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  3. Some people ought to defend the workaholic. These people are unjustly accused, abused, and defamed -- often termed sick or mo

Some people ought to defend the workaholic. These people are unjustly accused, abused, and defamed -- often termed sick or mo

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问题    Some people ought to defend the workaholic.
   These people are unjustly accused, abused, and defamed -- often termed sick or morbid or on the border of pathology. About 30% of American business and commerce is carried on the shoulders of workaholics. The ratio might exist in art and science too.
   Workaholics are the achievers, the excelers. There is a national conspiracy against excellence and undue admiration of commonness and mediocrity. It is as if we are against those who make uncommon sacrifices because they enjoy doing something.
   Some famous psychologists say that the workaholic has an inferiority complex which leads to overcompensation. This is certainly not the case. Inferiority, or low esteem, describes laziness more accurately than it describes dedication.
   We do not seem to realize that very little excellence is achieved by living a well-balanced life. Edison, Ford, Einstein, Freud all had single-minded devotion to work whereby they sacrificed many things, including family and friendship. The accusation is made that workaholics bear guilt by not being good parents or spouses. But guilt can exist in the balanced life also. Think how many "normal" people and middle-ages who have never done anything well -- they are going to settle for less than what they could have become.  
The author’s main concern in this passage is to
选项 A、point out the role the workaholic plays in the American economy.
B、defend people who are addicted to work.
C、encourage us not to worry about our imperfection.
D、consider the difficulties that confront us at middle-age.
答案B
解析 作者在文章中的本意是什么?是为那些献身工作的人辩护。从文章第—句可知：Some people ought to defend the workaholic。
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