首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who t
[originaltext] Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who t
游客
2023-08-12
32
管理
问题
Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. (12)Today, it exceeds every country but Japan where industrial employees load 2 155 hours a year compared with 1 951 in the US and 1 603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. (13) The workweek has remained at above 40 hours. But people are working more weeks each year. Specifically pay-time-off holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980s. (14) As corporations have experienced stiff (严酷的) competition and slower growth of productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting lay-offs in the 1980s reduced the professional and managerial ranks, leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations where wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. (15)For the first time, large numbers of people say they want to cut back on working hours even if it means earning less money. But most employers are unwilling to let them do so. The government which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time should take steps to make shorter hours possible.
12. In which country do industrial employees work the longest hours?
13. How do employed Americans manage to work more hours?
14. Why do corporations press their employees to work longer hours according to the speaker?
15. What does the speaker say many Americans prefer to do?
选项
A、By doing odd jobs at weekends.
B、By working long hours every day.
C、By putting in more hours each week.
D、By taking shorter vacations each year.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2919179.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Let’stalkaboutasocialconditionthatmanypeoplemightbe
[originaltext]Let’stalkaboutasocialconditionthatmanypeoplemightbe
[originaltext]Whatisthedifferencebetweenlovingdisciplineandchildab
[originaltext]Whatisthedifferencebetweenlovingdisciplineandchildab
[originaltext]Well,mytopictodayisthedoctor-patientrelationship.All
[originaltext]Well,mytopictodayisthedoctor-patientrelationship.All
[originaltext]Themostobviousdifferencebetweenradioandtelevisionist
[originaltext]Themostobviousdifferencebetweenradioandtelevisionist
[originaltext][9]Notlongagoitwasassumedthatthedangersmanwouldmee
[originaltext]W:Roger,anyproblemsinyourKoreanstudy?M:[5]Thebiggestpr
随机试题
Whowritesthisletter?[br]Towhomistheletterwritten?ManagingDirector
[originaltext]Nigeriaishometoagrowingnumberoftechnologycompaniesan
SarrElysetookasipfromaplasticcup.Likeapractisedwinetaster,she
根据下表中的资料 下列选项中,数码代号、自然带、农作物的正确组合是()
下列有关塞利压力理论内容的描述,正确的是A.只有GAS包括压力反应过程的三个阶段
患者女,27岁。心脏病病史8年,37周妊娠,剖宫产一活男婴。现术后2小时,产妇心
患者,32岁,已婚,有2次流产史。现停经2个月,阴道少许出血伴轻微下腹痛1天。查
急进性肾小球肾炎的病变特点是( )。A.肾小球系膜细胞大量增生 B.肾小球内
对于提高邮政通信服务水平可以从以下()着手改善。A.服务网点 B.经办业务种类
根据会计法律制度的规定,下列关于会计专业技术人员继续教育的表述中,错误的有(
最新回复
(
0
)