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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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2014-06-13
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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、off
B、out
C、back
D、down
答案
D
解析
惯用衔接题。根据句意,很多人都表示,愿意减少工作时间,哪怕是少挣钱。本空所选词要与cut连用,表示减少。[A]cut off“切断”;[B]cut out“不再起作用,停止做”;[C]cut back on sth.“大量削减”;[D]cut down on sth.“减少数量”。所以本题答案为[D]。
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考研英语一
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