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1、新东方英语四级:http://edu.21cn.com/kcnet1820/四级qq群:238407043Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththe
2、informationgiveninthepassage. HateYourJob?Here’sHowtoReshapeIt Onceuponatime,ifyouhatedyourjob,youeitherquitorbityourlip.Thesedays,agroupofresearchersistrumpetingathirdoption:shapeyourjobsoifsmorefruitfulthanfutile. "Weoftengettrappedintothinkingaboutourjobasalistofthingsto
3、doandalistofresponsibilities,"saysAmyWrzesniewski,anassociateprofessorattheYaleSchoolofManagement."Butwhatifyousetasidethatmind-set?"Ifyoucouldadjustwhatyoudo,shesays,"whowouldyoustarttalkingto,whatothertaskswouldyoutakeon,andwhowouldyouworkwith?" Tomakelivelihoodsmorelively,
4、WrzesniewskiandhercolleaguesJaneDuttonandJustinBerghavedevelopedamethodologytheycalljob-crafting.They’reworkingwithFortune500companies,smallerfirmsandbusinessschoolstochangethewayAmericansthinkaboutwork.Theideaistomakealljobs--evenmundane(平凡的)ones---moremeaningfulbyempoweringe
5、mployeestobrainstormandimplementsubtlebutsignificantworkplaceadjustments. Step1:RethinkYourJob--Creatively "Thedefaultsomepeoplewakeuptoisdraggingthemselvestoworkandfacingalistofthingstheyhavetodo,"saysWrzesniewski.Sointhejob-craftingprocess,thefirststepistothinkaboutyourjob
6、holistically.Youfirstanalyzehowmuch time,energyandattentionyoudevotetoyourvarioustasks.Thenyoureflectonthatallocation(分配).SeeI0perfectjobsfortherecession--andafter. Take,forexample,amaintenancetechnicianatBurt’sBees,whichmakespersonal-careproducts.Hewasinterestedinprocesseng
7、ineering,thoughthatwasn’tpartofhisjobdescription.Toalterthescopeofhisday-to-dayactivities,thetechnicianaskedasupervisorifhecouldspendsometimestudyinganideahehadformakingthefirm’smanufacturingproceduresmoreenergy-efficient.Hisideasprovedhelpful,andnowprocessengineeringispartoft
8、hescopeofhiswork. BarbaraFredrickson,authorofPositivityandap