2019版高三英语一轮复习 课时提能练18 Module 2 A Job Worth Doing 外研版必修5.docVIP

Module 2　A Job Worth Doing(限时：35分钟)(对应学生347页)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·郑州质检)At 23on School of Economics and Political Science and had been hired as a part-time reporter for a finance website.I got a great one-month review and my boss asked if I was interested in staying at the company after graduation. However，balancing graduate studies with work was challenging.To deal with it，I checked my real self at my office door.I came in to work，greeted my colleagues and listened more than I contributed in each morning meeting.The small team I worked with often seemed busy，so rather than giving ideas that might get turned down，I stayed back. After four months，my boss called me into his office.The meeting was going well until he told me that despite the great work I had produced，the team had held a meeting and decided，“We dont think its the right fit.” I must have looked confused.“Youre ambitious，intelligent and will be very successful，”my boss said.“But you havent made enough effort to join the team.You lost the enthusiasm you showed in your interview.That wont work long term，and if I could give you one piece of advice，it would be to get your guard down.”I couldnt believe that performing well at my job wasnt enough to keep it.But I knew my boss was right.They knew that when they hired me，I had no experience in finance reporting，yet they took a chance on me.In meetings I usually contributed last，after I had heard everyone elses suggestions.I did it to show that I was a listener，but also to hide my fears.They liked the person who walked into the interview，and they didnt respect me when I hid that person from them. “Dont leave before you leave.” That advice is essential for women at all stages of our careers.Because we work so hard for success，we dont like to think that we hurt ourselves sometimes.But each of us must change when necessary.In trying to earn a full-time job，I “leaned back” in order not to show too much of myself or my lack of expertise(专门知识)．I learned that the hard way wasnt t