Question

    The Oxford English Dictionary defines work as the “mental or physical activity as a means of earning income”. Since the industrial revolution, the working world has seen dramatic changes, 1. We could never have dreamed of most of them just decades ago.

We are finding new ways to explore our inborn talents and use our knowledge and skills for the good of the world. Yet most of us are operating under an outdated definition of work. We think work should be hard and that it should be a sacrifice. 2. Only powerful and successful people are able to experience the pleasure of working.

3. As a saying goes, “The mind is everything. Whatever you think, you become.” Stanford psychologist Carol Dweek’s research on the power of thinking and a growth mindset provides even more evidence that our realities and futures are greatly shaped by how our minds approach the situation.

The next best step is to come up with your own definition of work. Think through the following two questions: 4. How similar or different is your actual day-to-day work to or from your definition? Ask these questions often—not just once.

If you want to spend the majority of your time loving what you do and feeling a deep sense of fulfillment, you need to take charge of creating this for yourself. It doesn’t matter whether you are a businessman or a student with a part-time job. 5.

A. What is your definition of work?

B. New jobs are being created every day.

C. Do you understand the definition of work?

D. Enjoying work is simply something “nice to have”.

E. We are supposed to work hard to satisfy our own need.

F. But we must remember that the mind creates the experience.

G. You have more power to manage your experience of work than you believe.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.F

4.A

5.G

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了工作的定义由一个人的思维来决定，因此要提出自己对工作的定义，同时如果想把大部分时间花在热爱你所做的事情上，并感到一种深深的成就感，你需要为自己创造这种成就感。

1.根据上文Since the industrial revolution, the working world has seen dramatic changes（自从工业革命以来，工作世界每天都在发生着巨大的变化。）可知随着工业革命，工作机会也增多了，每天都在创造新的就业机会。故选B。

2.结合上文Yet most of us are operating under an outdated definition of work. We think work should be hard and that it should be a sacrifice.（然而，我们大多数人都在一个过时的工作定义下工作。我们认为工作应该是艰苦的，应该是一种牺牲。）以及下文Only powerful and successful people are able to experience the pleasure of working.（只有有权势和成功的人才能体会到工作的乐趣。）可知是在描述个人对工作的感受，故D选项“享受工作只是一种“美好的享受”。”符合上下文语境。故选D。

3.根据下文As a saying goes, “The mind is everything. Whatever you think, you become.”（俗话说:“思想决定一切。”无论你想什么，你都会成为。”）可知是在强调体验是由思维创造的。故F选项“但我们必须记住，体验是由思维创造的。”符合上下文语境。故选F。

4.结合上文Think through the following two questions:（思考以下两个问题:）可知下文应为两个关于工作的问题，故A选项“你对工作的定义是什么?”符合上下文语境。故选A。

5.结合上文If you want to spend the majority of your time loving what you do and feeling a deep sense of fulfillment, you need to take charge of creating this for yourself. It doesn’t matter whether you are a businessman or a student with a part-time job.（如果你想把大部分时间花在热爱你所做的事情上，并感到一种深深的成就感，你需要为自己创造这种成就感。无论你是商人还是做兼职的学生。）可知是在强调发挥自己的思想的作用，思想会决定是否对自己的工作有成就感。故G选项“你有比你想象中更大的力量来掌控你的工作体验。”符合上下文语境，故选G。