Question

In some urban centers, workholism is so common that people do not consider it unusual: they accept the lifestyle as normal. Government workers in Washington D. C., for example, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they want to.
Workholism can be a serious problem. Because true workaholics (工作狂) would rather work than do anything else, they probably don’t know how to relax.
Is workholism always dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work well under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in life. Their work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment keep them busy and creative.
Why do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several advantages to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers more than financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction when they’ve produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say, “I made that.” Psychologists claim that work gives people an identity through participation in work, they get a sense of self and individualism. In addition, most jobs provide people with a socially acceptable way to meet others. Perhaps some people are compulsive about their work, but their addiction seems to be a safe-even an advantageous-one.
【小題1】The passage indicates that workaholics ______.

A．just know work but nothing else

B．a(chǎn)re willing to work hard for long hours without pay

C．find their work provide them more satisfaction and self-confidence than how much they are paid

D．has the work with more responsibility than others

【小題2】One of the reasons that some people are not willing to quit their jobs even in their eighties and nineties is that ______.
A. they are in the need of financial security
B. they would rather work than be disturbed by domestic affairs
C. they long for a sense of identity and being accomplished
C. they may have health problems from sheer boresom
【小題3】This passage is mainly about ______.

A．workaholics are usually successful people, but their lives are in a mess

B．workholism can lead to serious problems but it can also create a joyful life

C．people who are absorbed in their work may enjoy movies, sports and other kinds of entertainment

D．those who work even under difficult conditions may be very happy

【小題4】It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．in the eyes of all the common people workaholics are peculiar

B．to workaholics, work is the sole source of happiness

C．a(chǎn) piece of challenging work may provide the workaholics a sense of satisfaction

D．workaholics are as addicted to their job as other people are to drugs or alcohol

Answer 1

 
【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析【小題1】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句…true workaholics would rather work than do anything else...可知工作狂只是更愿意工作，而非只知道工作，A說法過于絕對。根據(jù)第四段第三句：It provides people with  paychecks可排除B。文中只提到“工作狂”工作時間比其他人更長、工作更賣力，但未提及他們的責任問題，故排除D。根據(jù)第四段第四句：But it(＝work) offers more than financial security及第五句：It (＝work) provides people with  self?confidence...a feeling of satisfaction...可知C正確
【小題2】C細節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段第五、六句我們知道，工作賦予他們一種滿足感、成就感(sense of being accomplished)，工作使人獲得一種認同(identity)，通過參與工作，他們獲得一種自我意識和個人意識。可知C正確。而金錢只是人們工作的目的之一，并不是最重要的方面。故不選A。人們到老年仍然工作，并非由于不愿意做家務(wù)，也并不是擔心整天無所事事會引起健康方面的問題。所以B和D不正確。
【小題3】B 主旨大意題。文章中心圍繞工作狂的特點展開，第二段提出工作狂可能是一個很嚴重的問題，但在第三段也指出工作狂也可快樂地生活，并介紹了快樂的原因。所以可以看出主題是講“工作狂”既有負面影響又有正面影響
【小題4】D推理判斷題。
A項“在普通人眼中工作狂很特殊”。這與原文相反，原文提到人們并認為工作狂的生活方式是不正常的。 B項“對工作狂來說，工作是快樂的唯一來源”，第三段提到對工作狂來說工作就是娛樂，因此無須推斷。 C項“有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作可能給工作狂帶來滿足感”。這是原文中明確提到，而非推斷出的，所以C是不正確的。 D項“工作狂就像人們沉溺于毒品和酒一樣沉溺于工作”我們可看到工作狂對工作的熱愛如同上了癮一樣，可推出這一項是正確的。