62.I’m so tired that I can h　　 keep my eyes open.

六、根据句意及首字母提示完成单词

61.The restaurant is open every day e　　 　Monday.

60.It’s a (an)　　　 　(usual) experience；few people have chances to do it.

59.To tell the 　　　　(true)，I don’t like the drinks in that café.

58.The higher the mountain is，the 　　　　(thin) the air is.

57.We’ll have a surprise party for my mother’s 　　　　(forty) birthday next Saturday.

五、用所给单词的适当形式填空

56.After so many 　　　　　(year) practice，Li Na is a well-known tennis player.

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.

51.A Japanese worker works 　　　　　more hours a year than a French one.

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

52.The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “　　　 ”.

A.正常的　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.额外的　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C.有用的　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.少量的

53.People in 　　　　get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A.France　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Germany

C.the United States　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Great Britain

54.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.

55.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.

三、完形填空

There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn （谷仓）.The watch was only cheap but it was very 　36　　 　to him because it was a gift from his father.

After 　37　　 　the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for 　38　　 　from a group of children playing nearby.

He 　39　　 　them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn 　40　　 .They searched everywhere but still could not find the 　41　　 .Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another 　42　　 .

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer 　43　　 　the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he 　44　　 　where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a 　45　　 　mind can think better than an excited one.

36.A.important　　　　　　 B.expensive　　　　　　　　　 C.useless　　　　　　　 D.interesting

37.A.finding　　　　　　　　 B.searching　　　　　　　　　 C.watching　　　　　　 D.studying

38.A.money　　　　　　　　　 B.danger　　　　　　　　　　　 C.work　　 　　　　　　　 D.help

39.A.promised　　　　　　　　　　 B.taught　　　　　　　　　　　 C.warned　　　　　　　 D.believed

40.A.angrily　　　　　　　　 B.slowly　　　　　　　　　　　 C.immediately　　　　　　　 D.hardly

41.A.rule　　　　　　　　　　　 B.book　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.child　　　　　　　　　 D.watch

42.A.way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.chance　　　　　　　　　　　 C.lesson　　　　　　　　 D.smile

43.A.threw　　　　　　　　　 B.sent　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.gave　　　　　　　　　 D.caught

44.A.came　　　　　　　　　　 B.knew　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.succeeded　　　　　 D.suggested

45.A.beautiful　　　　　　　 B.smart　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.peaceful　　　　　　 D.quick