《2025年评优监测课时作业七年级英语上册译林版》

In many countries around the world, May 1st is a holiday which is called Labour Day or Workers’ Day. It is an interesting holiday that honours working people and their jobs. But do you know how it started?
During the late 1880s, in many parts of the world, people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories but made very little money. Later, in the United States and Canada, working people got together to set up unions(工会). The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries(工资), but many of the bosses refused their ideas.
On May 1st, 1886, men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets. They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago, several people died in fighting against the police. Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1st to honour workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first day of May became a national holiday in many countries.
However, in the United States and Canada, May 1st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labour Day on the first Monday in September. Today, in the United States, Labour Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States, Labour Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.
()1. How long did people work a day in factories in the late 1880s?
A. For 8～10 hours.
B. For 10～12 hours.
C. For 12～14 hours.
D. For 14～16 hours.
()2. What does the underlined word “force” mean in Chinese?
A. 感激
B. 欣赏
C. 宣扬
D. 迫使
()3. Which is the right order of the following events?
① Working people began to fight for better life.
② People stopped working on May 1st to honour workers.
③ Working people set up unions.
A. ①②③
B. ③①②
C. ②①③
D. ③②①
()4. How do people often celebrate Labour Day in America nowadays?
A. By having fun with friends or family.
B. By working all day.
C. By giving gifts to working people.
D. By having a big ceremony(典礼).

答案： 1.D 2.D 3.B 4.A