Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Somebody ought to defend the workaholic. These people are unjustly accused, abused, and defamed-often termed sick or morbid (病态的）or on the border of pathology.
One-third of American business and commerce is carried on the shoulders of workaholics. The ratio might exist in art and science too.
Workaholics are the achievers, the excellence. There is a national conspiracy against excellence-an undue admiration of commonness and mediocrity. It is as though we are against those who make uncommon sacrifices because they enjoy doing something.
Some popular psychologists say that the workaholic has an inferiority complex which leads to overcompensation. This is certainly not the case. Inferiority, or low esteem, describes laziness more accurately than it describes dedication.
We do not seem to realize that very little excellence is achieved by living a well balanced life. Edison, Ford, Einstein, Freud all had single minded devotion to work where by they sacrificed many things, friendship. The accusation is made that workaholics bear guilt by not "normal" people find, at middle age, that they have never done anything well-they are going to settle for less than what they could have become.
21.From this passage we know that workaholic is a term referring to those ______. A. who enjoy work more than anything else B. who make greater contributions than others C. who make uncommon sacrifice in their personal life D. all of the above
22.The author's main concern in this passage is to ______. A. point out the role the workaholic plays in the American economy B. defend people who are addicted to work C. encourage us not to worry about our imperfection D. consider the difficulties that confront us at middle age
23.The author of the passage would most likely agree that the workaholic _____. A. is mentally ill B. performs an insignificant proportion of American business C. will not have the regrets that many "normal" people face at middle-age D. suffers from low self esteem
24.According to this passage, ______. A. Freud led a well balanced life B. generally speaking workaholics can be helped C. workaholics should be admired D. so called "normal" people are truly the sick people among us
25.According to the author, one can hardly achieve excellence unless one ______. A. lives an abnormal life B. sacrifices friendship and family C. has total devotion to work D. ignores popular opinions
friendship. The accusation is made that workaholics bear guilt by not "normal" people find, at middle age, that they have never done anything well-they are going to settle for less than what they could have become.
