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阅读理解 　　Working long hours can greatly increase the risk of suffering injury or illness, a study says．Workers who do overtime were 61％ more likely to become hurt or ill, once factors such as age and gender were taken into account．And working more than 12 hours a day raised the risk by more than a third, the University of Massachusetts found． 　　Report co-author Allard Dembe said risk was not necessarily associated with how hazardous the job was．“The results of this study suggest that jobs with long working hours are not more risky merely because they are concentrated in inherently hazardous industries or occupations．” 　　And he said the findings, published in the Occupational and Environmental Health journal, supported initiative such as the 48-hour European Working Time Directive to cut the number of working hours． 　　From the records, researchers found 5139 work-related injuries and illnesses, ranging from stress to cuts, burns and muscle injuries．More than half of these injures and illnesses occurred in jobs with extended working hours or overtime．The researchers concluded that the more hours worked, the greater the risk of injury．But they did not find that lengthy commutes to and from work had any impact on illness and injury． (1) What does the word “overtime” mean(in Paragraph 1)? [　　] A． Work for a long time． B． Beyond the regular time． C． Work for a short time． D． Leave early． (2) What can we learn from the research? [　　] A． The more hazardous the job is, the greater the risk of hurt． B． Working more than 12 hours a day raised the risk by one fifth． C． Long time in public transport can cause illness． D． More hours worked, the greater the risk of injury． (3) What’s the main idea of the third paragraph? [　　] A． The findings of the research supported European Working Time Directive． B． The result of the research had been published． C． The aim of European Working Time Directive is to cut working hours． D． None of the above． (4) According to the passage, if we want to stay healthy, we should ________． [　　] A． work more than 48 hours a week B． choose a less challenging job C． not take bus to work D． not work overtime

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．D;
提示：

(1)	overtime在这里是副词，作“加班加点地”讲。
(2)	由最后一段的倒数第二句可得出正确答案。
(3)	由第三段主要讲的是研究结果为《欧洲工作时间法》提供了依据。