1、第 頁 共 7 頁四級長篇閱讀專題練習附答案四級長篇閱讀專題練習原文Once upon a time, if you hated your job, you either quit or bit your lip. These days, a group of researchers is trumpeting a third option: shape your job so ifs more fruitful than futile.We often get trapped into thinking about our job as a list of things to do and

2、a list of responsibilities, says Amy Wrzesniewski, an associate professor at the Yale School of Management. But what if you set aside that mind-set If you could adjust what you do, she says, who would you start talking to, what other tasks would you take on, and who would you work withTo make liveli

3、hoods more lively, Wrzesniewski and her colleagues Jane Dutton and Justin Berg have developed a methodology they call job-crafting. Theyre working with Fortune 500 companies, smaller firms and business schools to change the way Americans thinkabout work. The idea is to make all jobs-even mundane The

4、y start to recognize they have more control over their work than they realized, says Dutton, who parmered with Wrzesniewski on the original jobcrafting research.Step 4: Put Your Ideas into ActionTo conclude the job-crafting process, participants list specific follow-up steps: Many plan a one-0n-one

5、meeting with a supervisor to propose new project ideas. Others connect with colleagues to talk about trading certain tasks. Berg says as long as their goals are met, many managers are happy to let employees adjust how they work.Job-crafting isnt about revenue, per se, but juicing up ( 活躍 ) employee

6、engagement may end up beefing up the bottom line. Amid salary, job and benefit cuts, more and more workers are disgruntled. Surveys show that more than 50% arent happy with what they do. Dutton, Berg and Wrzesniewski argue that emphasizing enjoyment can boost efficiency by lowering turnover rates an

7、d jacking up productivity. Job-crafting wont rid you of a lousy boss or a subpar salary, but it does offer some remedies for job dissatisfaction. If you cant ditch or switch a job, at least make it more likable.四級長篇閱讀專題練習選項A long time ago when a person hated his/her job, he/she will resign or bear i

8、t.Amy Wrzesniewski think job could be adjusted.Your first thing to do in the job-crafting process is to think about your job wholly .The idea of a maintenance technician at Burts Bees turned out to be helpful and energy-efficient.Bergs suggestion about work is to rethink and make small changes.Accor

9、ding to Ina Lockau-Vogel, the benefit from job-crafting is that it helps her set priorities properly.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the situation in job market is it is difficult to find a job.Dutton has seen that local auto-industry workers profit from the job-crafting process.Accordi

10、ng to Berg, if the job-crafting processis successful, the supervisors are willing to let employees adjust what to do.If you cant quit your job, using job-crafting may at least offer some remedies for job dissatisfaction.四級長篇閱讀專題練習答案A根據題干信息詞 hated 和 job 定位到文章首句：從前，如果你討厭你的工作，要么辭職，要么掩飾自己的不滿， bite ones

11、lip 意為努力掩飾某人的怒火或不滿。B根據題于信息詞 Amy Wrzesniewski 和 job 定位到文章第二段，即：我們經常會陷入這種思維定勢，認為我們的工作就是一系列要做的事情和一系列責任，但是，如果你換一種心態呢如果做些什么可以調整這種心態呢也就是說AmyWrzesniewski 認為工作是可以調整的，故選段落B。DA 根據題于信息詞 first 和 in the job-craftingprocess 定位到第一個小標題下的首段第二句：在 jobcrafting 的過程中，首先就是要整體考慮你的工作，故選段落 D。 holistically 意為整體地，全盤地。原文的意思是先整體

12、考慮，然后是具體分析時間、能量、注意力如何分配到不同的任務中。E根據題干信息詞 At Burts Bees 和 maintenancetechnician 定位到第一個小標題下的第二段：在Burts Bees的一個技術人員，對程序工程感興趣，雖然這不屬于他的職責范疇，但為了改變他日常工作的范圍，他爭取到一些時間研究出一個點子使公司的生產過程更節能，最后，他成功了。G根據題干信息詞 Berg 定位到第一個小標題下最后一段。Berg 說道：階段性的反思會讓我們受益，即便是最受限制的工作也有改動的余地，一些小改變對工作狀態會有實實在在的影響。故本題選段落 G。I根據題干信息詞 job-craftin

13、g和 Ina LockauVogel 定位到文章第二個小標題下的第二段： Ina 提到，她參加了一個jobcrafting 研討會，在那的訓練幫助她調整事情的優先級別， priority 意為優先，優先權，故選段落 I 。J定位根據題干信息詞 the Bureau of Labor Statistics到文章第二個標題下的第三段末句：根據勞動統計局的數據，現在找一個新工作平均需要 6 個月，最大限度去做好你現在的工作是至關重要的，由此可知本題選段落 J 。L根據題干信息詞 Dutton 和 local auto-industryworkers 定位到文章第三個小標題下的第二段： Dutton 說她已經看到當地汽車行業的工受益于 jobcrafting 的過程。N和 employees根據題干信息詞 the jobcrafting process定位到文章第四個小標題下的第一段末句： Berg 說，一旦他們的目標實現，