《毕金献阅读理解》电子书节选之一_大学英语阅读

《毕金献阅读理解》电子书节选之一

　　[B] They are independent but existing concurrently

　　[C] One feels happy by participating in more activities.

　　[D] They are actions and attitudes taken by human beings.

　　5. The sentence That s that probably means: Some people are born to be sad

　　[A] and the situation cannot be altered.

　　[B] and happiness remains inaccessible.

　　[C] but they don t think much about it.

　　[D] but they remain unconscious of it.

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　　It s possible that while you are at work, you may dream about a month of Sundays, but your boss wishes for a week of Tuesday. That s because she/he probably knows that productivity is one of the main factors bolstering a company s growth. And a recent poll shows that workers are most productive on Tuesdays! Accountemps, an employment agency, conducted a national survey of office managers, which shows that by the middle of the week, they see a dramatic productivity decrease. While Monday is considered second in productivity value, only nine percent of office managers think Wednesday is the peak productivity day. Five percent believe it is Thursday. And Friday, well, you can just imagine! However, forty?eight percent of the managers polled said that Tuesday is, by far, the most productive day of the week.

　　A close analysis of workweek rhythms would turn up some obvious reasons for those survey results. First of all, Monday is overloaded with meetings, designed to get things moving, and everybody knows meetings aren t very productive. Wednesday is hump day get over it as painlessly as possible, a worker thinks, and the week is more than halfway over. On Thursday, people are running out of steam; and Friday, everybody s thinking about the weekend. There are reasons why the other days aren t productive, but what makes Tuesday special? Tuesdays, employees hit peak performance because they are very focused on day-to-day activities. Also, it s usually the first day of the week when they re focused on their own task. They?re not in meetings that take them away from their primary responsibilities. Actually, Tuesdays can be quite hectic . Workers are arriving at work fairly frantic . And so, in 10 hours, they re doing 20-hour work. That s productive, but it s also tough.