Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分,满分20分)

A

Sam was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Julie. Their parents had passed away long ago. Sam had taken care of Julie by himself.

One day, Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone, Sam left their little house to send newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of their house, Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very cold.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子). However, there were no extra blankets, so Sam thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Sam wrote a short note.“Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.”He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone. However, Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Julie shouted to Sam, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Sam, thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”

46.How was the weather when Sam saw an old man in front of his house?.

A. Hot and sunny. B. Rainy. C. Icy and cold. D. Windy.

47.Sam’s morning job was to .

A. take care of his sister B. go to school

C. send newspapers D. look for his grandfather

48.“Their parents passed away long ago.” means “Their parents long ago.”

A. died B. went on

C. left home D. passed by

49.Sam covered the old man with his father’s coat because .

A. his father’s coat fitted the old man well

B. the coat was the only thing that his father had left

C. he knew the old man was his grandfather then

D. he had no extra blanket

50.What is the story mainly about?

A. Father’s coat was missing.

B. Sam found his grandfather through an act of kindness.

C. An old man was too cold to live on.

D. Sam took care of his sister by himself.

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.