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1、Section I New Words 閃 Match each vocabulary word on the left with the correct definition on the righL (3 points each) L egalitarian A. not flexible 2. peer B. rapid (noun) 3. 一一 polygamy C> a proud walk* from side to side 4. distract D? garbage S. significant E< to sign

2、 up to take a class 6. swagger F? marriage to more than one person 7. rigid G< important 8. _ chatter H. equal 9. enroll I . a person of equal status or age 10- trash J. take attention away "b! Fill in the blanks with words from the box below. (3 points each) career coun

3、selors job security keep up with leisure telecommuting on 血 move -wsourcing OEworkod mess upgrade Nowadayst workers arc 11 . changing careers for many reasons. Some have lost their jobs due to 12 caused by companies searching for cheaper In bon Others feel that they are 13 . and ore looking for a

4、 job with less 11 . Still others need to take time off to 15 their skills and learn more about computers so they can 16 the latest technology. Same 17 ndvise people looking for work to consider several things before they accept another po^itioru Finrt of alL if they jusi lo^i a job. they should as

5、k about the 18 of the next one< Second# they should make sure they have enough 19 time so they dont feel so pressured by the demands of work. Third? they should consider 20 ? if possible> and working from a home office. This way?〔heyll have time xo take courses that build their skills so they can ge

6、t a better job in the future^ Section |] Krnding ComprchcnshMi (A1 Read the pamge. Then bimwct the qtxwtlotui thal follow. (5 points eweh) Volunteering In I hr United Stales A Vutuntrrring in m prwrlicc tlmt nuiny pcoplr in the United Stnlr> cngnxr in at M)nir paini in thifir lives, k nwiins doi

7、nx unpaid work (or or ihrnugh nn organixatioru It mny be a mmplc activity> like school children doming up thvir neighborhood park, or leenftgem washing can to cam money to support ihnr twim. It may t)c nn cducAtionul activity, like collar 5tudcnU tutoring children after school, or profeMiormh advisi

8、ng recent university graduAteiu It m/iy aImo l>r for environmental orgamzaiioruit like Earthwntch or Greenpeace Whatever a perwn rs interest there are doxens of way* to volunteer nnd tnnny Anirnrann do iu H rhe DepHrtmcni of Labor collect* hiformiifion an voluntccrinR in the United SuitrMt And it a

9、ay thnt every ycnrt over 65 million people offer their nervier^ OnrJuurih of men and one-third of women work for nt lenat one orgonizntion without being paid* The organinition* that they volunTeer for the mojit arc (i) religious?《2) educational and youth nervicc^i And (3) nocial and communiiy aervic

10、ee People between the tixea o( 35 and 55 lend to volunteer a great denL but teenagers aIno volunteer a lot ? possibly becauae this type of work is ernph*Jilted in schools C Thr AvernKr time npent in unpaid activities is about 50 hours per year. Retired people (over 65) offer more of their time than

11、 other arc1 Kroupji—aver 90 hourM per yen” MArnrd people frnd to volunteer more thnn sinKlr people> and parents tend to volunteer more than Aciult* without children. Parrnln Mrr more likely to get involved in nch(u)ln and sporl leamAt while adults without children nrr more likely to offer their time

12、 to haspitiils or comrnunny 心vice orRaruzntioniu I) RcgardinK the ty|w of work they do. people with higher levels o( cducAfion nre more likely to do tutoring. eOAehinu< supervising and counseling? or to provide management or medical /ifKiuMnca 7 hone with lower levels of education nrc more likely t

13、o collecte prrpMrrtdi^tributc and serve food. People with full time job* arc Icmr likely than those with porMimc jobn to volunteer. Among those who volunteered tn the past but no longer do lack of time ia the main rrMon< followed by hrrtlth/mrdicitl problrniMt and family retponftibilitieiu All in al

14、l* the trend of volunteering is ulivc and well In the United Stntrne with more people lending a hand rvrry year. For meh question> chnosr the brM nnswrr bn%cd on Che rrudlnK puswuige. Write A. B. C or D on your Aniwer Sheet. 21. Volunteering may take the form o( ? A. cleaning up a park Ik washin

15、g curs C tutoring children 11 nil of ihr above 22. Thr number of Amrricun^ who volunteer ijt uvrr A. 65 million Ik 55 million C 50 million D. 35 million 23. volunteer more than ? A. children / ncluha H? tnarrird people / dingle people C? teennKcrik / retired people IX men / women 24. The

16、moMt common typr of orgAni^tion to voluntrrr (or is _ ? A. social ?8a educational D. *ports C. religious 25. In the United Stalest people nrt oflering their M?rvice< A. not very many B. the same number of C less and less IX more and more “I： Read the pose 好. Then answer I he questions that

17、follow. (3 points each) Elcphunt Communication A Researchers at Stanford ond Cornell UniverMities are studying communication pnttrrnn of the MavAnnnlu or plntns clephantSt ntid forest elephants of sukSahnran Africa. They have made many audio and video recordings* matching the nound and behavior al

18、 the elephants in order io nndrrntand the menntng from observed patterns. B Their findings are that elephants use many senses to communicate： sighte amelL taste> hearing* and touch. For ex/implet when two female elephants greet each other nftcr a long reparationt they stand &idr by、id

19、eir earsi touching and smelling each other with their trunk— making rumbling sounds. The longer they * vc been separated ? the louder and more demonjitrativr they act when they meet Hgain. C Elcphnni rumbling is a low. infrunonic nound of 12 20 Hertz (Hi) (hat humnnfi cannot hrnn ( Human rnngc is