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 (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. 2,519 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 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.

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】

試題分析： 很多人說，他們工作的時間太長。他們沒有足夠的時間來放松或和家人呆在一起。工作時間因國家而不同。有些人加班是因為他們想要賺更多錢。有些人認為加班是他們的職責。

1.小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work.可知日本人比法國人的工作時間長2,159－1,646=513hours/year。故選A。

2.小題2】詞義推測題。根據(jù)Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work.可知，人們想利用工作以外的時間多掙錢，但是他們的工作沒有因為多工作而得到更多的報酬，所以選B。

3.小題3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)in the United States, two weeks.可知，美國每年只有2周的帶薪休假時間，故選C。

4.小題4】細節(jié)理解題。下面哪一個選項正確：A. No companies offer vacations to their workers. 沒有公司向他們的員工提供假期；B. Many people say they have enough time to relax. 很多人說他們有足夠的時間來放松；C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work. 并不是所有的公司支付他們的工人報酬因為更多的工作；D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.超過一半的工人利用他們所有的休假日；

5.小題5】A What 我們可以從這篇短文的 infer(推斷) 嗎？答： 很多工人要工作很長時間。很多人有假期足夠長的時間。C.工作小時是相同的世界各地。D.有無聊的人，世界上很多。

考點：人生百味類閱讀。