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【题目】For the last 10 years, job listing site CareerBuilder has put out a list called “The Most Unbelievable Excuses for Calling in Sick.” For example, an employee said he couldn’t come in because his false teeth flew out the window while he was driving down the highway. The excuses were gathered through a survey that ran among 3,000 workers and 2,000 hiring managers.

The list is entertaining but there is a more serious issue hidden in this story. Federal law does not require private employers to give any paid sick leave, making the US the only one of the world’s wealthiest nations that doesn’t guarantee workers this right. Since 2006, cities and states have been adopting their own paid sick leave laws. California, Washington. DC and 13 cities including New York now require many employers to provide some sort of paid sick leave. But according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 39% of private employees still have no access to paid days off. In the CareerBuilder survey, 38% of respondents said they go to work when they’re sick because they can’t afford to miss a day’s pay. The survey also shows that workers are taking a risk when they come up with far-fetched excuses. Nearly one in five employers says they have fired an employee for calling in sick with a fake excuse. If you’re spending the day at the beach while pretending to be ill, don’t post about it on Facebook. Nearly one in four employers (24%) has caught an employee lying about being sick by checking social media.

The motto of this story: If you really are sick, don’t come to work and spread your bacteria around the office. But if you just want to stay home, go with “I’m running a fever.” rather than one of these ridiculous excuses.

【1】The underlined word “far-fetched” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A. impossible to find B. likely to be true

C. difficult to believe D. easy to believe

【2】What problem is exposed in the survey?

A. Many employees have no access to paid sick leave.

B. Private employers make their workers work extra hours.

C. Some employees are not satisfied with their boss.

D. Private employers sometimes break the Federal law.

【3】An employee will run the risk of being fired if he ______.

A. asks for sick leave

B. lies about being sick

C. posts his holiday on Facebook

D. spreads bacteria around the office

【4】What will the author present following the last paragraph?

A. A list of survey data.

B. A list of serious issues.

C. A list of reasonable facts.

D. A list of ridiculous excuses.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，很多人在请假的时候，给出了一些荒谬的借口和理由，文章分析了这一情况并对背后所反映出的社会问题进行了剖析。

【1】C 词义猜测题。根据划线后一句Nearly one in five employers says they have fired an employee for calling in sick with a fake excuse.有五分之一的老板说他们曾经因为虚假的请假理由解雇过职员。再根据本句The survey also shows that workers are taking a risk when they come up with far-fetched excuses.调查显示当人们想出一些让人难以置信的借口时，他们要冒着很大的危险。所以该词是指：很难让人相信的。故C正确。

【2】A 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句Federal law does not require private employers to give any paid sick leave, making the US the only one of the world’s wealthiest nations that doesn’t guarantee workers this right.可知虽然这个调查有娱乐成分，但也说明了一个严重的问题，美国是世界上唯一的一个没有带薪休病假的富有国家。故A正确。

【3】B 细节理解题。根据第二断奶倒数第三句Nearly one in five employers says they have fired an employee for calling in sick with a fake excuse.可知有五分之一的老板说他们曾经因为虚假的请假理由解雇过职员。说明那些撒谎生病的人要冒着被解雇的危险。故B正确。

【4】D 推理判断题。根据本文最后一句But if you just want to stay home, go with “I’m running a fever.” rather than one of these ridiculous excuses.如果你真想待在家里，直接使用“我发烧了”这样的理由，而不是使用这些荒谬的借口，那么在接下来的文章中就应该叙述这些荒谬的借口究竟是什么。故D项正确。