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  3. 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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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、preserve
B、conserve
C、improve
D、protect
答案C
解析 语义衔接题。根据上题分析，表示提高生活水平的词语[C]improve“改进，改善”最常用。improve their living standard“改善生活状况”；[A]preserve意为“保留，收藏”，强调使之完好无损或质量不变；[B] conserve意为“保存，保藏，保重”，强调通过保存或节约来到达持久的效果，一般与energy，health，resources等连用；[D]protect“保护”，则完全不能与文意相衔接。所以本题答案为[C]improve。
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