13．I had lunch with a friend of mine the other day and she said something that I found surprising："Work is paid slavery．"My friend wanted more control over her work hours，income，etc．，but you can imagine that if"work is serving someone，"she won't have much luck until that belief changes．When I asked her where that belief came from，she said her father．
Most of us spend many of our waking hours at work．How we think about those hours will determine how good or bad we feel about our lives．
How would you complete the sentence："Work is…"？How many of us say that work is fulfilling？How many say work is fun？
Changing Limiting Beliefs
Almost everyone I talk to has limiting beliefs about money or work．I worked with my friend using the walking belief change described in Debug Your Mental Software．When it came time to come up with a new belief，she struggled．She even asked me："What's the opposite of slavery？"So strong was the old belief that she couldn't think of the opposite．
What's Your Work Belief？
If you think work is bad，you'll end up working in an unfulfilling job regardless of how much it pays．If you think work is freedom，you'll enjoy your work because it fulfills you．I call it"soul work．"If you're doing the work you love，it will be energizing，freeing．
Much of our work ethic（職業(yè)道德規(guī)范） starts in childhood by watching our parents．How did they talk about work？Did they hate it，or did they love it？The truth is probably somewhere in between．Many of us say we don't want a job"like my parent had"or a job where they're stuck inside a small room．But many of us end up with jobs like that．Sometimes it's how we approach the tasks of our jobs that make the difference．
It's possible to make even the most ordinary job meaningful and fulfilling．If it isn't possible for you to do that，then it is time to think about"evolving out of the job"．Sometimes just quitting a job because it's boring is the wrong thing to do，but thinking about where you want to be and if you need more education is a good idea．
Some young people seem to have trouble starting jobs or finishing college．Has our economy discouraged them？A recent movie I saw had a grown man （over thirty） telling his friends that he's a"stay-at-home-son．"Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction．
I had breakfast at my local Perkins yesterday．Kristin took my order．She was bubbly and full of energy compared to the other waitresses．I watched as she remembered everything a family of four staying at a neighboring hotel had ordered the day before．Kristin loved people and loved her job．She has the kind of attitude and work ethic that employers crave．
What's your work belief？Does it limit you？Could you tune it up to live a better life right now？If most of us are going to spend 30years working，shouldn't we try to make it enjoyable？Could it be that work is freedom or right work is energizing or something even better？
50．It's implied in the third paragraph thatC
A．theory always comes from a lot of practice
B．few people know the real meaning of work
C．few people feel pleased when they are at work
D．the harder you work，the deeper you know about it
51．According to the writer，what determines the nature of work？B
A．Appropriate pay B．Your inner feeling
C．Your life goals D．The environment around you
52．The underlined part"evolving out of the job"（Para7）probably meansD．
A．leaving someone else to deal with the job
B．giving up the job and finding a new one
C．seeking something outside the job itself
D．doing something to improve yourself
53．The writer's attitude shown in the eighth paragraph isB．
A．supportive B．disappointed C．satisfied D．indifferent
54．The writer thinks highly of Kristin becauseD．
A．she treats every customer equally B．she is good at memorizing things
C．she is a close friend of the writer's D．she has positive job attitude．
分析 以積極的態(tài)度對(duì)待工作，工作才會(huì)變得更加充實(shí)、有力、自由，你也會(huì)更加開心．
解答 50-54 CBDBD
50題答案：C考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)第三段的How would you complete the sentence："Work is…"？How many of us say that work is fulfilling？How many say work is fun？你會(huì)怎樣完成這些句子：工作是…？我們有多少人會(huì)說工作是充實(shí)的？我們有多少人會(huì)說工作是有趣的？可知本題答案為C選項(xiàng)．
51題答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章中的If you think work is bad，you'll end up working in an unfulfilling job regardless of how much it pays．If you think work is freedom，you'll enjoy your work because it fulfills you．I call it"soul work．"If you're doing the work you love，it will be energizing，freeing．如果你認(rèn)為工作不好，那么你最終會(huì)在一份不充實(shí)的工作中工作不管他能帶給你多少報(bào)酬．如果你認(rèn)為你的工作是自由的，那你會(huì)因?yàn)樗鋵?shí)了你而愛上你的工作．我將之成為"靈魂工作"．如果你做的工作是你所愛的，那么它將會(huì)是給人以力量和自由的．可知"工作的本質(zhì)取決于你的內(nèi)心感受"，故本題答案為B選項(xiàng)．
52題答案：D考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)后面的but thinking about where you want to be and if you need more education is a good idea．想著你想要去那兒還有是否你需要更多的教育是個(gè)好主意．可知橫線處的意思是"做些事情來提升自己"，故本題答案為D選項(xiàng)．
53題答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章中第八段的Some young people seem to have trouble starting jobs or finishing college．Has our economy discouraged them？有些年輕人找工作或者是完成大學(xué)都有困難，使我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)使他們沒了信心嗎？可知作者對(duì)于年輕人的這種行徑是很"失望的"，故本題答案為B選項(xiàng)．
54題答案：D考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)后面的She has the kind of attitude and work ethic that employers crave．她有雇主渴望的工作態(tài)度和工作道德．可知本題答案為D選項(xiàng)．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì) 性找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案．
