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1、大学英语泛读期末考试试卷及答案1(1>(1>George'scaseisnotunique.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,quiteanumberofmenandwomenhavechosentodropoutoftheworkingworldtotryadifferentkindoflife.Mostofthemareintheirthirtiesandforties,oftenwelleducated,althoughallagesandbackgroundsc
2、anbefoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirworkandthesecurityitprovided.b5E2RGbCAPSome,likeGeorge,havegivenupacareerthatwasdemandingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldn'tstandthepressureandthecompetition.Athirty-five-year-oldwoman,whohadahig
3、hpositioninhercompany,decidedtoleavewhenshefoundherselfsufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrenandnosavings。butevenheranxietyaboutthefuturecouldn'tspoilherfeelingofreliefandhernewpeaceofmind.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverworkag
4、ain。ifshedoes,shesaysthatshewilltakesmalltemporaryjobs.p1EanqFDPwSomepeople,onthecontrary,havequitjobsthatwereboringormeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers(hasbeendoingpaperwork>foryearsmaystartwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachiev
5、inganything.Anengineerinalargecompany,awarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametraining,maycometofeelunimportantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirworkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinterestsandasenseofpersonalworth.DXDiTa9E3dTherearealsopeoplewholeav
6、etheirworktofulfillanolddream,suchaswritingbooks,painting,sailingtoremoteislands,orgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirty-eighttobuilddollhouses,andanotherone,whohadalwaysbeeninterestedinarchaeology,<考古学）didthesameatforty-fivetodiganci
7、entIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelighted-insteadofkeepinghouse,shewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.RTCrpUDGiTButmostofthemenandwomenwhodropoutoftheworkingworldhavenospecialinterestandnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfr
8、eedom,theirindependence,andtheirleisure.Nomorerushingtocatchamorningtrain,nomorecommuter<通勤者）traffic,nomoreanxietytopleaseaboss,nomoremeetings,nomoreobligationstobehaveanddressaccordingtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness。ma
