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.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.12.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB.MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC.PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD.Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries13.WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A.TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B.Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C.Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D.AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket14.WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B.Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C.Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D.Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B.ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C.Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D.TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.第二节根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyouwanttosavemoneyongroceriesfollowingwayswillhelpyoucut$100outofyourmonthlygrocerybillwithouttoomucheffort.___16___Convenienceletsyousavetimeforotherthingsyouneedtogetdone.Pre-madeitemsmaysaveyourtimebuttheycostaprettypenny.Theseitemscomeintheformofpackageddinnersorpre-cutproduce.Insteadofthatplateofcutpineapple,buythewholefruitorvegetableforapartofthecost.Knowwhattobuyinbulk(大批).Shoppingatwarehousestorescanbeagreatwaytosavemoney,butnoteveryitemisworthbuyinginbulk.___17___Skipthemeat.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsreportsthattheaveragecostofbeefis$4.13perpoundthisMarch.___18___Ifyou...
