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
2024-03-12
8
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/3527250.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Everydayconversationisessentialtoseveralaspectsoflife
[originaltext]Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhot
[originaltext]Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhot
[originaltext]Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhot
[originaltext]M:Patricia,whathaveyoubeendoingrecently?W:(5)I’mdoingc
[originaltext]M:Well,hi,Mrs.Brown.How’syourapartmentworkingoutforyou
[originaltext]M:Well,hi,Mrs.Brown.How’syourapartmentworkingoutforyou
[originaltext]M:Well,hi,Mrs.Brown.How’syourapartmentworkingoutforyou
[originaltext]Here’saquestionforyou.Whataretheliberalarts?Thelibe
[originaltext]Here’saquestionforyou.Whataretheliberalarts?Thelibe
随机试题
错
下颌运动的范围是A.边缘运动、前伸运动、功能运动 B.侧方运动、前伸运动、功能
胎儿宫内窘迫有诊断依据是下列哪项A.破水后可见羊水胎粪污染 B.胎动频,40次
一般情况下,个人医疗贷款的期限最长可达()年。A.1 B.3 C.10
下列生理过程中,蛋白质的形状会发生改变的是( )。 ①酶与底物结合时酶的形状
抽屉式配电柜在检查项目的要求中,错误的是()。A.抽屉与柜体间的接触应良好 B
当前世界范围内最基本的教学组织形式是()。 A.分组教学B.个别教学 C
甲公司2019年8月进口自用小汽车一辆,海关审定关税完税价格120万元,缴纳
下列关于工程监理有限责任公司的表述中,正确的有()。A.有限责任公司设董事会,其
下列文件中,属单位工程进度计划应包括的内容有()。A.工程建设概况 B.劳动
最新回复
(
0
)