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More than half of Americans do not take all their vacation days，even though they think they need one more holiday. And nearly a third of workers who take a break check their emails from the boss every other day and some even keep in touch hourly.
“We’re workaholics(工作狂)’，”said Samuel Nahmias.“From a general perspective，this has a lot to do with the economic situation in the US. More and more people are unemployed.”
With jobless numbers reaching 9.6 percent，people who have jobs seem to be unwilling to take time off.“It is not a great picture and that affects vacations.People are not going on vacation as much and those who are going on vacation are being more selective about where they are going.”Nahmias explained.
Unlike European countries where four or more weeks of holiday each year is normal,27 percent of people questioned in the poll said they had 6 to 10 days of annual leave and 20 percent had less than 3 days.With more people on unemployment lists in America，those still with jobs are facing more responsibility at work，which is reflected in their lack of time off.
The majority of workers who did not take time off mentioned too many responsibilities or stress at work，while some people said they simply did not have time to plan a holiday.“People are more conscious of what they are doing and when they are going on vacation because they don’t want to look bad in this situation，”Nahmias explained.
Technology is also playing a part with smartphones enabling workers to keep in contact in ways that were not possible before.It has to do with technology and the level of concern about what is going on in the office.
【小题1】Americans don’t take all their vacation days because ________.

A．they devote themselves to the whole work

B．they are afraid that they may lose their jobs

C．they are asked to keep in touch with their bosses

D．they aren’t in need of holidays at all

【小题2】What does Nahmias mean by saying the underlined words in Paragraph 3?

A．Travelling makes people unwelcome.

B．People are unwilling to go on short vacations.

C．The economic situation remains at a low point.

D．People are more selective about places of interest.

【小题3】We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ________.

A．Unemployment rate is higer in America than that in Europe

B．European economic situation is better than that in America

C．Americans are more hardworking than Europeans

D．More people are losing their jobs in Europe

【小题4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Americans are all workaholic.

B．Many Americans don’t choose to take vacations.

C．Unemployment is going from bad to worse.

D．US economic situation becomes worse and worse.

答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B

试题分析：本文主要讲的是，由于经济不景气，美国的失业率居高不下人们生活压力越来越大。因为担心被解雇，很多人选择放弃假期。即使有少部分选择度假的人，也时刻保持着工作上的联系，不敢疏忽。
【小题1】推断分析题。从文中二、三两段可以看出，由于美国如今经济状况不景气，越来越多的人面临失业危机。因此那些还有工作的人因为害怕被解雇而努力工作，甚至放弃假期。故选B。
【小题2】推断分析题。文中第三段第一句指出，美国的失业率已经高达9.6%。正是这样萧条的经济状况影响了人们的假期选择。答案为C。
【小题3】推断分析题。第四段中提到，欧洲国家人均每年假期为四周甚至更多。相比之下，美国的情况就差了许多。调查显示，27%民众每年假期为6~10天，20%民众表示一年中假期仅仅3天。正是由于美国的失业率居高不下，分配到在岗人员身上的工作压力越来越大，才导致了这样的情况。可以看出，美国的失业率高于欧洲国家。答案为A。
【小题4】概括归纳题。本文主要讲的是，由于经济不景气，美国的失业率居高不下人们生活压力越来越大。因为担心被解雇，很多人选择放弃假期。即使有少部分选择度假的人，也时刻保持着工作上的联系，不敢疏忽。答案为B。
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