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湖南省长沙市长郡教育集团2020届九年级上学期英语开学考试试卷
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time with their families. They can't take care of things at home. They don't have time to relax.
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 employee (员工) works 513 more hours a year than a French one. That is more than 12 weeks, or three months, of extra (额外的) work!
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.
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.If that is true, there will be a lot of dull (无聊的) people in the world.
A. And 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. Vocation is a time for people to relax themselves.
E. Why do people work so many hours?
Tom and Tim are twins(双胞胎). They are four years old. It's very difficult for people to tell(辨别) who is Tom and who is Tim.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}The two boys like to jump, draw pictures and play ball games.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}But they don't like to take a shower(淋浴).
Today, Tom and Tim come back from outside(外面).{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.After twenty minutes, Tom goes out.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Their mother takes Tim into the bathroom(浴室). But the boy doesn't want to go in.
"No! No! Mom, I'm Tom.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}”
"Shut up(闭嘴)! I know you are Tim.”
At that time, the boy out of the bathroom is so happy, because he doesn't need to take a shower today.
A. I don't want to take a shower again(再). B. It's Tim's turn(轮到)to take a shower. C. Sometimes(有时)their parents can't tell ,either(也). D. The twins like taking showers very much. E. Tim likes playing basketball but Tom doesn't. F. And they often make themselves dirty(脏的). G. Their mother takes Tom into the bathroom. |
Student |
Truck driver |
Full-time mother |
Business executive (企业主管) |
Doctor |
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Sleeping time |
9 hours |
6 hours |
8 hours |
6 hours |
5 hours |
Bedtime hours |
10 pm-7 am |
7 am-10 am 4 pm-7 pm |
3 am-6 am 1 pm-3 pm 10 pm-1 am |
11 pm-5 am |
1 am-3 am 4 am-7 am |
The table above shows the sleeping patterns (模式) of people doing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} jobs. It is clear that there are big differences among them. For example, students continuously (连续地) sleep for {#blank#}2{#/blank#}each night because they go to school during the day. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are busy and stressed out, so they only sleep for 6 hours. But they also sleep continuously during the night. Truck drivers sleep 6 hours and doctors sleep the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} hours among the five. However, because of their jobs, they have to divide their bedtime into different periods. Finally, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} mothers sleep when their babies do. They often have to wake up during the night to comfort (安抚) their babies. It is important to consider sleeping patterns when choosing a job.
In many children's stories, a girl meets a prince and falls in love. They get married and live happily ever after. As a child, Meghan Markle may never have imagined marrying a prince. But that is exactly what happened on May 19th!
Who is this young lady who just married into Britain's royal family (王室)? Meghan Markle was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. Her mother, Doria, was a doctor, and her father, Tom, was a television lighting director. For 10 years after school each day, young. Meghan spent time at the studio where her father worked. This experience allowed her to become very comfortable with the acting business. For that reason, she knew she wanted to become an actress from a very early age. As a child, she felt strong about something else, too: People should be treated fairly. This passion (热情) to help others is still a big part of her life today.
Her acting career (生涯) began in 2002 when she made her first appearance on TV. Other small parts on TV and in a few films followed. Nine years later, Markle got her big break. She won a lead role in the popular TV series Suits.
Meghan Markle — The Actress Who Just Married a Prince |
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What she {#blank#}1{#/blank#} on May 19th |
Britain's royal family |
Her birth place |
Los Angeles, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
Her parents' {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
A doctor and a television lighting director |
Why she wanted to become an actress from a very early age |
Because of the experience of becoming very{#blank#}4{#/blank#} with the acting business |
Nine years {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she got her big break |
Beginning her acting career |
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