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 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 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 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 “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.

A. 税费          B. 加班费                  C. 学费          D. 冷饮费

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.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲诉了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。根据文章中；That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker，可知选.A。

2.词义推测题。根据这句：Their workers don’t get more pay for more work 很多工人做了更多的工作得不到更多的钱。可知应选B。    

3.细节理解题。根据:and in the United States, two weeks可知，美国休假为两周。故选C 。                  

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

5.推理判断题 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。故选 A。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。