67. which of the following is true according to paragraph 1？
[a] full-time employment is a new international trend.
[b] the writer was compelled by circumstances to leave her job.
[c] a lateral move means stepping out of full-time employment.
[d] the writer was only too eager to spend more time with her family.
68. the writer‘s experiment shows that downshifting ________.
[a] enables her to realize her dream
[b] helps her mold a new philosophy of life
[c] prompts her to abandon her high social status
[d] leads her to accept the doctrine of she magazine
69. juggling one‘s life probably means living a life characterized by ________.
[a] non-materialistic lifestyle
[b] a bit of everything
[c] extreme stress
[d] anti-consumerism
70. according to the passage， downshifting emerged in the us as a result of ________.
[a] the quick pace of modern life
[b] man‘s adventurous spirit
[c] man‘s search for mythical experiences
[d] the economic situation
重点单词：
lateral /5laterel/（侧面的，旁边的）可看作later+al，later即单词后来，-al词后缀，后来者只能靠边站→旁边的。在文中此词用引申义，各参考书观点不尽相同，请自甄别。
curiously /5kjueriesli/（好奇地；奇怪地）←curious+ly；curious（好奇的；奇怪的）即curi+ous，curi关心=care（因为元音可替换），-ous形容词后缀有……性质的，故对某事非常关心的→好奇的。it is a curious fact that in bad days we can very vividly recall the good time that is now no more； but that in good days we have only a very cold and imperfect memory of the bad.一个奇怪的事实是，在失意的日子里，我们能够生动地想起不复存在的美好时光；而在得意的时候，对苦难的日子却只留有非常淡漠而残缺的记忆。←这是德国哲学家叔本华说的，其代表作《作为意志与表象的世界》是guangxian最欣赏的哲学作品，商务印书馆出过中译本。
downshifting /5daun7fiftin/←down+shift+ing，原义指汽车调档减速，文中指放慢生活节奏。
passionate /5pafenit/（充满热情的）即passion+ate，passion（激情；暴怒），-ate此作形容词后缀。a poet is， before anything else， a person who is passionately in love with language.一个诗人首先是个热爱语言的人。death is the only pure， beautiful conclusion of a great passion.死是伟大激情的唯一纯洁与美丽的终结。three passions， simple but overwhelmingly strong， have governed my life： the longing for love， the search for knowledge and the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.有三种情感，虽朴实却无可抗拒地主宰着我的生命：对爱的渴望，对知识的探求，以及对人类所受苦难的怜悯。passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavours.激情存在于一切伟大的追求中，对所有创造性的活动都是必不可少的。
preach /pri：tf/（v.鼓吹；布道）可看作pr（e）+each，pre-前缀在前，each每个，牧师走到每个人面前→布道。preach not because you have to say something， but because you have something to say.布道不是由于你不得不说些什么，而是由于你有些话要说。
resignation /7rezi^5neifen/（辞职；顺从）←resign+ation名词后缀；resign（v.辞职；顺从）←re+sign，re-前缀=away或=again，sign签署，故签署后离开→辞职，再次签署→顺从。what is called resignation is confirmed desperation.所谓顺从就是确定了的绝望。no resign oneself to being defeated不甘心于失败。 |
