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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

 

1.A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.C. 5.A. 【解析】 试题解析:本文大意:许多人说他们一直在工作太多小时 ,没有时间和家人呆在一起。工作时间因国家而异。在法国一年工作1646小时,然而在日本,人们一年工作大约2159个小时。一些人工作加班因为他们想挣更多的钱,然而,许多公司不付加班费。许多人说他们的假期太短,在法国,人们一年有五周的带薪假,德国是四到六个周,美国是两周。 1.细节理解题。根据In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.然而在日本,人们一年工作大约2159个小时,可知答案选A. 2.推理判断题。根据Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money.一些人工作加班因为他们想挣更多的钱,和pay付款,可知答案选B. 3.细节理解题。根据In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year.在法国,人们一年有五周的带薪假 ,可知答案选C. 4.细节理解题。根据However, many companies don’t pay overtime.然而,许多公司不付加班费 ,可知答案选C. 5.推理判断题。根据Many people say that they are working too many hours.许多人说他们一直在工作太多小时 ,可知答案选A. 考点:文化类短文阅读。
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