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1、阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。Insomeurbancenters,workholismissocommonthatpeopledonotconsideritunusual:theyacceptthelifestyleasnormal.GovernmentworkersinWashingtonD.C.,forexample,frequentlyworksixtytoseventyhoursaweek.Theydon’tdothisbecausetheyhaveto;theydoitbecausetheywantto.Wo

2、rkholismcanbeaseriousproblem.Becausetrueworkaholics(工作狂)wouldratherworkthandoanythingelse,theyprobablydon’tknowhowtorelax.Isworkholismalwaysdangerous?Perhapsnot.Thereare,certainly,peoplewhoworkwellunderstress.Somestudiesshowthatmanyworkaholicshavegreatenergyandinte

3、restinlife.Theirworkissopleasurablethattheyareactuallyveryhappy.Formostworkaholics,workandentertainmentkeepthembusyandcreative.Whydoworkaholicsenjoytheirjobssomuch?Thereareseveraladvantagestowork.Ofcourse,itprovidespeoplewithpaychecks,andthisisimportant.Butitoffers

4、morethanfinancialsecurity.Itprovidespeoplewithself-confidence;theyhaveafeelingofsatisfactionwhenthey’veproducedachallengingpieceofworkandareabletosay,“Imadethat.”Psychologistsclaimthatworkgivespeopleanidentitythroughparticipationinwork,theygetasenseofselfandindivid

5、ualism.Inaddition,mostjobsprovidepeoplewithasociallyacceptablewaytomeetothers.Perhapssomepeoplearecompulsiveabouttheirwork,buttheiraddictionseemstobeasafe-evenanadvantageous-one.1.Thepassageindicatesthatworkaholics______.A.justknowworkbutnothingelseB.arewillingtowo

6、rkhardforlonghourswithoutpayC.findtheirworkprovidethemmoresatisfactionandself-confidencethanhowmuchtheyarepaidD.hastheworkwithmoreresponsibilitythanothers2.Oneofthereasonsthatsomepeoplearenotwillingtoquittheirjobsevenintheireightiesandninetiesisthat______.A.theyare

7、intheneedoffinancialsecurityB.theywouldratherworkthanbedisturbedbydomesticaffairsC.theylongforasenseofidentityandbeingaccomplishedC.theymayhavehealthproblemsfromsheerboresom3.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.workaholicsareusuallysuccessfulpeople,buttheirlivesareina

8、messB.workholismcanleadtoseriousproblemsbutitcanalsocreateajoyfullifeC.peoplewhoareabsorbedintheirworkmayenjoymovies,sportsandotherkindsofenterta