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American suffers from an overdose of work.【1】who they are or what they do, they spend【2】time at work than at any time since Worl

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问题     American suffers from an overdose of work.【1】who they are or what they do, they spend【2】time at work than at any time since World WarⅡ. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other【3】country. Today, it【4】every country but Japan, where industrial employees log 2,155 hours a year compared【5】1,951 in the US and 1,603【6】West employees. Between 1969 and 1989, employed American【7】an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The work-week【8】at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year.【9】, paid time off — holidays, vacations, sick leave —【10】15 percent in the 1990s.
    As Corporations have【11】stiffer competition and slower growth in productivity, they would【12】employees to work longer. Cost-cutting layoffs in the 1980s【13】the professional and managerial ranks, leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower-paid occupations,【14】wages have been reduced, workers have added hours【15】overtime or extra jobs to【16】their living standard. The Government estimates that more than seven million people hold a second job.
    For the first time, large【17】of people say they want to cut【18】on working hours, even if it means earning less money. But most employers are【19】to let them do so. The government which has stepped back from its traditional【20】as a regulator of work time, should take steps to make shorter hours possible.
选项 A、exceeds
B、outnumbers
C、overtakes
D、outstrips
答案D
解析 语义衔接题。本句是在拿美国工人工作时间和别的工业国家工人工作时间做比较。所给的四个选项都有“超过”的意思。[A]exceeds是指“在某一具体的数字或数量上超过”，或者是指“超出…的界限”； [B]outnumbers很明显是在“数目”上超出；[C]overtakes多指“超过人或车辆的速度”，或者“在数目或重要性上超过”；而[D]outstrips则具有比较的意思，指“在数量、重要性上胜过对手，比对手变得更快、更好、更重要”。相比而言，outstrips更能衔接文意。所以本题答案为[D]。
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