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ifshedoes,shesaysthatshewilltakesmalltemporaryjobs.
Somepeople,onthecontrary,havequitjobsthatwereboringormeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers（hasbeendoingpaperwork）foryearsmaystartwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachievinganything.Anengineerinalargecompany,awarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametraining,maycometofeelunimportantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirworkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinterestsandasenseofpersonalworth.
Therearealsopeoplewholeavetheirworktofulfillanolddream,suchaswritingbooks,painting,sailingtoremoteislands,orgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirty-eighttobuilddollhouses,andanotherone,whohadalwaysbeeninterestedinarchaeology,（考古学）didthesameatforty-fivetodigancientIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelighted-insteadofkeepinghouse,shewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.
Butmostofthemenandwomenwhodropoutoftheworkingworldhavenospecialinterestandnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfreedom,theirindependence,andtheirleisure.Nomorerushingtocatchamorningtrain,nomorecommuter（通勤者）traffic,nomoreanxietytopleaseaboss,nomoremeetings,nomoreobligationstobehaveanddressaccordingtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness;
manyofthosewhohavechosenitasastyleoflifeadmitthatleisure,too,canbecomeboring.Buttheystillpreferittotheirformerexistence（Buttheylikeitmorethanworkingforaliving）.Themainproblemremainsthelackoffinancialsecurity,for,withfewexceptions,the"
dropouts"
（退出世俗社会的人）arenotwealthy.Andsotheysurvivebysellingtheirpossessions,byborrowingfromfriendsandfamily,andbytakinganoddjob（asmalltemporaryjob）nowandthenforashorttimewhenitbecomesabsolutelynecessary.
Samwouldneverhaveunderstoodtheirattitude.Inthefirstplace,hehadneverbeenunhappywithhisoccupation,andhehadneverfeltanyconflictbetweenhisworkandhispersonallife.NeitherhadheeverdreamedofdoinganythingbutsellinggroceriesandchattingwithFred.Andtherewasyetanotherfactor.Today'
sdropoutscanalwaysfindsomesmalljobtodowhentheyareinneedofmoney,orperhapstheycangetunemploymentcompensation（补偿）fromthegovernmentforawhile.ButSamhadlivedthroughthe1930s,whenworkofanytypewasalmostimpossibletofind.Inthosedaysajob,nomatterhowunpleasantorpoorlypaid,wasaman'
smostpreciouspossession.Losingitwasadisaster;
notlookingforanotherone,ashame.Asfornotwantingtoworkatall,itwasunthinkable,forsocietywasnotusedtoloafers（流浪者）then.Anonworkingfamilymanwouldhavelosttherespectofhisfriendsandhisplaceinthecommunityofresponsiblemen.
Georgemighthavetriedtoexplaintohisfatherthenewpointofview,totellhimthatpeoplehavearighttobefree,independent,andtowatchbirdsalldayiftheywantto.ButhewouldnothaveconvincedSam,forwhomindependenceandleisurewereluxuriesthathadtobedeservedthroughhardwork.Samhimselfhadenjoyedavacationonceinawhile,andhehadbeenhappytorestinthesunwithouthistie.Butthatwasonlybecause,havingearnedhisfun,hecouldenjoyitwithagoodconscience（良心）.
ItwouldhaveshockedSamtolearnthatthose"
shameless"
peoplewhochoosetoliveinunearnedidleness（懒惰）haveagoodconsciencetoo.
1.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,peoplelikeGeorgehavechosen
todropoutoftheworkingworldbecause_____.
A.theyhaveearnedenoughmoneytospendfortherestoftheirlivesB.theyarenotwellpaidatwork
C.theywanttoliveamoreleisurelylifeD.allofthemhaveworkthatistoodemanding
2.Afterleavingherpositionthethirty-five-year-oldwomanfelt_____.
A.relievedandpeaceful,thoughworriedabouthersecurityB.bored,withoutfriendsandcompanions
C.thatsheneededanotherjobD.thepressuresandburdensoflife
3.Accordingtothetext,peoplewouldprobablynotdropoutoftheworkforceifthey_____.
A.oftenworryabouttheirworkB.workwithoutanycomplaints
C.finditveryeasytodotheirjobsD.don'
tmindbeingcontrolledbyothers
4.AccordingtoSam,aman'
svalueliesin_____.
A.reachingahigherpositioninsocietyB.enjoyingfullfreedomandindependence
C.workinghardandhavingagoodrelationshipwithhiscommunity
D.earningmoneyandsendinghischildrentocollegesanduniversities
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightcauseSamandGeorgetoargue?
A.Tobeeitherashopkeeperorageologistwillgiveonesatisfaction.
B.Happinesscanbeobtainedonlythroughhardwork.
C.Dropoutsliveahappierlifethananyoneelse.
D.Dropoutsliveamiserablelifeiftheyhavenofinancialsecurity.
（2）
Whenyoungpeoplegettheirfirstrealjobs,theymayfacealotofnew,confusingsituations.Theymayfindthateverythingisdifferentfromthewaythingswereatschool.Itisalsopossiblethattheywillfeeluncomfortableandinsecureinbothprofessionalandsocialsituations.Eventually,theyrealizethatuniversityclassescan'
tbetheonlypreparationforallofthedifferentsituationsthatariseintheworkingworld.
Perhapsthebestwaytolearnhowtobehaveintheworkingworldistoidentifyaworkeryouadmireandobservehisbehavior.Indoingso,youwillbeabletoseewhatitisthatyouadmireinthisperson.Forexample,youwillobservehowheactsinacrisis.Perhapsevenmoreimportant,youwillbeabletoseewhatishisapproachtoday-to-daysituations.
Whileyouareobservingyourcolleague,youshouldbeaskingyourselfwhetherhisbehaviorislikeyoursandhowyoucanlearnfromhisresponsestoavarietyofsituations.Bywatchingandlearningfromamodel,youwillprobablybegintoidentifyandadoptgoodworkinghabits.
1.Theyoungpeoplejustgraduatedfromschoolmaynotbehavewellintheworkingworld,because_____.
A.whattheylearnedinuniversityclassesisnotadequatefortheirnewlifeB.theyarenotwelleducated
C.thesocietyistoocomplicatedtoadapttoD.theyfailedtoworkhardatschool
2.Inthelastlineofthefirstparagraph,theword"
arise"
means_____.
A.bringaboutB.comeintobeingC.occurtoD.causetohappen
3.Thebestwaytolearnhowtobehaveintheworkingworldis_____.
A.tofindaworkerandfollowhimcloselyB.tofindapersonyouadmireandmakefriendswithhim
C.tofindapersonyourespectandwatchcarefullyhowheactsindifferentsituations
D.tomaketheacquaintanceofamodelyouadmire
4.Inthelastlineofthesecondparagraph,theword"
approach"
means_____.
A.meansofenteringB.speakingtosomeoneforthefirsttime
C.wayofcomingnearertoD.mannerofdoingsomething
5.Thepassagecouldbebestentitled_____.
A."
LearnfromaModel"
B."
Learn,LearnandLearnAgain"
C."
LearnForever"
D."
OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn"
01级泛读期末试题（B卷）
1、fillinthebracketswiththewordsgivenbelowthepassage.
KennethandIsabelwerebothSouthAfrican–born.TheygotmarriedinLondon.Whenthey
（1）byshipattheirhomeland,theirentrywasbarredwhentheimmigration
（2）foundthatKennethwas（3）Theofficalbeganto（4）them.Whenaskedaboutthereasons（5）their（6）,Kennethsimplyrepliedthattheycame（7）becausetheywereSouthAfricans.Theseniorofficalhadto（8）themtoproceedbuthewarnedthemthattheywouldbecommittingacrimeifthey（9）together.ThisshowsthatthelawinSouthAfricaforbidsa（10）betweenthewhiteandthecoloured.
（3）
ThefirstEnglishwindowwasjustaslitinthewall.Itwascutlong,sothatitwouldletinasmuchlightaspossible,andnarrow,tokeepoutthebadweather.However,theslitletinmorewindthanlight.Thisiswhyitwascalled"
thewind'
seye."
ThewordwindowitselfcomesfromtwoOldNorsewordsforwindandeye.
Beforewindowswereused,theancienthallsandcastlesofnorthernEuropeandBritainweredarkandsmoky.Theirgreatroomswerehigh,withonlyaholeintherooftoletoutthesmokefromtorchesandcookingfires.
Astimewenton,peoplewantedmorelightandairintheirhomes.Theymadethewind'
seyeswidersoastoadmitairandlight.Theystretchedcanvasoftapestryacrossthemtokeepouttheweather.
1.Thefirstwindowwasa_____.
A.largeholeinthewallB.holecoveredwithcanvasC.slitinthewallD.slitwithapieceofpaperoverit
2.Thewordwindowmeant_____.
A.openingtolookthroughB.lightgivenC.windD.wind'
seye
3.Thewindowgotitsnamebecauseit_____.
A.keptoutthewindB.blewoutthesmokeC.letinmorewindthanlightD.letinmostlylight
4.Intheancientcastles,smokewentoutthrough_____.
A.thewindowsB.
升级会员 