高考英语 复习资料之难点讲解大难点25 依赖语境的词义猜测题 试题

难点25依赖语境的词义猜想题制卷人：打自企；成别使；而都那。审核人：众闪壹；春壹阑；各厅……日期：2022年二月八日。猜想词义题要求学生根据以往所学知识，对上下文的理解及自身的生活经历等猜想生词意义或者仅从字面无法确认其意义的短语的准确含义，是阅读理解题中的难点。●难点磁场1.(★★★★)MentalhealthcareinChinahasdramaticallyimprovedoverthelast10years,accordingtoexperts.IncreasingnumbersofurbanChinesearetodayseekingcounsellingonawiderangeofissuesrelatedtomentalhealth.“Wereceivemorethan120visitorsadayrightnow—20percentupoverthatof1998,〞saidZhangHaiyin,chiefdoctorwiththeShanghaiMentalHealthCentre.Tenyearsago,thecentrereceived70to80visitorsaweek.Toaccommodatethegrowingnumberofpatients,theclinichashadtoextenditsservicefromfivedaystosevendaysaweek.Mostofthecounsellingfocusesonproblemstodowitheducation,employment,familylife,relationshipsaswellasmentaldistress,troubleandinsomnia.White-collarworkersarethemajorrecipientsofcounselling,accountingfor30percentoftotalpatients,saidZhang.“ThegrowingvisitsindicateChinesepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirqualityoflife.Theyhaveabetterunderstandingthatmentalhealthisasimprotantasphysicalwell-being.〞ChenZhigang,anemployeeofaforeign-fundedconsultingfirminBeijing,feltdepressedandwasencouragedbyfriendstoseekmentalhealthcounselling.Thedoctorfoundhewassufferingasaresultofworkplacepressureandcompetition.Afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,hewasbacktofullhealth.“Mentalhealthcounsellinghelpedreducemypressure,〞saidChen.Butmanypeoplearestillreluctanttousecounsellingservices.ZhuChengyi,arailwayworkerfromShanghai,isunwillingtoseekhelp.“Iwillnotgoforit.Itistooembarrassingforme,〞saidZhu.“HowcanItellmycolleaguesandfamilythatIamseekingmentalhealthcounselling?TheywouldthinkIwascrazy.〞ZhangsaidalackofinformationaboutmentalhealthcarepreventedthegrownofservicesinChina.Hesaidastandardizedtrainingsystemwasrequiredtomakesureallmentalhealthdoctorswereproperlytrained.“InWesterncountries,mentalhealthcounsellinghasawiderangeofmethodsforconsultationandtreatment.Weneedtoimproveourtrainingtoupgradeourservices.〞Question:1.Theunderlinedword“extend〞inParagraph4means________.A.payattentiontoB.feellikedoingC.enlargeandlengthen2.(★★★★★)ProfessorReasonrecentlypersuaded35peopletokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsfortwoweeks.Whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassingerrors,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroups.Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherpetdogcerear-ringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonhercar.“Theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,〞explainstheprofessor.“Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewoman’scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherear-rings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversed(颠倒)intheprogramme.〞Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese“Programmeassemblyfailure.〞Twentypercentofallerrorswere“testfailures〞—primarilyduetonotverifyingtheprogressofwhatabodywasdoing.Amanabouttogethiscaroutofthegaragepassedthroughthebackyardwherehisgardenjacketandbootswerekept,putthemon—muchtohissurprise.Awomanvictimreported:“Igotintothebathwithmysockson.〞Thecommonestproblemwasinformation“storagefailures〞.Peopleforgotthenamesofpeoplewhosefacestheyknew,wentintoaroomandforgotwhytheywerethere,mislaidsomething,orsmokedacigarettewithoutrealizingit.Theresearchsofarsuggeststhatwhilethe“centralprocessor〞ofthebrainisliberatedfromsecond-to-secondcontrolofawell-practisedroutine,itmustrepeatedlyswitchbackitsattentionatimportantdecisionpointstocheckthattheactiongoesonasintended.Otherwisetheactivitymaybe“captured〞byanotherfrequentlyandrecentlyusedprogramme,resultinginembarrassingerrors.Questions:2.Theword“verifying〞inParagraph3canbereplacedby________.A.improvingC.checking3.Accordingtothepassage,theinformation“storagefailures〞referto________.A.thedestructionofinformationcollectingsystemB.theeliminationofone’stotalmemoryC.thetemporarylossofpartofone’smemoryD.theseparationofone’sactionfromconsciousness3.(★★★★)OneofthegreatestkillersintheWesternworldisheartdisease.Thedeathrate(率)fromthediseasehasbeenincreasingatanalarmingspeedforthepastthirtyyears.TodayinBritain,forexample,aboutfourhundredpeopleadaydieofheartdisease.Medicalexpertsknowthatpeoplecanreducetheirchancesofgettingheartdiseasebyexercisingregularly,bynotsmoking,bychangingtheirdiets,andbypayingmoreattentiontoreducingstress(压力)intheirwork.However,Westernhealth-caresystemsarestillnotpayingenoughattentiontothepreventionofthedisease.Thereisaneedformoreprogramstoeducatethepublicaboutthecausesandpreventionofheartdisease.Insteadofsupportingsuchprograms,however,theU.S.health-caresystemisspendinglargesumsofmoneyonthesurgical(外科的)treatmentofthediseaseafteritdevelops.Thisemphasis(强调)ontreatmentclearlyhassomethingtodowiththetechnologicaladvancesthathavetakenplaceinthepasttentofifteenyears.Inthistime,moderntechnologyhasenableddoctorstodevelopnewsurgicaltechniques.Manyoperationsthatwereconsideredimpossibleortoorisky(有风险的)afewyearsagoarenowperformedeverydayinU.S.hospitals.Theresulthasbeenahugeincreaseinheartsurgery.Althoughthereisnodoubtthatheartsurgerycanhelpalargenumberofpeople,somepeoplepointoutthattheemphasisonthesurgicaltreatmentofthediseasehasthreecleardisadvantages.First,itattractsinterestandmoneyawayfromthequestionofprevention.Second,itcausesthecostsofgeneralhospitalcaretorise.Afterhospitalsbuytheexpensiveequipmentthatisnecessaryformodernheartsurgery,theymusttrytorecoverthemoneytheyhavespent.Todothis,theyraisecostsforalltheirpatients,notjustthosepatientswhosetreatmentrequirestheequipment.Thethirddisadvantageisthatdoctorsareencouragedtoperformsurgery-evenonpatientsforwhomanoperationisunnecessary—becausetheequipmentandexpertskillsarethere.Agovernmentofficerecentlystatedthatmajorheartsurgerywasoftenperformedeventhoughitschancesofsuccesswerelow.Inonetypeofheartsurgery,forexample,only15percentofpatientimprovedtheirconditionsafterthesurgery.However,morethan100000oftheseoperationsareperformedintheUnitedStateseveryyear.Question:4.“Todothis〞(inParagraph3)means________.A.tohelppatientsrecoverB.toincreasethenumberofheartsurgeriesC.togetbackthemoneyspentontheequipmentD.tobuynewequipmentforthetreatmentofheartdisease4.(★★★★★)Someofthebest-knownnamesintheentertainmentindustryhavetakenpartinanunprecedentedtelethontohelpvictimsoftheterroristattacksintheUnitedStates.Thebenefit(义演〕,called“America:aTributetoHeroes,〞wassponsoredbyallfourmajorU.S.televisionnetworks,ABC,CBS,FOXandNBC.Itwasbroadcastbythree-dozentelevision,cableandradionetworksacrossthecountryandairedlivetomorethanahundredcountriesaroundtheworld.HollywoodstarsjoinedmusicentertainersinaskinglistenersandviewerstopledgecashdonationstocharitieshelpingthevictimsoftheSeptember11thattacks.Actors,includingTomHanks,JuliaRoberts,TomCruiseandClintEastwood,toldstoriesofheroicactsbypeoplewhotriedtosaveothersfromtheburningWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon.FormerheavyweightchampionMuhammadAlimadeararepublicappearanceinashowofsupport.TheappealsalternatedwithperformancesbysuchpopularentertainersasBruceSpringsteen,MariahCarey,StevieWonder,PaulSimonandtherockbandU—2.TheyappearedonstagesinNewYork,LosAngelesandLondon,decoratedwithhundredsofburningcandles.SingerBillyJoelsang“NewYorkStateofMind〞withaNewYorkCityfirefighter’shatonhispiano.Stingdedicatedhissong“Fragile〞toafriendwhodiedintheWorldTradeCenter.StevieWondercondemnedhatresinthenameofreligionbeforesinginghissong“Love’sinNeedofLoveToday〞.Pledgephonesweremannedbydozensofothercelebrities,includingJackNicholson,MegRyan,WhoopieGoldberg,CindyCrawford,AlPacinoandSylvesterStallone.Organizerssaythetwo-hourtelethonraisedmillionsofdollars.Allparticipants,fromstarstostagehands,workedwithoutpay.Question:5.Theunderlinedword“telethon〞mostprobablymeans________.A.aperformancetoraisemoneyB.aconcertheldbysometelevisionnetworksC.atelevisionprogramwhichlastsalongtimeD.atelevisionprogramforentertainment●案例探究1.Achild’sbirthdaypartydoesn’thavetobeahassle;itcanbeabasketoffun,accordingtoBethAnaclerio,anEvastonmotheroftwo,ages4and18months.“Havingapartyathomeusuallyrequiresalotofrunningaroundonthepartoftheparents,andoftenthebirthdayboyorgirlgetslostinwildexcitement.Butitreallydoesn’thavetobethatway,〞saidAnaclerio.Lastsummer,AnaclerioandherfriendJillCarlisle,aNorthbrookmotherofa2-year-old,foundedahomeparty-planningbusinesscalled“APartyinaBasket〞.Theirgoalistohelpparentsandchildrenshareinthefunpartofpartyplanning,likechoosingthesubjectormakingacake,whiletheytakecareofeverything.Drawingontheirexperiencesasmothers,theyhavecreated(制作)10ready-to-use,homepartypackages.Everythingafamilyneedstoplanaparty,exceptthecakeandicecream,isdeliveredtothehomeinalargebasket.“Ourpartiesareaimedforchildren2to10,〞Anacleriosaid,“andthey’reveryinteractive(互动)andcreativeinthattheybuildasenseofdramabasedonasubject.Forexample,attheSodaShoppepartytheguestsbecomewaitersandwaitressesandbuildwonderfulicecreamcreations.〞Thestandard＄200packageforeightchildrenincludesabasketfilledwithinvitation,gifts,gamesandprizes,papergoods,apartyplannerandthelike.Formoreinformation,callAnaclerioat708-864-6584orCarlisleat708-205-9141.Question:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hassle〞(Paragraph1)probablymean?A.apartydesignedbyspecialistsB.aplanrequiringcarefulthoughtD.ademandmadebyguestsC.asituationcausingdifficultyortrouble命题意图：此题考察学生通过上下文猜想词义的才能，实际上也是考察学生的推理判断才能。属五星级题目。错解分析：此题错解的原因主要是反义词领会不准确。解题方法与技巧：〔1〕通读全文，抓文章大意，可知文章旨在推荐一种homeparty-planningbusiness，其目的在于帮助父母及孩子筹办家庭晚会，从而把此工作化费事为乐趣。〔2〕仔细观察首段文字，“doesn’thavetobeahassle〞和“canbeabasketoffun〞互为反义，故可以推出答案。答案：C2.LONDON(Reuters)—Organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGoldprefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.“Organicproduceisalwaysbetter,〞Goldsaid.“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides(农药),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannotitislocally(本地)grownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.〞Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimported(进口)tomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket,〞saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.Question:Whatisthemeaningof“theorganictrend〞asthewordsareusedinthetext?A.growinginterestinorganicfoodC.risingmarketfororganicfoodB.betterqualityoforganicfoodD.higherpricesoforganicfood命题意图：考察学生通过推理判断来猜想词义的才能。属五星级题目。错解分析：此题错解的原因主要在于太孤立地对待相关语句，没能把上下文串起来。解题方法与技巧：〔1〕通读全文，理解全文大意：越来越多的人热衷于有机食品。〔2〕联络上下文。由第一段“That(即Organicfruit)iswhatGabrielGoldprefers〞,第二段“Organicproduceisalwaysbetter,Goldsaid.〞可知Gold对Organicfood深感兴趣，再根据“Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehim〞，可知Gold是越来越多的喜欢Organicfood的购物者中的一员，而且全英国的超级场也正依赖〔counton〕越来越多的像他这样的人〔来HY〕。因此可得出答案。答案：A●锦囊妙计1.通读全文，领会大意。2.对上下文进展逻辑推理。3.利用同义词、反义词、近义词、构词法〔派生、合成、转化〕等推测词义。4.依靠自己的生活常识和社会经历进展判断。●歼灭难点训练AFormorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopestolistentosignalsfromabout1000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofEarth.Inaddition,theywillscan(扫视〕theentireskyto“listen〞forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy〔银河星系〕,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.PerhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeEarth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(进化〕oflife.Basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligent(有智力的〕lifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyisonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilization(文明〕muchmoreadvancedthanourshavedeveloped.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1.(★★★★★)Theunderlinedword“monitor〞inthepassagemeans“________〞.BInternetshoppingisanewwayofshopping.Younolongerneedtowalkroundhundredsofshopslookingfortheitemsyouneed.Nowadays,youcanshopforjustaboutanythingfromyourarmchair.AllyouneedisacomputerwhichislinkedtotheInternet.ShoppingontheInternetisbecomingincreasinglypopular.IntheUnitedStates,50percentoffamilieshavecomputersathomeandalmostonethirdarelinkedtotheInternet.AmericansspentoverUS＄2.5billiononInternetshoppingin1998.ThisfigureisexpectedtoreachUS＄11billionbytheyear2021.PeoplecanshopforavarietyofproductsontheInternet.Physicalproductsincludethingssuchasbooks,CDs,clothesandfood.Thesetypesofproductsarethemostcommonpurchases(购入品)throughtheInternet.Youcanalsobuyinformationproductssuchason-linenewsormagazinestories,oryoucandownloadcomputersoftwarethroughtheInternet.Servicessuchasbookingairlinetickets,reserving(预定〕hotelsorrentingcarsarealsoavailable(可得到的)ontheInternet.YoucanalsogoshoppingontheInternetforentertainmentservicesandtakepartinon-linegamesore-mail“chats〞.2.(★★★★)Thephrase“physicalproducts〞inthesecondparagraphmeansthings_____.A.thatcanbeseenorfeltC.thathelpyoukeepfitCB.usefulforhealthcareD.connectedwithsportsTERNANG，Mon—Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.Floodingfirstappearedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.Peoplestragglinghighergroundwerejustintimetogetawayfromthedestroyoftheflood.Mostofthefloodvictimshadtoleavetheirpossessionsbehind.Thefloodvictimsarenowhousedinvariousmake-shiftreliefcentersinthenearbytownofTulang.“Everythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunfortunatepeople.〞Agovernmentspokesmansaid,“Infact,money,foodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublic-spiritedorganizationsandgenerouspersons.〞AccordingtolatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobetotallycoveredbywater.Sofarnocasualtyhasbeenreported.3.(★★★★)Theword“casualty〞inthelastsentencemeans________.A.thehousethatisbeingbuiltB.themoneythatisgiventothevictimsC.thepersonkilledorinjuredinanaccidentD.thethingslostinthefloodDIfwomenareexploited(剥削)yearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheyshakeatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion(时髦),theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethanthecreationofwasteonpurpose.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimechangingthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecandeclarethatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersareseldomconcernedwithimportantthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,orpickingherawaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen’sclothes,onewonders,showbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability(不稳定性)?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressshowbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?Thatisforyoutodecide.4.(★★★★★)Bysaying“theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious〞,thewritermeansthat______.’sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashionEIhadappliedforthenuclearsubmarine(潜艇)program,andAdmiralRickoverwasinterviewingmeforthejob.ItwasthefirsttimeImetAdmiralRickover,andwesatinalargeroombyourselvesformorethantwohours,andheletmechooseanysubjectsIwishedtodiscuss.Verycarefully,IchosethoseaboutwhichIknewmostatthetime—currentevents,seamanship,music,literature,navaltactics,electronics,gunnery—andhebegantoaskmeaseriesofquestionsofincreasingdifficulty.Ineachinstance,hesoonprovedthatIknewrelativelylittleaboutthesubjectsIhadchosen.Healwayslookedrightintomyeyes,andheneversmiled.Iwassaturatedwithcoldsweat.Finally,heaskedmeaquestionandIthoughtIcouldrecovermyself.Hesaid,“HowdidyoustandinyourclassatGeorgiaTechbeforeenteringAnnapolisasafirstyearstudent?〞Ihaddoneverywell,andIswelledmychestwithprideandanswered,“Sir,Istoodfifty-ninthinaclassof820!〞Isatbacktowaitforthecongratulations—whichnevercame.Instead,thequestion:“Didyoudoyourbest?〞Istartedtosay,“Yes,sir,〞butIrememberedwhothiswas,andrecalledseveralofmytimesattheAcademywhenIcouldhavelearnedmoreaboutourallies〔二战时的同盟国〕,ourenemies,weaponsstrategy,andsoforth.Iwasjusthuman.Ifinallygulpedandsaid,“No.Sir,Ididn’talwaysdomybest.〞Helookedatmeforalongtime,andthenturnedhischairaroundtoendtheinterview.Heaskedonefinalquestion,whichIhaveneverbeenabletoforget—ortoanswer.Hesaid,“Whynot?〞Isatthereforawhile,shaken,andthenslowlylefttheroom.5.(★★★★)Theword“saturated〞inthesecondparagraphmayprobablymean________.BpletelywetFInrecentyearsmanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheirworkersmoreproductive.Someexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobsmorevaried.Butdomorevariousjobsleadtogreaterproductivity?Thereisevidencetosuggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworker’slifemoreenjoyable,itdoesnotactuallymakeshimworkharder.Asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcerned,thenvarietyisnotanimportantfactor.Otherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkerfreedomtodohisjobinhisownwayisimportant,andthereisnodoubtthatthisistrue.Theproblemisthatthiskindoffreedomcannoteasilybegiveninthemodernfactorywithitscomplicatedmachinerywhichmustbeusedinafixedway.Thuswhilefreedomofchoicemaybeimportant,thereisusuallyverylittlethatcanbedonetocreateit.Anotherveryimportantconsiderationishoweachworkercontributestotheproductheismaking.Inmostfactoriestheworkerseesonlyonepartoftheproduct.Somecarfactoriesarenowexperimentingwithhavingmanysmallproductionlinesratherthanonelargeone,sothateachworkercontributesmoretotheproductionofthecarsonhisline.Itwouldseemthatnotonlyisdegreeoftheworkercontributionanimportantfactor,therefore,butitisalsoonewecandosomethingabout.Towhatextentdoesmoremoneyleadtogreaterproductivity?Theworkersthemselvescertainlythinkthisisimportant.Butperhapstheywantmoremoneyonlybecausetheworktheydoisboring.Moneyjustletsthemenjoytheirsparetimemore.Asimilarargumentmayexplaindemandsforshorterworkinghours.Perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmoreinteresting,theywillneitherwantmoremoney,norwillshortenworkinghoursbesoimportanttothem.6.(★★★★)Inthearticle,theword“productivity〞means________.A.theactivityofproducingsomethingB.theproductionvolumeinatimeunitC.theplanandthemethodofproductionGD.boththequantityandqualityofaproductOneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat,〞anditisevenhardertosay,“Iwaswrong,andyouwerer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