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单元质量评估(三)时间：100分钟　分数：120分第一部分　阅读理解(共两节满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分满分30分)阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。A A US dad quit his job，giving up a massive salary，after his 10－year－old daughter gave him a 22－point list outlining all the events he had missed so far during the year.As the CEO of the global investment firm PIMCO－Erian shocked the finance industry when he quit in January.－Erian said it was about a year ago when he was repeatedly asking his daughter to brush her teethlike the first day of school and the first soccer game of the season. “And the school year wasnt yet over，” El－Erian wrote.“I felt awful and got defensive: I had a good excuse for each missed event－life balance had gotten out of whack－Erian explained he was struggling for work－life balance.－making jobs to improve work－life balance.This is a subject that is getting more attention as some high－profile executives have recently written about their experiences.O position.He wrote that he struggled to make time for his three children because he was flying around half a million kilometres a year for work. “I was not with my kids when our puppy was hit by a car，or when my son had an emergency surgery，” Schireson wrote. On an overnight flight to Texas he woke up in Arizona to discover the plane made an emergency landing and some of traumatized crew members had to be replaced.He decided it was time to address his work－life balance.－Erian and Schireson were financially able to do－Erian recognizes most_people dont have this luxury．He hopes companies will pay attention to improving work－life balance for their employees.－Erian now manages “a portfolio of part－time jobs” that dont require much travel.He alternates mornings with his wife taking their daughter to school and he often picks her up from school.rtunities to experience key moments in my daughters life before theyre all too quickly gone.” 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文主要叙述了埃里安和希雷森辞掉高薪工作陪伴孩子成长的故事。－Erian resigned from PIMCO mainly because ________．been missing him badly B