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.

Ⅱ.阅读理解

                                               A

       Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left,he said to his son, 4<If anyone asks for me,you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something,and will be back in a week,then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea." ,

       “OK,Dad ,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this,he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His vS〇n put it into his small pocket,took it out and looked at it every now and then.

       Four days passed,but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him,so he burnt it that evening.

       The next afternoon,someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said ,“Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it He suddenly remembered he had burnt it'so he shouted ,“No more."

       The man was very surprised He asked ,“No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”

       “Burnt yesterday evening.”

() 1. Mr. Brown told his son that .

   A. he would be away from home for four days

   B. he would be back in seven days

   C. he would be back in a month

   D. he liked a cup of tea

() 2. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on .

   A. the wall   B. the door   C. a piece of paper   D. his son's pocket

() 3. A man came to visit the boy's father on .

   A. the second day   B. the third day   C. the fourth day   D. the fifth day

() 4. The man was very surprised because .

   A. he thought the child's father was dead   B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

   C. the child gave him a cup of tea    D. he couldn’t find that piece of paper

() 5. What was burnt?

   A. The piece of paper. B. The door. C. The pocket. D. The boy.

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