2009年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解（五）

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中华硕博网核心提示: 2001年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解Text5WhenIdecidedtoquitmyfulltimeemploymentitneveroccurredtomethatImightbecomeapartofanewinternationaltre

2001年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解

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WhenIdecidedtoquitmyfulltimeemploymentitneveroccurredtomethatImightbecomeapartofanewinternationaltrend。Alateralmovethathurtmyprideandblockedmyprofessionalprogresspromptedmetoabandonmyrelativelyhighprofilecareeralthough，inthemannerofadisgracedgovernmentminister，Icoveredmyexitbyclaiming“Iwantedtospendmoretimewithmyfamily”。

Curiously，sometwoandahalfyearsandtwonovelslater，myexperimentinwhattheAmericansterm“downshifting”hasturnedmytiredexcuseintoanabsolutereality。Ihavebeentransformedfromapassionateadvocateofthephilosophyof“havingitall”，preachedbyLindaKelseyforthepastsevenyearsinthepageofShemagazine，intoawomanwhoishappytosettleforabitofeverything。

Ihavediscovered，asperhapsKelseywillafterhermuchpublicizedresignationfromtheeditorshipofSheafterabuildupofstress，thatabandoningthedoctrineof“jugglingyourlife”，andmakingthealternativemoveinto“downshifting”bringswithitfargreaterrewardsthanfinancialsuccessandsocialstatus。NothingcouldpersuademetoreturntothekindoflifeKelseyusedtoadvocateandIonceenjoyed：12hourworkingdays，pressureddeadlines，thefearfulstrainofofficepoliticsandthelimitationsofbeingaparenton“qualitytime”。

InAmerica，themoveawayfromjugglingtoasimpler，lessmaterialisticlifestyleisawellestablishedtrend。Downshifting—alsoknowninAmericaas“voluntarysimplicity”—has，ironically，evenbredanewareaofwhatmightbetermedanticonsumerism。Thereareanumberofbestsellingdownshiftingselfhelpbooksforpeoplewhowanttosimplifytheirlives;therearenewsletters，suchasTheTightwadGazette，thatgivehundredsofthousandsofAmericansusefultipsonanythingfromrecyclingtheirclingfilmtomakingtheirownsoap;thereareevensupportgroupsforthosewhowanttoachievethemid’90sequivalentofdroppingout。

WhileinAmericathetrendstartedasareactiontotheeconomydecline—afterthemassredundanciescausedbydownsizinginthelate’80s—andisstilllinkedtothepoliticsofthrift，inBritain，atleastamongthemiddleclassdownshiftersofmyacquaintance，wehavedifferentreasonsforseekingtosimplifyourlives。

Forthewomenofmygenerationwhowereurgedtokeepjugglingthroughthe’80s，downshiftinginthemid’90sisnotsomuchasearchforthemythicalgoodlife—growingyourownorganicvegetables，andriskingturningintoone—asapersonalrecognitionofyourlimitations。

67．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoparagraph1？

［A］Fulltimeemploymentisanewinternationaltrend。

［B］Thewriterwascompelledbycircumstancestoleaveherjob。

［C］“Alateralmove”meanssteppingoutoffulltimeemployment。

［D］Thewriterwasonlytooeagertospendmoretimewithherfamily。

68．Thewriter’sexperimentshowsthatdownshifting。

［A］enableshertorealizeherdream

［B］helpshermoldanewphilosophyoflife

［C］promptshertoabandonherhighsocialstatus

［D］leadshertoacceptthedoctrineofShemagazine

69。“Jugglingone’slife”probablymeanslivingalifecharacterizedby。

［A］nonmaterialisticlifestyle［B］abitofeverything