阅读理解。SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe.Placesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytime"businesshours"arenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternetthehourofthedayandthedayoftheweekhavebecome
阅读理解。
SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe.Placesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytime"business
hours"arenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternetthehourofthedayandthedayoftheweek
havebecomeirrelevant(不相关的).AhalfcenturyagointheUnitedstatesmostpeopleexperiencedstrong
andprecisedividinglinesbetweendaysofrestanddaysofworkschooltimeandsummertime.Todaythe
boundariesstillexistbuttheyseemnotclear.
ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday;inmostitnolongerdoes.Itused
tokeeptheschoolsopeninallseasonsexceptsummerinmostitstilldoes.Andwhethertheworkweek
shouldstrengthenitslegallimitsorwhetheritshouldbecomemore"flexible"isoftendebated.Howshould
weasasocietyorganizeourtime?Shouldwegoevenfurtherinrelaxingtheboundariesoftimeuntilwe
liveinaworldinwhicheveryminuteismuchlikeeveryother?
Thesearenoteasyquestionseventoask.Partofthedifficultyisthatwerarelyrecognizethe"lawof
time"evenwhenwemeetitfacetoface.Weknowaschildrenthatwehavetoattendschoolacertainnumber
ofhoursacertainnumberofdaysacertainnumberofyears-butunlesswemeetthetruantofficer(学监)
wemaywellthinkthatweshouldgotoschoolduetosocialcustomandparents'demandratherthantothe
law.Asadultswearefamiliarwith"extrapayforovertimeworking."butlessfamiliarwiththefactthatwhat
constitutes(构成)"overtime"isamatteroflegaldefinition.Whenweturntheclockforwardtostartdaylight-
savingtimehaveweeverthoughttoourselves;"Hereisthelawinaction"?Asweshallseethereisalotof
lawthathasgreatinfluenceonhoworganizeandusetime:compulsoryeducationlawovertimelawand
daylight-savinglaw-aswellaslawaboutSundayclosingholidaysbeinglatetoworktimezonesandsoon.
Oncewebegintolookforitwewillhavenotroublefindingalawoftimetoexamineandassess.
1.Bysaying"SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe"thewritermeansthat_____.
A.worktimeisequaltoresttime
B.manypeoplehaveadayoffonMond
