Question

In some cities, workaholism（廢寢忘食工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as 1.  Government
workers in Washington, D. C., 2, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they 3 to. Workaholism can be a 4 problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they 5 have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not 6 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they 7 to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension（緊張）and worry can cause 8 problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases.    9, typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in 10 as they spend little time with their families.
Is workaholism 11 dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work 12 under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel 13 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs 14 them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.
15 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several 16 to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offer 17 financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction 18 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 19 it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity（自身價(jià)值）. After they take part in work, they 20

1. 1.
   1. A.
      strange
   2. B.
      boring
   3. C.
      pleasant
   4. D.
      normal
2. 2.
   1. A.
      for example
   2. B.
      on the other hand
   3. C.
      what’s more
   4. D.
      after all
3. 3.
   1. A.
      agree
   2. B.
      promise
   3. C.
      dare
   4. D.
      want
4. 4.
   1. A.
      slight
   2. B.
      serious
   3. C.
      obvious
   4. D.
      difficult
5. 5.
   1. A.
      still
   2. B.
      probably
   3. C.
      certainly
   4. D.
      mostly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      afford
   2. B.
      enjoy
   3. C.
      watch
   4. D.
      allow
7. 7.
   1. A.
      dream
   2. B.
      decide
   3. C.
      intend
   4. D.
      hate
8. 8.
   1. A.
      physical
   2. B.
      cultural
   3. C.
      social
   4. D.
      mental
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Therefore
   2. B.
      However
   3. C.
      Anyway
   4. D.
      Besides
10. 10.
    1. A.
       happiness
    2. B.
       silence
    3. C.
       failure
    4. D.
       surprise
11. 11.
    1. A.
       sometimes
    2. B.
       always
    3. C.
       seldom
    4. D.
       hardly
12. 12.
    1. A.
       sadly
    2. B.
       differently
    3. C.
       efficiently
    4. D.
       slowly
13. 13.
    1. A.
       study
    2. B.
       family
    3. C.
       life
    4. D.
       work
14. 14.
    1. A.
       equip
    2. B.
       pack
    3. C.
       provide
    4. D.
       fill
15. 15.
    1. A.
       When
    2. B.
       Why
    3. C.
       How
    4. D.
       Where
16. 16.
    1. A.
       factors
    2. B.
       advantages
    3. C.
       steps
    4. D.
       ways
17. 17.
    1. A.
       no more
    2. B.
       more or less
    3. C.
       no more than
    4. D.
       more than
18. 18.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       unless
    4. D.
       until
19. 19.
    1. A.
       valued
    2. B.
       failed
    3. C.
       caught
    4. D.
       made
20. 20.
    1. A.
       give
    2. B.
       lose
    3. C.
       get
    4. D.
       need

Answer 1

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試題分析：廢寢忘食工作這種現(xiàn)象是如此的普遍，以至于人們認(rèn)為這種工作方式是正常的。廢寢忘食的工作，可能導(dǎo)致身體上嚴(yán)重的疾病或家庭的破裂。文章解釋為什么有的人會(huì)廢寢忘食的工作，還有廢寢忘食的工作有什么不好的影響。
1.考查形容詞：A．strange奇怪的，B．boring令人厭煩的，C．pleasant 令人愉快的， D．normal 正常的，廢寢忘食工作這種現(xiàn)象是如此的普遍，以至于人們認(rèn)為這種工作方式是正常的。選D
2.考查詞組：A．for example例如，B．on the other hand另一方面， C．what’s more 還有，D．a(chǎn)fter all 畢竟，本句是為對(duì)第一句話進(jìn)行論證而舉的例子。選A
3.考查動(dòng)詞：A．a(chǎn)gree同意，B．promise 答應(yīng)，C．dare敢，D．want想要，聯(lián)系上下文意思可知，廢寢忘食工作者沒有其它的興趣愛好，而他們又寧愿工作而不愿無所事事。因此，本句句意為：他們不忘我的工作，因?yàn)樗麄兇_實(shí)沒有其他辦法，他們這樣工作是因?yàn)樗麄冊敢�。選D
4.考查形容詞：A．slight稍微的，B．serious 嚴(yán)肅的，C．obvious 明顯的，D．difficult 困難的，下文所舉的例子表明廢寢忘食的工作，可能導(dǎo)致身體上嚴(yán)重的疾病或家庭的破裂。因此可知，這種工作方式有時(shí)候會(huì)導(dǎo)致很嚴(yán)重的問題。選B
5.考查副詞：A．still仍然，B．probably 可能，C．certainly當(dāng)然，D．mostly最多，根據(jù)下一句所進(jìn)行的解釋中might可知答案是可能的。選B
6.考查動(dòng)詞：A．a(chǎn)fford負(fù)擔(dān)，B．enjoy享受，C．watch觀看，D．a(chǎn)llow允許，橫線上所缺的是謂語動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)所缺賓語和上下文的解釋可得知答案他們可能不喜歡電影，運(yùn)動(dòng)等娛樂形式。選B
7.考查動(dòng)詞：A．dream做夢，B．decide決定，C．intend打算，D．hate 討厭，根據(jù)上文的解釋，廢寢忘食的工作者寧愿工作也不愿無所事事可得知答案。hate doing/to do 不喜歡做某事。選D
8.考查形容詞：A．physical物理的，身體的，B．cultural 文化的，C．social社會(huì)的， D．mental 精神的，下文列舉的疾病都是指身體方面問題。選A
9.考查副詞：A．Therefore因此，B．However然而，C．Anyway不管怎樣，D．Besides 此外，前文所列舉的是因廢寢忘食的工作導(dǎo)致身體方面的疾病，后文所列舉的是因?yàn)閺U寢忘食的工作而導(dǎo)致的家庭方面的問題，這兩者之間應(yīng)是并列遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。D
10.考查名詞：A．happiness快樂，    B．silence沉默，C．failure失敗，   D．surprise驚訝，根據(jù)空格后面as所引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句和上一句的解釋可得知他們的婚姻會(huì)以失敗告終。選C
11.考查副詞：A．sometimes 有時(shí)，B．a(chǎn)lways總是，C．seldom很少，D．hardly 幾乎不，上文所列舉的例子都是因?yàn)閺U寢忘食工作而引起的不良影響，而下文所舉的例子都是一些積極的作用。根據(jù)這一點(diǎn)可知，此句既是對(duì)上一句的反問，又起承上啟下的作用。選B
12.考查副詞：A．sadly難過的，B．differently不同的，C．efficiently有效的， D．slowly緩慢的，本題考查在特定語境下使用動(dòng)詞修飾語的能力。根據(jù)下文意思 “工作狂”在工作的時(shí)候感到精力充沛，興趣盎然可得知答案。C
13.考查名詞：A．study學(xué)習(xí)，B．family 家庭，C．life 生活，D．work 工作，根據(jù)前后句的解釋可得知他們認(rèn)為工作是很愉快的，以至于他們很喜歡做。選D
14.考查動(dòng)詞：A．equip配備，B．pack打包，收拾行李，C．provide提供，D．fill 填滿，根據(jù)上文的解釋可知，只有工作才能使他們精力旺盛，因?yàn)檫@給他們提供了一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)的機(jī)會(huì)。選C
15.考查連詞：A．When當(dāng)…時(shí)候，B．Why 為什么，C．How怎樣，D．Where哪里，上文主要闡述的是，很多人喜歡廢寢忘食工作，以及因其所產(chǎn)生的影響，而下文則是解釋為什么廢寢忘食工作者這么喜歡工作。選B
16.考查名詞：A．factors因素，B．a(chǎn)dvantages優(yōu)點(diǎn)，C．steps 步驟，D．ways方法，下文所列舉的都是廢寢忘食工作所帶來的積極影響。選B
17.考查詞組：A．no more不再，B．more or less或多或少，C．no more than 僅僅， D．more than 不僅僅，很非常，根據(jù)上下文意思可知，廢寢忘食工作不僅能為這些工作者提供資金，而且還能給他們自信。選D
18.考查連詞：A．when當(dāng)…時(shí)候，B．before在…前面，C．unless除非，D．until直到，本句為一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語從句。當(dāng)工作能給他們提供一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)的機(jī)會(huì)，而且最后他們能說“我成功了”的時(shí)候，他們會(huì)有一種成就感。選A
19.考查動(dòng)詞：A．valued珍惜，B．failed 失敗，C．caught抓住，D．made制造，本題考查固定詞組的搭配。make it成功。選 D
20.考查動(dòng)詞：A．give給，B．lose失去，C．get得到，D．need需要，本句是對(duì)本段大意所進(jìn)行的總結(jié)。根據(jù)上下文可知，在工作之后，他們能體會(huì)到自我成功的價(jià)值。選C
考點(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類短文