【英语阅读题Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworkedeachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivileged(有特权的)fewwhohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursad】
英语阅读题
Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworkedeachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivileged(有特权的)fewwhohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdaysaweek.Aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek."Sunuptosundown"wasthefarmer'sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,"fromcantocan't."
Today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisuretime.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemforeveryone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethatitishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.
Howevershorttheworkweekbecomes,workisstillthemostimportantpartoflife.Wedonotworktogetleisureandthepleasuresleisurebringsus;rather,weuseleisurewiselysothatworkitselfcanbecomeawardingandenjoyable.Thefeelingofsuccessatdoingone'sdailywork-whetheritisajob,maintainingahome,orgoingtoschool-dependslargelyoncomingtoiteachdaywithfreshenergyandactiveinterest.
Leisureandrecreation(消遗)gotogether,thoughtheyarenotnecessarilythesamething."Recreation"hasandobviousmeaning.Itisthekindofleisureactivitythatbrings"re-creation"ofstrengthandspirit.Whenonespeaksofmakinggooduseofleisure,hemeanschoosingrecreationalactivitieswhichcontributetohealth,growth,andspirit.
46.Thephrase"fromcantocan't"inParagraph1means________.
AfrombeginningtoendBfrombirthtodeathCfrommorningtonightDfromtimetotime
47.Howtospendleisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeople_______.
AwhoareverybusyeverydayBwhoaresickinbedCwhoareagedandingoodhealthDwhohaveretiredfromwork
48.Howdoestheauthorlookatworkandleisure?
AWeworkhardsothatwecanenjoymoreleisure.BWeenjoyleisuresothatwecancomebacktoworkwithfreshenergy.
CLeisurecanbringusalotofpleasuresthatworkcannot.DThesuccessofworkhaslittletodowithhowwespendourleisuretime.
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