Question

There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can’t work all that time-we need a holiday. Let’s say we have three weeks’ holiday. We don’t work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days’ holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours’ lunch every day, and half an hour’s coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!

注释：

1.243 days left：剩下243天

2.Easter：n.复活节

3.one and a half：一个半

4. half an hour：半小时

1.How many days do we sleep in a year? __________ days.

A. 365 B. 122 C. 8 D. 52

2.We spend 15 days on __________.

A. rest B. coffee break

C. lunch D. breakfast and supper

3.Which of the following is true? __________

A. Each weekend is one day.

B. We have 61 days for free time.

C. We get 3 days’ holiday at Easter.

D. Coffee break takes us one hour.

4.According to the passage, we know that we don’t have __________ time to work every year.

A. much too B. so many C. too much D. too many

5.The writer means __________.

A. we should know the numbers

B. time is important and we’d better not waste it

C. we need more holidays

D. a few days for work is enough

1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 【解析】 这是一篇说明文，通过列数字的方法说明一年中人们真正工作的时间并不多，以此来告诫人们要珍惜时间。 1.细节理解题。根据第二句We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping.可知一年睡觉的时间加起来总共相当于122天，故选B。 2.细节理解...

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