Unit2 2 Section Ⅱ Listening and Talking（作业）-2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第三册【精讲精练】人教版

[课时作业] [限时30分钟] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2021·蚌埠期中)What makes a person a giver or a taker? The idea of “give vs. take” takes shape in all interactions (互动) and relationships of our lives. We're either giving advice, making time for people, or we're on the receiving end. We keep changing between the two based on different situations on a daily basis, if not an hourly one. According to Adam Grant, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, most people are matchers. They make careful observations on takers and make it a point for them to pay something back. They hate to see people who act so generously towards others not receive any rewards. Actually, most matchers will try hard to improve and support givers so that they can get the good they deserve. Is there a gender factor (性别因素) that plays a part in this? A study led by Hannah Riley Bowles, a professor at Harvard University，focused on this question. She asked 200 senior managers to sit down in pairs where one person would act as the boss and the other as an employee to discuss salary rise. Male “employees” asked for an average salary of $ 146 k while the females asked for only $ 141 k. But why did they not bargain as hard as the men? Simply because they were more likely to be givers. As a woman，I do enjoy the act of giving up my time, my knowledge, and my care and attention to others. I expect anything in return，but I do tend to pull myself away when I feel like I'm being taken for granted(被认为当然). I also tend to get upset when I see a loved one's continuous actions of kindness go unnoticed. So, it's safe to say I'm 50% giver, 35% matcher and 15% taker. I do know someone, however, who is 99% giver. They're continually devoting their time, sharing valuable insights(见解) and going out of their way for everyone who crosses their path. Although they've changed the lives of many people, they hardly see any of it returned. But the universe is slowly repaying them; they're now extremely successful, well known for what they do. [语篇解读