In some urban centers, workaholisrn is so common that people do not consider it unusual．They accept the lifestyle as normal．Government workers in Washington D． C．, for example, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week． They do this because they have to; they do it because they want to．

Workaholism can be a serious problem． Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they probably don't know how to relax; that is, they might not enjoy movies, sports, or other types of entertainment． Most of all, they hate to sit and do nothing． The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause health problems such as heart attacks or stomach ulcers． In addition, typical workaholics don't pay much attention to their families． They spend little time with their children, and their marriages may end in divorce．

Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not． There are, certainly, people who work well under  stress． Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in life． Their work is so  pleasurable that they are actually very happy． For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing． Their jobs provide them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative．

Why do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several advantages to work． It provides  people with paychecks, and this is important． But it offers more than financial security． It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction when they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say," I made that．" Psychologists claim that work gives people an identity; by working, they get a sense of self and individualism．In addition, most jobs provide people with a socially acceptable way to meet others．

31．A workaholic is a person who____．

       A． tends to work long hours

    B． behaves in a strange way

       C． has to do many social jobs

    D． holds high social positions

32．What can be the problem of workaholism?

       A． Being late．

       B． Being lazy．

       C． Being hopeless．

       D． Being unhealthy．

33．  According to some studies, most workaholics           .

       A． live a hard life

       B． like to be under stress

       C． regard work as something enjoyable

       D． are good at both work and entertainment

34．  What are the advantages one can get by working according to the text?

    a． popularity      b． satisfaction      c． good payment

    d． self-confidence  e． higher positions  f． social acceptation

       A． a; b; d; e              B． b; c; e; f             C． a; c; d; f             D． b; c; d; f

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On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food． The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs． He was   11   and hardly able to stand． Marine major Brian Dennis looked   12   and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest．

Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog   13_．He and his men immediately treated the wound, and  gave Nubs medicine．Nubs pulled through but was still in   14  ．The next day, the team had to  15  . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs． He was still   16  ，but the men fed him and  played with him．

 Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away． Nubs, slowly but 17   , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18   the men lost sight of him．Two days later, beyond Dennis'    19   , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost（前哨）．The dog had  20  him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had   21  his life．From then on Nubs and the men   22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins（廢墟）．                          

Until an order came that they were not   23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would   24 _ to live the good life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to  25 Nubs to America．

A year later, when Dennis and the dog were   26   in California, at first Nubs didn't   27   the guy．But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping   28    again and again to lick his friend's face．

A little love and concern in the middle of   29  will not save a violent world． But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a   30  of a harmonious（和諧的）world．

11．                                A． shaking                  B． waiting              C． barking        D． resting

12．A． lower                 B． better                  C． clearer                D． closer

13．A． worry                 B． suffer                 C． fear                   D． starve

14．A． surprise              B． control                C． pain                    D． anger

15．A． leave                   B． drill                     C． fight                   D． walk

16．A． dirty                    B． weak                 C． thin                    D． tired

17．A． suddenly              B． happily                C． easily                 D． determinedly

18．A． unless                 B． since                   C． until                   D． after

19．A． imagination           B．reach                    C． sight                   D． ability

20．A． caught                 B． tracked               C． guarded              D． found

21．A． loved                   B． started                 C． saved                 D． taken

22．A． traveled                B． met                    C． grew                  D． slept

23．A． allowed                B． expected               C． needed               D． required

24．A． go                       B． like                      C． try                     D． continue

25．A． lead                     B． fly                       C． drive                  D． show

26．A． reunited               B． interviewed          C． watched             D． gathered

27．A． notice                  B． believe                  C． recognize            D． bother

28．A． out                      B． about                   C． around               D． up

29．A． time                     B． danger                  C． war                    D． space

30．A． way                     B． view                    C． concern              D． promise

—Will you attend the gathering tomorrow afternoon?

—I will, though, I don't think I　　　 with so much work to do．

　 A． must　 　　　　　　 B．will　 　　　　　　　　 C．should　 　　　　　 D．can

Nowadays a lot of people are still in         habit of smoking in       public places．

       A．the; the                B．the;不填               C．不填；不填       D．不填；the

The Great Wall is the place       tourists would like to visit when they come to Beijing．

       A． why                  B．that                     C．when                  D．where

David will_         _sooner or later if he carries on working like this．

       A． give up              B．hold on                C．feel off               D．break down

He is_     of the two, and jumps highest in their class．

       A．a(chǎn) taller                 B．the tallest             C．the taller              D．a(chǎn) tallest

The Yellow River,_      to be "the mother river", runs across China like a huge dragon．

       A． saying                B．to say                  C．said                    D．says

It has been over 63 years since the People's Republic of China       ．

       A．is founded            B．has founded         C．was founded       D．had founded

I was filming a thunderstorm       suddenly lightning hit the building．

       A． where                B．while                   C．how                   D．when