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1、PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes) Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiv
2、eninthepassage.Work-lifebalance:Waystorestoreharmonyandreducestress Findingwork-lifebalanceintoday’sfrenetically(疯狂)pacedworldisnosimpletask. Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyoumissoutonarewardingpersonallife.Thenagain,whenyoufacechallengesinyourpersonalli
3、fe,suchascaringforanagingparentorcopingwithmaritalproblems,concentratingonyourjobcanbedifficult. Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult. Thegoodnewsi
4、sthatyoucantakecontrolofyourwork-lifebalance—andgiveyourselfthetimetodothethingsthataremostimportanttoyou.Thefirststepistorecognizehowtheworldofworkhaschanged.Thenyoucanevaluateyourrelationshiptoworkandapplysomespecificstrategiesforstrikingahealthierbalance.
5、 Howworkinvadesyourpersonallife TherewasatimewhenemployeesshowedupforworkMondaythroughFridayandworkedeight-to-nine-hourdays.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomewerefairlyclearthen.Buttheworldhaschangedand,unfortunately,theboundarieshaveblurredformanyworkers.Here’
6、swhy: ●Globaleconomy.Asmoreskilledworkersenterthegloballabormarketandcompaniesoutsourceormovemorejobstoreducelaborcosts,peoplefeelpressuredtoworklongerandproducemorejusttoprotecttheirjobs. ●Internationalbusiness.Workcontinuesaroundtheworld24hoursadayforsome
7、people.Ifyouworkinaninternationalorganization,youmightbeoncallaroundtheclockfortroubleshootingorconsulting. ●Advancedcommunicationtechnology.Manypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoworkanywhere—fromtheirhome,fromtheircarandevenonvacation.Andsomemanagersexpectthis. ●Lo
8、ngerhours.Employerscommonlyaskemployeestoworklongerhoursthanthey’rescheduled.Often,overtimeismandatory(强制性的).Ifyouhopetomoveupthecareerladder,youmayfindyourselfregularlyworkingmorethan40h
