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(意味著) 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(公司) don't pay overtime(加班工資). Their workers don't get more money for more work. Some people think it's their duty(職責) 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(少于) half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (遲鈍的) 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. 額外的       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(提供) vacations to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all workers can get more money for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

5.What can we infer(推斷) from the passage?

A. Workers in the United States get the longest paid vacation.

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.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了世界各地不同的國家的工人工作的時間不同，他們有的為了爭取更多的加班費，而額外的加班，而有些人加班是怕失去工作，但是并非加班的人都能領到加班費的。

1.小題1】細節理解題。根據That means(意味著) a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.日本人要比法國人的工作時間多513個小時，故選A。

2.小題2】詞義猜測題。根據However, many companies(公司) don't pay overtime(加班工資). 可推知這個詞是額外的，故選B。

3.小題3】細節理解題。根據in the United States, two weeks.在美國一年僅僅有2周的假期，故選C。

4.小題4】細節理解題。根據Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money.Their workers don't get more money for more work. Some people think it's their duty(職責) to work more hours. 可知并非所有的人能夠得到額外的加班費，故選C。

5.小題5】推理判斷題。根據If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.如果只會工作不會玩，那么世界上就有許多遲鈍的人，故選D。

考點：社會類短文閱讀。