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.

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. 2,519 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(推断) 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

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析： 很多人说，他们工作的时间太长。他们没有足够的时间来放松或和家人呆在一起。工作时间因国家而不同。有些人加班是因为他们想要赚更多钱。有些人认为加班是他们的职责。

1.小题1】细节理解题。根据In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work.可知日本人比法国人的工作时间长2,159－1,646=513hours/year。故选A。

2.小题2】词义推测题。根据Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work.可知，人们想利用工作以外的时间多挣钱，但是他们的工作没有因为多工作而得到更多的报酬，所以选B。

3.小题3】细节理解题。根据in the United States, two weeks.可知，美国每年只有2周的带薪休假时间，故选C。

4.小题4】细节理解题。下面哪一个选项正确：A. No companies offer vacations to their workers. 没有公司向他们的员工提供假期；B. Many people say they have enough time to relax. 很多人说他们有足够的时间来放松；C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work. 并不是所有的公司支付他们的工人报酬因为更多的工作；D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.超过一半的工人利用他们所有的休假日；

5.小题5】A What 我们可以从这篇短文的 infer(推断) 吗？答： 很多工人要工作很长时间。很多人有假期足够长的时间。C.工作小时是相同的世界各地。D.有无聊的人，世界上很多。

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