Question

In some urban centers, workaholism 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.
Workaholism can be a serious problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they probably don’t know how to relax.
Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work well under stress. Some studies show that many workaholies 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’re 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.
9.The passage indicates that workaholics          .
A.just know work but nothing else
B.are 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
10.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
D.they may have health problems from sheer boredom
11.This passage is mainly about .
A.workaholics are usually successful people, but their lives are in a mess       
B.workaholism 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
12.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 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

9-12  CCBD

9.   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(zé)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.
10.   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(rèn)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(dān)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。
11.   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(yán)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(fù)面影響又有正面影響”，因此選B。
12.   首段首句指出“人們認(rèn)為工作狂的生活狀態(tài)是正常的”。A項與之相反，故可排除。B太片面，因為工作狂也喜歡生活，第三段說many workaholics have great