阅读理解练习(9)

来源:会计硕士(MPACC)    发布时间:2012-07-12    会计硕士(MPACC)辅导视频    评论

 Why  are  so  many  people  unhappy  in  their  jobs?  There  are  two  primary  reasons.  First,  some  people  are  convinced  that  earning  a  living  is  wasting  time  that  they  could  spend  enjoying  themselves  or  uncovering  their  true  talents.

  If  this  is  the  case  with  you,  recall  your  last  long  vacation.  Was  it  two  weeks  of  complete  enjoyment?  More  likely  it  was  a  week  and  a  half  of  fun  in  the  sun,  with  another  half  a  week  of  “Boy,  I  can‘t  wait  to  get  back  to  work.”  If  you  didn’t  feel  such  vacation  blues,  then  imagine  taking  a  leave  of  absence.  You  could  use  it  to  work  on  a  novel,  enroll  in  classes  or  just  sit  around  watching  TV.  At  the  end  of  three  months,  in  all  likelihood,  your  self-esteem  would  be  at  an  all-time  low.  While  all  work  and  no  play  is  not  good,  all  play  and  no  work  is  disastrous.  We  need  to  feel  we  are  accomplishing  something.  We  also  need  some  form  of  order  in  our  lives.

  The  second  and  perhaps  more  prevalent  reason  for  people  not  to  like  their  work  is  that  they  feel  trapped.  Once  you‘ve  been  at  a  company  for  five  years  and  have  a  spouse,  a  mortgage  and  a  child,  you  often  feel  you  have  very  little  choice  about  jumping  ship  if  things  aren’t  turning  out  as  you‘d  planned.  A  steady  paycheck  can  be  the  biggest  manacle  (手铐,束缚)of  all.  People  resent  having  to  do  something  because  they  have  no  other  choice.

  If  you  find  yourself  resenting  your  job  because  you  can‘t  afford  to  quit,  it  may  be  time  to  prepare  what  one  career  counselor  humorously  calls  a  “cyanide  capsule.”  He  recalls  spy  movies  in  which  the  secret  agent  has  such  a  capsule  hidden  somewhere  on  his  body.  If  he’s  captured  and  tortured  unbearably,  he  has  an  option.  And  having  an  option  gives  him  the  strength  to  hold  on  a  little  longer  in  the  hope  that  the  situation  may  change.

  Rather  than  cyanide,  your  option  takes  the  form  of  an  up-to-date  resume.  You  might  also  take  a  weekly  glance  through  the  helpwanted  section,  and  make  some  visits  to  industry  functions  where  lowkey  networking  can  take  place.  You‘re  not  giving  up  on  your  current  job.  Rather,  you  are  providing  yourself  with  an  option.  If  things  get  unbearable  at  work,  you  could  jump  ship.  Being  in  this  position  can  do  wonders  for  your  attitude.  It  allows  you  to  enjoy  your  work  since,

  in  reality,  you  are  there  only  because  you  want  to  be.

  At  the  core  of  adopting  a  positive  attitude  to  your  workplace  is,  above  all,  assuming  responsibility  for  your  own  situation.  Most  people  feel  controlled  by  their  environment,  but  they  really  aren‘t.  They  have  to  learn  to  manage  that  environment  so  they  can  get  from  it  what  they  need.(468  words)

  1.  The  first  main  reason  for  many  people‘s  unhappiness  in  their  jobs  rises  from  their  conviction  that  ____________________.

  A.  working  at  a  job  is  just  wasting  their  time

  B.  working  is  not  the  enjoyment  they  are  after

  C.  working  is  like  killing  their  true  talents

  D.  working  is  the  least  enjoyable  way  of  spending  time

  2.  The  second  main  reason  for  their  unhappiness  is  that  ______________.

  A.  they  have  been  working  in  a  company  for  too  long

  B.  they  are  not  permitted  to  change  a  job

  C.  they  have  no  other  way  out  than  keep  working

  D.  they  have  to  work  on  to  pay  off  their  debts

  3.  With  an  up-to-date  resume  ready  as  an  option,  you  may  feel  better  at  your  job  because  _____________.

  A.  it  is  up  to  you  to  choose  between  two  alternatives

  B.  you  are  to  do  wonders  in  your  work

  C.  it  seems  to  be  the  only  positive  attitude

  D.  you  have  made  a  decision  on  your  own

  4.  It  can  be  inferred  that  the  author  _________

  A.  quite  agrees  with  the  “up-to-date  resume”  attitude

  B.  can  hardly  tolerate  one‘s  complete  enjoyment  of  life

  C.  tries  to  sound  persuasive  and  convincing  in  his  opinions  about  career  blues

  D.  believes  that  one  can  not  change  his/her  environment

  5.  What  is  the  author  “s  attitude  towards‘  self-esteem”  (Paragraph  2  )  ?

  A.  unconcerned  B.  cautious  C.  supportive  D.  negative

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