圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台Passage2工作和快乐Whetherworkshouldbeplacedamongthecausesofhappinessoramongthecausesofunhappinessmayperhapsberegardedasadoubtfulquestion.Thereiscertainlymuchworkwhichisexceedinglywearyandanexcessofworkisalwaysverypainful.Ithink,however,that,providedworkisnotexcessiveinamount,eventhedullestworkistomostpeoplelesspainfulthanidleness.Thereareinworkallgrades,frommerereliefoftediumuptotheprofoundestdelights,accordingtothenatureoftheworkandtheabilitiesoftheworker.Mostoftheworkthatmostpeoplehavetodoisnotinitselfinteresting,butevensuchworkhascertaingreatadvantages.Tobeginwith,itfillsagoodmanyhoursofthedaywithouttheneedofdecidingwhatoneshalldo.Mostpeople,whentheyareleftfreetofilltheirowntimeaccordingtotheirownchoice,areatalosstothinkofanythingsufficientlypleasanttobeworthdoing.Andwhatevertheydecideon,theyaretroubledbythefeelingthatsomethingelsewouldhavebeenpleasanter.Tobeabletofillleisureintelligentlyisthelastproductofcivilization,andatpresentveryfewpeoplehavereachedthislevel.Moreovertheexerciseofchoiceisinitselftiresome.Exceptforpeoplewithunusualinitiativeitispositivelyagreeabletobetoldwhattodoateachhouroftheday,providedtheordersarenottoounpleasant.Mostoftheidlerichsufferunspeakableboredomasthepriceoftheirfreedomfromtoil.AttimestheymayfindreliefbyhuntingbiggameinAfrica,orbyflyingroundtheworld,butthenumberofsuchsensationsislimited,especiallyafteryouthispast.Accordinglythe1/4圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台moreintelligentrichmenworknearlyashardasiftheywerepoor,whilerichwomenforthemostpartkeepthemselvesbusywithinnumerabletriflesofwhichearth-shakingimportancetheyarefirmlypersuaded.Workthereforeisdesirable,firstandforemost,asapreventiveofboredom,fortheboredomthatamanfeelswhenheisdoingnecessarythoughuninterestingworkisasnothingincomparisonwiththeboredomthathefeelswhenhehasnothingtodowithhisdays.Withthisadvantageofworkanotherisassociated,namelythatitmakesholidaysmuchmoredeliciouswhentheycome.Providedamandoesnothavetoworksohardastoimpairhisvigor,heislikelytofindfarmorezestinhisfreetimethananidlemancouldpossiblyfind.Thesecondadvantageofmostpaidworkandofsomeunpaidworkisthatitgiveschancesofsuccessandopportunitiesforambition.Inmostworksuccessismeasuredbyincome,andwhileourcapitalisticsocietycontinues,thisisinevitable.Itisonlywherethebestworkisconcernedthatthismeasureceasestobethenaturalonetoapply.Thedesirethatmenfeeltoincreasetheirincomeisquiteasmuchadesireforsuccessasfortheextracomfortsthatahigherincomecanacquire.Howeverdulltheworkmaybe,itbecomesbearableifitisameansofbuildingupareputation,whetherintheworldatlargeoronlyinone’sowncircle.1.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutwork?A.Workisverytiresome,especiallywhentooexcessive.B.Workisacauseofthegreatestdelightoflife.C.Workcanatleastgiverelieffromboredom.2/4圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台D.Workcankeeppeoplebusyasiftheywerepoor.2.Whoisthehappiestpersonaccordingtotheauthor?A.AmanwhoworksmoderatelyB.AmanwhoworkstotheextremeC.AmanwhohasnothingtodoD.Amanwhohasmanychoices3.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatisthelastproductofcivilization?A.ToworktosomeextentB.TomakelifefreefromworkC.TomakewiseuseofleisureD.Tokeeponeselfbusywithtrifles4.Asputbytheauthor,mostoftheworkthatmostpeoplehavetodois______.A.notinterestingbutveryrewardingB.exceedingdullandalwayspainfulC.delightfulbuttimeconsumingD.notworthdoingandbearableatall5.“weary”probablyrefersto______.A.boredB.interestingC.dullD.idle【答案与解析】3/4圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台1.C从第一段“eventhedullestworkis…lesspainfulthanidleness”可知，工作至少可以减轻人的无聊感,故选C项。2.A3.C作者的观点在文中多次提及，他认为工作应当适度（moderately），A项为正确答案。在第一段中“tofillleisureintelligentlyisthelastproductofcivilization”，与C项意义相同。4.A5.A从第一段“Mostofthework…isnotinitselfinteresting…”，可知选项为A。根据上下文可推知“weary”的意思为bored（厌倦），选A项。4/4
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