Now let’s talk about doing well by doing good—many people who have ever been volunteers for the community find their place in relative jobs or even make their way to be corporate(團體的)leaders.
Consider the case of Kimberly Mulcahy. Throughout her career, Mulcahy has actively volunteered in her community, profession and industry. Though she put in long hours as Vice President at a Fortune 500 company, she also found time to professional and community organizations.
Then last year, the unexpected thing happened. The company where she’d worked for more than 20 years was bought out and she was laid off.
On hearing the news, those who she served were quick not only to offer her support—but actual jobs! In the end, Mulcahy was hired by a PR agency—she used to work as a director of her industry association. And she brought with her several accounts based on relationships she had formed through volunteering.
Volunteering was a godsend(天賜之物)to Todd, who has been a mid-level manager at the same company for many years. After he was out of work, he felt old and disappointed. But Todd knew he needed a change. Todd became involved in community service. He joined his town’s volunteer fire department and was soon appointed to the finance committee.
Sometimes volunteering helps you bring passion to your work, other times it can turn your life’s passion into your work. Cape Cod Baseball League President Judy Scarafile is a registered pharmacist(藥劑師)whose love of the game led her to volunteered as league publicist(宣傳員), secretary and deputy commissioner woman to hold the top post.
Whether you are to enter the workforce, build your resume, or follow your passion, volunteering is good for the soul and the career.
小題1: By saying “doing well by doing good” in Paragraph 1, the author wants to_____.
A．encourage us just to do it, and it will be better
B．encourage us to try as hard as possible
C．tell us not to give up
D．tell us that people who have volunteered their way into
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true about Mulcahy according to the passage?
A．Mulcahy put in long hours as Vice President at a Fortune 500 company.
B．Mulcahy becomes a famous football player.
C．Mulcahy brought with her several accounts based on relationships she had formed through volunteering.
D．Mulcahy was hired by a PR agency.
小題3:Which of the following words can best describe Todd?
A．LearnedB．LuckyC．RudeD．Realistic
小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Volunteer Work Can Boost Your Career.
B．Mulcahy’s Voluntary Work Experience.
C．It’s a Good Chance to Be a Volunteer.
D．Volunteer Work.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A

小題1:通讀全文可知，那些做過志愿工作的人最終走上了相關(guān)的工作崗位甚至成為了企業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，境況都比較好，故D項正確。
小題2:文中沒有提到Malcahy成了著名的足球運動員。
小題3:由第五段內(nèi)容可知，Todd因為做志愿者工作而被任命為消防部門的財務(wù)委員會委員，故他是幸運的。
小題4:本文通過幾個實例論述了志愿者工作對工作和事業(yè)有促進(jìn)作用。
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C．TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows
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B．reality TV will do well in many countries.
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C To show they hired qualified persons.
D To show the possibility of combination of the scientific management with religion.
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A .Adopting the western way of doing business.
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“I'm running after（追）a thief. ”
“Where's the thief, then? ”
“He wants to show that he'll run faster than me, but he's fallen behind!”
小題1: Ruben had to run to school because ____.    [    ]
A．he had no bike
B．he hoped to win some medals
C．his village was a little far from the school
D．he was afraid to be late for class
小題2:____ , so he won some medals.     [    ]
A．Ruben is good at running
B．Ruben went to school on time
C．Ruben often took part in the sports meetings.
D．Ruben likes to have a race with others
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A．on his way to the town
B．before he went in the shop
C．when he was waiting in the shop
D．a(chǎn)fter he had left the shop
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In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
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A qualified doctor who rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing. He once said: “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover.” Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story.
When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family. After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.
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It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov’s stories and plays. He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters. Chekhov’s work combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感) of an artist.
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A．had a lawful loverB．was an illegal writer
C．used to be a lawyerD．was a competent doctor
小題2:In 1880, Chekhov ________.
A．became a full-time writer
B．studied medicine in Moscow University
C．practiced medicine in his hometown
D．published his most memorable stories
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A．Sensitive.B．Cool.
C．Quick-minded.D．Warm-hearted.
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b. became a full time writer
c. started to publish comic short stories
d. wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.
e. entered the Moscow University Medical School
A．e→c→a→d→bB．d→a→b→c→eC．e→c→b→a→dD．a(chǎn)→e→c→b→d

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