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The Company ManSection BSection B

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Reading Skills1

Text B2

3 Test Yourself

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Reading Skills

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IntroductionIntroduction

PracticePractice

Like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced

in this unit does render you better ability in reading.

Like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced

in this unit does render you better ability in reading.

This practice is designed to help you get a deeper

insight into the skill for this unit.

This practice is designed to help you get a deeper

insight into the skill for this unit.

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Understanding Idiomatic Expressions

The meaning of idiomatic expressions can be very

hard—even impossible—to guess. Word structure

doesn’t always help, and can even fool us entirely! But

good readers don’t give up on the first try. They keep

reading, in search of contextual clues—examples,

explanations, opposites, or similar phrases—that can

help them figure out the meaning of idiomatic

expressions.

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Practice

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To be continuedTo be continued

Here are some examples from Text A: Here are some examples from Text A:

Who are you to say what goes? (Para. 9)

Example 1 Example 1

Practice

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From what goes before and after the sentence, we

can get the meaning of the sentence: Do you think

that you have the right or power to tell others what

should be done and what should not be done? Or,

you are not entitled to teach anyone what is right or

what is wrong. To be continuedTo be continued

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He might have gone a step further and called

for respect for both our economists and our

trashmen. (Para. 14)

Example 2 Example 2

From the context, we might find that “have

gone a step further” means to add or explain a

bit more.


Example 3 Example 3

Nowadays, some people like burning the candle

at both ends. A case in point is that of my

brother. In addition to his regular job, my

brother is also serving as a consultant to several

government agencies and helping to set up his

friends in business. I just don’t know how long

his health will permit him to go on like this.

Practice

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The example below the idiom gives us clues as

to the meaning of “burn the candle at both ends”.

Directions:

Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences. Then scan the article for contextual clues to check your guesses.

Directions:

Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences. Then scan the article for contextual clues to check your guesses.

PracticePractice

Introduction

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1. He did not divide his time with outside interests,

unless, of course, you consider his monthly game of

golf.

1. He did not divide his time with outside interests,

unless, of course, you consider his monthly game of

golf.

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Key: spend part of his time onKey: spend part of his time on

2. The youngest child is twenty, a boy, a high-school

graduate and like a lot of his friends, is content to do

enough odd jobs to stay in grass and food.

2. The youngest child is twenty, a boy, a high-school

graduate and like a lot of his friends, is content to do

enough odd jobs to stay in grass and food.Key: continue to support himself with drugs and

food

Key: continue to support himself with drugs and

foodTo be continuedTo be continued

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3. She was afraid he would read her bitterness

and, after all, she would need him to

straighten out their finances—the stock options

and all that.

3. She was afraid he would read her bitterness

and, after all, she would need him to

straighten out their finances—the stock options

and all that.

Key: settle their accounts with the company /

any money owed to them

Key: settle their accounts with the company /

any money owed to them


Introduction

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4. Phil was overweight, always wound up and

worked too hard.

4. Phil was overweight, always wound up and

worked too hard.

Key: nervous and worriedKey: nervous and worried

5. He was a natural choice for a heart attack. 5. He was a natural choice for a heart attack.

Key: a person who is likely to suffer a heart

attack

Key: a person who is likely to suffer a heart

attack

Text B

New New WordsWords

QuestionsQuestionsPreviewingPreviewing

Choice Choice MakingMaking

PassagePassageReadingReading

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acquaintance

addicted

devote

vice-

conceive

conceivably

retire

spot

afford

executive

acquaintance

addicted

devote

vice-

conceive

conceivably

retire

spot

afford

executive

n.

a.

vt.

vt.

ad.

vi.

n.

vt.

n./a.

n.

a.

vt.

vt.

ad.

vi.

n.

vt.

n./a.

[C] 相识的人 ; 熟人上瘾的 ; 入迷的致力于 ; 献身于(used in compounds) 副的构想出 , 设想可想象地 ; 可以相信地退休 [C] 1. 地位 2. 污渍 3. 地点有能力做 ; 承担得起[C] 行政领导 / 行政的

[C] 相识的人 ; 熟人上瘾的 ; 入迷的致力于 ; 献身于(used in compounds) 副的构想出 , 设想可想象地 ; 可以相信地退休 [C] 1. 地位 2. 污渍 3. 地点有能力做 ; 承担得起[C] 行政领导 / 行政的

New Words & Expressions

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divide

admire

ignore

survivor

accurate

accurately

survive

beloved

manufacture

neighborhood

divide

admire

ignore

survivor

accurate

accurately

survive

beloved

manufacture

neighborhood

vt.

vt.

vt.

n.

a.

ad.

vt./v.

a.

vt.

n.

vt.

vt.

vt.

n.

a.

ad.

vt./v.

a.

vt.

n.

分配 ; 分享 ; 分用敬佩 ; 钦佩忽视 , 不理睬[C] 尚活着的人 ; 幸存者准确的 , 精确的准确地 , 精确地比 ··· 活得长 ; 活下来 , 幸存所深爱的( 大量 ) 生产 , 制造[C] 社区 ; 街坊邻居

分配 ; 分享 ; 分用敬佩 ; 钦佩忽视 , 不理睬[C] 尚活着的人 ; 幸存者准确的 , 精确的准确地 , 精确地比 ··· 活得长 ; 活下来 , 幸存所深爱的( 大量 ) 生产 , 制造[C] 社区 ; 街坊邻居


Questions

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odd

widow

deceased

replace

bear

straighten

finance

stock

option

odd

widow

deceased

replace

bear

straighten

finance

stock

option

a.

n.

n.

vt.

vt.

v.

n.

n.

n.

a.

n.

n.

vt.

vt.

v.

n.

n.

n.

1. 临时的 , 不固定的 2. 奇怪的[C] 寡妇(the ~) 死者 , 已故者1. 取代 , 代替 2. 更换 , 替换(bore, borne) 忍受 ; 经受( 使 ) 变直1. 资金 ; 财务状况 2.[U] 金融1.[C] 股份 2.[C,U] 存货 , 库存[C]1. 买卖某物的权利 2. 选择

1. 临时的 , 不固定的 2. 奇怪的[C] 寡妇(the ~) 死者 , 已故者1. 取代 , 代替 2. 更换 , 替换(bore, borne) 忍受 ; 经受( 使 ) 变直1. 资金 ; 财务状况 2.[U] 金融1.[C] 股份 2.[C,U] 存货 , 库存[C]1. 买卖某物的权利 2. 选择


Questions

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Choice Making

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1. (up) 使紧张 2. 上满发条[C] 一排人谨慎的 , 慎重的小心地 , 谨慎地[C] 询问 , 打听1.[C] 替换的人或物 2.[U] 代替死于1. 看护 , 照顾 2. 喜欢熬夜解决 ( 问题 ); 理清 ( 混乱情况 )

1. (up) 使紧张 2. 上满发条[C] 一排人谨慎的 , 慎重的小心地 , 谨慎地[C] 询问 , 打听1.[C] 替换的人或物 2.[U] 代替死于1. 看护 , 照顾 2. 喜欢熬夜解决 ( 问题 ); 理清 ( 混乱情况 )

wind

line-up

discreet

discreetly

inquiry

replacement

die of

care for

stay up

straighten out

wind

line-up

discreet

discreetly

inquiry

replacement

die of

care for

stay up

straighten out

vt.

n.

a.

ad.

n.

n.

vt.

n.

a.

ad.

n.

n.


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到处打听到处打听

海伦 ( 人名 )海伦 ( 人名 )菲尔 ( 人名 )菲尔 ( 人名 )

ask aroundask around

HelenHelen

等等 , 诸如此类等等 , 诸如此类and all that and all that

认出认出pick outpick out

PhilPhil


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IntroductionIntroduction

For you to be better conditioned for reading as fast as 100 words per minute, as required in the new type of examination “Speed Reading”, Text B can serve to be your fast-reading material. But, for this purpose, the best course of action is to know what to scan for in your skimming. Thus, the trick is to keep in your mind the key words of each question before you start off. That is where the “Questions Previewing” comes in.

For you to be better conditioned for reading as fast as 100 words per minute, as required in the new type of examination “Speed Reading”, Text B can serve to be your fast-reading material. But, for this purpose, the best course of action is to know what to scan for in your skimming. Thus, the trick is to keep in your mind the key words of each question before you start off. That is where the “Questions Previewing” comes in.

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1. Phil was anything but _______________.

2. Phil could have been promoted to the top position

_______________.

3. Very often Phil had his meals _______________.

4. From Helen’s response to a company friend who

said “I know how much you will miss him”, we

know that _______________.

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5. Who seems to be following Phil’s steps working as

a company man?

6. Which of the following might tell us that the

youngest child was Phil’s favorite?

7. Which of the following statements taken from the

text does not sound ironic ( 讽刺的 )?

8. Which of the following inferences ( 推断 ) is not

supported by this passage?

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Para. 1 He worked himself to death, finally and

precisely, at 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning.

Para. 2 The article about his death didn’t say that, of

course. It said he died of a heart attack, but every one

of his friends and acquaintances knew it instantly. He

was a perfect Type A, addicted to working, they said

to each other and shook their heads—and thought for

five or ten minutes about the way they lived.

The Company ManThe Company Man Chinese

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Question 1

Question 8

Para. 3 This man, Phil, who worked himself to death

finally and precisely at 3:00 A. M. Sunday morning

—on his day off—was at work. He had devoted the

last eighteen years of his life to that work. He was

fifty-one years old and a vice-president. More

precisely, he was one of six vice-presidents, and one

of three that might conceivably—if the president

died or retired soon enough—have been promoted to

the top spot. Phil could not afford a rest.

Chinese

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Question 2 Question 7

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Para. 4 He worked six days a week, five of them until

eight or nine at night, during a time when his own

company had begun the four-day week for everyone

but the executives. He did not divide his time with

outside interests, unless, of course, you consider his

monthly game of golf. To Phil, it was work. He always

ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk. He was, of course,

overweight and had high blood pressure. On Saturdays,

Phil wore a sports jacket to the office instead of a suit

because it was the weekend.

Chinese Question 3

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Para. 5 He had a lot of people

working under him, maybe

sixty, and most of them liked

and admired him most of the

time. Three of them will be seriously considered

for his job. The article ignored this information.

Chinese

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Para. 6 But it did list his “survivors” quite

accurately. He is survived by his wife, Helen, forty-

eight years old, a good woman of no particular

marketable skills, who worked in an office before

marrying and mothering. She had, according to her

daughter, given up trying to compete with his work

years ago when the children were small. A company

friend said, “I know how much you will miss him.”

And she answered, “I already have.”

Chinese

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Question 4

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Para. 7 “Missing him all

these years,” she had

given up a part of herself,

which had cared too

much for the man. She

would be “well taken care

of”.

Chinese

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Question 1

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Para. 8 His “dearly beloved” eldest of the “dearly

beloved” children is a hard-working executive in

a manufacturing firm down South. The day

before the funeral, he went around the

neighborhood talking to people and trying to get

to know his father better. The neighbors were

embarrassed, and pretended to know him better

than they did.

Chinese

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Question 5

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Para. 9 His second child is a girl, who is

twenty-four and newly married. She lives

near her mother and they are close, but

whenever she was alone with her father,

in a car driving somewhere, they had very

little to say to each other.

Chinese

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Para. 10 The youngest child is twenty, a boy, a high-

school graduate and like a lot of his friends, he

is content to do enough odd jobs to stay in grass and

food. His father’s work did not suit him. Still, he was

the one who tried to reach his father, and tried to

mean enough to him to keep the man at home. He was

his father’s favorite. Over the last two years, Phil

stayed up nights worrying about the boy.

Chinese

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Question 6

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Para. 11 The boy once said, “My father and I only board

here.”

Para. 12 At the funeral, the sixty-year-old company

president told the forty-eight-year-old widow that the

fifty-one-year-old deceased had meant so much to the

company and would be missed and hard to replace. The

widow couldn’t bear to look him in the eye. She was

afraid he would read her bitterness and, after all, she

would need him to straighten out their finances—the

stock options and all that.

Chinese

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Question 7

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Para. 13 Phil was overweight, always wound up and

worked too hard. If he wasn’t at the office, he was

worried about it. He was a natural choice for a heart

attack. You could have picked him out in a minute

from a line-up.

Para. 14 So when he finally worked himself to death,

at precisely 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning, no one was

really surprised.

Chinese

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Para. 15 By 5:00 P.M. the afternoon of the

funeral, the company president had begun,

discreetly of course, with care and taste, to

make inquiries about his replacement—one of

three men. He asked around, “Who’s been

working the hardest?”

Chinese Question 8

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1. Phil was anything but _______________.

A. a company man

B. a perfect Type A

C. a devoted executive

D. a devoted husband

Refer to Paras. 1-7

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返回 Para. 7返回 Para. 7

2. Phil could have been promoted to the top position

_______________.

A. if he could afford a rest

B. if he had worked hard enough

C. if he had a friendly relation with the president

D. if the president died or retired soon enough

Refer to Para. 3

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3. Very often Phil had his meals _______________.

A. at home

B. in a restaurant

C. in his office

D. in the dining room

Refer to Para. 4

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4. From Helen’s response to a company friend who

said “I know how much you will miss him”, we

know that _______________.

A. Helen had no particular marketable skills

B. Helen loved to be a housewife

C. Helen praised her husband’s devotion to work

D. Helen complained that her husband had neglected her

Refer to Para. 6

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5. Who seems to be following Phil’s steps working

as a company man?

A. Phil’s eldest child.

B. Phil’s youngest child.

C. Phil’s daughter.

D. A vice-president.

Refer to Para. 8

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6. Which of the following might tell us that the

youngest child was Phil’s favorite?

A. He was doing enough odd jobs.

B. He was the one who tried to reach Phil.

C. He was the one Phil worried about most.

D. He was a high-school graduate.

Refer to Para. 10

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7. Which of the following statements taken from the text

does not sound ironic ( 讽刺的 )?

A. This man, Phil, who worked himself to death finally

and precisely at 3:00 A. M. Sunday morning—on his

day off—was at work.

B. She was afraid he would read her bitterness and, after

all, she would need him to straighten out their

finances—the stock options and all that.

C. She would be “well taken care of”.

D. He asked around, “Who’s been working the hardest?”

Refer to Paras. 3, 7, 12, 15

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8. Which of the following inferences ( 推断 ) is not

supported by this passage?

A. Being a company man is not a good idea.

B. A company man may get more than he loses.

C. A company man is generally preferred by his company’s president.

D. A company man has more chances of being promoted.

Refer to Paras. 1-15

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Test Yourself

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Listening Listening

ComprehensionComprehension

Test Yourself

ReadingReading

ComprehensionComprehension

Short ConversationsShort Conversations

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short conversations. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must make your choice.

21 3 4 5 76 8 9 10

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A) Place another order.

B) Call to check on it.

C) Wait patiently.

D) Go and find the furniture.

M: I haven’t received the furniture I ordered yet.

Maybe I should call to check on it.

W: Don’t worry. It takes at least a week to arrive.

Q: What does the woman think the man should do?

Reading

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1.1. 21 3 4 5 76 8 9 10

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A) She doesn’t need the job.

B) She hasn’t got a job yet.

C) She has got a good job.

D) She is going to start work soon.

M: Congratulations! I understand you’ve got a job.

When will you start to work?

W: You must be thinking of someone else. I’m still

waiting to hear the good news.

Q: What does the woman mean? Reading

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2.2. 21 3 4 5 76 8 9 10

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3.A) She got home before 9 o’clock.

B) She had a bad cold.

C) She had a car accident.

D) She was delayed. W: If it hadn’t been snowing so hard, I might have been home by 9 o’clock.M: It’s too bad you didn’t make it. Jane was here and she wanted to see you. Q: What happened to the woman?

Reading

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21 3 4 5 76 8 9 10

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4.A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.

B) She likes to take long camping trips.

C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.

D) She often spends a lot of time planning her

camping trips.

M: Janet is quite interested in camping, isn’t she?

W: Yes, she often goes for weeks at a time.

Q: What does the woman say about Janet?

Reading

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5.A) A writer. B) A teacher.

C) A reporter. D) A student.

W: Good evening, Professor David. My name is Susan

Gray. I’m with the local newspaper. Do you mind if

I ask you a few questions?

M: Not at all. Go ahead, please?

Q: What is Susan Gray?

Reading

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6.

A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.

B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.

C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson’s brother.

D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s brother.

M: Do you know Professor Johnson’s brother?

W: I’ve never met him, but I’ve heard that he is as well-

known as Johnson herself.

Q: What do we learn from the woman’s reply?

Reading

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7.

A) Coming back for a later show.

B) Waiting in a queue.

C) Coming back in five minutes.

D) Not going to the movie today.

W: The movie starts in five minutes and there’s

bound to be a long line.M: Why don’t we come back for the next show? I’m

sure it would be less crowded.

Q: What is the man suggesting?

Reading

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8.

A) He has got a heart attack.

B) He was unharmed.

C) He was badly hurt.

D) He has fully recovered from the shock.

W: Were you hurt in the accident?

M: I was shocked at the time, but wasn’t hurt at all.

My bike was totally damaged, though.

Q: What do we know about the man?

Reading

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9.A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle. W: Where were you on Christmas David? I called you

several times and nobody was home.

M: My parents and I traveled to Australia to visit my uncle.

It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in

summer.

Q: What do we learn from this conversation? Reading

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10.

A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.

B) To do homework with her classmate.

C) To attend an evening class.

D) To have supper out with her classmate.

M: It’s 7 o’clock already. Mary should be home by

now.

W: Oh. I forgot to tell you that she called this afternoon

and told me that she was going to a party at her

classmate’s house and wouldn’t be home until 10.

Q: What did Mary say she was going to do?

Reading

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21 3 4 5 76 8 9 10

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Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten

blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank

from a list of choices given in a word bank above the

passage. Read the passage through carefully before making

your choices.

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten

blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank

from a list of choices given in a word bank above the

passage. Read the passage through carefully before making

your choices.

Reading in DepthReading in Depth

Listening

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function bother regardless

afford critical typically mistakenly

confuse

comfort financial admittedly

poverty technological

requirement

intervention

Workaholics live for their work, often spending many

extra hours at work, and often taking work home to

complete. Americans—when compared to many other

countries—are [1] _________ a work-hard culture, but

when work becomes the sole reason for a person’s

existence above more important things, the issue

becomes [2] ________.

Workaholics live for their work, often spending many

extra hours at work, and often taking work home to

complete. Americans—when compared to many other

countries—are [1] _________ a work-hard culture, but

when work becomes the sole reason for a person’s

existence above more important things, the issue

becomes [2] ________.

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Part of the matter is societal. Americans are working

more hours per week than in years past, and with all the

downsizings ( 减员 ) and lack of replacement hirings,

more and more workers are putting in extra hours to

complete the work previously completed by others. Some

studies show that as many as 40 percent of workers don’t

even [3] _______ to take vacations, partly because of

fears they may not have a job to come back to if they do.

bother

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Part of the matter is [4]____________. We live and

work in a connected environment—e-mails, fax

machines, cell phones, and digital assistants—making

it hard for workers to truly get time away from their

work.

Part of the matter is [4]____________. We live and

work in a connected environment—e-mails, fax

machines, cell phones, and digital assistants—making

it hard for workers to truly get time away from their

work.

technological

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Part of the matter is financial. Whether it is how

more and more of us [5]__________ define success in

terms of financial and materialistic measures or the fact

that many Americans simply must work multiple jobs

simply to earn a living wage and keep their families out

of [6]________, we are working more and more for the

financial outcomes.

Part of the matter is financial. Whether it is how

more and more of us [5]__________ define success in

terms of financial and materialistic measures or the fact

that many Americans simply must work multiple jobs

simply to earn a living wage and keep their families out

of [6]________, we are working more and more for the

financial outcomes.

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[7] _________ of the reasons, workaholism can be a

serious condition that can lead to the decline and

destruction of families, as well as to serious stress-related

health problems. When work becomes the sole reason

for being—when it becomes the only thing we think

about, the only thing that truly makes us happy— then it

is time for some sort of [8] ____________.

Regardless

intervention

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And do not [9] _______ hard work for workaholism.

Hard workers know the boundaries between work

and personal times, while workaholics have no

personal times and cannot [10] ________ well outside

of work.

And do not [9] _______ hard work for workaholism.

Hard workers know the boundaries between work

and personal times, while workaholics have no

personal times and cannot [10] ________ well outside

of work.

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Para. 1 星期天凌晨三点整，他终于把自己累死了。

Para. 2 当然，讣告并没有这么说，只说他死于心脏病。但是他的朋友和熟人很快就明白了是怎么回事。他是个典型的 A

型人，工作成瘾。相互间他们这么说，摇着头，并且沉思五或十分钟，反思他们的生活方式。

公司人公司人

Para. 3 此君叫菲尔，星期天凌晨三点整，把自己累死了。那天是他的休息日，可他却在工作。他把自己生命中的最后 18 年献给了那项工作。他 51 岁，是公司的一位副总裁。更确切地说，他是六位副总裁之一，而且，假如公司总裁去世或者很快退休的话，他是有可能升至最高职位的三位副总裁之一。菲尔是休息不起的。

Para. 3 此君叫菲尔，星期天凌晨三点整，把自己累死了。那天是他的休息日，可他却在工作。他把自己生命中的最后 18 年献给了那项工作。他 51 岁，是公司的一位副总裁。更确切地说，他是六位副总裁之一，而且，假如公司总裁去世或者很快退休的话，他是有可能升至最高职位的三位副总裁之一。菲尔是休息不起的。

Para. 4 他每周工作六天，其中五天每天工作到晚上八点或九点，而此时他的公司除了当官的，其他人都已开始每周工作四天。他抽不出时间来做户外活动，除非你把他每月打一次高尔夫球也算在内。对于菲尔来说，那也是工作。他总是在办公桌上吃鸡蛋色拉三明治。当然，他比较胖，患有高血压。每逢星期六，菲尔就穿运动夹克衫而不是西服去办公室，因为是周末。

Para. 4 他每周工作六天，其中五天每天工作到晚上八点或九点，而此时他的公司除了当官的，其他人都已开始每周工作四天。他抽不出时间来做户外活动，除非你把他每月打一次高尔夫球也算在内。对于菲尔来说，那也是工作。他总是在办公桌上吃鸡蛋色拉三明治。当然，他比较胖，患有高血压。每逢星期六，菲尔就穿运动夹克衫而不是西服去办公室，因为是周末。

Para. 5 他手下有很多人，大约 60

个，多数时候大多数人都喜欢他，敬

慕他。其中三人将被认真考虑来接替

他的工作。讣告对此避而不谈。

Para. 6 然而讣告却一一列出了被他 “留下的人” 。在他身后有妻子海伦，她 48岁，心地善良，但却没有特别的职业技能，结婚生子之前曾做过办公室工作。据她女儿说，多年前孩子们还小时，她就放弃了与他的工作竞争。公司的一位朋友说：“我知道你将多么思念他。” 而她回答道：“我早已这样了。”

Para. 7 “ 这些年来思念着他，” 她

已经放弃了自己的一部分，这部分

的她太关心这个男人了。从此她将

“得到很好的关照” 。

Para. 7 “ 这些年来思念着他，” 她

已经放弃了自己的一部分，这部分

的她太关心这个男人了。从此她将

“得到很好的关照” 。

Para. 8 他 “亲爱的孩子” 中 “亲

爱的长子”在南方的一家制造公司当经理，工作很努力。在安葬父亲的前一天，他走访了邻居，试图多了解他的父亲。邻居们很尴尬，只能装作比事实上更了解他的父亲。

Para. 8 他 “亲爱的孩子” 中 “亲

爱的长子”在南方的一家制造公司当经理，工作很努力。在安葬父亲的前一天，他走访了邻居，试图多了解他的父亲。邻居们很尴尬，只能装作比事实上更了解他的父亲。

Para. 9 他的第二个孩子是个女儿，今年 24 岁，刚刚结婚。她住在她母亲附近，两人关系亲密。但是，以前每当她和父亲单独在一起时，比如开车去什

么地方时，两人几乎无话可说。

Para. 9 他的第二个孩子是个女儿，今年 24 岁，刚刚结婚。她住在她母亲附近，两人关系亲密。但是，以前每当她和父亲单独在一起时，比如开车去什

么地方时，两人几乎无话可说。

Para. 10 最小的是个男孩，今年 20 岁，是个高中毕业生。和他的许多朋友一样，他满足于打零工，以维持吃饭和吸大麻。他父亲的工作不适合他。虽然如此，他依然努力理解他父亲，努力表明自己对他很重要，以此将他拴在家里。他是他父亲的最爱。在过去的两年里，菲尔常为担心这个男孩而睡不着觉。

Para. 10 最小的是个男孩，今年 20 岁，是个高中毕业生。和他的许多朋友一样，他满足于打零工，以维持吃饭和吸大麻。他父亲的工作不适合他。虽然如此，他依然努力理解他父亲，努力表明自己对他很重要，以此将他拴在家里。他是他父亲的最爱。在过去的两年里，菲尔常为担心这个男孩而睡不着觉。

Para. 11 这男孩有一次说道：“我和我父亲只住在这里。”

Para. 12 在葬礼上， 60 岁的公司总裁告诉 48 岁的寡妇， 51 岁的死者对公司非常重要，公司会思念他，很难找到人来代替他。寡妇不敢正面看他。她担心他会看出她的不快。毕竟，她需要他来理清他们之间的财务——优先认股权等等之类。

Para. 11 这男孩有一次说道：“我和我父亲只住在这里。”

Para. 12 在葬礼上， 60 岁的公司总裁告诉 48 岁的寡妇， 51 岁的死者对公司非常重要，公司会思念他，很难找到人来代替他。寡妇不敢正面看他。她担心他会看出她的不快。毕竟，她需要他来理清他们之间的财务——优先认股权等等之类。

Para. 13 菲尔身体胖，弦总是绷得紧紧的，工作太卖力。如果他不在办公室，他就放心不下。他是容易患心脏病的那种人。在一大群人中，你一眼就能将他辨认出来。

Para. 14 因此，当他星期天凌晨三点整终于把自己累死时，没有人真正感到吃惊。

Para. 13 菲尔身体胖，弦总是绷得紧紧的，工作太卖力。如果他不在办公室，他就放心不下。他是容易患心脏病的那种人。在一大群人中，你一眼就能将他辨认出来。

Para. 14 因此，当他星期天凌晨三点整终于把自己累死时，没有人真正感到吃惊。

Para. 15 安葬的那天下午五点，公司总裁开始（当然非常谨慎地）向他的左右询问接替菲尔的人选（三者之一）的情况。他问大家：“谁工作最卖力？”

Para. 15 安葬的那天下午五点，公司总裁开始（当然非常谨慎地）向他的左右询问接替菲尔的人选（三者之一）的情况。他问大家：“谁工作最卖力？”

be (get / grow / become) addicted to …:

(1) to grow a liking to do sth. so much that

one does not want to stop 对 ······ 入迷(2) to become physiologically dependent on a

habit-forming substance 对 ······ 上瘾


1.我们可以在业余时间玩玩游戏放松一下，但决不能上瘾。

In our spare time, we may relax ourselves by

playing computer games, but we should never

grow

addicted to it.

2.卫生部的一项调查表明，与前些年相比，越来越多的青少年吸烟成瘾。

According to a survey conducted by the Ministry

of

Health, a growing number of teenagers are

addicted

to smoking compared with the previous years.

on his day off : in his rest day 在他休息的那天

1.寒假再有一个月就到了。一想到这我就激动不已。

The winter vacation is only a month off, at the thought of which I feel overexcited.

2.经理给全体职员放了两天假，这对他们确实是个惊喜。

The manager gave the staff two days off, which was a happy surprise to them.

off off 置于时间名词之后表示“不工作”或表示“还有置于时间名词之后表示“不工作”或表示“还有多长时间”。多长时间”。

conceive: vt. form an idea of; imagine 构想出，设想 conceivably: ad. imaginably; believably 可想象地；可以相信地

1.很难想象恐怖主义活动给世界人民带来的损失和痛苦。

It’s hard to conceive the sufferings and damages to

the world people brought about by the terrorist

activities.

2.为了升职当经理，他采取了一切可能的手段。

In order to get promoted as a manager, he

tried every conceivable means.


前缀： con- ( 或 com-): 共同 , 联合contemporary a. 同时代的 conclude v. 结束；总结confirm v. 坚定；证实 condense v.

凝结；浓缩conflict n./ vi.冲突 concentrate v. 集中combine v. 联合，结合 commemorate v. 纪念compress v. 压缩 compete vi. 竞争；竞赛

词根： -ceive-: 得到、收到conceive 设想，想象 deceive

欺骗perceive 觉察，领悟 receive

收到，接受

compete with sb. (in … / for …): to strive with sb.

to attain a goal, such as gaining an advantage or

winning a victory ( 在 ······ 方面／为得到 ······) 和······竞争

随着中国加入世贸组织，外国公司同中国企业争夺市场

的竞争更加激烈。 With China’s entry into the WTO, foreign

companies are competing more fiercely with their

Chinese counterparts for market.

care for: 1) take care of 看护，照顾 2) be fond of 喜欢

1.她不在家时，就请隔壁邻居照看她的孩子们。

When she is away, she would ask the neighbor

next door to care for her children.

2.我不愿让他加入我们的足球队，因为他有点调皮捣蛋。

I couldn't care for him to join our football team,

because he is sort of mischievous.

be content to do sth. / be content with sth.: feel

satisfied to do / with sth. 对 ······感到满足

1.我们不要仅仅满足于过去取得的成绩，这会阻

碍我们取得新的进步。

We should not merely feel content with the past

achievement, for it will prevent us from making

further progress.

2.他似乎很乐意为别人干一些跑腿的差事。

He seems quite content to run errands for

others.

odd: a. 1) not regular or fixed 临时的；不固定的 2) strange; unusual 奇怪的，异常的

odd job 临时工作，零工 odd numbers 奇数an odd fellow 奇怪的人 odd corners 偏僻的角落odd money (剩下的 ) 零钱at odd times (moments) 在有空的时候 ; 偶而an odd man (hand) 打杂的短工 To be continuedTo be continued

他出身于一个贫穷的大家庭，靠做多份零工勉强度日。

He was from a big poor family and managed to

make ends meet by doing multiple odd jobs.

mean enough / much to sb.: to be of much

importance or value to sb. 对 ······ 很重要 mean little / nothing to sb 对 ······ 不太或不重要

比较

1.老师的批评对他起不到什么作用，事后他仍然

我行我素。

The teacher’s criticism meant nothing to him, and

he would behave as usual after that.

2.这个空缺的职位对他非常重要，以致于他为得

到这个位子不择手段。

The vacancy meant so much to him that he

stopped at nothing to seize it.

straighten: v. make or become straight ( 使 ) 变直

后缀 : -en: to make or become … 使变得 ······

sharpen v. 削尖，磨快 moisten v. 弄湿blacken v. 使变黑 brighten v. ( 使 ) 变亮， ( 使 )愉快

deepen v. 深化 quicken v. 加快，加速

broaden v. 变宽，扩大 flatten v. 变平，变单调

lighten v. 减轻， ( 使 )轻松， ( 使 ) 发亮


straighten out: settle or resolve sth.; remove difficulties

from sth. 解决（问题）；理清（混乱情况）

1. 每次都由我们来收拾这种混乱的局面，我们对此已经厌烦了。

Every time it’s left to us to straighten out the

confusion, of which we’ve grown tired.

2.他的学业糟糕透了，要改变这种情况得花大力气。

His studies are in a terrible mess. It will take

great efforts to straighten out.

and all that: and so on 等等

他喜欢体育运动，篮球，足球，羽毛球，乒乓球等等。

He cares for sports activities, basketball,

football,

badminton, table tennis and all that.

wind up: 1) cause sb. to become nervous and

worried 使紧张；使不安 2) turn a part of a

machine around and around to make it work 上满发条 3) to come or bring to a finish; end 结束，使结束

在结束讲话之前，我想向赞助这个节目的公司表示感谢。

Before I wind up the speech, I want to express my

appreciation for the companies which sponsor the

program.

make inquiries about (concerning) sth.: make a

close examination of sth. in search for

information or truth 调查，询问

1. 为了在与同行的竞争中占有优势，这位销售经理对市场进行了调查。

In order to get an edge in the competition with the

counterparts, the sales manager made inquiries

about

the market.

2. 他们的老板亲切、和蔼，经常询问员工的日常生活情况。

Kind and considerate, their boss often makes

inquiries about the staff’s daily life.

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