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【題目】 Museums, live music and malls — Chinese cities offer everything that a young person might want. But there are many young people who don't have time to enjoy these things. They follow what is called the "996" work schedule — starting work at 9 am and finishing at 9 pm, six days a week.

The “996” work schedule recently became a heated topic online after a computer programmer set up a website called "996. ICU". According to the website, working a "996” schedule is unhealthy and could cause people to end up in an ICU. This work schedule is common in Chinese tech companies like Baidu, Alibaba and Huawei. Most "996" workers do not receive overtime pay.

Many tech industry workers have complained about this schedule. "I worked '996' for nine months," a former software developer surnamed Zhang told Quartz. "I couldn't sleep due to the pressure. So, I quit."

However, the bosses of some tech companies have defended(辯護) "996". Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, said it's “a huge treasure” for young workers to work "996”.

"If you don't invest(投資) more time and energy than others, how will you achieve the success you want? If you don't do '996' when you're young, when will you?" he said.

Many have questioned Ma's words. In an article in People's Daily, one writer said, "Valuing hard work does not justify(合理化) forcing employees(雇員) to work overtime."

Cui Zhendong, a lawyer, told China Daily that it is illegal(違法的) to use a compulsory (強制的) "996" work schedule. China's Labor Law clearly states that employees should work no more than eight hours a day or no more than 44 hours a week.

根據(jù)短文內容，回答下列問題。

【1】What is the "996” work schedule?

【2】According to the website, what do people think of "996" work schedule?

【3】Why does the software developer Zhang quit his job?

【4】What is Jack Ma's opinion on "996” work schedule?

【5】How does the lawyer express his disagreement on the “996” work schedule?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It’s starting work at 9 am and finishing at 9 pm, six days a week.

【2】Working a "996” schedule is unhealthy and could cause people to end up in an ICU.

【3】He couldn't sleep due to the pressure.

【4】He thinks it's “a huge treasure” for young workers to work "996”.

【5】China's Labor Law clearly states that employees should work no more than eight hours a day or no more than 44 hours a week.

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要是對“996”工作時間表的一個爭論，有人支持，有人認為是加班而已。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中They follow what is called the "996" work schedule — starting work at 9 am and finishing at 9 pm, six days a week.可知，“996”工作日程是每周六天，上午9點開始工作，晚上9點結束，故答案為：It’s starting work at 9 am and finishing at 9 pm, six days a week.

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中According to the website, working a "996” schedule is unhealthy and could cause people to end up in an ICU.根據(jù)網(wǎng)站的說法，工作“996”時間表是不健康的，可能導致人們最終進入重癥監(jiān)護病房，可知，故答案為：Working a "996” schedule is unhealthy and could cause people to end up in an ICU.

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中"I couldn't sleep due to the pressure. So, I quit."可知，因為由于壓力他不能入睡，所以他離職，故答案為：He couldn't sleep due to the pressure.

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, said it's “a huge treasure” for young workers to work "996”.阿里巴巴的創(chuàng)始人馬云說，對于年輕員工來說，工作“996”是一筆巨大的財富，故答案為：He thinks it's “a huge treasure” for young workers to work "996”.

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中China's Labor Law clearly states that employees should work no more than eight hours a day or no more than 44 hours a week.中國勞動法明確規(guī)定，員工每天工作時間不超過8小時，每周工作時間不得超過44小時，故答案為：China's Labor Law clearly states that employees should work no more than eight hours a day or no more than 44 hours a week.