填空题Directions: Read the following article in
which five people talk about the workaholics. For questions 61 to 65, match the
name of each speaker (61 to 65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below.
Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Simon: I work not because I like it but that I
have to, so I often count the minutes until stopping work or holidays. However,
my sister is totally different. She enjoys her work so much that she often
spends extra time on her job and even takes work home with her. I think she is
so crazy about work just as some people are about drugs or alcohol. I could
hardly understand it. Matthew:
Work is a core element of our lives. It gives us a sense of identity in
the larger world outside the personal circle of family and friends. However,
there are some people for whom work occupies an even more central place in their
lives. Workaholics are a stereotype of modern life, and they are both praised
and criticized. On the one hand, it may be the accepted way of earning
promotion. On the other hand, workaholics are often viewed as neglecting aspects
of life such as family and leisure that are important for maintaining a healthy
equilibrium. Andrew: In
cities, workaholism is so common that people do not regard it as unusual. I
think workaholics prefer to work rather than do anything else because they don't
know how to kill time if they don't work. They can only get pleasure from work.
Work is everything for them. Colin:
Workaholism is dangerous in a sense because it can cause some problems.
First of all, workaholics often have health problems because they don't have
time to relax and keep themselves occupied all the time. Secondly, their family
life is not happy since they spend little time with their family. Their marriage
may even end in divorce. Vincent:
Being a workaholic can mean you achieve great things, but more people
achieve great things without being addicted to work. Workaholics need time away
from work and when I say "away from" I mean psychologically distanced from it as
well as physically. If you are still obsessing about work when you should be
focused on your loved ones or an outside-of-work activity, then you are still
basically working.
Statements
A. Being a
workaholic is praised as well as criticized. B. If you don't
get rid of workaholism, you may get ill. C. To get promotion,
you need to be a workaholic. D. Workaholics' behaviours are
hard to understand. E. Workaholics had better have some time
with no work. F. Workaholics need time to be away from work
both psychologically and physically. G. Workaholics don't know
how to enjoy themselves except working.