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1、2009年职称英语教材阅读理解新增部分(综合类)Outside-the-classroomLearningMakesaBigDifference Puttingabunchofcollegestudentsinchargeofa$300,000DanceMarathon,fundraisersurelysoundsabitrisky.1Whenyouconsiderthefactthatthemoneyissupposedtobegivento.Childreninneedofmedicalcare,youmi
2、ghtcalltheideacrazy. Moststudentleadersdon'twanttospendalargeamountoftimeonsomethingtheycarelittleabout,said22-year-oldUniversityofFloridastudentDarrenHeitner.HewastheDanceMarathon'soperationsofficerfortwoyears. YvonneFangmeyer,directorofthestudentorganizat
3、ionofficeattheUniversityofWisconsin,conductedasurveyinFebruaryofstudentsinvolvedincampusorganizations.2Shesaidthedesireforfriendshipwasthemostfrequentlycitedreasonforjoining. AtlargeuniversitieslikeFangmeyer's,whichhasmorethan40,000students,thestudentsfirsto
4、fallwanttofindawayto"belongintheirowncomerofcampus". KatieRowley,aWisconsinsenior,confirmsthesurvey'sfindings."IwantedtomakethecampusfeelsmallerbyjoininganorganizationwhereIcouldnotonlygetinvolvedoncampusbutalsofindagroupoffriends." Allofthistalkoffriendshi
5、p,however,doesnotmeanthatstudentsaren'tthinkingabouttheirresumes."Ithinkthatalotofpeopledojointo‘fattenuptheirresume’,"saidHeitner."Atthebeginningofmycollegecareer,Ijoinedafewoftheseorganizations,hopingtogetastartinmyleadershiproles." Butwithoutpassionstuden
6、tleaderscanhaveadifficulttimetryingtoweatherthestormsthatcome.Forexample,inApril,severalstudentorganizationsatWisconsinteamedup3foraneventdesignedtoeducatestudentsabouthomelessnessandpoverty.Studentleadershadtofacetheproblemofsolvingdisagreements,movingtheeve
7、ntbecauseofrainyweather,anddealingwiththeuniversity'scomplicatedbureaucracy. "Outside-oftheclassroomlearningreallymakesabigdifference,"Fangmeyersaid. 词汇: Bunchn.群 Marathonn.马立松;耐力活动 fundraisern.募捐 weatherv.经受风雨 bureaucracyn.官僚机构 注释: 1.Puttingabunchof
8、collegestudentsinchargeofa$300,000DanceMarathon,fundraisersurelysoundsabitrisky.让一群大学生去负责募集30万美元的马拉松式的跳舞活动,这种募捐听起来肯定有点儿冒险。“putting...inchargeof...”是“让……负责”。 2.YvonneFangmeyer,directoroft