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In our society the razor of necessity cuts close. You must make a buck to survive the day. You must work to make a buck. The job is often a chore, rarely a delight. No matter how demeaning the task, no matter how it dulls the senses or breaks the spirit, one must work. Lately there has been a questioning of this " work ethic", especially by the young. Strangely enough, it has touched off profound grievances in others hitherto silent and anonymous.
Unexpected precincts are being heard from in a show of discontent by blue collar and white. On the evening bus the tense, pinched faces of young file clerks and elderly secre taries tell us more than we care to know. On the expressways middle-management men pose without grace behind their wheels, as they flee city and job.
In all, there is more than a slight ache. And there dangles the impertinent question. Should there not be another increment, earned though not yet received, to one's daily work—an acknowledgment of a man's being? In fact, what all of us are looking for is a calling, not just a job. Jobs alone are not being enough for people.

单选题 "In our society the razor of necessity cuts close" in the first line means______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的依据句是原文第一段第二句的“’You must make a buck to survive the day. (人们为了能够得到经济保障及其再提高而在工作中疲于奔命。)”因此正确的选项是C。
单选题 The "work ethic" referred to in the first paragraph can be interpreted as______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 在解答本题之前,应注意文中“work ethic前面有指代词“this”。本题的答案为A。
单选题 Middle-management men flee city and job because______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的依据句是原文的“Unexpected precincts are being heard from in a show of discontent by blue collar and white.”从中可知,他们已经厌倦了每天的工作,所以B 项正确。
单选题 The phrase "increment, earned though not received" in the third paragraph means______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 解答本题关键在于理解“In fact,what all of us are looking for is a calling, not just a job.(应该从工作中得到乐趣,而不仅仅是为了拿到工资。)”因此正确答案为C。
单选题 The main idea of this passage is______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 综合全文内容可知,本文主要讲的是工作对人们来说不应只是一种生存的手段。因此C项正确。