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 that 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 overtimes. Their workers don’t get more money 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.513 B.1,646
C.2,519 D.3,805
【小題2】The underlined 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 on _________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A.France B.Germany
C.The United States D.Great Britain
【小題4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.No companies offer vacation 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1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:本文敘述了不同的國家人們的工作時間不同。一個日本工人比一個法國人一年多工作513個小時。人們之所以工作那么多時間,是因為他們想多掙錢,或者認(rèn)為是職責(zé)所在,或者是怕失業(yè)。不同的國家人們的假期長短不同。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year that a French worker. 可知一個日本工人比一個法國人一年多工作513個小時。故選A。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù) because they want to make more money.可知此處指想要多掙錢,額外多掙錢,故此處的意思額外的。 故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)in the United States, two weeks. 可知在美國一年有兩周的帶薪休假。故選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)However, many companies don’t pay overtimes. Their workers don’t get more money for more work. 許多公司不會付加班費,他們的工人不會因為多工作而得到更多的錢,故選C。
考點:政治經(jīng)濟(jì)文化類短文閱讀。

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