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【*】Wouldyouquityourjobifyoudidn'tneedthemoney?Ina1990pollbytheGallopOrganization,manypeoplesaidquittingworkwasanimportantr easontoberich.Yetr esearchersfindthatworkisoneoflife'schiefsatisfactionsforpeople.
ConsiderW.BerryFowler.In1979,Fowlerstartedatutoringcompanythatbecamesosuccessfulhewasabletoselloutandretirein1978amultimillionaireat40.Heboughta50-footcabincruiserandahouseinHawaii,andbusiedhimselfvacationing.
【*】Butafterfiveyearsofperpetualvacation,Fowlerbegantomissthechallengesofwork.Soin1992,heboughtafitnesschainforchildrenandnowspends75hoursaweekimmersedinbalancesheetsandstaffmeetings."Mybestd aysonthegolfcourseweren'thalfasmuchfunasagooddayattheoffice,hesays.Ajob,studiesshow,ismorethanapaycheck.Doingsomethingwellcanincreaseconfidenceandself-worth.WhensociologistH.RayKaplansurveyed139lotterymillionaires,hediscovered60percentcontinuedworkingatleastayearafterthey’dwon.
【*】Ifjobsaresoimportant,wouldn'tsalarysizebeagaugeofjobsatisfaction?Americansthinkso.AsurveyconductedlastyearbyRoperStarchWorldwide,Inc.,foundthatalmost70percentoftherespondentssaidtheywouldbehappieriftheirfamilieshadtwiceasmuchhouseholdincome.Yetstudiesshowthatjobsatisfactioncomeslessfromhowmuchpeopleearnthanfromthechallengeoftheirjobsandthecontr oltheyareabletoexert.Workthatd oesn'tengageapersonwillneverseemrewarding,nomatterhowlucrativeitbecomes.1【单选】
TheGalloppollshowsmanypeoplewanttoberichinordernottowork.（）
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答案及解析：题干译文:Gallop民意调查显示许多人想要变得富有的目的是为了不工作。利用题干句中的名词短语theGalloppoll作为定位线索,在第一段第二句中找到相关句,该句意为“Gallop组织在1990年进行的检查发现,许多人说变得富有的一个重要的原因就是不用工作”,该句内容与题干内容一致。
