阅读理解专项训练阅读理解专项训练（1）BManypeoplesaythattheyareworkingtoomanyhours.Theydon'thaveenoughtimetorelaxortostaywiththeirfamily.Workhoursaredifferentfromonecountrytoanother.InFrance,peoplespendabout1,646hoursayearatwork.InJapan,however,peopleworkabout2,159hoursayear.ThatmeansaJapaneseworkerworks513morehoursayearthanaFrenchworker.Whydopeopleworksomanyhours?Somepeopleworkextrahoursbecausetheywanttomakemoremoney.However,manycompaniesdon'tpayovertime.Theirworkersdon'tgetmorepayformorework.Somepeoplethinkit'stheirdutytoworkmorehours.Someareafraidoflosingtheirjobsiftheydon'tworkmorehours.Manypeoplesaythattheirvacationsaretooshort.InFrance,peoplegetfiveweeksofpaidvacationayear.InGermany,theygetfourtosixweeks,andintheUnitedStates,twoweeks.Onestudyshowsfewerthanhalfofworkersusedalltheirvacationdays.InGreatBritain,thereisasaying,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadull(迟钝的)boy."Ifthatistrue,theremustbealotofdullpeopleintheworld.()6.AJapaneseworkerworks__morehoursayearthanaFrenchone.A.513B.1,646C.2,159D.3,805()7.Theword"extra"inParagraph3means".A.正常的B.额外的C.有用的D.少量的()8.Peoplein________getonlytwoweeksofpaidvacationayear.A.FranceB.GermanyC.theUnitedStatesD.GreatBritain()9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Nocompaniesoffervacationstotheirworkers.B.Manypeoplesaytheyhaveenoughtimetorelax.C.Notallcompaniespaytheirworkersformorework.D.Morethanhalfofworkersusealltheirvacationdays.()10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyworkershavetoworklonghours.B.Manypeoplehavevacationslongenough.C.Workhoursarethesamearoundtheworld.D.Therearealotofdullpeopleintheworld.C①"Iwillthinkofit."Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?Thoughwecannotsee,orhear,orfeelourthoughts,theyhavegreatpower(力量)!②IsaacNewtonwasseatedinhisgardenonasummereveningwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantothink,andtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.Thenhediscoveredhowtheearth,sun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.③JamesFergusononcesawtheinsideofhisfather'swatch,andhewondered,"WhyshouldInotmakeawatch?"Thissethimthinkinganditledtoawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.④WaltDisney,thefamousAmericanfilm-maker,wasoftenthinkingofnewideas.Oneday,whenhewasinameeting,hesuddenlystoppedtalking,deepinthought.Helookedandlookedataplacehighupintheroom.Thiscontinuedforalongtime,endthenhegotanideaforanewcartoon.⑤Ideascomeatanytime,endtheimportantthingistothink.Whenyoumeetwithanydifficulty,don'tloseheart.Trytothinkofitbeforeaskingsomeonetohelpyou.Thinkandbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinkcreatively.()11.Newtonwantedtofindout________.A.whentheapplehithimB.whytheapplefellC.whomadetheapplefallD.wheretheapplefell()12.________madeawoodenclock.A.IsaacNewtonB.WaltDisneyC.JamesFergusonD.James'father()13.WaltDisneywas________whenhegotanideaforanewcartoon.A.makingafilmB.tellingastoryC.havingameetingD.sittinginagarden()14.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatA.weshouldalwaysaskothersforhelpB.everyoneofuslikesthinkingC.itiseasytoseeandhearourthoughtsD.thinkinghelpstogetnewideas()15.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?（①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2,…）DThehumanbrainweighsabout1.4kilograms,butitcan,holdmuchmoreinformationthanmostcomputers.However,thereisanotherdifferencebetweenhumansandcomputers.Computersdon'tforgetinformationtheyaregiven,buthumansoftendo.Noonerememberseverything,andluckilywedon'tusuallyhaveto....
