首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless【C1】______who they are or what they do, Americans spend【C2】______time at wo
Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless【C1】______who they are or what they do, Americans spend【C2】______time at wo
admin
2018-04-06
25
问题
Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless【C1】______who they are or what they do, Americans spend【C2】______time at work than at any time since World War II.
In 1950, the US had fewer working hours【C3】______any other industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country【C4】______Japan, where industrial employees load 2,155 hours a year compared【C5】______1,951 in the US and 1,603 in the【C6】______West Germany.
Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans【C7】______an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The workweek【C8】______above 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year.【C9】______, paid time off holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank【C10】______15 percent in the 1990s.
As corporations have【C11】______stiffer competition and slower growth in productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting lay-offs in the 1990s【C12】______the professional and managerial runs,【C13】______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.【C19】______most employers are unwilling 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.
【C19】
选项
A、For
B、And
C、But
D、Furthermore
答案
C
解析
根据上下文,员工想要减少工作时间,但是老板并不想让他们这样做。由此可知,应选But,表示转折。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/UAIGFFFM
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
WhenyoureadtolearnEnglishcomposition,you【C1】______regardthelanguageasthemainthing.WhenyoureadastoryinEnglish
TheInternetcanmakethenewsmoredemocratic,givingthepublicachancetoaskquestionsandseek【C1】______factsbehindstori
Ittookhimseveralmonthsto()thewildhorse.
Theteamreallylooksgoodtonightbecausethecoachhadthem()everynightthisweek.
Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadet
MostAmericansdon’tliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily.Whentheyneedadvice,theydon’tusually【C1】______peoplet
Thestorywassofunnythateveryone().
Eachhumanbeingisbornassomethingnew,【C1】______thatneverexistedbefore.Heisbornwith【C2】______heneedstowinatl
Whenthepolicebrokeintothehouse,theyfoundtheoldman______deadonthefloor.
FightingAgainstWaterForcenturiesDutchengineershavebeenfightingawaragainstwater.Theirmainenemyisthesea.A
随机试题
关于价值观,下列说法正确的有()
已知y1=ex,y2=x2是微分方程y’+P(x)y=Q(x)的两个特解,则Q(x)=_________.
侵蚀性葡萄胎与绒癌的鉴别主要依据是
A、油管B、油室C、油细胞D、树脂道E、乳管人参组织中有()
某公司从本年度起每年年末存人银行一笔固定金额的款项,若按复利制用最简便算法计算第n年末可以从银行取出的本利和,则应选用的时间价值系数是()。
教师在学习《义务教育语文课程标准(2011年版)》时,对“正确把握语文教育的特点”进行分析理解,以下教师的理解不正确的一项是()。
《中庸》里面说:“好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇。”这里所说的“知耻近乎勇”中的“耻”其实是人之为人的一个文明指标。人类文明的表现之一是要有羞耻心,也可以叫“羞恶之心”。孟子讲:“无恻隐之心,非人也;无羞恶之心,非人也;无辞让之心,非人也;无是非之心,
Nearlythree-quarteroftheEarthiscoveredwithwater.The【B1】______ofthecontinents,especiallyinthetemperatezones,isv
TheproblemsfacinglearnersofEnglishcanbedividedintothreebroadcategories:a)【1】problems,someofwhichinvolvefear
Directions:Thereisanadvertisementbelow.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletethestatementsthatfollowthequest
最新回复
(
0
)