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1、内蒙古赤峰二中2020届高三英语上学期第一次周考试题（无答案）第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。DBritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasin
2、troducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheya
3、chievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfalls
4、seriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapei
5、tselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocat
6、e,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.12.Wecanlearnfromthep
7、assagethat________.6A.BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB.MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC.PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD.Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries13.Whichistheproperdescripti
8、onofBritishworkingpractices?A.TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B.Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C.Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D.AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstablew
