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1、大学英语泛读期末考试试卷及答案1 ( 1 (1 Georges case is not unique. In the last fifteen or twenty years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to drop out of the working world to try a different kind of life. Most of them are in their thirties and forties, often well educated, although all ages and background
2、s can be found among them. A variety of reasons have led them to give up their work and the security it provided.Some, like George, have given up a career that was demanding too much from them. Others couldnt stand the pressure and the competition. A thirty-five-year-old woman, who had a high positi
3、on in her company, decided to leave when she found herself suffering from allergies that made her life miserable. She had two children and no savings。 but even her anxiety about the future couldnt spoil her feeling of relief and her newpeace of mind. Her health improved. She may never work again。 if
4、 she does, she says that she will take small temporary jobs.Some people, on the contrary, have quit jobs that were boring or meaningless to them. An office employee who has been pushing papers (has been doing paperwork for years may start wondering whether those papers are achieving anything. An eng
5、ineer in a large company, aware that he could be replaced by any man with the same training, may come to feel unimportant as an individual. Such people leave their work in the hope of finding stronger interests and a sense of personal worth.There are also people who leave their work to fulfill an ol
6、d dream, such as writing books, painting, sailing to remote islands, or growing fruit trees. An army officer left the service at thirty-eight to build doll houses, and another one, who had always been interested in archaeology,考古学) did the same at forty-five to dig ancient Indian sites. His wife was
7、 delighted-instead of keeping house, she was going to satisfy her own dream of learning to make paper.But most of the men and women who drop out of the working world have no special interest and no desire to take up any occupation. They wantonly to enjoy their freedom, their independence, and their
8、leisure. No more rushing to catch a morning train, no more commuter. The main problem remains the lack of financial security, for, with few exceptions, the dropouts now and then for a short time when it becomes absolutely necessary.Sam would never have understood their attitude. In the first place,
9、he had never been unhappy with his occupation, and he had never felt any conflict between his work and his personal life. Neither had he ever dreamed of doing anything but selling groceries and chatting with Fred. And there was yet another factor. Todays dropouts can always find some small job to do
10、 when they are in need of money, or perhaps they can get unemployment compensation补偿)from the government for a while. But Sam had lived through the 1930s, when work of any type was almost impossible to find. In those days a job, no matter how unpleasant or poorly paid, was a mans most precious posse
11、ssion. Losing it was a disaster。 not looking for anotherone, a shame. As for not wanting to work at all, it was unthinkable, for society was not used to loafers流浪者)then. A nonworking family man would have lost the respect of his friends and his place in the community of responsible men.George might
12、have tried to explain to his father the new point of view, to tell him that people have a right to be free, independent, and to watch birds all day if they want to. But he would not have convinced Sam, for whom independence and leisure were luxuries that had to be deserved through hard work. Sam him
13、self had enjoyed a vacation once in a while, and he had been happy to rest in the sun without his tie. But that was only because, having earned his fun, he could enjoy it with a good conscience良心).It would have shocked Sam to learn that those shameless people who choose to live in unearned idleness
14、When young people get their first real jobs, they may face a lot of new, confusing situations. They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure in both professional and social situations. Eventually, the
15、y realize that university classes cant be the only preparation for all of the different situations that arise in the working world.Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you will be able to see what i
16、t is that you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts in a crisis. Perhaps even more important, you will be able to see what is his approach to day-to-day situations.While you are observing your colleague, you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like yours and
17、how you can learn from his responses to a variety of situations. By watching and learning from a model, you will probably begin to identify and adopt good working habits.1. The young people just graduated from school may not behave well in the working world, because _.A. what they learned in univers
18、ity classes is not adequate for theirnew lifeB. they are not well educatedC. the society is too complicated to adapt toD. they failed to work hard at school2. In the last line of the first paragraph, the word arise means _.A. bring about B. come into beingC. occur to D. cause to happen3. The best wa
19、y to learn how to behave in the working world is _.A. to find a worker and follow him closelyB. to find a person you admire and make friends with himC. to find a person you respect and watch carefully how he acts indifferent situationsD. to make the acquaintance of a model you admire4. In the last l
20、ine of the second paragraph, the word approach means_.A. means of enteringB. speaking to someone for the first timeC. way of coming nearer toD. manner of doing something5. The passage could be best entitled _.A. Learn from a ModelB. Learn, Learn and Learn AgainC. Learn ForeverD. One Is Never Too Old
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