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1.现在许多大学生花钱大手大脚
2.有人认为社会整体生活水平提高了,大学生花钱多一些无可厚非
3.你的看法
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions14,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions510,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
Evenastheeconomyimproves,ajoblessexecutivemayfaceuptoayearormoreofunemployment.Thisisalotoftime,especiallyforhard-charginghigh-performerswhoarenotusedtohavinganyfreetime.Whilesomejobseekersspendhundreds—eventhousands—ofhoursdiscoveringdaytimetelevision,othersseemtothriveonactivitiesthatboosttheirprofessionalcareersorresolvefamilyissueswhentheyaren’tworking.
Havinganextendedperiodoffreetimeintheprimeofone’slifecaninfactbeauniqueopportunitytofocusonvolunteerservice,professionaleducationorpersonalgrowth.
CommunityInvolvement
ForLisaPerez,thewakeupcallwasburnedporkchops.Anexecutivewhopreviouslyhadn’tbeenparticularlyinterestedinhomeandhealthhadbecomeobsessedwithhomemakingduringastintofunemployment.
Sherealizedthatcleaningandorganizingherhomewasn’thelpingherjobsearch.Nevertheless,“Imadelistsof50thingstodoeveryday,”saysMs.Perez,apoliticalandpublic-relationsconsultantinScottsdale,Ariz.“Myhousewasspotless,justsoI’dhavesomethingtodo.”
Oneday,herboyfrienddidn’tarriveontimefordinnerbecausehehadtoworklate,andherporkchopswereruined.Shethrewafit.“I’dneverbeenapersonlikethat,”shesays.“SoIdecidedtostopfeelingsorryformyself,andgooutanddosomethingproductive.”
Ms.Perez,35,resolvedtobecomeanactivevolunteerforthedurationofhersearch.Shegavehertimetoahealth-careconcern,ahousingprogramandapoliticalcampaign.
Theworkbolsteredherself-confidence.“Volunteeringtakesthefocusoffofyou.Onethingyouhavethat’sstillvaluableisyourtime.And,ofcourse,youlearnthattherearethousandsofpeoplewithalifethat’smuchworsethanyours,”shesays.
Volunteerassignmentsarealsogreatwaystomeetpowerfulandwell-connectedpeople.Overasix-monthperiod,hervolunteeringevolvedintoworkingasapaidconsultantandthenasafull-timeemployee,ajobshestillholdstoday.Inall,shewasunemployedforeightmonths.
Beforeherjobloss,shethoughtshedidn’thavetimetovolunteerwhileworking.“Now,eventhoughIhaveademandingjob,Istillvolunteer,becauseofwhatIgotoutofit,”saysMs.Perez.
ContinuingEducation
GeneBellavance,a36-yearoldinformation-technologyprojectmanager,tookanotherrouteduringhisunemployment.WhenhewaslaidofffromasteelcompanynearCleveland,heknewhisimmediateprospectswerebleak.Heexpectedhissearchtotakeayear.Hefacedadecision:
takeajobthatwouldsetbackhiscareerorholdoutforanofferhereallywanted.
Mr.Bellavance,singleandvirtuallydebtfree,shiftedhisfinancesintosurvivalmode.Hecashedouthispension,soldhishouse,unloadedthingshedidn’tneedatgaragesales,andrentedanapartmentwitharoommate.Then,hesays,“IsignedupforeverybenefitIcouldfind.”
Buthewasn’tjustwaitingouttheyear.Hespenttherestofhissearchupdatinghisskills,includingbecomingcertifiedinnewdatabaseandproject-managementsoftware.“Youhavetoinvestinyourself,”Mr.Bellavancesays.“Iestimatedwhattechnologywasgoingtobethemostbeneficialandchoseapplicationsthatweregoingtobepervasive,thatwererightformymarket,andthatweregoingtoensuretoppay.”
InadditiontoincomefromtheoccasionalIT-consultingassignment,hereliedonacombinationofdisplaced-worker-retraininggrantsandunemploymentbenefits.“Iwentoutandfoundtheclasses,submittedthepaperwork,anddealtwiththebureaucracy.Youhavetostayafterthem,keepingyourbenefitsmovingforward.It’suptoyoutomakeitworkwithyouroveralltransitionplan,”hesays.
Hisjobsearchwasonemonthshyofthefullyearhe’dexpected.Helookedforworkduringhistrainingandsayshewouldhavefinishedthecertificationprogramsevenifhe’dbeenhiredbeforecompletingthem.
“Peopleshouldnotfeelguilty”aboutacceptinggovernmentaid,hesays.“Isawthisinalotofpeople.Theyfelttheyweresomekindofloserfortakingbenefits.Myadviceis:
Getallyoucan.You’vebeenpayingfortheseprogramsinyourentirecareer,andyoumayaswellstarttobenefitfromthem.”
FamilyMatters
Inadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering,somedisplacedcareeristsusetheirtimeoffworktoattendtofamilymatters.Manyexecutivesrediscovertheirchildrenorfindtimetohelptheirparents.
StanfordRappaportheldthreejobsinSanFrancisco,includinghigh-techandteachingpositions.Whenhewaslaidofffromthehigh-techjoblastyear,heknewitmightbealongslogbeforehecouldgetanotherpostlikeitintheBayArea.“Iwasabletodothemath,”saysMr.Rappaport,46.“Thenumberofpeoplelaidoff:
huge;
andthenumberofavailablejobs:
miniscule.Atthetime,Ithoughtitmightbetwoorthreeyearsbeforethetechindustryrecovered.”
Mr.Rappaport’sremainingjob,apart-timefacultypositionwithCityCollegeofSanFrancisco,didn’tpayenoughtosupporthim.Afteracoupleofmonthsofsearchingwithnoresults,hedecidedtoescapetheNorthernCaliforniajobsmeltdown.“Myplan,”hesays,“wastogetoutofanexpensivelivingsituation,andeitherseekworkinanothersectionoftheU.S.oroverseas,forthosetwoyears.”Mr.Rappaport,whospeaksfivelanguages,hadworkedoverseasbefore.
Beforehefoundanassignment,hisArkansas-basedmotherwasdiagnosedwithaseriouschronicillness,andhewascalledintodutyasason.Mr.RappaportwasabletohelphismothergetheraffairsinordernottointerrupthissearchbyusingaSanFranciscomaildropandcellphone.“IcontinuedtolookforworkinCaliforniawhileIwasinFayetteville,Ark.,helpingmymotherthroughthiscrisis.”
Hetookhismothertomedicalappointments,maderepairsonherhouse,boughtherabettercar,andstraightenedoutherlegalandfinancialaffairs.“Ievengottogothroughmyfather’seffects,whichinthefiveyearssincehehaddiedweresimplypiledinboxesinhisoffice,”hesays.
Mr.Rappaport’sstayinArkansaslastedsixmonths.“It’samazingthatatthisstageIhadtheopportunitytospendasignificantamountoftimewithmymotherandimproveherlifeandgetalotofthingsdoneforher.Mostpeopleneverhavethatopportunity.I’mverythankfulthatIhadthechance.Itwasabsolutelyworthit,”hesays.
Oneoftheunexpectedbenefitswasthehugeboostinconfidencehegainedfromhisroleascaregiver.He’dbeenfeelingdepressedanddefeatedwhenheleftCalifornia,butafterreturning,hefeltrenewed.HelandedajobwithaformeremployerafterreturningtoSanFranciscoandremainsapart-timefacultymember.
DiscoveryandExploration
Insteadofspendingtimeofflamentingyourunemployedstatus,askyourself:
“IstheresomethingI’vealwayswantedtodobuthaven’tbecauseofthedemandsofmyjob?
”
FeliceFisk,a29yearoldinSeattle,recentlyleftanaccount-managerpositionatacontract-furniturecompany.Duringsevenmonthsofunemployment,shetookaninterestinfine-artpaintingandcompleted18piecesbeforereturningtowork.“Ifoundtheartwork,orsomekindofcreativeoutlet,tobereallybeneficial,”shesays.She’snowaninteriordesignerforaninterior-designfirm.
MichaelRoss,42,aformerITadministratorinElCerrito,Calif.,recentlyspenthis10monthsofunemploymentplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusiness.“After18yearsatmyformeremployerandhowhardIhadworked,IknewIhadtorecover,togetrestored,”hesays.“Ilookedatthisasanopportunity,ratherthanapenalty.Thiswasverymuchaboutclearingspaceforme.”
Attheexecutivelevel,evenaveryefficientandsuccessfuljobsearchmaybequitelengthy.Itmakessensetospendthattimeinanenrichingandproductivemanner.Thesejobseekerspursuedservice,continuingeducationandshoringupfamilybonds.Howyou’lllookbackonaperiodofunemploymentdependsonwhatyoudowithit.
1.Thispassagemainlytellsthatbeingunemployedisnotallbad.
2.LisaPerezfoundanewinterestinhomemakingduringtheperiodofunemployment.
3.LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.
4.Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.
5.Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavinganytime.
6.Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeetpeople.
7.Mr.Bellavancecashedouthispension,soldhishouseandunloadedthingshedidn’tneedatgarageafterlosinghisjobinordertochangehisfinancesinto
mode.
8.Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunitytofamilymattersinadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering.
9.TheroleascaregiverbroughtaboutahugeboostintoMr.Rappaport.AfterreturningfromCalifornia,hef