Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2023·浙江温州高二期中) Search online “work too much” and you’ll get screenfuls of information about the harmful medical，mental and social consequences of spending too much time on the job.However，under current circumstances，the old saying “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” should be “makes Jack a dead boy”． A latest study by WHO says that working 55 or more hours a week is a “serious health risk”．It estimates that long working hours led to 745,000 deaths worldwide in 2016，a 29 percent increase over 2000.Men accounted for 72 percent of the deaths；the worst concentrations were in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia，and particularly among 60- to 79-year-olds who had worked long hours after the age of 45. These figures make them the biggest work-related health risk of all.Risk of a stroke rises by 35 percent and of deadly heart disease by 17 percent for those who can’t or won’t stop working，compared with people who work 35 to 40 hours a week. Remote work has created new opportunities to work too hard.The WHO director-general，Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus，noted that teleworking has blurred the line between work and home and that people who have survived layoffs(裁员) at struggling businesses have ended up working longer hours.One survey found an overwhelming majority of American employees have shortened，postponed or canceled vacations during the past two years. The red flags about overwork have been waving for years all around the world.Exhaustion has been identified as a factor in industrial disasters like the BP oil refinery explosion in Texas City in 2005 and the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.In Japan，long working hours are so common that “karoshi”，translated as “death by overwork”，is a legally recognized cause of death. So，working less is a matter of life and death，isn’t it 1．What does the underlined word “them” refer to in paragraph 3 A．The elderly workers. B．The long working hours. C．The worst concentrations. D．The dependence on the Internet. 2．According to Dr Ghebreyesus，which of the following is a reason for overworking A．The inconvenience in traveling. B．The loss of work-home boundaries. C．The increased enthusiasm for work. D．The lack of interest in entertainment. 3．What is the main idea of paragraph 5 A．Working less is a matter of life and death. B．Japan is known for its culture of overworking. C．The harm of overwork has long been acknowledged. D．Overwork is a major reason behind industrial disasters. 4．Where can you most likely find this passage A．In a college textbook of medicine. B．In the brochure of a Japanese company. C．In the “Opinion” column of a newspaper. D．In a guidebook for workplace newcomers. B The idea of dressing for success used to be relatively straightforward：wear formal clothes，the smarter the better.In traditional offices，those at the top of the pyramid would invariably be found in a suit. The rise of the tech sector shifted ... ...
