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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,althoughallagesandbackgroundscan
2、befoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirworkandthesecurityitprovided.Some,likeGeorge,havegivenupacareerthatwasdemandingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldn'tstandthepressureandthecompetition.Athirty-five-year-oldwoman,whohadahighpositioninher
3、company,decidedtoleavewhenshefoundherselfsufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrenandnosavings;butevenheranxietyaboutthefuturecouldn'tspoilherfeelingofreliefandhernewpeaceofmind.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverworkagain;ifshedoes,sh
4、esaysthatshewilltakesmalltemporaryjobs.Somepeople,onthecontrary,havequitjobsthatwereboringormeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers(hasbeendoingpaperwork)foryearsmaystartwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachievinganything.Anengineerinalar
5、gecompany,awarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametraining,maycometofeelunimportantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirworkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinterestsandasenseofpersonalworth.Therearealsopeoplewholeavetheirworktofulfillanolddream,suchaswrit
6、ingbooks,painting,sailingtoremoteislands,orgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirty-eighttobuilddollhouses,andanotherone,whohadalwaysbeeninterestedinarchaeology,（考古学）didthesameatforty-fivetodigancientIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelighted-instead
7、ofkeepinghouse,shewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.Butmostofthemenandwomenwhodropoutoftheworkingworldhavenospecialinterestandnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfreedom,theirindependence,andtheirleisure.Nomorerushingt
8、ocatchamorningtrain,nomorecommuter（通勤者）traffic,nomoreanxietytopleaseaboss,nomoremeetings,nomoreobligationstobehaveanddressaccordingtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness;manyofthosewhohavechosenitasastyleoflifead
