大学英语泛读试题及答案

1大学英语泛读期末考试试题及答案1(1)(1)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,thedropouts（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）.ItwouldhaveshockedSamtolearnthatthoseshamelesspeoplewhochoosetoliveinunearnedidleness（懒惰）haveagoodconsciencetoo.1.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,peoplelikeGeorgehavechosentodropoutoftheworkingworldbecause_____.A.theyhaveearnedenoughmoneytospendfortherestoftheirlivesB.theyarenotwellpaidatworkC.theywanttoliveamoreleisurelylifeD.allofthemhaveworkthatistoodemanding2.Afterleavingherpositionthethirty-five-year-oldwomanfelt_____.A.relievedandpeaceful,thoughworriedabouthersecurityB.bored,withoutfriendsandcompanionsC.thatsheneededanotherjobD.thepressuresandburdensoflife3.Accordingtothetext,peoplewouldprobablynotdropoutoftheworkforceifthey_____.A.oftenworryabouttheirworkB.workwithoutanycomplaintsC.finditveryeasytodotheirjobsD.don'tmindbeingcontrolledbyothers4.AccordingtoSam,aman'svalueliesin_____.A.reachingahigherpositioninsocietyB.enjoyingfullfreedomandindependenceC.workinghardandhavingagoodrelationshipwithhiscommunity2D.earningmoneyandsendinghischildrentocollegesanduniversities5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightcauseSamandGeorgetoargue?A.Tobeeitherashopkeeperorageologistwillgiveonesatisfaction.B.Happinesscanbeobtainedonlythroughhardwork.C.Dropoutsliveahappierlifethananyoneelse.D.Dropoutsliveamiserablelifeiftheyhavenofinancialsecurity.(2)Whenyoungpeoplegettheirfirstrealjobs,theymayfacealotofnew,confusingsituations.Theymayfindthateverythingisdifferentfromthewaythingswereatschool.Itisalsop