Walking across the campus of Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University one delightful spring day, I came upon a table filled with young people chatting and enjoying the fine weather. Several had identical blue T-shirts with “Trilogy @ CMU” written across them―Trilogy being an Austin, Texasbased software company with a reputation of recruiting(招聘) our top students. I walked over to the table. “Are you guys here to recruit?” I asked. “No, absolutely not,” they replied firmly. “We’re not recruiters. We’re just hanging out, playing a little frisbee with our friends.” How interesting, I thought. They’ve come to campus on a workday, all the way from Austin, just to hang out with some new friends.

   As I later learned, they were gifted students who had inked the highest-paying deal in the history of their departments.

   I asked one young man why he was going to a smaller city in Taxas. The company is excellent, he told me. There are also terrific people and the work is challenging. Though he had several good job offers from Pittsburgh’s high-tech firms and knew the city well, he said he felt the city lacked the life-styles options, cultural diversity, and tolerant attitude that would make it attractive to him. As he summed it up: “How would I fit in here?”

  What a change from my own college days, just a little more than 20 years ago, when students would put on their dressiest clothes and carefully hide any counterculture tendencies to prove that they could fit in with the company. Today, apparently, it’s the company trying to fit in with the students.

  These young men and their lifestyles represent a lively new force in the enonomy and life of America. They are members of what I call the creative class: a fast-growing, highly educated, and well-paid part of the workforce on whose efforts corporate profits and economic growth increasingly depend. They do not consciously think of themselves as a class. Yet they share a common belief that values creativity, individuality, difference, and advantage.

68. Why were the young people in the university campus?

A. To get recruited in Pittsburgh.           

B. To celebrate their successful recruitment.

C. To relax themselves away from work.       

D. To meet their old school mates.

69. Which of he following best describes the author’s attitude towards the young people?

  A. Criticizing.            B. Disgusting.        C. Approving.        D. Disappointing.

70. What can you infer from the passage?

  A. The young people prefer to work in a small quiet city.

  B. The high pay is the main attraction to the young people.

  C. Pittsburgh has many advantages over Austin.

  D. Pittsburgh doesn’t have enough attractions to the young people.

Walking across the campus of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon

Univers ity one delightful spring day, I came upon a table filled

with young people chatting and enjoying the fine weather．Several

 had identical blue T-Shirts with 'Trilogy @CMU" written across them —Trilogy being an Austin,

Texas-based software company with a reputation for recruiting （招聘） our top students．I walked over to the table．"Are you guys here to recruit?" I asked．"No, absolutely not," they replied firmly．"We're not recruiters．We're just hanging out, playing a little Frisbee （飞盘） with our friends．" How interesting, I thought．They've come to campus on a workday, all the way from Austin, just to hang out with some new friends．

As I later learned, they were gifted students who had inked the highest-paying deal in the history of their department．

I asked one young man why he was going to a smaller city in Texas．"The company is excellent", he told me．"There are also terrific people and the work is challenging"．Though he had several good job offers from Pittsburgh's high-tech firms and knew the city well, he said he felt the city lacked the lifestyle options, cultural diversity, and tolerant attitude that would make it attractive to him．As he summed it up: "How would I fit in here?"

What a change from my own college days, just a little more than 20 years ago, when students would put on their dressiest clothes and carefully hide any counterculture tendencies to prove that they could fit in with the company．Today, apparently, it's the company trying to fit in with the students．

These young men and their lifestyle represent a lively new force in the economy and life of America．They are members of what I call the creative class: a fast-growing, highly educated, and well-paid part of the workforce on whose efforts corporate profits and economic growth increasingly depend．They do not consciously think of themselves as a class．Yet they share a common belief that values creativity, individuality, difference, and advantage．

59．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．The rise of the creative class         B．New ideas about recruitment

       C．Changed working cultures                 D．A tale of two cities

60．Why were the young people on the university campus?

       A．To get recruited in Pittsburgh．

       B．To celebrate their successful recruitment．

       C．To relax themselves away from work．

       D．To meet their old schoolmates．

61．The underlined word "inked" in paragraph 2 probably means "____"．

       A．fulfilled             B．obtained              C．settled            D．signed

62．Which of the following best describes the author's attitude towards the young people?

       A．Criticizing                                    B．Approving              

       C．Disappointing                                 D．Disgusting

63．From the passage we can infer that ____．

       A．the young people prefer to work in a small quiet city

       B．the high pay is the main attraction to the young people

       C．Pittsburgh has many advantages over Austin

       D．Pittsburgh doesn't have enough attractions to the young people

Walking across the campus of Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University one delightful spring day, I came upon a table filled with young people chatting and enjoying the fine weather. Several had identical blue T-Shirts with “Trilogy@ CMU” written across them——Trilogy being an Austin, Texas-based software company with a reputation for recruiting(招聘) our top students. I walked over to the table. “Are you guys here to recruit?” I asked. “No, absolutely not,” they replied firmly. “We’re not recruiters. We’re just hanging out, playing a little Frisbee(飞盘) with our friends.” How interesting, I thought. They’ve come to campus on a workday, all the way from Austin, just to hang out with some new friends.

As I later learned, they were gifted students who had inked the highest-paying deal in the history of their department.

I asked one young man why he was going to a smaller city in Texas. The company is excellent, he told me. There are also terrific people and the work is challenging. Though he had several good job offers from Pittsburgh’s high-tech firms and knew the city well, he said he felt the city lacked the lifestyle options, cultural diversity, and tolerant attitude that would make it attractive to him. As he summed it up: “How would I fit in here?”

What a change from my own college days, just a little more than 20 years ago, when students would put on their dressiest clothes and carefully hide any counterculture tendencies to prove that they could fit in with the company. Today, apparently, it’s the company trying to fit in with the students.

These young men and their lifestyle represent a lively new force in the economy and life of America. They are members of what I call the creative class: a fast-growing, highly educated, and well-paid part of the workforce on whose efforts corporate profits and economic growth increasingly depend. They do not consciously think of themselves as a class. Yet they share a common belief that values creativity, individuality, difference, and advantage.

1．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The rise of the creative class                        B．New ideas about recruitment

C．Changed working cultures                           D．A tale of two cities

2．Why were the young people on the university campus?

A．To get recruited in Pittsburgh.

B．To celebrate their successful recruitment.

C．To relax themselves away from work.

D．To meet their old schoolmates.

3．The underlined word “inked” in paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A．fulfilled                      B．obtained              C．settled                 D．signed

4．Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards the young people?

A．Criticizing                   B．Disappointing       C．Approving           D．Disgusting

5．From the passage we can infer that _________.

A．the young people prefer to work in a small quiet city

B．the high pay is the main attraction to the young people

C．Pittsburgh has many advantages over Austin

D．Pittsburgh doesn’t have enough attractions to the young people

Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.

Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.

In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.

Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.

Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. He said, “The feeling of having conquered（战胜）something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”

The great 19^th century explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”

60.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?
   A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.

   B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.

   C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.

   D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.

61. Traveling alone is challenging because ________.

   A. you have to make things on your own

   B. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others

   C. you can only depend on yourself whatever happens

   D. it will finally build your character

62. What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

   A. He started traveling alone at an early age.     B. He was once shot in the arm.

   C. He used to work as a salesman.             D. His website inspires others a lot.

63. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Travel Abroad                  B. Travel Unaccompanied

   C. Travel Light                   D. Travel Wide and Far

Glynis Davis:

I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year…but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference but the scales don’t lie.[来源:Z。xx。k.Com]

Roz Jumab:

To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. I’ve learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super thin body. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it.

Lesley Codwin:

I was very happy at winning Young Slimmer of the year. I’d look into the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me! That might have been my problem—perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.

Ros Landfod:

Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet…I’m really good on a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate—my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.?

1．What do you think the four women were all talking about?

A．Their own slimming matter.      B．Their life after marriage.

C．Their work as a housewife.       D．Different diets they prefer.

2．Where are these short passage most likely to be taken from?

A．Talks on the air.       B．Advertisements on the wall.

C．Book in a library.      D．Magazines for housewives.

3．What does the underlined word “scales” possibly mean?

A．The coach in the slimming club.?B．Some tool to measure weight.

C．Glynis Davis’ dear husband.    D．The salesperson in a food shop.?

4．What can we infer from Roz Jumab’s words?

A．Losing weight is a painful process which is unbearable.

B．Being thin can also be harmful.

C．It is necessary to force ourselves to lose weight.

D．We should learn to live comfortably with the way we look.

5．Which of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming?

1．Glynis Davis    2．Roz Jumab   3．Lesley Codwinc   4．Ros Langfodd

a．I put on weight soon after I got married. b．Fame doesn’t necessarily mean success.

c．Facts speak much louder than words.  d．I like myself as I am, and to be what you are.

A．1- a; 2 – d; 3 – b; 4 – c        B．1 – c; 2 – b; 3 – d; 4 – a

C．1 – c; 2 – d; 3 – b; 4 – a        D．1 – a; 2 – b; 3 – c; 4 –d