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Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight, or hold more than one job.
Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist (精神病大夫) heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.
Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, accord
ing to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.
Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausamn, the writer of "Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side."
The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters in 1997 took a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.
People also take second jobs with an eye to the future - wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.
Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable (不稳定的). He wanted to make sure he wasn't tied to one system that ended up failing.
Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all age and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries - no longer just service, office and sale jobs.
“Technology just affects your ability to make money,” Hausman says. "That makes a frequent change in moonlighting."
As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.
Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees' 9-to-5 performance.
"The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’” says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. "If you' re burning yourself at both ends, it's going to show."
Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They also may find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.
Besides, "it's fun," Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn't find just in a full-time job.
"It' s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet" he says, "and offering a little variety throughout the day."
60. What is the article mainly about?
A. The ways of moonlighting.
B. The reasons for moonlighting.
C. The problems with moonlighting.
D. The kinds of people who moonlight.
61. The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.
A. he found it exciting to do a part-time job
B. he needed to make ends meet with more money
C. he feared he would lose his present job one day
D. he felt more and more pressure from his employer
62. Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.
A. their workers can not do extra-hour work for them
B. their workers will be too tired to try their best at work
C. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs
D. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time
63. The underlined sentence "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet." in the last paragraph means _________.
A. moonlighting gets you away from the job you don' t enjoy
B. moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money
C. moonlighting strengthens your p
rofessional skills
D. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different
1. A. If B. Because C. Although D. Before
2. A. suggestion B. context C. abstract D. information
3. A. poor B. ideal C. average D. disappointed
4. A. such B. one C. any D. some
5. A. fun B. work C. learning D. prize
6. A. by B. in C. for D. with
7. A. unhappy B. responsible C. satisfied D. dismissed
8. A. collected B. distributed C. assigned D. finished
9. A. the most B. the least C. possible D. practical
10. A. student's B. assistant's C. professor's D. librarian's
11. A. when B. what C. why D. how
12. A. wish B. hope for C. want D. expect
13. A. selections B. collections C. sources D. origins
14. A. hate B. dislike C. like D. prefer
15. A. too B. such C. much D. more
16. A. but B. except C. with D. besides
17. A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Nevertheless
18. A. full B. limited C. irregular D. enough
19. A. interrupt B. annoy C. approach D. disturb
20. A. or B. to C. and D. but
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Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they cannot to regular school. How do they get 1 ?
In Hollywood, where many TV 2 are made, about forty 3 give lessons for 4 in the shows. They teach 5 their pupils are working.
The teacher's 6 is very important. She is responsible for making sure that the child works only the 7 hours each week. She is also responsible for making sure that the child learns the 8 subjects. She makes sure, too, that the child gets enough 9 and play, along with his education.
Child actors are required to 10 classes twenty hours each 11 . California law says that they 12 be taught from September to the middle of June. If they do not get good 13 in school, they are not permitted to 14 working in TV shows.
TV children are usually good 15 , and most of their 16 like 17 kind of work. Their classes are held in many 18 places. Sometimes the 19 is a Mississippi riverboat. Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous 20 .
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When your kids were six or seven, you sent them to school. Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher's __36__ as he or she tries to teach your kids? Did you ever wonder what the teacher __37__ from you，the parents?
Parents can be __38__ or suspicious. They can be of great help to the teacher __39__ be in need of help themselves. Some teachers think parents are too __40__ on their children. Here is __41__ one teacher puts it.
“I usually have the __42__ of parents coming in and __43__ me how much they care about the kids' education and how they really __44__ their kids. They tell me they stand and __45__ them closely when they do their homework. Sometimes they __46__ offer help with the kids' lessons as if they were teachers. They check their school work, and are too sensitive to __47__. They blame the kids on everything having to do __48__ school. When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class, my answer usually is‘Well, you know，he is __49__ a good kid. He is fine in my class. Maybe you don't have to be so __50__ with your kid.’”
Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at __51__ with children. They have __52__ many children and even parents. Because of this, teachers can be __53__ at educating children. Teachers are __54__ that parents want their children to do well, but they know more about what children should be able to do at different ages and __55__.
36．A.heart B．mind C．soul D．spirit
37．A.reflects B．results C．benefits D．expects
38．A.effective B．attentive C．supportive D．positive
39．A.but B．or C．thus D．as
40．A.hard B．keen C．dependent D．crazy
41．A.where B．how C．when D．why
42．A.problems B．contracts C．accidents D．agreements
43．A.advising B．examining C．telling D．instructing
44．A.help with B．deal with C．make up D．give up
45．A.connect B．guide C．watch D．inspire
46．A.even B．already C．still D．merely
47．A.marks B．efforts C．pains D．words
48．A.at B．beyond C．in D．with
49．A.nearly B．really C．seldom D．hardly
50．A.satisfied B．careful C．strict D．cautious
51．A.working B．playing C．staying D．joking
52．A.fed B．observed C．attended D．greeted
53．A.pleased B．worried C．disappointed D．experienced
54．A.content B．doubtful C．aware D．suspicious
55．A.stages B．classes C．schools D．projects
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