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 (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.2,159 D.1664

2.The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means __________.

A.正常的 B.额外的 C.少量的 D.剩余的

3.People in __________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A.France B.Germany C.the United States D.China

4.The following statement __________ 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.Jack doesn’t like to play with other kids.

5.We can infer (推断) __________ from the passage.

A.half of the workers don’t use their vacation days.

B.work hours are the same around the world.

C.there are a lot of dull people in the world.

D.many workers have to work long hours.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述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。根据第二段“That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker. ”可知一个日本工人比一个法国工人每年工作多513个小时。A项符合题意，故选A。

2.词句猜测题。根据第三段“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.”可知人们为了得到更多的钱，从而额外地工作一些时间。可知此处划线部分单词表示“额外的”的含义。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中“…and in the United States, two weeks”在美国，两周。可知，在美国人们一年的带薪休假时间为两周。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year“在法国，人们每年会得到5周的带薪假期”可知，有些公司会给工人假期，排除A；根据Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family“许多人说他们工作很长时间，他们没有很多的时间放松以及与家人们在一起”，排除B；根据In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.“在英国，有一个谚语“只知工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻”可知，这是一个谚语，并不是说杰克不想和其他孩子玩耍，排除D；根据第三段“However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. ”然而，许多公司不支付加班费。他们的工人没有更多的工作报酬。可知并不是所有的公司都给他们的工人付加班费。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.”有些人担心如果不加班就会失业。可知，许多工人不得不长时间工作。故选D。