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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(hù)) "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(qiáng)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(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)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(duì)“996”工作時(shí)間表的一個(gè)爭(zhēng)論，有人支持，有人認(rèn)為是加班而已。

【1】細(xì)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(diǎn)開(kāi)始工作，晚上9點(diǎn)結(jié)束，故答案為：It’s starting work at 9 am and finishing at 9 pm, six days a week.

【2】細(xì)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(shuō)法，工作“996”時(shí)間表是不健康的，可能導(dǎo)致人們最終進(jìn)入重癥監(jiān)護(hù)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(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中"I couldn't sleep due to the pressure. So, I quit."可知，因?yàn)橛捎趬毫λ�不能入睡，所以他離職，故答案為：He couldn't sleep due to the pressure.

【4】細(xì)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(shuō)，對(duì)于年輕員工來(lái)說(shuō)，工作“996”是一筆巨大的財(cái)富，故答案為：He thinks it's “a huge treasure” for young workers to work "996”.

【5】細(xì)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(guó)勞動(dòng)法明確規(guī)定，員工每天工作時(shí)間不超過(guò)8小時(shí)，每周工作時(shí)間不得超過(guò)44小時(shí)，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.