首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s sa
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s sa
admin
2020-06-21
46
问题
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing
better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s saddest refugees.
Factory workers in the United States are working longer hours than at any 【M1】______
other time in the past half century. America once led the rich world in cut
ting the average working week—from 70 hours in 1850 to less than 40
hours by the 1950s.
It seemed natural that as people grew richer they would trade extra earn
ings for more leisure. Since the 1970s, however, the hours clocked up by
American workers have raised to an average of 42 this year in manufactur- 【M2】______
ing. Several studies suggest that something similar is happening outside
manufacturing. Americans are spending more time at work than they did 20
years ago. Executives and lawyers boast 80-hour weeks. On holiday, they 【M3】______
seek out fax machines and phones as eagerly as Germans bag the best sun
loungers. Yet working time in Europe and Japan continue to fall. In Germa- 【M4】______
ny’s engineering industry the working week is to be trimmed from 36 to 35
hours next year. Most Germans get six week paid annual holiday; even the 【M5】______
Japanese now take three weeks. Americans still make with just two. 【M6】______
Germany responds to this contrast with its usual concern about whether
people’s aversion to work is damaging its competition. Yet German work- 【M7】______
ers, the Japanese, seem to be acting sensibly: as their incomes rise, they can
achieve a better standard of living with fewer hours of work. The puzzle
is why America, the world’s richest country, sees things differently. It is a
puzzle with sinister social clues. Parents spend less time with their children, 【M8】______
who may be left alone at home for longer. Is it just a coincidence that juve
nile crime is in the rise? Some explanations for America’s time at work fail 【M9】______
to stand up for scrutiny. Some blame weak trade unions that leave workers 【M10】______
open to exploitation, others suggest Americans actually want to work longer hours.
【M10】
选项
答案
for — to
解析
lO. “stand up for”表示“捍卫,保护”,而此处的意思应为“经得起(质疑)”,所以应改为“stand up to”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/hYbK777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
A、Talkaboutthedailyassignments.B、Givepeopleadviceontimemanagement.C、Cryoutthebadthingsgoingon.D、Communicatewi
TheSurvivalofEnglishI.410CEtothemid-eighthcentury—KingVortigerninvited【T1】______mercenariesfordefence【T1】_____
AskingQuestionsEffectivelyI.ReasonAskingtherightquestionshelpsimprovecommunicationskills:—collectingbetter【T1】__
AskingQuestionsEffectivelyI.ReasonAskingtherightquestionshelpsimprovecommunicationskills:—collectingbetter【T1】__
AskingQuestionsEffectivelyI.ReasonAskingtherightquestionshelpsimprovecommunicationskills:—collectingbetter【T1】__
(1)Whichwouldyouprefertobe:amedievalmonarchoramodernoffice-worker?Thekinghasarmiesofservants.Hewearsthefin
Inmanycountries,whenpeoplegivetheirname,theyrefertothemselvesusingtheirlastnameorfamilyname.IntheUnitedSt
Inmanycountries,whenpeoplegivetheirname,theyrefertothemselvesusingtheirlastnameorfamilyname.IntheUnitedSt
Now,thesecondcharacteristicofactivelearnersistoreflectoninformationand【T1】______.Beingreflectiveisanimportantp
随机试题
发烧:体温计:摄氏度()。
D触发器具有________数据的功能,即________、________的功能。
关于肺癌的叙述,不正确的是
扫描时不能使用脂肪抑制的是
拔牙时,消毒口内黏膜及消毒麻醉药安碚时所使用碘酊浓度正确的是
现有甲乙两企业的劳动生产率和平均职工人数资料如表7—6所示。请计算和回答下列问题。计算甲乙两企业总产值变化中受劳动生产率变动影响而增加(或减少)的相对额公式为()。
短期债券一般不付息,而是到期一次性还本。()
本题涉及增值税法、消费税法、城建税、教育费附加及地方教育附加。某市一卷烟生产企业(甲企业)为增值税一般纳税人,2014年11月有关经营情况如下:(1)甲企业向农业生产者收购烟叶一批,收购凭证上注明的价款800万元,并向烟叶生产者支付了国家规定的价外补贴;
两根相同的香以均匀速度燃烧,其中1根可以燃烧2小时,另一根可以燃烧3小时,傍晚六点半同时点燃香,到了()点,其中1根剩余部分正好是另一根剩余部分的2倍。
以下诗句诗意连贯且对仗工整的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)