题目内容
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 money 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. 2,519 D. 3,805
2. The underlined word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.
A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. No companies offer vacation 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.
I ride a bike to school. But this morning, I walked to school.
A. never B. hardly
C. seldom D. usually
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Success is not easy to talk about because for some people it means power(权力), for some people it means wealth(财富), for others it is fame(名声) or great achievements(成就). But I have my own understanding of it. There are different ways to succeed.
Success means to try your best. Many people believe that success means to win. In my opinion, it means to try your best when you do everything, no matter you will win or not. When you are taking part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as fast as you can, you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line.
Success means to work hard. No one can be successful without any hard work. Tomas Edison succeeded, because he had experimented(实验) thousands of times to find the best material for lights. Every success calls for hard work.
Success means not to lose heart. No one can always be the winner. You will certainly lose or fail some day. It is important for you not to lose heart. Nobel had failed many times when he was doing his experiments. Sometimes his lab was on fire and he was nearly killed. But he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive(炸药). So when you fail or meet any difficulty, just believe in yourself, stand up and give the difficulty a heavy strike(一击).
How to succeed
Success means power , wealth , fame and achievements, but I have different understanding . | ||
1. of success | Trying your best | Whatever we do, we should do our best, no matter we will win or not. |
When you 2. part in a long-distance race, if you keep on trying your best to run, you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line. | ||
Working hard | Hard work 3. to success. | |
N 4. losing heart | 5. of us can always be the winner, so it is important for us not to lose heart. | |
Nobel didn’t succeeded in doing his experiments many times, but he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive(炸药). | ||