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(意味着) 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(公司) don't pay overtime(加班工资). Their workers don't get more money for more work. Some people think it's their duty(职责) 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(少于) 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(提供) vacations to their workers.

      B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

      C. Not all workers can get more money 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. Workers in the United States get the longest paid vacation.

      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.


 综合阅读 ,阅读短文,然后按要求完成各题。

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table and then  (A) 去要一杯咖啡.

    When I came back with the coffee, there was someone sitting in the next seat. It was a boy,  with dark glasses and old clothes, and his hair was coloured bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!

Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. (B)Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got (C) it.

The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out, “There’s something wrong with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, but I did not want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had made mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate (D) _______ the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!

1. 将划线部分A 译成英语 _________________________________________________

2. 将划线部分B 改写为 Still I _________  __________ to him.

3. 文中能替代划线部分C 的短语是 _____________________

4. 在D的空白处填入一个适当的词语 ______________

5. 文中描写男孩目光神情的词语是 _________________________

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