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Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to have a rest 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 (责任) 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 USA, 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.
【小题1】A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.

A．513	B．1,646
C．2,159	D．3,805

【小题2】The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．正常的	B．额外的
C．有用的	D．少量的

【小题3】People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A．France	B．Germany
C．the USA	D．Great Britain

【小题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 have a rest.

C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

【小题5】What can we learn 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.

答案：【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】C
【小题5】A

试题分析：文章主要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。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据文章中That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker，可知日本比法国一年多工作513小时，故选.A。
【小题2】词义推测题。根据这句Their workers don’t get more pay for more work可知很多工人做了更多的工作得不到更多的钱。可知应选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据:and in the United States, two weeks可知美国休假为两周。故选C 。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据文中However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work.可知很多工人没有得到更多的钱。可知并不是所有的公司都给加班费。故选 C。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours. 可知很多人害怕如果他们不工作很长时间会失去工作。故选 A。
考点：考查社会现象类阅读。

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