首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: leisure. As p
[originaltext] A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: leisure. As p
游客
2024-04-24
6
管理
问题
A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: leisure. As part of its attempt to increase imports, the government is trying to get people to work less and spend more. The workers are disgusted.
The figures support the western prejudice that the Japanese are all work and no play. Trying to force workers away from their desks and machines, the government said last April that the country should cut down from its 2,100 hours average work year to 1,899 hours and a five-day week by 1992. Beginning in February, banks and stock markets will be closed on Saturdays; staff of civil service will be forced out of their offices two Saturdays a month. The government hopes that others will follow that practice.
But some persuasion will be needed. Small companies are very angry about it and they fear competitors may not cut hours. The unions are no happier: they have even advertised in newspapers arguing their case against the foreign pressure that is forcing leisure upon them. They say that shorter hours are a disguised pay cut. The industrialists, who have no objection to the government’s plans, admit that shorter hours will help them cut costs. Younger Japanese who are supposed to be acting against their hard-working parents, show no sigh of wanting time off, either. But unlike older workers, they do spend money in their spare time. Not content with watching television, they dance, dress up, sit in cafes, go to pop concerts and generally drive the leisure-industry boom. Now that they know how to consume, maybe the West can teach them to relax and enjoy themselves, too.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. How many hours do Japanese need to work every year before 1992?
23. Who are not against the government’ s plans?
24. What is the difference between younger Japanese and older Japanese?
25. What’ s the main idea of this passage?
选项
A、Younger Japanese would spend more time on leisure.
B、Older Japanese would spend more time on leisure.
C、Older Japanese are not content with watching television.
D、Younger Japanese would not spend time on dancing.
答案
A
解析
判断题。根据原文一句,But unlike older workers,younger workers do spend money in their spare time.后面又列举了他们不满足于看电视娱乐,还会跳舞,去咖啡厅,看演唱会。因此说明和年长者相比,年轻人不会只顾工作,不娱乐。正确答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.tihaiku.com/zcyy/3569048.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]AnewenemyisthreateningJapanesetraditions:leisure.Asp
[originaltext]Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesa
[originaltext]Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesa
[originaltext]Job-seekingskillsresearchclearlyprovesthatemployersfoc
[originaltext]Job-seekingskillsresearchclearlyprovesthatemployersfoc
[originaltext]M:Goodmorning.Doctor.W:Goodmorning,Mr.White.WhatcanId
[originaltext]M:Margret!Longtimenosee.Wherehaveyoubeenthesedays?W:
[originaltext]W:WatchingthenewsonTVisagoodwaytolearnEnglish.M:It’
[originaltext]W:WatchingthenewsonTVisagoodwaytolearnEnglish.M:It’
[originaltext]W:WatchingthenewsonTVisagoodwaytolearnEnglish.M:It’
随机试题
Ourworldisfilledwithsoundsweneverhear.Thehumanauditory(听觉的)range
Whatcandogssee?Theanswertothisquestionisdisappointing;dogs【C1】___
《包法利夫人》是()的代表作。A.狄更斯 B.福楼拜 C.司汤达
留学贷款不能用于()。A.支付留学人员本人的学费 B.支付留学人员配偶
下面是一位高中信息技术教师对教学反思的体悟。 课堂教学历来被称为“遗憾的艺术”
共用题干 患儿10个月,发热2天伴声音嘶哑,犬吠样咳嗽,吸气性喉鸣及吸气性呼吸
2020年1-12月份,全市固定资产投资3815.36亿元,同比增长6.1%。房
心境是一种比较微弱而持久的、使人的所有情感都感染上某种色彩的情绪状态。根据以上定
根据《标准设备采购合同》的规定,设备安装完成后,为买方进行考核的机会不超过( )
一旦作业场所空气中的氧浓度低于标准值,就会有缺氧的危险,对人体产生危害。其中氧含
最新回复
(
0
)