2013年职称英语综合类阅读理解的模拟试题8
<p> <span word="Job">Job</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Money">Money</span>?</p><p> <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1990 <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gallop">Gallop</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifes">lifes</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="satisfactions">satisfactions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="Consider">Consider</span> <span word="W">W</span>.<span word="Berry">Berry</span> <span word="Fowler">Fowler</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1979, <span word="Fowler">Fowler</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tutoring">tutoring</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978<span word="a">a</span> <span word="multimillionaire">multimillionaire</span> <span word="at">at</span> 40. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="cabin">cabin</span> <span word="cruiser">cruiser</span>(可住宿的游艇) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="busied">busied</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="vacationing">vacationing</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>, <span word="Flower">Flower</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1992, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> 75 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="immersed">immersed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>. <span word="Doing">Doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="sociologist">sociologist</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="Kaplan">Kaplan</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> 139 <span word="lottery">lottery</span>(彩票) <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="won">won</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span>? <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Roper">Roper</span> <span word="Starch">Starch</span> <span word="Worldwide">Worldwide</span>, <span word="Inc">Inc</span>., <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="income">income</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exert">exert</span>. <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span>(有利可图的) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span>.</p>
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