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第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 北师大版（2023）选择性必修 第二册 UNIT 4 Humour单元课时作业（共打包4份） （解析版+原卷版） 7 / 7选择性必修② UNIT 4 Section Ⅰ 课时作业一、主题下的语篇训练Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2023·保山模拟) I was sitting at my desk when another graduate student in my lab approached me. “Can you help？” he begged.His experiment wasnt working and he desperately needed help.I was a fifth year PhD student, the senior member of the lab at the time.As I had many times before, I gave in and said yes.I had a hard time saying no to such requests.I was new to the United States, having moved from China for graduate school.I found it difficult to make new friends and discover after-work activities I enjoyed.My lab-mates served as my primary source of social connection.I feared that if I brushed them off, Id lose their favor.After I graduated and started a job in industry, I continued to carry the same attitude with me, and it continued to cost me.It wasnt until my wife gave birth to our first child that I realized how thin I had stretched myself and how misguided my priorities (重要的事) were.While she lay in a hospital bed in the early stages of labor (分娩阵痛), I sat nearby, busy in correcting a work report on my laptop for my colleague.Hours later, after hearing my daughters first cry and watching her tiny fingers grab tightly onto mine, it dawned on me that I should have been fully present during my daughters birth.From then on, I determined to spare more time for my family by reducing my work tasks and carefully considering each request for help.I still enjoyed cooperating with others, but I dealt with mutually (共同地) beneficial tasks first, rather than accepting everything that came my way.I noticed many benefits, and few disadvantages.My daily work schedule was not so crowded.I no longer worked overtime, and I was able to improve my work performance by focusing more on important tasks.I was also pleased to discover that “Sorry, Id love to help but I have a deadline coming up” is an acceptable response to a request