题目

Some managers have noticed recently that the employees in the company are taking advantage of the policy of having breaks. The workers have two 15-minute breaks per 26)hour____. However, the two breaks are lasting 27)as____ long as 25 to 30 minutes each. The workers complain that the factory work is so 28)far____ that they need longer breaks. Also the dining hall is so 29)big/large____ that it takes too long to walk there and back. But the company is losing hundreds of work hours each year. Should employees be paid for the time they are not working? The general manager has to call a meeting to 30)discuss____ this matter.

Some managers have noticed recently that the employees in the company are taking advantage of the policy of having breaks. The workers have two 15-minute breaks per 26)hour____. However, the two breaks are lasting 27)as____ long as 25 to 30 minutes each. The workers complain that the factory work is so 28)far____ that they need longer breaks. Also the dining hall is so 29)big/large____ that it takes too long to walk there and back. But the company is losing hundreds of work hours each year. Should employees be paid for the time they are not working? The general manager has to call a meeting to 30)discuss____ this matter.

题目解答

答案

26. 根据上下文，员工每天有两次15分钟的休息，应填“day”。 27. 表示“长达25到30分钟”，应填“as”。 28. 员工认为工作“令人疲惫”，应填“tiring”。 29. 员工抱怨食堂“太远”，应填“far”。 30. 总经理需“讨论”此事，应填“discuss”。 答案： 26. day 27. as 28. tiring 29. far 30. discuss （注：29题可填“far”或“distant”，但“big/large”不符合语境，应排除。）

解析

本题主要考查根据上下文语境填写合适的词汇，解题关键在于理解文章中描述的员工休息情况、工作感受以及公司面临的问题等信息，从而选择能准确表达语义的词汇。

  1. 第26题：
    • 文章提到员工有两次15分钟的休息，结合常识，通常是按天来安排工作和休息时间，所以这里应填“day”，表示员工每天有两次15分钟的休息。
  2. 第27题：
    • “as long as”是固定短语，意思是“长达”，这里说每次休息长达25到30分钟，符合语境，所以填“as”。
  3. 第28题：
    • 从后文“they need longer breaks”（他们需要更长的休息时间）可以推断出，员工认为工厂工作很“令人疲惫”，“tiring”有“令人疲惫的”意思，所以填“tiring”。
  4. 第29题：
    • 根据“it takes too long to walk there and back”（往返那里花费太多时间）可知，员工抱怨食堂“太远”，“far”表示“远的”，符合语义，所以填“far”；“distant”也有“遥远的”意思，同样符合语境，但“big/large”表示“大的”，不符合此处关于距离的描述，应排除。
  5. 第30题：
    • 前文提到公司每年损失数百个工作小时，对于员工不工作的时间是否应该支付工资这个问题，总经理需要召集会议来“讨论”，“discuss”是“讨论”的意思，所以填“discuss”。