Passage 5 The
human being longs for a sense of being accomplished, of being able to do things,
with his hand, with his mind, with his will. Each of us wants to feel he or she
has the ability to do {{U}}(1) {{/U}} that is meaningful and that serves
as a {{U}}(2) {{/U}} to our inherent abilities. It is
easiest to see this {{U}}(3) {{/U}} the craftsman who lovingly shapes
some cheap material into an object that may be either useful or beautiful or
{{U}}(4) {{/U}}. You can see the carpenter or bricklayer stand aside and
{{U}}(5) {{/U}} the product of his personal skill. But even {{U}}(6)
{{/U}} there is no obvious end product that is {{U}}(7) {{/U}}
attributable to one person's skill, researchers have found that employees find
pride in accomplishment. Our own research in hospitals suggests that
{{U}}(8) {{/U}} the housekeeping and laundry staffs take pride in the
{{U}}(9) {{/U}} that in their own ways they are helping to cure sick
people--and thus accomplishing a good deal. We're often misled
by the complaints {{U}}(10) {{/U}} difficult work; deep {{U}}(11)
{{/U}} most people regard their own capacity to conquer the tough job as the
mark of their own unique {{U}}(12) {{/U}} Complaining is just
{{U}}(13) {{/U}} of working. After all, how {{U}}(14) {{/U}} do
you know who you are, except as you can demonstrate the ability of your
{{U}}(15) {{/U}} to control you limbs and hands and words? You are,
{{U}}(16) {{/U}} significant measure, what you can do.
Some are deceived into thinking that people like to store up {{U}}(17)
{{/U}}, to rest and save {{U}}(18) {{/U}} as much as possible. Just
the {{U}}(19) {{/U}}. It is energy {{U}}(20) {{/U}} that is
satisfying.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题测试对上下文的理解及对词义的辨析。因为上文已提of being able to do things，而且在此空格里，文章并没有要求做一项具体的事情或工作，而one thing指某一件事，work和a job都是确指名词，比不定代词something具体，所以B为最佳选项。