have longer sleep periods after work
make the light darker than usual
try to re-set their “internal clock”
pay more attention to their work
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Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be, Places of business that used to keep daytime “business hours” are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant (不相关的).A half century ago in the United States, most people experienced strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time. Today the boundaries still exist, but they seem not clear.
The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday; in most, it no longer does, It used to keep the schools open in all seasons except summer, in most, it still does. And whether the work week should strengthen its legal limits, or whether it should become more “flexible,” is often debated. How should we, as a society, organize our time? Should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of time until we live in a world in which every minute is much like every other?
These are not easy questions even to ask. Part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the “law of time” even when we meet it face to face. We know as children that we have to attend school a certain number of hours, a certain number of days, a certain number of years – but unless we meet the truant officer (学监) ,we may well think that we should go to school due to social custom and parents’ demand rather than to the law. As adults we are familiar with “extra pay for overtime working,” but less familiar with the fact that what constitutes(构成) “overtime” is a matter of legal definition. When we turn the clock forward to start daylight – saving time, have we ever thought to ourselves: “Here is the law in action”? As we shall see, there is a lot of law that has great influence on how organize and use time: compulsory education law, overtime law, and daylight – saving law- as well as law about Sunday closing, holidays, being late to work, time zones, and so on. Once we begin to look for it, we will have no trouble finding a law of time to examine and assess.
67. By saying” Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be,” the writer means that __________.
A. work time is equal to rest time
B. many people have a day off on Monday,
C. it is hard for people to decide when to rest
D. the line between work time and rest time is unclear
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Equal pay for equal work is a phrase used by the American women who feel that they are looked down upon by the society. They say it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the same work.
People who hold the opposite opinion(mainly men)have an answer to this. They say that men have more responsibility than women; a married man is expected to earn money to support his family and to make important decisions, and therefore it is right for men to be paid more. There are some people who hold even stronger opinion than this and are against married women working at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention to. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take full-time job, they will be unable to do the things they are supposed to. Women are best at making a comfortable home and bringing up children. They will have to give up their present position in society.
"This is exactly what they want to give up, "the women who disagree say. "They want to escape from the limited place which society expects them to fill, and to have freedom to choose between a job and home life, or a mixture of the two. Women have the right of equal pay and equal opportunities."
These women have expressed their opinions forcefully by using the famous saying, "All men are created equal." They point out that the meaning of this sentence is "all human beings are created equal."
48. The women use the phrase "equal pay for equal work" to demand that______.
A. women's work shouldn't be harder than men's
B. men should be paid less than women
C. people doing harder work should earn more
D. men and women should be paid the same amount of money for the same work
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to sleep with a bright light on
to plan sleep patterns carefully
to avoid being disturbed at work
to sleep for a long time after work
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The main idea of paragraph 2 is______.
A. colors may have effect on our work and study
B. colors do have effect on our moods (情绪)
C. light and bright colors make people happy
D. factory workers can work better in a bright room
37.答案为B 颜色能影响人的情绪,比较四个选项,只有B概括了第二段的大意。
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A Speech-- Better Lives for All
In today' s society, working people can seldom find time to relax in their busy schedules.They often work over time because of too much work waiting in queue, which ends up causing a lot of physical and mental problems.Fortunately, more and more people are now aware that relaxation and stress-relief are necessary for life.One' s health should never be sacrificed for a need to work hard.Indeed, finding time to relax makes people work more efficiently
Many people plan trips to spend their free time traveling with their loved ones.This may have been a luxury in the past, but it has become more common in recent years.Travel ing at home and abroad has now become convenient and affordable
Going jogging and going to the gym after work have also become more popular, as they are rather convenient ways to exereise and stay fit.Exercising he lps relax your body and has been shown to relieve mental stress as well.This demand for recreation and lei sure service has al so st imulated the economy.as new businesses are created to meet these needs
in sum, working hard is important, hut having a good qunlity of life can actually facilitate your success at work, Knowing when and how to relax should be a part of well-balanced lifestyles.Take a walk outdoors, visit the gym, or go jogging You will find that your time was not wasted, even if it was not spent working in your office.(判断正误)
26.In today' s society, working people can often find time to relax themselves in their busy schedules.()
27.Few people are now aware that relaxation and stress-relief are necessary for life.()
28.Traveling has become more common in recent years.()
29.Exercising can only help relax your body.()
30.People should keep a balance between work and relaxation.()
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they work more than sixty hours a week
they have too many enemies
they do not sleep happily
they are not tired enough
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