14．Your manager comes to you in a panic and asks you to take the place of Sharon，who will be out of town all next week．Your first thought is，"Why me？"Although you are not so happy，you smile and say，"No problem．"Your boss is making t he request，after all，so refusal is not a choice．Right？
Not necessarily．In some cases，"Sorry，I can't"may be the most proper response．Here are two examples of situations in which it might make sense to say no and suggestions for how to turn down the boss．
"It seems that Joe can't make the deadline again．Can you handle it？"
The solution（解決方法）：If your boss does need your help，taking on the extra work is the right thing to do and can earn you valuable bonus points．However，if these situations arise regularly，to the point where they begin to interfere （干擾） with your regular work，you may need to start pushing back．Next time your boss approaches you seeking emergency help，you might say，"Of course I'll help．But，as you know，I've had to cover for others a lot lately，and it's affecting my own work．Once we get through this project，can we talk about how to better get used to these types of requests in the future？"
"Sorry，but you have to work late again tonight．OK？"
The solution：Most employees understand that there are times when they must stay late to finish their work．But when these requests become frequent，you should speak up．Putting in extra hours every day can quickly lead to breakdown．
Therefore，you might say to your manager，"We're all working a lot of extra time lately．And these hours are becoming difficult for me to maintain（維持）．Will we need to keep this pace much longer？If so，could we talk about ways that might help me achieve a better work/life balance during this period？"
It's never easy to say no to your boss．But in some situations it's necessary．Even the best managers can fail to recognize when they're asking too much of their employees．Yes，sometimes you must give in when asked to do something you don't like．But that doesn't mean you must agree to unreasonable requests without question．
24．Which of the following is the best title？A
A．How to Say No to Your Boss                   
B．How to Deal With the Mean Boss
C．How to Respond to Unreasonable Requests      
D．How to Refuse to Stay late
25．Which of the following is true of Joe？D
A．Joe is in hospital．
B．Joe is late for work．
C．Joe will have a week off next week．
D．Joe probably can't finish work on time．
26．What is the writer's attitude towards working overtime frequently？D
A．Positive．B．Negative．C．Unconcerned．D．Objective．
27．According to the passage，turning down your boss isA．
A．difficult        B．pleasant       C．simple          D．easy．

分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，當老板要求你做一些額外的事情時，在某些情況下，"對不起，我不能"可能是最合適的回答．這里有兩個例子的情況下說"不"可能才有意義，并有如何拒絕老板的建議．本文以此展開，講述了在一些情況下，如何拒絕老板．

解答 24．答案：A．主旨大意題．根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容，尤其是"Here are two examples of situations in which it might make sense to say no and suggestions for how to turn down the boss．"可知，本文主要介紹了如何對老板說不．故選A．
25．答案：D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"It seems that Joe can't make the deadline again．Can you handle it"可知，Joe不能按時完成工作了．故選D．
26．答案：D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章舉例內(nèi)容，尤其是"But when these requests become frequent，you should speak up．Putting in extra hours every day can quickly lead to breakdown．"可推測出，作者對于經(jīng)常加班是拒絕的．故選D．
27．答案：A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容以及"It's never easy to say no to your boss．"可知，拒絕老板是很困難的．故選A．

點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題及主旨大意題，做題時應仔細閱讀原文，結(jié)合文章上下文內(nèi)容并根據(jù)所給選項的含義進行分析，從而得出正確答案．切記胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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