Question

When Ron first started with his organization, he loved his job. He went into work every day filled with purpose and passion (热情). Three years later, however, it was hard to recognize him. Now, Ron detests going to work. He feels that his work is meaningless, he’s always stressed, and he calls in sick frequently.

These are basic symptoms (征兆) of burnout. If you’ve experienced this yourself, it’s important that you should know how to recover from it before you have difficulty in having a sense of satisfaction and then dislike your job.

You first need to know why you’ve experienced burnout. First, look at any resentment (愤怒) that you feel towards your work. Often, feelings of resentment point to something important that is missing.

Here’s a good example. Jennifer manages a team around the world, so her workday often starts at 6 a.m. She doesn’t mind this because she likes her team and her job. But she feels resentful when her boss forgets that she starts work so early and repeatedly asks her to stay late, which causes her to miss important time with her family.

In this example, burnout wouldn’t happen if Jennifer disliked her job; in fact, she loves what she does. She experiences burnout because she hates missing out on family time in the evenings.

Take time to think about any negative feelings that you have about your role, and try to get to the root of the problem. Once you’ve known the cause of your burnout, write down at least one way that you can manage that source of stress. This might include giving some of your duties to others, working from home one day a week, or even changing roles.

1.Which of the following is closest in meaning to “detests” in Paragraph 1?

A. Minds.    B. Hates.

C. Avoids.    D. Misses.

2.What does the author say about burnout?

A. It has a bad influence on one’s job.

B. It causes serious health problems.

C. Its cause is unclear.

D. It lasts a short time.

3.What causes Jennifer’s burnout at work?

A. That she works too hard.

B. That she doesn’t like her job.

C. That her boss is too strict with her.

D. That she can’t make time for her family.

4.What does the author advise people to do in the last paragraph?

A. Try to keep great passion at work.

B. Change the role you play in your work.

C. Find out the cause of burnout and solve it.

D. Consider negative feelings as something unimportant.

Answer

detest和hate转折关系。转折关关系☞B选项Hates.

1.A

推理判断题。根据第一段可知，burnout（职业倦怠）让人觉得生活没有意义，不想工作。第二段“you have difficulty in having a sense of satisfaction and then dislike your job.”让你不满意和不喜你的工作，第三段“ You first need to know why you’ve experienced burnout. First, look at any resentment (愤怒) that you feel towards your work.” 经历了职业倦怠，会对你的工作有怨恨。综上所述可知对一个人的工作有不好的影响，故选A。

2.D

细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“She experiences burnout because she hates missing out on family time in the evenings.”。她感到倦怠，因为她讨厌晚上错过和家人在一起的时间。分析句意可知是因为她忙于工作，不能腾出时间给家人，因此选D。

3.C

推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句“Take time to think about any negative feelings that you have about your role, and try to get to the root of the problem” 花点时间考虑一下你对自己角色的负面感受，并试着找出问题的根源。接着又分析知道了原因之后把一些职责让别人做，自己不做的事让别人做可知不是重要的事。故D符合题意。

【解析】 本文主要介绍了一种职业病—职业倦怠。职业倦怠让人讨厌工作，对工作不满意，有怨恨情绪。要想去掉这种职业倦怠首先要找出根源，找到解决办法如减少工作等。

【名师点睛】依据逻辑推理猜测词义的策略

运用逻辑推理猜测词义是使用最广考查最多也最易失分的猜词方式。要求考生具备整合分散、复杂信息的能力，充分利用上下文中相关的词汇并结合具体的语境，从形式和内容上把握语言之间的内在联系，理顺语言之间的逻辑关系，进而达到猜词的目的。常见的逻辑关系有：因果关系，同位关系，对比关系，转折关系等。

1.B

【解题剖析】此题属于猜测词义中的依据逻辑推理猜测词义。答案需要推断detest和hate转折关系。

【答案定位】根据。第一段中的“When Ron first …he loved his job. He went into work every day filled with purpose and passion (热情).” 一开始他热爱他的工作。他每天都充满了目标和激情投入到工作中。接着用转折副词however，“Now, Ron detests going to work. He feels that his work is meaningless, he’s always stressed, and he calls in sick frequently.” 现在，罗恩讨厌去上班，他觉得他的工作毫无意义，他总是很有压力，经常打电话请病假。分析这两句可知因为热爱工作，所以每天充满热情，因为觉得工作毫无意义，所以就会讨厌或不喜欢工作，故可猜测 detest是不喜欢或讨厌。可推知：此处detest和hate转折关系。

【推理关系】题干Which of the following is closest in meaning to “detests” in Paragraph 1? ☞文章内容Now, Ron detests going to work. He feels that his work is meaningless, he’s always stressed, and he calls in sick frequently.从本句中他觉得生活无意义，常请病假可断定他不喜欢工作。