birthday is_________     _________．
【小题2】What’s your sister’s age?(改为同义句)
________  _________is your sister?
【小题3】Rose’s basketball game is November l3th．(对划线部分提问)
_________  _________Rose’s basketball game?
【小题4】We have a volleyball game at sch001．(改为一般疑问句)
_________  _________ have a volleyball game at school?
【小题5】一Do they have a School Day at their school?(作肯定回答)
_________，_________
【小题6】The coat is five dollars.(对划线部分提问)
_________  _________is the coat?
【小题7】My mother，s birthday is July l7th．(改为同义句)
My mother _________ _________ on July l7th．
【小题8】Tom likes baseball．(改为否定句)
Tom _________ _________ baseball．
【小题9】Jack’s birthday is April 6th．(改为一般疑问句)
_________ _________ birthday April 6th?
【小题10】We have an English evening every weekend．(对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ you have every weekend?

When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because______.

A. the manager asked him to do so   B. he respected the elderly

C. the couple wanted him to do so    D. he wanted more pay

2.In Jack’s hometown, ______.

A. people dislike being called “old”　　　　　

B. people are proud of being old

C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

3. After this experience, Jack ______.

A. lost his job in the restaurant      　

B. made friends with the couple

C. no longer respected the elderly　　　

D. changed his way with older people

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A . The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.  Different countries, different customs     B.  Old people, old customs

C.  Different restaurants, different services    D.  Differences between old and young

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每句1.5分）

1.别只关心自己。孩子们，团队精神也是非常重要的。

                      .Team spirit is also very important, children.

2.当我走过实验室时，陆老师正在向学生们解释如何做实验。

When I walked past the laboratory, Mr Lu                         do the experiment.

3.人们不应该看不起残疾人，我们应该善待他们。

The disabled                         by people.We should treat them kindly.

4.开始时Jack不习惯在这家大公司工作，他感到有点不开心。

At the beginning, Jack                         in the big company.He felt a little sad.

5.他有足够的创造力，做每件事都与众不同。

He                         everything differently.

6.在过去的两年里，医生已经为许多眼病患者做了手术。

Doctors                         with their eye problems in the past two years.