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Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a liv

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问题     Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a living is wasting time that they could spend enjoying themselves or uncovering their true talents.
    If this is the case with you, recall your last long vacation. Was it two weeks of complete enjoyment? More likely it was a week and a half of fun in the sun, with another half a week of "boy, I can’t wait to get back to work." While all work and no play is not good, all play and no work is disastrous. We need to feel we are accomplishing something. We also need some form of order in our lives.
    The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that they feel trapped. Once you’ve been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgage and a child, you often feel you have very little choice about jumping ship if things aren’t turning out as you’d planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resent having to do something because they have no other choice.
    If you find yourself resenting your job because you can’t afford to quit, it may be time to prepare what one career counselor humorously calls a "cyanide capsule". He recalls spy movies in which the secret agent has such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If he’s captured and tortured unbearably, he has an option. And having an option gives him the strength to hold on a little longer in the hope that the situation may change. Rather than cyanide, your option takes the form of an up-to-date resume. You might also take a weekly glance through the help-wanted section, and make some visits to industry functions where low-key networking can take place. You’re not giving up your current job, rather, you are providing yourself with an option. If things get unbearable at work, you could jump ship. Being in this position can do wonders for your attitude. It allows you to enjoy your work since, in reality, you are there only because you want to be.
    At the core of adopting a positive attitude to your workplace is, above all, assuming responsibility for your own situation. Most people feel controlled by their environment, but they really aren’t. They have to learn to manage that environment so they can get from it what they need.
What do we probably want during a long vacation, according to the author?
选项 A、To extend the vacation as long as possible.
B、To gain a balance between work and play.
C、To go back to work as soon as possible.
D、To relax completely, free from worry.
答案B
解析 本题的关键词是a long vacation和according to the author，可以定位于第二段。根据原文第二段，作者描述人们度长假(long vacation)时，通常一个半星期玩乐，剩下半个星期想要回去工作，紧接着第四句提到光干活而完全没有玩乐不好(all work and no play is not good)，可是光玩乐而完全不干活就是灾难了(all play and no work is disastrous)，这表明作者认为干活和玩乐应该并行，不能光干活，也不能光玩乐，由此可见，选项B与原文含义相同，为正确选项。第三句提到，作者认为人们度长假的状态往往是有一个半星期在阳光下快活地度过(a week and a half of fun in the sun)，而余下半星期的状态是“啊，我等不及要回去干活了”(another half a week of "boy, I can’t wait to get back to work. ”)，但这并不是作者对于人们应该度长假的状态的看法，选项A “To extend the vacation as long as possible”属于无中生有，选项C “To go back to work as soon as possible”属于断章取义。在第四句中，作者表明光玩乐而完全不干活也很糟糕(all play and no work is disastrous)，所以选项D “To relax completely, free from worry”与原文不符，属于正反混淆。第一段：人们不喜欢自己的工作的原因之一是深信谋生是在浪费时间。第二段：人们在生活中需要成就感以及劳逸结合。
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