In America，there are(有) 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（剩下）. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Every weekend is two days. We lose（失去） another 104 days a year for work. It takes（花费） 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（复活节）, 3 days at Christmas and 1day 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（一半）hours’ lunch every day, and half an hour’s coffee break(休息). That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!
（　　 ）16. How many days do we sleep in a year? __________ days.
A. 365　 B. 122　 C. 8　 D. 52
（　　 ）17. We spend 15 days on __________.
A. rest　　 B. coffee break C. lunch D. breakfast and supper
（　　 ）18. 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.
（　　 ）19. According to（根据） 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
（　　 ）20. The writer means（寓意） __________.
A. we should（应该） know the numbers
B. time is important and we shouldn’t (不应该) waste it
C. we need more holidays
D. a few days for work is enough

　　　　“We needed furniture （家具）for our living room, ”says John Kose, “and we didn't have enough money to buy it. ”So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married （结婚）six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling （努力）to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2week course（课程）for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs（修理）around the house. ?

　　 Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died （去世）. He has a fulltime job at home as well as（除……之外）in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received（收到）a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset （不安）about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix （修理）the car myself. ”?

　　 John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”. you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how to do things yourself. ?

　　 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。?

　　 （1）. We know from the passage that many people_________ .

　　 A. seldom（几乎不）go to a department store to buy things?

　　 B. take DIY courses run （经营）by the government （政府）?

　　 C. have to learn to make their own furniture ?

　　 D. find it hard to pay for what they need ?

　　 （2）. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _________.

　　 A. improve the quality （质量）of life?

　　 B. save time and money ?

　　 C. make or repair things ?

　　 D. run a DIY shop

　　 （3）. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _______.

　　 A. keeps house and looks after his children ?

　　 B. does his own car and home repairs ?

　　 C. does extra work at night ?

　　 D. make shoes in his home ?

　　 （4）. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when________ .

　　 A. he had to raise the children all by himself ?

　　 B. he could not possibly do two jobs ?

　　 C. the car repair class was not helpful ?

　　 D. his car repairs cost too much ?

　　 （5）. What's the best title of the passage? ?

　　 A. Rose and Hatfield: Believers in DIY. ?

　　 B. You Can Do It Too. ?

　　 C. The Joy of DIY. ?

　　 D. Welcome to our DIY Course.

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

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　　Dear Roni,

　　Italy is wonderful. We started in Rome two weeks ago, drove to Florence last week and now we're on our way to Venice. Three weeks just isn't enough.

　　The country near Florence is so beautiful－hills, olive trees. And red roofs(屋顶) of the houses look so nice far away.

　　I am afraid I am getting bigger－the food here is so delicious!

Love,

Akemi

　　Roni Lebaver

　　222 Main St. Languna

　　Beach, CA 92651

　　U. S. A.

　　Hi Roni,

　　I can't believe(相信) you went to school here in Honolulu! Why did you leave?

　　I spend each morning on the beach(海滩) and in the water. The sand is so soft and the beaches seem so long. The water is just the right temperature.

　　One afternoon, I left the beach to walk in mountains near Honolulu. I enjoyed myself very much there.

　　How I miss you!

Mari

　　Roni Lebaver

　　222 Main St. Languna

　　Beach, CA 92651

　　U. S. A.

　　Dear Roni,

　　Maybe I'm strange but I love the desert(沙漠)!

　　Last week, our group spent four days in the desert. At times, it felt like the moon.

　　I always thought deserts were all the same! They are not. Some parts look like mountains; others are really different.

　　And when we find something green－－a few plam trees, a little water, we feel good and great.

　　See you in September,

Kim

　　Roni Lebaver

　　222 Main St. Languna

　　Beach, CA 92651

　　U. S. A.

1．Who seems to have eaten too much?

[　　]

2．Who went to school in Honolulu?

[　　]

3．Who spent four days on the moon?

[　　]

4．Where does Roni live?

[　　]

5．Which of the sentences is true?

[　　]

A．Akemi arrived in Rome two weeks ago.

B．Mari spends every morning and afternoon on the beach.

C．Deserts always look the same.

D．Mari had a good time in Honolulu.