填空题
Workaholism Ⅰ. Most workers spend eight or nine hours on the job. They work because it's unavoidable. They need to make enough money for necessities: food, rent, clothing, transportation, tuition, and so on. They spend about one-third of their lives at work, but they hate it. They complain and count the minutes until quitting time each day —or the days until their next vacation.
Ⅱ. By contrast, there are some people who actually enjoy work —in fact, they love to work. They spend many extra hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. These workaholics are as addicted to their jobs as other people are to drugs or alcohol.
Ⅲ. 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. Hundreds of workaholics in New York City tried to go to work even in the famous blackout of 1977. There was no electricity—no air conditioning, elevators, or lights—but many people went to their offices, anyway. They sat impatiently on the steps outside their office buildings and did paperwork or had business meetings.
Ⅳ. Workaholism can be a serious problem. Because the workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they probably don't know how to relax; that is, they might not enjoy movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they hate to sit and do nothing. This inability to rest may cause health problems, such as heart attacks. In addition, typical workaholics don't pay much attention to their families. They spend little time with their children, and their marriages may end in divorce.
Ⅴ. Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in life. Their work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs provide them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative. Other people retire from work at age sixty-five, but workaholics usually prefer not to quit. They are still enthusiastic about work—and life—in their eighties and nineties.
Now match each paragraph (16 to 20) to the appropriate topic. Note: there are two extra topics. Topics- [A] The characteristics of workaholics.
- [B] Reasons that people enjoy work.
- [C] Feelings of "normal" workers about their jobs.
- [D] ProbIems of Workaholism.
- [E] The advantages of Workaholism.
- [F] Typical workaholics.
- [G] Examples of Workaholism in big cities.