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：短文大意：很多工人不得不加班。不同的国家给工人的待遇也不同。日本工人工作的时间就比法国工人工作的时间长。有些地方还不给加班费。在不同的国家工人休假的长短也不一样。工人们期待更长的假期。

1.】细节理解题。根据第二段中In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.可知在法国人们每年工作大约1646个小时，而在日本人们一年约工作2159小时。所以日本人要比法国人一年多工作513小时，所以该选A。

2.词义推测题。根据后面的句子because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime.可推知“extra”得意思是额外的，所以该选B。

3.根据文中and in the United States, two weeks可知美国休假为两周。所以该选C。

4.根据文中However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work可知很多工人没有得到更多的钱。并不是所有的公司都给加班费。所以该选C。

5.推理判断题。根据文中Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.可知很多人害怕如果他们不工作很长时间会失去工作，所以该选A。

考点：社会现象类阅读。