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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.
The author suggests that, by having a "cyanide capsule" at work, one will________.
选项 A、find a satisfactory job soon
B、be as brave as the hero in spy movies
C、be more tolerant with the present job
D、have the courage to give up the unbearable job
答案C
解析 在原文第四段第一句中，作者首次提到cyanide capsule，第二和第三句对其做出解释，即“有了一种选择(has an option)”，第四句则对cyanide capsule的作用做了总结，提到因为有选择，人们就会抱着情况也许会改变的希望(in me hope that the situation may change)而有力量坚持得更久一点(gives him the strength to hold on a little longer)，选项C中的“be more tolerant with the present job”与第四句中的hold on a little longer含义相近，属于同义替换，因此为正确选项。选项A “find a satisfactory job soon”和选项B “be as brave as the hero in spy movies”在原文中均没有直接提及或说明，属于无中生有。作者在原文第四段第八句提到如果工作真的变得令人无法忍受 (things get unbearable at work)就可以跳槽(jump ship)，但这并不是鼓励人们跳槽，正如第七句讲到的那样，“氰化物胶囊”的作用并非是让人放弃且前的工作(not giving up your current job)，而只不过为自己提供了一种选择(you arc providing yourself with an option)，所以选项D属于主观推导。
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