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          The first Earth Day was in 1970. People were beginning to worry about what they were doing to our environment. So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries.

          In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4 ,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches (游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (April 22nd) there were many thousands of smaller,local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood.

          The World Wide Fund for Nature made a list of five things that each person could do to save the environment.

          Don’t leave the tap running.

          Turn off lights when you leave a room.

          Turn off your computer every night.

          Wash your clothes,and yourself,in warm or cold water,not hot water.

          Dishwashers use as little water as possible.

          If we all do at least two of these all the time,we can make a big difference.

1题判断正(T) 误(F) ;2题完成句子;3、4题简略回答问题;5题找近义句。

1. More than 150 countries celebrated the Earth Day in 2007.()

2. In the neighborhood,some events environmental problems.

3. What is the purpose of people to set up Earth Day?

                                              

4. How many things the World Wide Fund for Nature listed to ask people to do to save the environment?

                                               

5. 在文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。

   We should try to wash dishes with little water.

                                                

                                               B

       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.

() 6. A Japanese worker works  more hours a year than a French one.

   A. 513   B. 1,646   C. 2,159   D. 3,805

() 7. The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means  .

   A. 正常的   B. 额外的   C. 有用的   D. 少量的

() 8. People in  get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

   A. France   B. Germany   C. the United States   D. Great Britain

() 9. 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.

() 10. 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.

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