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  3. Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a liv

Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a liv

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问题     Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a living is wasting time that they could spend enjoying themselves or uncovering their true talents.
    If this is the case with you, recall your last long vacation. Was it two weeks of complete enjoyment? More likely it was a week and a half of fun in the sun, with another half a week of "boy, I can’t wait to get back to work." While all work and no play is not good, all play and no work is disastrous. We need to feel we are accomplishing something. We also need some form of order in our lives.
    The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that they feel trapped. Once you’ve been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgage and a child, you often feel you have very little choice about jumping ship if things aren’t turning out as you’d planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resent having to do something because they have no other choice.
    If you find yourself resenting your job because you can’t afford to quit, it may be time to prepare what one career counselor humorously calls a "cyanide capsule". He recalls spy movies in which the secret agent has such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If he’s captured and tortured unbearably, he has an option. And having an option gives him the strength to hold on a little longer in the hope that the situation may change. Rather than cyanide, your option takes the form of an up-to-date resume. You might also take a weekly glance through the help-wanted section, and make some visits to industry functions where low-key networking can take place. You’re not giving up your current job, rather, you are providing yourself with an option. If things get unbearable at work, you could jump ship. Being in this position can do wonders for your attitude. It allows you to enjoy your work since, in reality, you are there only because you want to be.
    At the core of adopting a positive attitude to your workplace is, above all, assuming responsibility for your own situation. Most people feel controlled by their environment, but they really aren’t. They have to learn to manage that environment so they can get from it what they need.
When one considers changing job, the biggest difficulty is________.
选项 A、leaving a company and a good boss
B、reducing the family burden
C、drawing up a better plan for the future
D、giving up a stable income
答案D
解析 本题的关键词是the biggest difficulty，可以定位于第三段。原文第三段第二句提到人们常常会觉得几乎没有什么机会跳槽(have very little choice about jumping ship)，即使工作下去不符合本来的计划，紧接着第三句讲到，一笔稳定的薪水可能是其中最大的束缚(A steady paycheck Can be the biggest manacle of all)，这表明最大的困难(the biggest difficulty)是steady paycheck，即放弃稳定的收入最困难，而选项D中的“a stable income”与steady paycheck含义相近，属于同义替换，为正确选项。第二句提到当人们在一家公司工作了五年(at a company for five years)，有了配偶、一笔贷款和一个孩子(have a spouse，a mortgage and a child)，或工作下去不符合你本来的计划(things aren’t turning out as you’d planned)，从而使人觉得几乎没有什么机会选择跳槽(have very little choice about jumping ship)，但这些还并不是考虑换工作时的最大困难，所以选项A“leaving a company and a good boss”，选项B “reducing the family burden”和选项C “drawing up a better plan for the future”均属于答非所问。本题的关键词是cyanide capsule，可以定位于第四段。
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