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 (遲鈍的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
小題1:A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A．513B．1,646C．2,159D．3,805
小題2:The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".
A．正常的B．額外的C．有用的D．少量的
小題3:People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A．FranceB．Germany
C．the United StatesD．Great Britain
小題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.
小題5:What can we infer 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.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A
這篇短文主要談到了各國(guó)的工人的工作時(shí)間問題,從中我們可以知道各國(guó)工人的工作時(shí)間很不一樣,工作目的也不盡相同.
小題1:根據(jù)第二段In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.描述,計(jì)算可知2159-1646=513,故選A.
小題2:聯(lián)系下文because they want to make more money. 可知此處指的是額外的工作,故選B.
小題3:根據(jù)第四段and in the United States, two weeks. 描述,可知選C.
小題4:根據(jù)短文第三段However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. 描述,可知選C.
小題5:根據(jù)第一段Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.及下文描述,可知有很多工人不得不長(zhǎng)時(shí)間工作,故選A.
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