Seven Days
Read the passage and answer this question: Which day is the first day of a week?

There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don't work on Saturday or Sunday. Most shops are closed in England on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. But in China, shops are open every day. Sunday is always a holiday. It's the first day of the week. The time between Friday evening and Monday morning is the weekend. It is the time for people to rest. We can't work all the time. We have to rest from time to time.
Exercises
Ⅰ. Read and tick or cross. 读句子,判断正(√)误(×)。
() 1. There are eight days in a week.
() 2. The shops are open every day in China.
() 3. Some people go to work on Saturday.
() 4. The time between Friday and Tuesday is the weekend.
Ⅱ. Read and choose the answer. 读句子,选择正确的答案。
() 1. Most children don't go to school on ______.
A. Saturday
B. Sunday
C. Both A and B
() 2. Most people go to work ______.
A. on Saturday afternoon
B. from Monday to Friday
C. on Sunday
() 3. Most children have ______ days' holiday.
A. two
B. three
C. four
New words
which /wɪtʃ/ pron. 哪一个 first /fɜːst/ num. 第一的
closed /kləʊzd/ adj. 关闭着的
holiday /'hɒlədeɪ/ n. 假日,休息日
between /bɪ'twiːn/ prep. 在……之间
from time to time 有时,不时

Ⅰ.1.× 2.√ 3.√ 4.× Ⅱ.1.C 2.B 3.A

Ⅰ.1. 文中明确提到"There are seven days in a week."，与题目中"eight days"不符，故×。
2. 文中"But in China, shops are open every day."，与题目表述一致，故√。
3. 文中"Most people don't work on Saturday or Sunday."，"most"不代表全部，暗示可能有人周六上班，故√。
4. 文中"The time between Friday evening and Monday morning is the weekend."，题目中"between Friday and Tuesday"与原文不符，故×。
Ⅱ.1. 文中"Most children go to school from Monday to Friday."，可知周六周日不上学，A和B都对，选C。
2. 文中"Most people don't work on Saturday or Sunday."，可推断大多数人周一到周五上班，选B。
3. 文中"Most children go to school from Monday to Friday."，一周7天，上学5天，假期2天，选A。