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. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A．513 B．1,646 C．2,159 D．3,805
A．正常的 B．额外的 C．有用的 D．少量的
A．France B．Germany C．the United States D．Great Britain
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.
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.
【福建省福州市2015年中考英语试题】完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
My mother’s loving hands
Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.
I don’t remember ______ it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they ______ rough（粗糙的）against my young skin. Finally, one night, I ______ her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, ______ she never did it again.
Years later, I missed my mother’s ______ and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is______ her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.
Now my own children have ______ . It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my ______ to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow（额头).
Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how ______ I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.
That night, I ______ with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
A. when B. where C. why
A. looked B. felt C. seemed
A. nodded at B. shouted at C. seemed
A. so B. or C. but
A. hands B. words C. smiles
A. on B. in C. at
A. stayed up B. woken up C. grown up
A. nose B. face C. mouth
A. sorry B. tired C. relaxed
A. left home B. kept working C. fell asleep
【浙江省宁波市2015年中考英语试题】完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
The first note I ever wrote for my mother said“Hi，Mom！Have a nice day！Love，Marie！”．I was
twelve when I wrote it，and I folded the into her change purse（零钱包）．
My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory. I knew that when she meals in the
dining hall，she would have to look for change in her purse. I didn't know that she would that
note，and always carry it with her.
From the day that I folded the small piece of paper into my mother's change purse，she and
I left each other notes. They would be put in the fridge，under a lamp，or beside the TV set. I
found one hidden in my shoe. From the outside，our notes may have been general of our
days，ideas and wishes. But to my mother and ，they were a lifeline-a communication with each
other that no one else
On October 20，2009，my mother died after a long illness. I stood near her bed， her hand. I
didn't cry the day my mom died， I didn't cry a week later when I went to collect her things. I was
so thankful that she no longer had aches and
Recently，I found a note that my mom. had me．It had been hidden in the of my
favorite childhood book for years. It read“Dear Marie，I love you always. Miss you a lot. Don't forget
me. Be ！Love，Mom”That day，I cried.
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【浙江省嘉兴市2015年中考英语试题】完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Gwondo was a trainer of dogs. He would go out every day with his dogs, to _____them how to catch animals so all his tribe(部落) could eat.
Wherever Gwondo went, his tribe could see him away in the distance______ his white hair would shine in the sunlight. The tribe____would say to their children, "See, there is Gwondo and his dogs, searching for______ for us all. " Gwondo went out hunting every day and always came______ with much food. And all were very happy.
Now Gwondo grew_______ and as all humans do, one day he died. The tribe felt sad and cried many days and many nights _______ one day the elders called to their children, " You have cried enough for Gwondo. Now it is time to______ living. Go down to the beach and be happy. "
The children ran down to the beach and looked out to sea. ______ , they all looked at each other, then turned and ran back to their elders,______ , "Come quickly. Gwondo, he is back with us. He is out in the sea. " The elders hurried to the_______ and said, "Yes! It is Gwondo back! He is now a dolphin and lives in the sea. "
Now whenever you see ______ dolphins in the sea, look for the big old dolphin. You will know him because be has a large white fin on ______ back. He is Gwondo and he is training the young dolphins to chase(追逐)_______ close to the beach so that his tribe can catch them.
Gwondo is known to all the tribes ______ the east coast of Australia. They call him their sea dog.
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【2015浙江省杭州市中考英语试题】完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
Marcos was a hardworking farmer. Every day he asked his only son to him in the fields, but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon. Marcos was very about his only son.
One evening Marcos’ old friend Luigi , “ Marcos, why aren’t your fields ready for planting?” Marcos explained that he was old and his back hurt. He said that Paolo was and did not help him with the farming. “Marcos, you need to use your as much as your back. I have an idea for you.” Luigi said.
Early the next morning Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room. “ I found your grandfather’s map!” he cried. “We may find he buried（埋）his gold coins!” Paolo jumped out of bed. “I’ll start over here.” Paolo told his father. Paolo in the field all day. While Paolo dug, his father along, dropping something from his bag into the ground. When they went in for dinner that night, a very tired Paolo said, “I think Grandfather was old when he made his map. I don’t think I’ll dig tomorrow.”
Paolo to his lazy way and slept all morning. One day Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room and cried, “ Paolo! I found the treasure in the fields!” Paolo went out to look. He said, “ There is here but lines and lines of vegetables.”
Marcos smiled. “ Paola, it is all around you. You have enough food to make it the winter, with plenty more to sell!” Paolo was embarrassed（尴尬的）to see that his father was . His one day of hard work had provided his with real treasure. He learned an important . He could make a good living with a little hard work. He became a good and made his father proud.
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【天津市2015年中考英语试题】完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Doyou ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She wasa famous ______ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _______life she made 70 movies!
Lombard’sreal name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the _______near her home. A movie director _______ her and decided to put her in amovie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silentmovies. She acted(表演) so well that she ______ the hearts of some people. At 16, sheleft school to act.
In1925, she had an agreement with a _______ studio, 20th CenturyFox. The studio gave ______ a new name, and she acted in several films. Then,at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on herface. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not ______. She continuedto act.
Itwas Paramount Studio that made Lombard a _______. She made many movies forthe studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor WilliamPowell for only 23 months. ______ seven years later, she married the greatlove of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
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