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, according 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 on 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 (不穩(wěn)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 this 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.”

67．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.

68．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

69．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

70．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 professional skills              

       D．moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

假設(shè)你是李華。你在美國(guó)的朋友David給你發(fā)來(lái)一封電子郵件，詢(xún)問(wèn)你在暑假期間除了做家庭作業(yè)以我，還進(jìn)行了什么有趣、有意義的活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你給他回一封電子郵件，向他介紹你在放假期間的主要活動(dòng)。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：

1．和同學(xué)及朋友觀看世界杯足球賽。

2．上輔導(dǎo)課（學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)、物理、化學(xué)）

3．在餐館打工兩周，洗碗、洗菜。

4．到敬老院做義工（打掃衛(wèi)生、為老人讀報(bào)）

注意：

1）不要逐條翻譯，可適當(dāng)填加細(xì)節(jié)，詞數(shù)100左右。開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

2）可能用到的詞：輔導(dǎo)課：training course  義工：voluntary work  老年人：the elderly

敬老院：nursing home

Dear David,

    Thanks for your e-mail. Now I’d like to tell you something about my summer vacation.

I should consider myself failing my duty if I didn’t take       action at that moment．

       A．sudden         B．general         C．personal   D．immediate

Packaging is an important form of advertising．A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product．For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character．The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food．Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their parents to buy for them．

       Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing．Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this．Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free．However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product．The size of a package also motivates a buyer．Maybe the package had “Economy Size” or “Family Size” printed on it．This suggests that the larger size has the most product for the least money．But that is not always true．To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit．

       The information on the package should provide some answers．But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement．The words and pictures do not tell the whole story．Only the product inside can do that．

From the passage we know the buyer pays more attention to __________．

       A．the size of a container

       B．a(chǎn) container with attractive picture

       C．a(chǎn) well-designed container

       D．a(chǎn) plain container with low cost

What suggestion does the author give in the passage?

       A．It’s not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish．

       B．The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product．

       C．The best choice for a buyer is to buy a product in a plain package．

       D．A buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package．

What is the best title for the passage?

       A．How to Package a Product．

       B．How to Make an Advertisement．

       C．How to Sell Product．

       D．How to Treat the Package Wisely．

There is a joke among flu researchers: “If you've seen one flu season, you've seen one flu season.” The joke is about the unpredictable nature of the flu virus．Every year it looks different, and every strain (類(lèi)型) follows its own pattern — it's the reason why new strains like H1N1 are extremely difficult to predict.

       Dr．Michael Osterholm is a former adviser to the U.S．Department of Health and Human Services．“I know less about influenza today than I did 10 years ago,” he says in a joking way．“Every stone we've turned over, we get more questions.”

       The flu rectums every season and the world experiences terrible pandemics (全國(guó)或全世界范圍流行的疾病), but researchers still do not understand why some strains infect people and others do not; they are not entirely sure about how the flu is transmitted; nor do they understand why some patients become seriously ill while others develop mild symptoms (癥狀)．As a result, when a new strain shows up — like H1N1 — they often have little information to fall back on, and the lessons of previous pandemics are only somewhat helpful．While researchers are still putting together a complete picture of H1N1, for example, its most striking difference with the seasonal flu is that the elder1y are not the most vulnerable (易受攻擊的) population.

       Influenza's unpredictable nature makes it a moving target for researchers, says researcher Allison Aiello at the University of Michigan．“Even if we had complete seasonal flu data from the past, it wouldn't be much helpful for a new strain of influenza,” she explains.

       Whi1e researchers are frustrated by the holes in their knowledge, they say, however, that the pub1ic--health community is generally doing a very good job responding to H1N1 with seasonal flu data that do exist．Studying influenza, says Osterholm, is “l(fā)ike looking through the windows of a house you can't get into because the door is locked.” Gathering the data researchers do have is like “l(fā)ooking through the windows to get a pretty good picture of what the inside looks like.”

       One thing researchers do know for sure: the best way for people to protect against H1N1 is to get the vaccine once it becomes available to them.

What do we learn about H1N1 from the passage?

       A．In fact it is not a kind of influenza virus.

       B．It is quite possible to predict it in theory.

       C．Old people are more likely to contract it than kids.

       D．Receiving vaccines will be effective to protect against it.

The underlined phrase “fall back on” in Para．3 probably means      .

       A．rely on            B．pass on            C．col1ect     D．exchange

What do we know about previous seasonal flu data?

       A．It is useless to study them.     

       B．It is still necessary to study them.

       C．They are misleading most of the time.

       D．They are much more helpful than expected.

Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

       A．Outbreaks of the flu        B．Symptoms of the flu

       C．Mysteries of the flu         D．Risks of the flu

—I'd like to make an appointment with Doctor Smith．Would 9:00 tomorrow be all right?

—      ．Her schedule is full in the morning.

       A．Yes, she's free then         B．I'm afraid not

       C．You must be joking         D．Wel1, it depends

Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class      he had to meet his uncle at the airport.

       A．why  B．that   C．where       D．because

Our school plans a wide      of outings, such as performances, picnics, swimming and museum trips.

       A．lot    B．a(chǎn)mount     C．number     D．variety

For breakfast, he only drinks juice from fresh fruit____ on his own farm.

A. grown      B. being grown   C. to be grown  D. to grow

The old professor told us that every part of the materials should be made use of _____ the station.

    A. building    B. to build     C. build      D. being built