“ Find a job you love,and you’ll never work a day in your life. ”Do you agree with this old saying? Joanne Gordon does. She is the author of Be Happy at Work and other books about careers (职业). Gordon believes that abut 30% of employees(雇员)in North America do not like their jobs,and she thinks that is terrible. She wants to help people who do not feel satisfied (满意的)with their jobs find work that is good for them. Joanne says, “ There are no happy jobs,only happy workers. ” She believes that happy workers share three main characteristics (特点).

  First,happy workers enjoy the daily activities of   their jobs,and they look forward to the workday. Take I Tony Hawk for example. At age 14,he became a  professional skateboarder. Now he is a businessman   working oi  projects related to skateboarding—films and video games,but he still skates every day. He once said,“ My younger son’s pre-school class was recently   asked what their dads do for work. My son said, ‘ I’ve  never seen my dad do work. ” Tony agrees that his job   doesn’t look like work. He has found a way to spend ( each day doing a job he enjoys.   

  Second,happy workers like the people they work 冬 with. Sally Ayote says, “I work with the coolest people  in the world. ” She and her group cook for almost 1,200  people in Antarctica. Most of these people are scientists ( who are doing research. Sally loves to sit and talk with T them. She says, “There is no television here,no radio,   

so I get to know the scientists and what they’re  studying. ” Sally thinks she has a great job,and the best  part of it is the people.  

Third,happy workers know that their work helps  others. Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had  to leave their home countries because of war or other | dangers. She is a filmmaker who started an organization  called Film Aid,which shows movies in refugee (难民)十 camps around the world. Caroline believes that movies I can be very helpful in these camps. For one thing,    

entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a  little while. Movies can also teach important subject like   health and safety. For example,in one camp,thousands f of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water. Caroline knows that she is helping other people,and this j work makes her feel proud and happy about her work.  Tony Hawk,Sally Ayote,and Caroline Baron all  get great satisfaction from their work. Tony Hawk says,I “ Find the thing you love. If you are doing what you  love,there is much more happiness there than being rich  or famous. ” Joanne Gordon would agree. She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing,find people  they like to work with,and find ways to help others. Then they can be proud of what they do,and they will  probably be happy at work.   

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1. Who is the book, Be Happy at Work, written  for?    

A. Joanne Gordon herself.    

B. Tony Hawk,Sally Ayote,and Caroline Baron.  

C. People who do not feel satisfied with their I jobs.    

D. The workers who agree with the author’s ideas.  

(   ) 2. What does Joanne Gordon believe?    

A. Difficult jobs are terrible.  

B. There are no happy jobs,only happy workers.

C. Rich and famous people have much more happiness than workers.

D. Only about one third of the employees in North America like their jobs.

(   ) 3. Why did Tony Hawk’s son say,“ I’ve never

seen my dad do work”?

A. Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work.

B. Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating.

C. Because Tony helps     people forget  their

troubles while skating.

D. Because Tony Hawk always finds something else he enjoys doing.

(   ) 4. Why does Gordon take  Tony Hawl,Sally

Ayote and Caroline Baron  for example?

A. To show how to be a successful businessman.

B. To show how to help people in difficulties.

C. To show how to get along with the coolest people.

D. To show how to become a happy worker.

(   ) 5. Which of the following is  NOT true according to the passage?

A. The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important.

B. The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable.

C. Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy.

D. Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do.

Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their countries.

A. Christina fromSpain

On the last day of the year,the 31st of December,people in our country will stay up till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock,we must eat a grape. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time!Usually,when we still have some grapes in our mouths,we look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started inSpainlong ago. At that time,there were a lot of grapes inSpain, and the king ofSpaindecided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

B. Gordon fromBritain

On New Year’s Day inBritain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock,the music stops,and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben,the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses his friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C. Angela fromBrazil

In all cities inBrazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve,especially in Rio  de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks (烟火). We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck on New Year’s Day.

(   ) 1. Which is NOT mentioned(被提到)in the passage?

A. Have 12 grapes to     eat.  B. Have parties.

C. Give flowers to others.  D. Watch fireworks.

(   ) 2. Who have parties during the New Year?

A. People inSpain.  B. People inBritain.

C. People inBrazil.  D. Both B and C.

(   ) 3. According to what Gordon says,we know that         .

A. Gordon can’t drink much

B. people hear Big Ben on the radio

C. people sing a song about good luck

D. everybody inBritaingoes to watch fireworks

(   ) 4. On New Year’s Day,Brazilians usually wear  white clothes because    .

A. they hope that can bring them good luck

B. that reminds them of their happy life

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. that’s what they have to do on that day

(   ) 5. This article mainly tells us         .

A. what people inBritaindo on New Year’s Day

B. when and where people have New Year parties

C. what people in different countries do on New Year’s Day

D. why people around the world like the New Year

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