Question

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.

Answer 1

1.are reported

2.go

3.do，have

4.took

5.feeling

6.can feel

7.to follow

8.don’t change

9.haven’t begun

10.working

【解析】

1.小题1】结合句意，好的结果在南京被报道。此处是被动语态，results做主语，是复数形式，所以用are reported。

2.小题2】结合句意，他们去上班比以前晚了一小时。此处应该用一般现在时，主语是they, 所以谓语动词用go。

3.小题3】结合句意，为什么我们中午要浪费那么多的时间而早上非常着急呢？此处是一般现在时，主语是we，助动词用do，后面应该用动词原形have。

4.小题4】结合句意，从家到工作单位，他们通常要花费一个小时。根据本句的开头“Two months ago”，可知用一般过去时，take的过去式是took。

5.小题5】结合句意，人们着急着去上班，感觉非常累。此处feeling tired是伴随状语。

6.小题6】结合句意，但是几乎没有人能睡那么长时间。can是情态动词，表示能力，能够，后面用动词原形。

7.小题7】结合句意，在世界上跟随着工作时间是很重要的。It做形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式，结构为：It’s +形容词+（for sb.）+to do sth.

8.小题8】本句是由if引导的条件状语从句，主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时。

9.小题9】结合句意，当中国开始8:00上班时，外国人还没有忙碌。根据句子后面的yet可知用现在完成时。

10.小题10】忙碌于做某事是，be busy doing sth.