阅读理解Wouldn’titbegreattogetpaidnottowork?Thisisn’tjustadreamatcompaniesthatoffersabbaticals(休假)．Employerssaythey’reavaluablewaytogivetheirworkersacha

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　　Wouldn’t it be great to get paid not to work? This isn’t just a dream at companies that offer sabbaticals(休假)．Employers say they’re a valuable way to give their workers a change of scenery and prevent them from being tired out．Unfortunately only 3％ of companies offer paid sabbaticals(带薪休假)(12％ offer unpaid) according to the Society for Human Resource Management(SHRM)．But even if you’re not lucky enough to work for one of them you can still enjoy a break．Three choices：

　　Chunk of Time．To get a longer break than normal save long weekends for vacation time delay your days off till need year borrow some time from next year to use now or use extra time off for overtime hours suggests Bonnie Michaels president of the Society．

　　Unpaid Time．If your family has no money problem ask for a longer leave without pay．“But do your homework first ” says Michaels．Research the costs for your break plan your break at a time during which your company is not operating if possible then be business-like and present your leave proposal so that your manager will believe that you’ll work better if you are more energetic after the leave．

　　No Time．Just can’t get away? Read How to Take a Sabbatical Without Taking More than a Week Off(Simon ＆ Schuster) by Pare Ammondson which shows an eight-week program to renew your energy and reduce your stress even while you’re working．

(1)

The underlined words “one of them” in the first paragraph refer to _________．
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A．	12％ of companies that offer unpaid sabbaticals
B．	one of the three choices
C．	a company that offers paid sabbaticals
D．	SHRM

(2)

The writer describes the third choice to make the point that _________．
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A．	busy employees can also enjoy longer holidays
B．	it is the employees’ right to have a paid holiday every year
C．	an eight-week program to renew your energy is the best choice for busy employees
D．	employees should persuade their managers to give them sabbaticals

(3)

When Michaels says that you should do your homework first he means before asking for leave _________．
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A．	you should work hard to satisfy your manager
B．	you should finish all the work that is required of you
C．	you should talk to your manager about the cost for your break
D．	you should find out the basic information and facts about your break

(4)

Which of the following information can you probably find in the book by Ammondson?
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A．	Advice on planning a paid leave．
B．	Advice on managing your travelling cost．
C．	Ways of making the best use of your week-end breaks．
D．	Ways of persuading your manager to give you a sabbatical．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．C;