大题预测02阅读理解说明文语法填空(一)(原卷版).docx

大题预测02阅读理解说明文+语法填空(一)

一、阅读理解说明文

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【浙江省诸暨市牌头中学等多年高三下学期2月适应性考试】Itismonforustohear

peoplesaying“toobusy”.Sometimesmaybetheyarereallybusy,however,moretimesit’sjustbecausethat’swhat

theythinktheyaresupposedtosay.That’swhatimportantpeoplesay.That’swhatpeoplewhogetpromotedsay.

Butthefactisworkinglonghoursdoesn’tnecessarilymeanbetterresults.Nevertakingavacationwon’tleadtoa

promotion.Sowhyarewesoproudtotalkabouthowbusyweareallthetime?

In2016,researchersfromColumbia,Harvard,andGeorgetownconductedastudytofigureitout.They

foundbusypeopleareperceivedtobeofhighstatus,andinterestingly,thesestatusattributionsareheavily

influencedbyourownbeliefsaboutsocialmobility.Inotherwords,themorewebelievethatonehasthe

opportunityforsuccessbasedonhardwork,themorewetendtothinkthatpeoplewhoskipleisureandworkallthe

timeareofhigherstanding.

That’swhywefeellikewehavetoappearbusy,andthere’sarealperceptionthatifsomeoneiskneedeepin

meetings,emailsandstress,thenthey’reprobablyabigdeal.Thiscultureofbusynessismakingithardfor

employeestofindworklifebalance.Accordingtoarecentstudy,oneinfivehighlyengagedemployeesisatriskof

burnout(精疲力竭).

Personally,I’mgoingtostopsaying“busy”whenpeopleaskmehowIam.Itsoundsselfrighteous(自以为

是的)andsetsthewrongtone.Phraseslike“Ihavelimitedaccesstoemail”and“I’llrespondassoonasIgetback”

soundlikeyou’rebeingheldagainstyourwillfromworkingasopposedtomakingthemostofyourtimeoff.

That’swhywerecentlylaunchedtheOutofOfficeEmailGenerator,afreetoolyoucanusebeforeyournext

longweekendortrip.Youcanshareloudandproudthatyouwon’tbecheckingemailsuntilyou’reback.Managers

needtothinktwiceaboutemailingtheirteamsontheweekendandtalkingabouthowbusytheyare.Leadersshoul