Among rich countries , people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend”a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work,or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hourd do of course increase the GDP (國內生產總值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say,France.The United States also has more of its people at work,while in Frence many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home.The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France,even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better.As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest.It is too erly to explain the different trends（趨勢）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointingidea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has resen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance (平衡) ?
1.From the text we know that the autor .
A.believes that longer working hours is better
B.prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C.says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D.thinks neither of the patterns is good
2.Which of the following countries has mone of its pcople at work?
A.Spain. B.France.
C.Germany. D.America.
3.In the last paragraph,the underlined word“which”refers to_______.
A.family life B.situations
C.other values D.trends
4.What message can we get from the text?
A.The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.
B.Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.
C.People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
D.Amerleans are happler than Europeans.
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.Americans and Europeans B.Staying at Home
C.Work and Productivity D.Work and Happiness
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Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (國內生產總值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends（趨勢）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance (平衡)?
From the text we know that the author_______.
A. believes that longer working hours is better
B. prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C. says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D. thinks neither of the patterns is good
Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?
A. Spain. B. France. C. Germany. D. America.
What message can we get from the text?
A. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.
B. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.
C. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
D. Americans are happier than Europeans.
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Among rich countries, people in the
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (國內生產總值). So the
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in its interest. It is too early to explain the
different trends (趨勢) in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the
56．From the text we know that the author ___________.
A．believes that longer working hours is better
B．prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C．says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D．thinks neither of the patterns is good
57．Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?
A．
C．
58．In the last paragraph, the underlined word “which” refers to __________.
A．family life B．situations
C．other values D．trends
59．What message can we get from the text?
A．The GDP of Europe is higher than that of
B．Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the
C．People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
D．Americans are happier than Europeans.
60．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．Americans and Europeans. B．Staying at Home.
C．Work and Productivity. D．Work and Happiness.
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省實驗中學2009-2010學年度高二下學期模塊考試（英語） 題型：閱讀理解
Ⅲ閱讀(共兩節，滿分50分)
第—節 閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be greatly lower taxes in America, which increase the rewards to work. Another may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (國內生產總值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends（趨勢）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance?
41.From the text we know that the author___________.
A. believes that longer working hours is better
B. prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C. says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D. thinks neither of the patterns is good
42.Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?
A. Spain. B. France. C. Germany. D. America. 43.In the last paragraph, the underlined word “which” refers to ______.
A. family life B. situations C. other values D. trends
44.What message can we get from the text?
A. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.
B. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.
C. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
D. Americans are happier than Europeans.
45.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Americans and Europeans B. Staying at Home
C. Work and Productivity D. Work and Happiness
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第一節 完成句子（共10小題；每小題1分，，滿分10分）
1.In the 1990s the shawls ____ _____ ________ (成為時尚)among rich people.
2.Many roads are ____ _____ _____ (狀況不佳)and accidents happen frequently.
3.In those countries where the shawls are sold, police are____ ______ _____ (嚴厲打擊) the dealers.
4.The number of young people with money to spend was _____ _____ ______(在增加).
5.Whole herds of antelopes are shot and skinned _____ _____ ______(在現場).
6.I am writing ______ _______ ______(回應) your advertisement for a temporary position as a waiter.
7.Many elements of African culture were ______ ______ (添加)to the festival.
8.The Siberian tiger, ______ mainly _____(以……為食)small mammals, is found in northeastern China.
9.Wearing masks, famous people could have romantic adventures in secret and many crimes ______ ______ （逃脫懲處）.
10.The WWF ______ ______ (代表)the World Wide Fund for Nature.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2006年高考試題（陜西卷）解析版 題型：閱讀理解
Among rich countries, people in the Untied States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the Untied States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the Untied States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be greatly lower taxes in America, which increase the rewards（回報）to work. Another may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP（國民生產總值）. So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situation is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in its interest. It is too early to explain the different trends（趨勢）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the Untied States happiness had made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance（平衡）?
1.From the text we know that author ________.
A. says nothing certain about which pattern is better
B. prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C. believes that longer working hours is better
D. thinks neither of the patterns is good
2.Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?
A. Spain B. America C. Germany D. France
3.In the last paragraph , the underlined word “which” refers to _______.
A. family life B. situations C. other values D. trends
4.What message can we get from the text?
A. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
B. Americans are happier than Europeans
C. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.
D. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Staying at Home B. Work and Happiness
C. Work and Productivity D. Americans and Europeans
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