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Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingday–theculmination（顶点）ofyearsofhardwork.Mygraduationday...wasnot.

Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago,familyandfriendshadtraveledfartowatchourclasswalkacrossthestage.Butlikeeveryoneelseinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedtheeconomygofrombadtoworseduringmysenioryear.Wegraduateshaddegrees,butverylimitedprospects（前景）.Ihadn’tsecuredajob,andIknewthatthenextday,whenmylease（租约）ended,Iwouldnolongerhaveaplacetocallhome.

Theweeksaheadweren’teasy.IgatheredupeverythingIcouldn’tcarryandputitintostorage.Then,becauseIhadnoopportunitiesinmysmalluniversitytown,IpackedupmycaranddrovetoCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwouldtakeaweekdraggedintotwo,thenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,IfoundmyselfinthesamespotasIwasbefore.Theduedatetobeginpayingbackmystudentloanswascreepingevencloser.

Haveyoueverfeltutterdread?

Thatfeelingbecameconstantinmylife.ThemostfrustratingpartwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeanyprogress.

Ichanneledmyfrustrationintoachildren’sbook.BeyondtheRiverwasthestoryofanunlikelyhero,alittlefishwhorefusedtogiveup.

Andthenoneday,withnowritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld–justhardworkandperseverance–Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook.Afterthat,thingswereinplace.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneypanyandwashiredshortlyafter.

Oftenourdreamslieinwaitingjustalittlefurtherupstream,andallweneedisthecouragetopushbeyondtheriver.

21.Whenthewritergraduated,he_________.

A.sentoutalotofapplicationsB.laidgreatexpectationsonhisjob

C.almosthadnoplacetoliveinD.founditdifficulttopackuphisluggage

22.Whatdisappointedthewritermost?

A.Hedidn’tgethisdegree.B.hedreamttoomanybaddreams.

C.Hehadafeelingoffailure.D.hiseffortdidn’tpayoff.

23.Wecaninferthewriter’sBeyondtheRiveris______.

A.afairytaleB.aromanticstory

C.ahumorousstoryD.asciencefiction

24.Whatlessondoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?

A.Yourhopeesfromyourdream.B.Ittakesalongtimetofindajob.

C.Don’tgiveupeveninhardtimes.D.Writingdoesn’trequireadegree.

B

MeetJeffWilsonAKAProfessorDumpster（垃圾箱）,anenvironmentalscientistandtheDeanofHustonTillotsonUniversityinAustin,Texas.Thereasonforhisunusualnickname?

Hehasdecidedtoliveinadumpsterforthenextyear.Yes,thekindthatyoumightfindfilledwithtrashbehindarestaurant.

Wilsonsaystheinspirationtodosomethingfirsthithimtwoyearsago,whenhewasworkingonanarticleataneighborhoodcoffeeshopandcaughtsightofaneight-yarddumpster.

Nowthathehasfoundone,ProfessorDumpsterisputtinghisstudentstowork.Afterall,thepointofthisprojectisn’tjusttospendhislifelivingoutofagarbagecan:

thereis,amuchgreaterpurposeinvolved.Asanenvironmentalscientist,theprofessorconstantlythinksaboutsustainablelivingandhoweverypersonshouldtrytominimizehis/herimpactonouralreadystretchedresources.That,isthechallengeWilsonwantedhisstudentstostepupto,thisentireyear.

Usingtheirmath,science,engineeringandtechnologyskills,hewantsthemtoretrofit（改进）his33square-footdumpsterintoamodernspacethatincludesashower,atoilet,akitchenandabedandisfittedwithconvenienceslikeair-conditioningandevenWiFi.Thedemand?

Itallhastobegreenandsustainable.

SowhyisWilsonplanningtogothroughsuchhardship?

Thatisbecausehewantstoequiphisstudentswiththetoolstosurviveinaworldthatisrapidlyheadingtowardsapopulationof10billionpeople.Alargemajorityofthepopulationadjusttolivingintighterspacesintheworldwhereresourcesandspaceshouldbelimitedtobeused.

Bypromotingawarenessandeducationonthesesubjects,Wilsonishelpingstudentseverywhereseethatliving“small”andsustainablyiscertainlypossible.Andwhilethedumpsterprojectmayseemalittlecrazytosome,theprofessorthinksofitasa“playfulandimaginative”educationalexperimentandconversation-startertodiscussthefactthatallofuscandowithlessaswemoveintothefuture.

25.WhatisJeffWilsonconcernedaboutallthetime?

A.Howtosearchforasuitabletrashcan.

B.Challenginghisstudentstofollowhisproposal.

C.Spendingsevenmonthssleepinginhisoffice.

D.Findingsustainablelivingwaysofusingfewerresources.

26.WhatrequirementsdoesJeffWilsonaskhisstudentstomeet?

A.Theyshouldminimizetheimpactonstretchedresources.

B.Alltheirworkshouldbecarriedoutinamodernspace.

C.Alltheirworkshouldbegreenandsustainable.

D.Theyshouldchangehisdumpsterintoahotel.

27.WhydoesJeffWilsonmakehisstudentsdosuchahardjob?

A.Toencouragethemtotrytoreducethepopulation.

B.Tohelpthemfindsurvivalwaysinthelimitedworld.

C.Tomakethemadjusttothelimitedspace.

D.Tochangetheirtighterspacesintolargerones.

28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowShouldWeTeachOurStudentsinEffectiveWays?

B.WhoWillBetheNextOnetoLiveinaDumpster?

C.WhyIsThisProfessorMovingintoaDumpster?

D.WhatWeCanDotoSaveOurEarth?

C

Doesmoneybuyhappiness?

No!

Ah,butwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier?

Manyofussmirk（傻笑，假笑）andnod.Thereis,webelieve,someconnectionbetweenfinancialfitnessandemotionalfulfillment.ThreeinfourAmericancollegestudents—nearlydoublethe1970proportion—nowconsiderit“veryimportant”or“essential”thattheybee“verywellofffinancially”.Moneymatters.

Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessities,increasingwealthmatterssurprisinglylittle.Theconnectionbetweenineandhappinessis“surprisinglyweak,”observedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone16-nationstudyof170,000people.Oncefortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns（报酬递减）.Thesecondpieceofpie,orthesecond$100,000,nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.EvenlotterywinnersandtheForbes’100wealthiestAmericanssurveyedbyUniversityofIllinoispsychologistEdDienerhaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageAmerican.Makingitbigbringstemporaryjoy.Butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth:

itspleteabsencecancreatesuffering,buthavingitdoesn’tguaranteehappiness.Happinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.

Hasourhappiness,however,floatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide?

Arewehappiertodaythanin1940s,whentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub?

Actually,wearenot.Since1957,thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyare“veryhappy”hasdeclinedfrom35to32percent.Meanwhile,thedivorceratehasdoubled,theteensuicide（自杀）ratehasincreasednearlythreetimes,theviolentcrimeratehasgoneupnearlyfourtimes,anddepressionhasmushroomed.Economicgrowthhasprovidednoboosttohumanmorale.Whenitestopsychologicalwellbeing,itisnottheeconomy.

Icallthissoaringwealthandshrinkingspirit“theAmericanparadox.”Morethanever,wehavebighousesandbrokenhomes,highinesandlowconfidence,securedrightsandreducedcivility.Wearegoodatmakingalivingbutoftenfailatmakingalife.Wecelebrateourprosperity（繁荣）butlongforapurpose.Wetreasureourfreedomsbutlongforconnection.Inanageofplenty,wefeelspiritualhunger.

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?

A.Themoremoneyweearn,thelessreturnswehave.

B.Themoremoneyweearn,thehappierwewouldbe.

C.Inthelongrun,moneycannotguaranteehappiness.

D.Inthelongrun,happinessgrowswitheconomy.

30.“Thesecond$100,000nevertastesasgoodasthefirst”because_____.

A.itisnotsofreshasthefirst$100,000

B.itisnotsoimportantasthefirst$100,000

C.profitbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$100,000

D.happinessbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$100,000

31.Accordingtothepassage,peopledowellinmakingalivingbutdon’t_____.

A.haveanyprimaryaimB.knowhowtospendmoney

C.knowhowtoenjoylifeD.keepintouchwithotherpeople

32.Thethingsthathappenedafter1957aregiventoshowthat_____.

A.people’sspiritualneedscannotbefulfilledbywealth

B.familyproblemsbeemoreandmoreserious

C.youngpeoplearenothappyabouttheirlife

D.socialcrimeshaveincreasedsignificantly

D

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