46. What does the author say about the pursuit of work-related self-esteem?
- A. It may result in negative motivation.
- B. It contributes to one's accomplishments.
- C. It can increase one's vigor as one keeps trying.
- D. It costs too much emotionally and psychologically.
答案：A
答案句：According to recent research, in which psychologists interviewed 370 full-time workers over a period of three weeks, the reality is a little more complicated. And it involves negative as well as positive consequences. … This form of motivation is widely regarded as a negative type of motivation.
参考译文：根据最近一项研究，心理学家在为期三周的时间里采访了370名全职员工，现实情况要复杂一些。它涉及消极和积极的后果。…这种动机形式被广泛认为是一种消极的动机类型。
定位线索：题干“pursuit of work-related self-esteem”→答案句“This form of motivation”指代前文“work-related self-esteem”；文中“negative type of motivation”对应选项A“negative motivation”。
解析：题干问作者对追求工作相关自尊的看法。答案句指出这种动机形式被广泛认为是消极动机类型，直接对应A选项。B、C选项无中生有，D选项虽提及情感代价但非作者直接观点，且文中未强调“too much”。
48. What do we learn about people over-concerned with work-related self-esteem?
- A. They may often feel inferior to their colleagues.
- B. They cannot enjoy their personal life to the full.
- C. They are never satisfied with their achievements.
- D. They have their own view of friendship and leisure.
答案：B
答案句：Those negative emotions mount into heightened anxiety, impacting their ability to make the most of their personal life. Their desire to avoid feeling inferior ends up making them feel inferior when it comes to their diminished capacity for friendship and leisure.
参考译文：这些负面情绪累积成高度焦虑，影响他们充分利用个人生活的能力。他们避免自卑的愿望最终让他们在友谊和休闲能力减弱时感到自卑。
定位线索：题干“over-concerned with work-related self-esteem”→答案句“Those negative emotions”指代前文；文中“impacting their ability to make the most of their personal life”对应选项B“cannot enjoy their personal life to the full”。
解析：题干问过度关注工作自尊的人会怎样。答案句指出负面情绪影响个人生活，对应B选项。A选项“比同事自卑”无中生有，C选项“对成就永不满足”未提及，D选项“有自己的友谊休闲观”答非所问。
50. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
- A. Workers have to make sacrifices to preserve self-esteem.
- B. Self-esteem swells when workers are strongly motivated.
- C. Pursuit of goals affects people's personal lives to an unhealthy extent.
- D. People feel positive about their work as long as they are motivated.
答案：D
答案句：However, the way people feel about their work has less to do with whether they're motivated by the preservation of self-esteem but more with the fact that they're simply motivated.
参考译文：然而，人们对工作的感受与是否受自尊维护驱动关系不大，而更多与他们是否被激励有关。
定位线索：题干“infer from the last paragraph”→答案句取自末段；文中“they're simply motivated”对应选项D“as long as they are motivated”。
解析：题干要求从末段推断。答案句指出工作感受更多取决于是否被激励，可推出只要被激励就会感觉积极，对应D选项。A选项“牺牲”是原文事实但非推断重点，B选项“自尊膨胀”无中生有，C选项是原文直接陈述而非推断。