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【题目】 Too much work and too much wine go together like biscuits and cheese, a new international study finds.

Employees who work more than 48 hours a week are 11% more likely to over consume wine than those who work a standard week, Finnish researchers say.

The study looked at more than 300,000 people in Australia, Europe and North America. No differences were seen between men and women, says the study.

Risky wine consumption is considered as more than 14 drinks a week for women and more than 21 drinks a week for men. About 20% of Australians drink at travels that put them at the risk of life time harm from injury or disease.

Drinking wine can affect the liver(肝脏)or cause brain damage, heart disease, high blood pressure and increases the risk of many cancers.

Study author Marianna Virtanen said while wine might help reduce the stress of working long periods of time, risky consumption could lead to difficulties in the workplace, such as poor performance.

The European Union Working Time Directive makes sure that workers in EU countries have the right to work no more than 48 hours a week, including overtime.

"But many people, for example well-educated managers and professionals, work much longer hours to achieve faster promotions, income increases, and more control over work and employment, ” said Prof. Virtanen of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.

In Australia, it's recommended that healthy men and women drink no more than two standard drinks a day.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the harm of drinking wine?

A.It can do damage to the brain.

B.It may bring about high blood pressure.

C.It may contribute to working overtime.

D.It can add to the risk of many cancers.

【2】From the passage, we can infer that .

A.the study was carried out all over the world

B.Australians drink more wine than Europeans

C.workers in EU countries have to work 48 hours a week

D.many people work longer hours for certain purposes

【3】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Long work hours and alcohol abuse are linked.

B.Working long period of time will do harm to our health.

C.To keep healthy men and women should not drink wine.

D.Many workers drink more wine than they should.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。调查发现那些一天工作超过8个小时的人更容易过量饮酒。

【1】细节理解题。A. It can do damage to the brain. 它会对大脑造成损害。B. It may bring about high blood pressure它可能会导致高血压。C. It may contribute to working overtime. 这可能会导致加班。D. It can add to the risk of many cancers. 它会增加许多癌症的风险。根据Drinking wine can affect the liver(肝脏)or cause brain damage, heart disease, high blood pressure and increases the risk of many cancers. 喝酒会影响肝脏或造成脑损伤、心脏病、高血压,增加许多癌症的风险。所以选项ABD是正确的。故选C。

【2】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段But many people, for example well-educated managers and professionals, work much longer hours to achieve faster promotions, income increases, and more control over work and employment但是，许多人，例如受过良好教育的经理和专业人士，为了更快地升职、增加收入、更好地做好工作和就业，工作时间要长得多。可推知，不同的人为了某些目的工作更长的时间。故选D。

【3】主旨大意题。根据Employees who work more than 48 hours a week are 11% more likely to over consume wine than those who work a standard week, Finnish researchers say. 芬兰研究人员称，每周工作超过48小时的员工比每周正常工作的员工多喝11%的葡萄酒。故选A。

本文是调查报告类的文章，一般来说，此类文章的主题句放在开头，开门见山说明了哪些人做了什么调查研究，直接点明调查结果，下文是对这一结果的详细解释。因此，概括此类文章的主旨大意即看文章开头。