InMarch,Iexperimentedwithcuttingmyworkhoursby17%tose...

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    In March, I experimented with cutting my work hours by 17% to see how it would affect my

  41   and well-being.

    For two weeks,   42   working from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and reading a work-related book during lunch, I worked from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. and took a half-hour lunch   43  .

    Parts of my experience were   44   — for example, I felt quite rushed during the first few days of the   45  . Other parts were less expected — like the fact that I was just as productive as before. But the most surprising finding is that I   46   spending more money.

    On a (n)   47   workday, I dine on something particular, like a peanut butter and banana sandwich, while   48   in the Business Insider Kitchen. But during the first week of the experiment, I was so excited about the   49   that I wandered happily to the local food shop and   50   a sandwich that I ate while sitting in Madison Square Park. When I left work early, and   51   when I was killing time before plans with friends later in the evening, I   52   myself with tea and magazines.

       So if you do decide to   53   your work hours, it’s probably wise to plan some   54   in advance — like visiting a   55   or a free museum that’s open during lunch or in the evenings, depending on your personality,   56   could potentially be even more meaningful than   57   at a coffee shop.

I should decide at some   58   in the future to go back to a(n)   59   workweek because that benefits me so much, and it’s certainly   60   I’ll keep in mind.

41. A. ability                       B. personality                            C. productivity                    D. nationality

42. A. more than                B. other than                      C. or so                                    D. instead of

43. A. breath                      B. chat                               C. look                               D. break

44. A. believable                B. predictable                           C. comfortable                          D. reasonable

45. A. work                         B. step                             C. experiment                           D. progress

46. A. ended up                 B. started with                           C. speeded up                          D. lived with

47. A. terrible                            B. obvious                          C. flexible                           D. typical

48. A. sitting                       B. sleeping                         C. listening                         D. finding

49. A. freedom                          B. snack                             C. love                               D. happiness

50. A. borrowed                 B. bought                                  C. found                             D. made

51. A. actually                           B. exactly                           C. especially                      D. quickly

52. A. educated                 B. reminded                       C. devoted                         D. entertained

53. A. take                         B. cut                                 C. make                             D. spend

54. A. activities                   B. lists                                C. ideas                             D. goals

55. A. school                      B. factory                                  C. library                                   D. restaurant

56. A. that                          B. which                             C. where                                   D. what

57. A. trying out                 B. putting out                    C. taking out                            D. hanging out

58. A. aspect                      B. point                              C. direction                        D. entrance

59. A. shorter                            B. cleverer                         C. easier                                   D. longer

60. A. everything                B. nothing                          C. something                            D. anything

【回答】

41-45 CDDBC   46-50 ADAAB   51-55 CDBAC   56-60 BDBAC

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