Question

【題目】 Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or 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 2,259 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 over time. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. These people think it’s their duty to wore more hours. Some are afraid of losing their job 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 from 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 (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. 513B. 1,646C. 2,159

【2】The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “_________”.

A. 正常的B. 額外的C. 有用的

【3】People in ______ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. FranceB. GermanyC. The United States

【4】Which of the following sentences 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.

【5】What can we infer (推斷) 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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

試題社會類短文閱讀理解。文章主要講述各國人工作的時間長短不同，許多人為了多掙錢需要加班，但是有的公司并不給加班費。不同的國家給工人的待遇也不同。在不同的國家工人休假的長短也不一樣。工人們期待更長的假期。

【1】細節(jié)理解題: 依據(jù)文中That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker，這意味著一個日本工人一年比一個法國工人多工作513小時�？芍�故選A。

【2】詞義猜測題。依據(jù)文中這句Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay over time. 有些人加班是因為他們想賺更多的錢。然而，許多公司并沒有加班費。work extra hours額外的工作就是加班。可知故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題: 依據(jù)文中in the United States, two weeks可知，美國帶薪休假為兩周。故選 C。

【4】推理判斷題: A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.沒有公司為員工提供休假。B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.很多人說他們有足夠的時間放松。C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.不是所有的公司都給員工加班費。根據(jù)文中However, many companies don’t pay overtime . Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. 很多工人沒有得到更多的錢�？芍�并不是所有的公司都給員工加班費的。故選 C。

【5】推理判斷題: 根據(jù)文中Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours. 可知，如果他們不工作很長時間，很多人害怕會失去工作。故選 A。