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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
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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2014-06-13
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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 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、lessened to
B、shrank by
C、deduced
D、restrained in
答案
B
解析
语义衔接题。本句顺承上文,继续证明工作时间的增加。不过,本句是从带薪假期、病假等方面来反面论证工作时间的增加。那么,只有假期的减少才能证明工作时间的增加。所给四个选项中,首先排除[C] deduced“推断”,与文意无法衔接;[D]restrained in则表示“在…方面约束”,也可排除;[A]lessen一般指“重要性、风险、影响的减弱”;[B] shrank by则是指“在程度和数量上下降”,一般是shrank by+数字,表示下降的程度。相比之下,[B]更能衔接文意,也更符合习惯用法。所以本题答案为[B]。
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考研英语一
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