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A real estate company in Guangzhou has sparked heated debate on social media in China over its controversial rule that employees would be fined(罚款) if they walk less than 180,000 steps each month. Staff members are fined 0.01 yuan for each step under the target—about $0.14 per hundred steps.

But many of the company's employees have complained that walking 180,000 steps every month is a nearly impossible task. Their argument is that they can't walk that much during company time, and their frequent late night overtime(加班时间) makes it hard to reach the target outside of work hours.

“I understand that the company wants to encourage us to get more exercise,” said one employee, who didn't provide his name. "But this walking task has become a burden for me. I don't even have enough time to sleep because I need to take walks to meet the target."

The decision by the company to impose fines on employees who don't reach the target has generated(引起) a lot of criticism online. "If the company wants to encourage its employees to exercise, it should award bonuses to those who meet the target," said one commentator(评论员). "Fines without rewards only make people less willing to take part in the activity."

1.How many steps did the company ask the employees to walk each day?

A About 5,000 a day.

B About 6,000 a day.

C About 120,000 a day.

D About 180,000 a day.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句But many of the company's employees have complained that walking 180,000 steps every month...可知公司规定员工每个月走18万步，大约每天走6千步，故选B。

2.What can we know from the second paragraph?

A Most employees like the rule.

B Many employees think it hard to reach the target.

C No one in the company can reach the target.

D All of the employees think it a possible task.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句But many of the company's employees have complained that...可知公司很多员工抱怨这项规定，他们认为很难达标，故选B。

3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A The employees would be fined if they walk less than 180,000 steps each month.

B Some employees argue that they can't walk that much during company time,

C The walking task has become a burden for some employees.

D The company would award bonuses to those who meet the target.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，该项规定不达标就罚款，并没有提到奖励，故选D。

4.What does the commentator think of the rule?

A He supports it.

B He is against it.

C He doesn’t give any ideas.

D We don’t know.

解析：选B。观点态度题。根据最后一段最后一句Fines without rewards only makes people less willing to take part in the activity.可知这位评论员是不赞成这项规定的，故选B。

5.In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?

A Sports.

B Travel.

C Society.

D Education.

解析：选C。C文章出处题。本文主要讲的是一家公司关于步行数量不达标对员工罚款的事，属于社会新闻，故选C。