Question

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.

1.A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513              B. 1,646             C. 2,159              D. 3,805

2.The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".

A. 正常的   B. 额外的      C. 有用的      D. 少量的

3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France          B. Germany

C. the United States    D. Great Britain

4.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.

5.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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】这篇短文主要谈到了各国的工人的工作时间问题,从中我们可以知道各国工人的工作时间很不一样,工作目的也不尽相同.

1.根据第二段In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.描述,计算可知2159-1646=513,故选A.

2.联系下文because they want to make more money. 可知此处指的是额外的工作,故选B.

3.根据第四段and in the United States, two weeks. 描述,可知选C.

4.根据短文第三段However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. 描述,可知选C.

5.根据第一段Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.及下文描述,可知有很多工人不得不长时间工作,故选A.