B[2015•安徽合肥第二次质裣〗Whydopeoplefeelsorushed?Partofthisisaperception(感知)problem.Generallypeopleinrichcountrieshavemorefreetimethantheyusedto.ThisisparticularlytrueinEuropebuteveninAmericafreetimehasbeeninchingup.Women'spaidworkhasrisenalotoverthisperiodbuttheirtimeinunpaidworklikecookingandcleaninghasfallenevenmoresignificantlythanksinparttodishwasherswash?ingmachinesandmicrowavesandalsotothefactthatmenshiftthemselvesalittlemorearoundthehousethantheyusedto.

  Theproblemthenislesshowmuchtimepeoplehavethanhowtheyseeit.Eversinceaclockwasfirstusedataworkplacetorecordlabourhoursinthe18thcenturytimehasbeenunderstoodinrelationtomoney.Oncehoursarefi?nanciallyquantified(量化)，peopleworrymoreaboutwast?ingbuttendtosaveorusethemmoreprofitably.Wheneconomiesgrowand incomesriseeveryone'stimebecomesmorevaluable.Andthemorevaluablesomethingbecomestherareritseems.

Onceseeingtheirtimeintermsofmoneypeopleoftengrowstingywiththeformertomaximizethelatter.Workerswhoarepaidbythehourvolunteerlessoftheirtimeandtendtofeelmoreupsetwhentheyarenotworking.

TherelationshipbetweentimemoneyandanxietyissomethingGaryS.BeckernoticedinAmerica'spost-warboomyears."Ifanythingtimeisusedmorecarefullytodaythanacenturyago?"henotedin1965.Hefoundthatwhenpeoplearepaidmoretowork?theytendtoworklongerhoursbecauseworkingbecomesamoreprofitableuseoftime.Sotherisingvalueofworktimeputspressureonalltime.Leisuretimestartstoseemmorestressfulaspeopleareforcedtouseitwiselyornotatall.

5.Women'stimeinunpaidworkhasfallenpartlybecause

 A. men'sabilitytosupporttheirfamilieshasbeenim?proved

B. men'sinvolvementinhouseworkhasincreased

C. women'sleisuretimewastakenupbyheavyhouse?work

D. womenbecomemoreskilledathouseholdequipment

6.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat.

 A.labourhourswererecordedwithaclock

B.peoplehaven'trealizedthevalueoftime

C.moreworkhoursbringinmoremoney

D. theriseofincomesmakestimelessvaluable

7.T