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    There are people who are especially attracted to the notion of "climbing the ladder" so as to increase their status, financial position, and sense of self-worth. In part, as a result of the work ethic, these people are internally "driven" to work. Not infrequently, foreign visitors have observed that Americans spend an inordinate(过度的)amount of time working and, as a consequence, Americans have little time for leisure or personal relationships. In American English a new word"workaholic" has been created to describe an individual who is as addicted to work as an alcoholic (酒鬼)is to liquor.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    There are conflicting points of view about workaholics. Those concerned with problems of mental stress believe workaholics abuse themselves physically and mentally. Others hold that workaholics are valuable members of society because they are extremely productive. The Americans culture values achievement, efficiency, and production--a workaholic supports these values.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    Despite the presence of workaholics,there is a growing realization in the United States that excessive work demands can be physically and mentally harmful. Many people have been rebelling against the work ethic, claiming that when a job is so important, personal relationships suffer and relaxation becomes secondary. Consequently there has been a shift in values, with more emphasis being given to personal relationships and non-work activities.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    Increased leisure time in the United States has not changed the idea that work and play are distinct activities."There is a belief that it is desirable" to work hard and play hard,and undesirable to combine the two. In many offices, stores and factories socializing among employees is discouraged. An employee under pressure at work often cannot afford to respond to social calls and visits. However, the amount of personal contact on the job depends on the nature of the work.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    People are ambivalent (矛盾的)toward work; it is, at the same time, glorified and belittled. In the words of former President Richard Nixon: "The 'work ethic' holds that labor is good in itself; that a man or woman becomes a better person by virtue of the act of working. America' s competitive spirit, the 'work ethic' of this people, is alive and well ..." Another viewpoint is expressed in an Anacin commercial:"I like my job and am good at it, but it sure grinds me down( 折磨 )sometimes, and the last thing I need to take home is a headache."

1.[单选题]The author states that workaholics

A.abuse themselves physically and mentally

B.are highly productive members of society

C.torture themselves physically

D.both A and B

2.[单选题]The difference between Nixon' s view of work and the view expressed on the TV commercial for Anacin is that_______.

A.the former is true; the latter is false

B.the former is a fact; the latter is an opinion

C.the former is a glorification of work;the latter is not

D.the former is an opinion; the latter is a fact

3.[单选题]Why have some people begun to place less emphasis on work and more on non-work activities?

A.Because they realize that work is not useful.

B.Because they realize that leisure time should be enjoyed.

C.Because they realize that excessive work demands can be harmful to their health.

D.Because they realize that having friends is not as necessary as working.

4.[单选题]The reason why some people don't socialize with their co-workers on the job is that_______.

A.they consider work and play separate activities

B.they have nothing in common with their fellow workers

C.they feel that socializing with them well create problems at home

D.they feel that socializing with them may result in problems

5.[单选题]An individual who is addicted to work is_______.

A.a drug addict

B.a compulsive worker

C.an alcoholic (drinks too much alcohol )

D.a competitive worker

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style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    One cause of the problem is not specific to economics. Modem universities prize research above teaching, to a degree that would astonish people outside the system, who imagine its primary purpose is to educate the young. In reality, teaching ability plays a bit role in university hiring and promotion decisions. Many academic staff regard teaching as a trouble that gets in the way of their "own" work. If most students were not having such a good time outside the classroom, they would be angrier than they are. They should be.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    Students demand for more pluralism in the economics curriculum is well made. Yet much of the" heterodox economics" the Manchester students suggest including is flaky, the creation of people with their own political agenda. Their professors reject the introduction of these alternative schemes.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    Yet teachers are mistaken in their conformity, to a single methodological approach—concluded in the claim that hastaken hold in the past four decades that approaches not based on rational choice foundations are unscientific or" not economics". The need is not so much to teach alternative paradigms of economics as to teach thatpragmatism, not paradigm, is the key to economic understanding.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    This eclecticism is reflected in the curriculum setting. The subject of economics is not a method of analysis but a set of problems--the problems that drew students to the subject in the first place. The proper scope of economics is any and all ideas that bear usefully on these topics: just as the proper scope of medicine is any and all therapies that help the patient.

1.[单选题]Judging from the context, what does the word “don” (Para.1 ) mean?

A.Destroy.

B.Wear.

C.Discard.

D.Buy.

2.[单选题]Which of the following is NOT true according to Para.2?

A.Teaching ability is the most important factor in teachers' promotion.

B.Other subjects have the same problem swith economics.

C.Morden universities pay more attention to research than teaching.

D.Many teachers regard teaching as an obstacle in their work.

3.[单选题]What is the passage mainly about?

A.The problems of economics.

B.How to teach economics?

C.The economic students' trouble.

D.How to reform teaching methods?

4.[单选题]According to the author, the key of understanding economics is_______

A.paradigm

B.conformity

C.methodological approach

D.Pragmatism

5.[单选题]The last sentence of the third paragraph most probably implies that_______

A.the students' proposal is meaningless

B.the students' proposal is impracticable

C.the professors are conservative

D.the professors are opposed to these alternative schemes

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