阅读理解,阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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 (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805
2. The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".
A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的
3. People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A. France B. Germany
C. the United States D. Great Britain
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.
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.
1A 2B 3C 4C 5A
描述社会现象英语:
安居工程 housing project for low-income families
安居小区 a neighborhood for low-income families
保障妇女就业权利to guarantee women’s right to employment
补发拖欠的离退休人员统筹项目内的养老金 All back pension entitlements have been paid for the retired covered by the overall government plan.
裁定保险赔偿 adjudication of benefits
城镇居民最低生活保障 guarantee of subsistence allowances for urban residents
城镇社会保障体系the social security system in urban areas
城镇职工基本医疗保险制度the basic medical insurance system for urban employees
大力推行个人助学信贷 Personal loans to finance education should be vigorously promoted.
待业人员 job seekers
待遇优厚的工作 a well-paid job
单亲家庭 single parent family
定向培训 training for specific posts
独生子女 the only child
对保障方案进行精算评估 Security programs should undergo actuarial review.
对口扶贫 provide poverty alleviation aid to the designated sister regions
福利分房 buy a benefit-oriented apartment from the organization one works with
岗位培训 on-job training
个人自愿计划 voluntary private plans
工伤保险制度the on-job injury insurance system
工资收入分配制度the wage and income distribution system
关系国计民生的大事 matters vital to national well-being and the people’s livelihood
关心和支持残疾人事业 Programs to help the physically and mentally challenged deserve our care and support.
关心老龄人 care for senior citizens.
国企下岗职工基本生活保障 guarantee of basic cost of living allowances for workers laid off from state-owned enterprises
过温饱生活 live a life at a subsistent level
合理调整就业结构to rationally readjust the employment structure
后勤服务社会化 make logistic services independent in their operation
基本养老金basic pensions
计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning
加快住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation
加强计划生育工作 further improve family planning
加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
家庭美德 family virtues
建立集体合同制度to establish a group contract system
建立市场导向的就业机制to establish a market-oriented employment mechanism
建立新型的劳动关系to establish a new type of labor relations
教育程度 educational status; education received
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The best way to show gratitude(感谢) to your parents
Wherever we are today, whatever we are, we owe it to (归功于)our parents who have given and taught us so much. We have only one set of parents, and we should show them how grateful (感激的)we are for everything that they have taught us. Whatever we do to express(表达) our thanks, the important thing is that they know how much we love them. Let’s see how some people show their thanks to their parents.
JETT PANGAN: I like making my mom proud of me. My mom is a widow(寡妇)and retired, so I’ll always be around her. I won’t make her feel lonely.
MIGUEL MENDOZA: The best way I can show my gratitude is to write a song for them and sing it.
NAR CABICO: I will thank my parents by doing well in school in order not to make them worried.
RAJO LAUREL: My parents taught me that the best way to reward(回报) them is to help those in need. So I will become a man for others.
YANAH LAUREL: By showering(给……一连串的) my parents with lots of hugs and kisses. By telling them I love them.
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Reasons | They have (81) us so much. |
We have only one set of (82) . | |
Different people’s ways | Jett will be around his mother in order not to make her feel (83) . |
Nar will thank his parents by (84) . | |
Yanah gives her parent lots of (85) . |