Many people say that they are working too many hours，（1） They can't take care of things at home．They don't have time to relax．
（2） In France，people spend about 1，646hours a year at work．In Japan，however，people work about 2，159hours a year．That means a Japanese employee（员工）works 513more hours a year than a French one．That is more than 12weeks，or three months，of extra（额外的）work!
（3） Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money．However，many companies don't pay overtime．Their employees don't get extra pay for extra work．These people work extra hours because they think it's their duty．Some people are afraid they will lose their jobs if they don't work extra hours．
（4） In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation．In Germany，they get from four to six weeks．In the United States，two weeks of vacation is the average（平均）．In one study in Great Britain，fewer than half of the workers ran out of all their vacation days．（5） If that is true，there will be a lot of dull people in the world．
根据短文内空，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺．（每个选项只能用一次）
| A． |
In English，people say，"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" |
| B． |
Work hours are different from one country to another． |
| C． |
Many people say that their vacations are too short． |
| D． |
They don't have enough time with their families． |
| E． |
Why do people work so many hours？ |
Who are you? Sure you know your name, but your name is just a label (标签); it does not describe who you are. In a world with over six billion people, there can be millions of Johns or Jennys, but there is only one YOU. So what makes you special?
There are three things that make you different from any other person on the planet: your looks, your fingerprints (指纹) and your personality. Your looks and fingerprints certainly make you special, but these are just physical characteristics(特征). It is your personality that really describes who you are.
Personality is the form of emotions, thoughts, and behavior that people show throughout their lives, which makes them different from others. It is especially shown in how they behave towards other people.
Each person’s personality is made up of different personality traits (特征) such as kindness or shyness. These traits decide how people behave in different situations. A person’s personality decides everything they say and do. The human’s brain(大脑) has a special part that gives us personality and allows us to think for ourselves. This part of the brain is called the mind. Someone’s personality can change if their brain damaged in an accident. Scientists cannot study the mind by looking inside someone’ brain! To study the mind, scientists have to study human behavior. This includes studying people and having personality tests. Scientists believe that answers to the questions tell us something about a person’s personality traits. After asking thousands of people thousand of questions, they have found that some personality traits seem to go together. For example, shy people are often quiet. They have an introverted (内向的) personality type. The opposite is an extroverted (外向的) personality type —people who are outgoing, friendly and like being around other people. Describing personality types is not easy. In fact, scientists do not all agree on how many personality types there are, or how exactly they are described.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。The underlined word “personality” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 心理 B. 特征 C. 性格From this passage, you know _______ makes you different from any other person.
A. your hair, the color of skin and height
B. your name
C. your looks, fingerprints and personalityYour personality comes from _______.
A.
B.
C.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People who are introverted don’t like being around others.
B. To study the personality, scientists have to study human behavior.
C. Everyone’s personality won’t change at any time.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. WHO ARE YOU
B. PERSONALITY
C. YOUR SPECIAL LOOK
With more and more cars on the road, the traffic jam will happen. How do we see it and how can we solve the problem?
We know that the traffic jam happens in many places, especially in big cities. What are reasons for the problem? On one hand, some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, and then it’s easy to go out and they can feel comfortable. On the other hand, a growing number of people hope to use their cars to show off (炫耀). What’s more, years of research has shown that one of other reasons for the traffic jam is the driving habit. For example, many young people enjoy driving very fast, so they can feel excited. At last, most of them hardly care about the speed rules.
Many governments are working at how to make the traffic better. In my opinion, firstly, the governments should educate those people who have cars or plan to buy cars. The governments must make them know that the traffic jam is very serious, and set up a much more perfect traffic system to solve the traffic pressure.What does the underlined word “jam” mean in Chinese?
| A．事故 | B．堵塞 | C．规则 | D．肇事者 |
Why is the traffic jam getting more and more serious?
| A．Because there are not enough ways of transportation. |
| B．Because there are fewer speed rules. |
| C．Because there are more and more cars on the roads. |
| D．Because the speed rules make young people have a bad driving habit. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The reason for the traffic jam is that people have too much work. |
| B．The reason for the traffic jam is that more and more people drive cars. |
| C．The reason for the traffic jam is that some people want to show off. |
| D．The reason for the traffic jam is that some people don’t have good driving habits. |
What should the governments do to make the traffic better?
| A．They should educate those people who are young. |
| B．They should set up a much more perfect traffic system. |
| C．They shouldn’t allow people to buy so many cars. |
| D．They should make people know the difficult to solve the problem of the traffic jam. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Different traffic problems. |
| B．Reasons why people want to buy cars. |
| C．How drivers should drive. |
| D．The traffic jam, reasons for it and solutions. |
James shook his money box again.
Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. All that he had was $24.52 (about 153 yuan). The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How on earth (究竟) was he going to get the rest of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang out with people when you were the only one without a bicycle. He thought about what he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no extra money.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn (挣) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr Clay. “You see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the beginning of James’ part-time job.
For the next three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks, cleaned out cupboards and repaired books.
The day finally came when James counted his money and found $ 94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued (珍惜) his bicycle far more because he had bought it with his own money. He had achieved what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle. Why didn’t James ask his parents for help?
| A．Because they didn’t love him. |
| B．Because they didn’t have extra money. |
| C．Because they lived far away from him. |
| D．Because they didn’t need a bike. |
In order to buy a bicycle, James .
| A．found a job |
| B．borrowed money from his classmates |
| C．sold his old books |
| D．asked his grandfather for some money |
James did the following jobs EXCEPT .
| A．walking dogs | B．cleaning out cupboards |
| C．cooking meals | D．repairing books |
How much money did James earn?
| A．$24.52 | B．$90 | C．$94.32 | D．$69.80 |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．We should buy everything we want. |
| B．We should get what we want through hard work. |
| C．Parents shouldn’t give children any money. |
| D．We shouldn’t show off new things to poor children. |
Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computer times and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.
| AppleⅡ Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers inc.in 1976. A year later, the AppleⅡwas invented. This production was the world’s first mass-market personal computer. |
| The iMac Under Job’s leadership, Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer in 1988. The iMac became the first machine which offered only a CD-ROM slot (插槽). |
| The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident that the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sen-sitive iPad was a great success. |
| The iPhone 4s The iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like the iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer (数据传输) speeds. |
When was the AppleⅡinvented?
| A．In 1976 | B．In 1977. | C．In 1998. | D．In 2010. |
Which of the following was the iMac which came out in 1988 different from others?
| A．People could play games on it. |
| B．It offered only one CD-ROM slot. |
| C．It had one camera in it. |
| D．It had a larger screen. |
What was the latest product?
| A．The iPhone 4s. |
| B．The AppleⅡ. |
| C．The iPad. |
| D．The iMac. |
From the passage, we can know that the iPad .
| A．has a better camera |
| B．is the first personal computer |
| C．has a CD-ROM slot |
| D．is great for watching movies |
According to the passage, which of the following about the iPhone 4s is TRUE?
| A．Its screen is the same size as the iPhone 4. |
| B．It has a smaller screen and slimmer case than the iPhone 4. |
| C．It has a larger screen and a better camera than the iPhone 4. |
| D．It uses more time to transfer the same date than the iPhone 4. |
任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容完成下列任务。
Yesterday evening I went to see a film. After I went into the cinema, I began to look for my seat. It was Number 18, Row 18. I found it easily, but I saw a soldier(士兵) sitting on it. I walked to him and told him that the seat was mine. He said with a smile, “Oh, sorry. My seat is next to yours. Would you like to take that seat and leave this one to me?”
I looked at his seat. It was broken and had no back, so I disagreed. But he still wanted to change our seats. I was①and said loudly, “I don’t want to do that. Are you trying to bully (欺负) me as a soldier?” After②this, the soldier stood up and moved to his seat.
Then I saw my seat was much worse than his seat. There was only a piece of wood (木头) left. It would be very uncomfortable to sit on it. Now I knew why the soldier wanted to change his seat with me. I felt very sorry. The soldier again asked me to take his seat, but I didn’t do that. I sat on the piece of wood till the film finished.请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②两处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
① ________________② ________________判断下列句子正 (T) 误 (F)。
A. It was a little difficult for the writer to find his or her seat in the cinema. ( )
B. The soldier wanted to take the writer’s seat because it was worse than the solder’s seat
( )把上文中画线的句子译成汉语。
________________________________________根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
Did the soldier want to bully the writer?
_______________________________________What was the soldier’s seat like?
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