题目内容
3.Although the word workaholic (工作狂) usually has a negative meaning,it is sometimes used by people wishing to express their devotion to their career positively.The"work"in question is usually associated with a paying job,but it may also refer to independent pursuits (追求) such as sports,music and art.A workaholic in the negative sense is popularly characterized by a neglect of family and other social relations.Similarly,people considered to be workaholics tend to lose track of time.Workaholism is an addiction,and it's not the same as working hard.Experts say the continuous work-related activity masks anxiety,low self-esteem (自尊),and privacy problems.Workaholics feel the urge of being busy all the time,to the point that they often perform tasks that aren't required or necessary for project completion.As a result,they tend to be inefficient workers,since they focus on being busy,instead of focusing on being productive.In addition,workaholics tend to be less effective than other workers because it's difficult for them to work as part of a team,they have trouble entrusting co-workers,or they take on so much that they aren't as organized as others.Workaholics are occupied with work all the time,which prevents them from maintaining healthy relationships,hobbies,or even take measures to protect their health.
As with addictions to alcohol,drugs or gambling,workaholics'harmful behavior will continue despite advice from loved ones or danger signs such as worsening relationships.Poor health is another warning sign.Because there's less of social shame attached to workaholism than to other addictions,health symptoms can easily go unrecognized.In the U.S.and Canada,workaholism remains what it's always been:the so-called"respectable addiction"that's dangerous as any other.Workaholism in Japan is considered a serious social problem leading to early death,often on the job,a phenomenon called karōshi (过劳死).
As with other psychological addictions,workaholics often cannot see that they have a problem.Reasoning the workaholic out of the problem will generally be met with denial.Co-workers,family members and friends may need to communicate the effects of the workaholic's behavior to them.Indeed,mental treatment to cure a workaholic can successfully reduce the hours spent on the job,while increasing the person's productivity.Studies show that fully recovered former workaholics can accomplish in 50hours what they previously couldn't do in 80.
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Different attitudes towards workaholics | ●Some consider workaholics (71)devoted/committed to their occupation. ●Many think workaholics usually have no sense of time and (72)neglect/overlook/ignore their relatives,friends or colleagues. |
Features of workaholics | ●They take work as a method to escape their worries or troubles in their life. ●They aim at keeping themselves (73)busy/occupied instead of accomplishing their work. ●They prefer (74)individual work because they hardly believe in others. ●They (75)fail to deal with others properly,enjoy any hobby or manage to keep themselves healthy. |
(76)Problems/Troubles with worka- holism | ●It is difficult for workaholists to overcome this addiction. ●Its bad influence on health can hardly be (77)recognized/noticed/seen. ●It may even shorten a workaholic's (78)life if it is not seriously dealt with. |
(79)Treatments/Cures for worka- holism | ●Our (80)communication(s) with the workaholics may help them realize what might happen to them. ●Treating workaholics mentally turns out to be successful in many cases. |
分析 短文介绍了那些醉心于工作的人的特点,我们称之为"工作狂",对于这种人不同的人由不同的态度,并介绍了他们沉迷于工作带来的问题,最后提出了几点治疗方法.
解答 71.devoted/committed,由第一段it is sometimes used by people wishing to express their devotion to their career positively可知有人认为工作狂就是全心奉献于工作的人.
72.neglect/overlook/ignore,由句子A workaholic in the negative sense is popularly characterized by a neglect of family and other social relations.可知有人觉得工作狂就是忽视家人朋友亲人的人.
73.busy/occupied,由句子Workaholics feel the urge of being busy all the time可知工作狂的人一直要让自己处于繁忙的状态.
74.individual,由句子 because it's difficult for them to work as part of a team,they have trouble entrusting co-workers可知工作狂的人很难与别人合作,因此他们更偏向于个人的工作.
75.fail,由第二段Workaholics are occupied with work all the time,which prevents them from maintaining healthy relationships,hobbies,or even take measures to protect their health. 可知他们无法有一定的兴趣爱好,没法维持好自己的身体健康等,表示"做某事失败"使用短语fail to do sth..
76.Problems/Troubles,第三段主要描述的就是工作狂带来的问题,因此小标题是"工作狂的问题或困扰".
77.recognized/noticed/seen,由第三段Because there's less of social shame attached to workaholism than to other addictions,health symptoms can easily go unrecognized.可知他们的健康问题很难被注意到.
78.life,由句子Workaholism in Japan is considered a serious social problem leading to early death,often on the job,a phenomenon called karōshi (过劳死) 可知如果没有认真处理的话,工作狂会减少一个人的寿命.
79.Treatments/Cures,由最后一段可知是对工作狂的治疗,因此使用名词的复数形式Treatments/Cures.
80.communication,由最后一段Co-workers,family members and friends may need to communicate the effects of the workaholic's behavior to them.可知应跟工作狂的人交流他们这种行为的影响,communication作为"交流,沟通"是不可数名词,因此填原形.
点评 在做表格阅读时,首先需要快速的浏览全文,把握文章的主旨大意;其次要学会带着问题到文中相应的地方,通过细节阅读来寻找或概括答案;最后理清作者的写作思路也非常重要;做此类题时,要多注意一些关键词的提取,以及结构上的搭配.

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