2. 外语
  3. American suffers from an overdose of work【C1】______who they are or what they do. They spend【C2】______time at work than at any ti

American suffers from an overdose of work【C1】______who they are or what they do. They spend【C2】______time at work than at any ti

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问题     American suffers from an overdose of work【C1】______who they are or what they do. They spend【C2】______time at work than at any time since World War II. In 1950, the U. S. had fewer working hours than any other【C3】______country. Today, it【C4】______every country but Japan, where industrial employees log 2,155 hours a year compared【C5】______1, 951 in the U. S. and 1, 603【C6】______West employees. Between 1969 and 1989, employed American【C7】______an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The work-week【C8】______at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year. 【C9】______, paid time off-holidays, vacations, sick leave —【C10】______15 percent in the 1990s. As corporations have【C11】______stiffer competition and slower growth in productivity, they【C12】______employees to work longer. Cost-cutting layoffs in the 1980s【C13】______the professional and managerial ranks, leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower-paid occupations【C14】______wages have been reduced, workers have added hours【C15】______overtime or extra jobs to【C16】______their living standard. The Government estimates that more than seven million people hold a second job.
    For the first time, large【C17】______of people say they want to cut【C18】______on working hours, even if it means earning less money. But most employers are【C19】______to let them do so. The government, which has stepped back from its traditional【C20】______as a regulator of work time, should take steps to make shorter hours possible.
【C1】
选项 A、as regards to
B、regardless of
C、with regard to
D、in regard to
答案B
解析 上下文语义。根据上下文，句意为无论是谁或他们做了什么，都遭受到了……。选项中，regardless of意为“不管，不顾”，符合句意。故答案为B。as regards to“等同于”；with regard to“至于，提到”。
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