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1、2013高考英语(阅读理解)考前冲刺训练(9)及答案解析(第***篇)SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe.Placesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytime“businesshours”arenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternet,thehourofthedayandthedayoftheweekhavebecomeirrelevant(不相关的).AhalfcenturyagointheUnite
2、dStates,mostpeopleexperiencedstrongandprecisedividinglinesbetweendaysofrestanddaysofwork,schooltimeandsummertime.Todaytheboundariesstillexist,buttheyseemnotclear.ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday;inmost,itnolongerdoes.Itusedtokee
3、ptheschoolsopeninallseasonsexceptsummer;inmost,itstilldoes.Andwhethertheworkweekshouldstrengthenitslegallimits,orwhetheritshouldbecomemore“flexible”,isoftendebated.Howshouldwe,asasociety,organizeourtime?Shouldwegoevenfurtherinrelaxingtheboundariesoftime
4、untilweliveinaworldinwhicheveryminuteismuchlikeeveryother?Thesearenoteasyquestionseventoask.Partofthedifficultyisthatwerarelyrecognizethe“lawoftime”evenwhenwemeetitfacetoface.Weknowaschildrenthatwehavetoattendschoolacertainnumberofhours,acertainnumberof
5、days,acertainnumberofyears—butunlesswemeetthetruantofficer(学监),wemaywellthinkthatweshouldgotoschoolduetosocialcustomandparents’demandratherthantothelaw.Asadultswearefamiliarwith“extrapayforovertimeworking,”butlessfamiliarwiththefactthatwhatconstitutes(构
6、成)“overtime”isamatteroflegaldefinition.Whenweturntheclockforwardtostartdaylightsavingtime,haveweeverthoughttoourselves:“Hereisthelawinaction”?Asweshallsee,thereisalotoflawthathasgreatinfluenceonhowweorganizeandusetime:compulsoryeducationlaw,overtimelaw
7、,anddaylightsavinglaw—aswellaslawaboutSundayclosing,holidays,beinglatetowork,timezones,andsoon.Oncewebegintolookforit,wewillhavenotroublefindingalawoftimetoexamineandassess.[语篇解读] 文章通过开头句(SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe.和过去相比,现在星期天倒更像星期一。)表明了我们的生活
8、由时间规律来支配。1.Bysaying“SundayismorelikeMondaythatitusedtobe”,thewritermeansthat________.A.worktimeisequaltoresttimeB.manypeoplehaveadayoffonMonday-4-C.itishardforpeopletodecidewhentorestD.thelinebetweenworktimeandresttimeisunclear[解