大学英语泛读试题及答案.docx

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大学英语泛读试题及答案

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George'scaseisnotunique.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,quiteanumberofmenandwomenhavechosentodropoutoftheworkingworldtotryadifferentkindoflife.Mostofthemareintheirthirtiesandforties,oftenwelleducated,althoughallagesandbackgroundscanbefoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirworkandthesecurityitprovided.Some,likeGeorge,havegivenupacareerthatwasdemandingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldn'tstandthepressureandthecompetition.Athirty-five-year-oldwoman,whohadahighpositioninhercompany,decidedtoleavewhenshefoundherselfsufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrenandnosavings;butevenheranxietyaboutthefuturecouldn'tspoilherfeelingofreliefandhernewpeaceofmind.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverworkagain;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.

B.theyarenotwellpaidatwork

D.allofthemhaveworkthatistoodemanding

B.bored,withoutfriendsandcompanions

D.thepressuresandburdensoflife

theyhaveearnedenoughmoneytospendfortherestoftheirlives

C.theywanttoliveamoreleisurelylife

2.Afterleavingherpositionthethirty-five-year-oldwomanfelt.

A.relievedand