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.
【小題1】A Japanese worker works __________ more hours a year than a French one.

A.513 B.1,646 C.2,159 D.3,805
【小題2】The word “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.
A.稅費(fèi) B.加班費(fèi) C.學(xué)費(fèi) D.冷飲費(fèi)
【小題3】People in ________ 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 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(推斷) 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.

解析試題解析:本文大意:許多人說他們一直在工作太多小時 ,沒有時間和家人呆在一起。工作時間因國家而異。在法國一年工作1646小時,然而在日本,人們一年工作大約2159個小時。一些人工作加班因?yàn)樗麄兿霋旮嗟腻X,然而,許多公司不付加班費(fèi)。許多人說他們的假期太短,在法國,人們一年有五周的帶薪假,德國是四到六個周,美國是兩周。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.然而在日本,人們一年工作大約2159個小時,可知答案選A.
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money.一些人工作加班因?yàn)樗麄兿霋旮嗟腻X,和pay付款,可知答案選B.
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year.在法國,人們一年有五周的帶薪假 ,可知答案選C.
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)However, many companies don’t pay overtime.然而,許多公司不付加班費(fèi) ,可知答案選C.
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Many people say that they are working too many hours.許多人說他們一直在工作太多小時 ,可知答案選A.
考點(diǎn):文化類短文閱讀。

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