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Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big Difference
Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky 1.When you consider the fact that the money is supposed to be given to children in need of medical care, you might call the idea crazy.
Most student leaders don"t want to spend a large amount of time on something they care little about, said 22-year-old UniversityofFloridastudent Darren Heitner. He was the Dance Marathon"s operations officer for two years.
Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations 2. She said the desire for friendship was the most frequently cited reason for joining.
At large universities like Fangmeyer"s, which has more than 40,000 students, the students first of all want to find a way to "belong in their own corner of campus".
Katie Rowley, a Wisconsin senior, confirms the survey"s findings."I wanted to make the campus feel smaller by joining an organization where I could not only get involved on campus butalso find a group of friends."
All of this talk of friendship, however, does not mean that students aren"t thinking about their resumes. "I think that a lot of people do join to "fatten up their resume"", said Heitner."At the beginning of my college career, I joined a few of these organizations, hoping to get a start in my leadership roles."
But without passion student leaders can have a difficult time trying to weather the storms that come. For example, in April, several student organizations atWisconsinteamed up 3 for an event designed to educate students about homelessness and poverty. Student leaders had to face the problem of solving disagreements, moving the event because of rainy weather, and dealing with the university"s complicated bureaucracy.
"Outside-of the classroom learning really makes a big difference", Fangmeyer said.
词汇：
bunch /bʌntʃ/n．群
marathon /"mærə,θən/n．马拉松；耐力活动
fundraiser /"fʌnd"reizə/n．募捐
weather /"weðə(r)/v．经受风雨
bureaucracy /bju"rakrəsi/n．官僚机构
注释：
1.Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky．让一群大学生去负责募集30万美元的马拉松式的跳舞活动，这种募捐听起来肯定有点儿冒险。"putting... in charge of…”是“让……负责……”。
2.Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations. Yvonne Fangmeyer是威斯康星大学学生组织办公室主任，在2月组织了一次学生参加校园组织的调查。"a survey of students involved in campus organizations”太长了，所以“in February”插到了中间。
3. team up：参加。
An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of $300,000 is risky because most student leaders_________.
A:are lazy B:are stupid C:are not rich enough D:will not take an interest in it
Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big Difference
Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky 1.When you consider the fact that the money is supposed to be given to children in need of medical care, you might call the idea crazy.
Most student leaders don"t want to spend a large amount of time on something they care little about, said 22-year-old UniversityofFloridastudent Darren Heitner. He was the Dance Marathon"s operations officer for two years.
Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations 2. She said the desire for friendship was the most frequently cited reason for joining.
At large universities like Fangmeyer"s, which has more than 40,000 students, the students first of all want to find a way to "belong in their own corner of campus".
Katie Rowley, a Wisconsin senior, confirms the survey"s findings."I wanted to make the campus feel smaller by joining an organization where I could not only get involved on campus butalso find a group of friends."
All of this talk of friendship, however, does not mean that students aren"t thinking about their resumes. "I think that a lot of people do join to "fatten up their resume"", said Heitner."At the beginning of my college career, I joined a few of these organizations, hoping to get a start in my leadership roles."
But without passion student leaders can have a difficult time trying to weather the storms that come. For example, in April, several student organizations atWisconsinteamed up 3 for an event designed to educate students about homelessness and poverty. Student leaders had to face the problem of solving disagreements, moving the event because of rainy weather, and dealing with the university"s complicated bureaucracy.
"Outside-of the classroom learning really makes a big difference", Fangmeyer said.
词汇：
bunch /bʌntʃ/n．群
marathon /"mærə,θən/n．马拉松；耐力活动
fundraiser /"fʌnd"reizə/n．募捐
weather /"weðə(r)/v．经受风雨
bureaucracy /bju"rakrəsi/n．官僚机构
注释：
1.Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky．让一群大学生去负责募集30万美元的马拉松式的跳舞活动，这种募捐听起来肯定有点儿冒险。"putting... in charge of…”是“让……负责……”。
2.Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations. Yvonne Fangmeyer是威斯康星大学学生组织办公室主任，在2月组织了一次学生参加校园组织的调查。"a survey of students involved in campus organizations”太长了，所以“in February”插到了中间。
3. team up：参加。
What do student leaders need to carry an activity through to a successful end? _________.
A:Passion B:Money C:Power D:Fame
The First Four Minutes
You may have noticed that the average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. ___2___ If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much.
When we are introduced to new people, the author suggests, we should try to appear friendly and self-confident. In general, he says, “People like people who like themselves1. ”
On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of ourselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic，realizing that the other person has his own needs， fears, and hopes.
Hearing such advice, one might say, "But I"m not a friendly, self-confident person. That"s not my nature. It would be dishonest for me to act that way. ”
___3___We can become accustomed to any changes we choose to make in our personality. “It is like getting used to a new car. It may be unfamiliar at first, but it goes much better than the old one. ”
But isn"t it dishonest to give the appearance of friendly self-confidence when we don"t actually feel that way? Perhaps, but according to Dr. Zunin, "total honesty" is not always good for social relationships2 ’ especially during the first few minutes of contact. There is a time for everything, and a certain amount of play-acting may be best for the first few minutes of contact with a stranger3. That is not the time to complain about one"s health or to mention faults one finds in other people. It is not the time to tell the whole truth about one"s opinions and impressions.
___4___For a husband and wife or a parent and child, problems often arise during their first four minutes together after they have been apart. Dr. Zunin suggests that these first few minutes together be treated with care. If there are unpleasant matters to be discussed, they should be dealt with later.
The author says that interpersonal relations should be taught as a required course5 in everyschool, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. ___5___That is at least as important as how much we know.
Undivided/ ʌndɪ"vaɪdɪd / adj．不分散的，专一的
accustomed / ə"kʌstəmd / adj．惯常的
personality / pɜːsə"nælɪtɪ / n．个性，人格
1.People like people who like themselves.人们喜欢那些有自信心的人。这里的who like themselves不作“喜欢自己”解，根据上下文，可以解释为“有自信的人”。
A In reply, Dr. Zunin would claim that a little practice can help us feel comfortable about changing our social habits.
B Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to4 relationships with family members and friends.
C In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people.
D Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes.
E He keeps looking over the other person"s shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room.
F He is eager to make friends with everyone.
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A:A B:B C:C D:D E:E F:F
The Value of Motherhood
In shopping malls, the assistants try to push you into buying "a gift to thank her for her unselfish love". When you log onto1 a website, a small pop-up2 invites you to book a bouquet for her. Commercial warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May.
____1____The popularity of Mother"s Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted. In fact, she got more一enough to make her horrified.
____2____They buy, among other things, 132 million cards. Mother"s Day is the No 1 holiday for flower purchases. Then there are the various commodities, ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics and washing powder, that take advantage of the promotion opportunities. Because of this, Jarvis spent the last 40 years of her life trying to stop Mother"s Day. One protest against the commercialization of Mother"s Day even got her arrested-for disturbing the peace, interestingly.
____3____As Ralph Fevre, a reporter at the UKnewspaper The Guardian, observe, traditionally "motherhood is something that we do because we think it"s right." But in the logic of commercialism, people need something in exchange for their time and energy. A career serves this purpose better.
____4____So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother, however, inevitably handicaps career anticipation.
____5____According to The Guardian, there are twice as many child-free young women as there were a generation ago. Or, they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.
So, Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mother"s Day needs to be updated: "It is to persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people."
词汇：
motherhood /"mʌðəhud/ n．母性
bouquet/ "bʊkeɪ / n．花束
website /"websait/n．网站
注释：
1．log onto：登录到。log onto a website：登录到一个网站
2．pop-up：弹出式菜单
…a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her一张小的弹出式菜单要你为她订一束花。
练习：
A The American version of Mother"s Day was thought up as early as 1905, by Anna Jarvis, as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.
B But what"s more, commercialism changes young people"s attitude towards motherhood.
C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
D According to a research by the US card company Hallmark,96 percent of American consumerscelebrate the holiday.
E As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.
F In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.
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A:A B:B C:C D:D E:E F:F
Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big Difference
Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky 1.When you consider the fact that the money is supposed to be given to children in need of medical care, you might call the idea crazy.
Most student leaders don"t want to spend a large amount of time on something they care little about, said 22-year-old UniversityofFloridastudent Darren Heitner. He was the Dance Marathon"s operations officer for two years.
Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations 2. She said the desire for friendship was the most frequently cited reason for joining.
At large universities like Fangmeyer"s, which has more than 40,000 students, the students first of all want to find a way to "belong in their own corner of campus".
Katie Rowley, a Wisconsin senior, confirms the survey"s findings."I wanted to make the campus feel smaller by joining an organization where I could not only get involved on campus butalso find a group of friends."
All of this talk of friendship, however, does not mean that students aren"t thinking about their resumes. "I think that a lot of people do join to "fatten up their resume"", said Heitner."At the beginning of my college career, I joined a few of these organizations, hoping to get a start in my leadership roles."
But without passion student leaders can have a difficult time trying to weather the storms that come. For example, in April, several student organizations atWisconsinteamed up 3 for an event designed to educate students about homelessness and poverty. Student leaders had to face the problem of solving disagreements, moving the event because of rainy weather, and dealing with the university"s complicated bureaucracy.
"Outside-of the classroom learning really makes a big difference", Fangmeyer said.
词汇：
bunch /bʌntʃ/n．群
marathon /"mærə,θən/n．马拉松；耐力活动
fundraiser /"fʌnd"reizə/n．募捐
weather /"weðə(r)/v．经受风雨
bureaucracy /bju"rakrəsi/n．官僚机构
注释：
1.Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky．让一群大学生去负责募集30万美元的马拉松式的跳舞活动，这种募捐听起来肯定有点儿冒险。"putting... in charge of…”是“让……负责……”。
2.Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations. Yvonne Fangmeyer是威斯康星大学学生组织办公室主任，在2月组织了一次学生参加校园组织的调查。"a survey of students involved in campus organizations”太长了，所以“in February”插到了中间。
3. team up：参加。
An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of $300,000 is risky because most student leaders_________.
A:are lazy B:are stupid C:are not rich enough D:will not take an interest in it
Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big Difference
Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky 1.When you consider the fact that the money is supposed to be given to children in need of medical care, you might call the idea crazy.
Most student leaders don"t want to spend a large amount of time on something they care little about, said 22-year-old UniversityofFloridastudent Darren Heitner. He was the Dance Marathon"s operations officer for two years.
Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations 2. She said the desire for friendship was the most frequently cited reason for joining.
At large universities like Fangmeyer"s, which has more than 40,000 students, the students first of all want to find a way to "belong in their own corner of campus".
Katie Rowley, a Wisconsin senior, confirms the survey"s findings."I wanted to make the campus feel smaller by joining an organization where I could not only get involved on campus butalso find a group of friends."
All of this talk of friendship, however, does not mean that students aren"t thinking about their resumes. "I think that a lot of people do join to "fatten up their resume"", said Heitner."At the beginning of my college career, I joined a few of these organizations, hoping to get a start in my leadership roles."
But without passion student leaders can have a difficult time trying to weather the storms that come. For example, in April, several student organizations atWisconsinteamed up 3 for an event designed to educate students about homelessness and poverty. Student leaders had to face the problem of solving disagreements, moving the event because of rainy weather, and dealing with the university"s complicated bureaucracy.
"Outside-of the classroom learning really makes a big difference", Fangmeyer said.
词汇：
bunch /bʌntʃ/n．群
marathon /"mærə,θən/n．马拉松；耐力活动
fundraiser /"fʌnd"reizə/n．募捐
weather /"weðə(r)/v．经受风雨
bureaucracy /bju"rakrəsi/n．官僚机构
注释：
1.Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky．让一群大学生去负责募集30万美元的马拉松式的跳舞活动，这种募捐听起来肯定有点儿冒险。"putting... in charge of…”是“让……负责……”。
2.Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at theUniversityofWisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations. Yvonne Fangmeyer是威斯康星大学学生组织办公室主任，在2月组织了一次学生参加校园组织的调查。"a survey of students involved in campus organizations”太长了，所以“in February”插到了中间。
3. team up：参加。
What do student leaders need to carry an activity through to a successful end? _________.
A:Passion B:Money C:Power D:Fame
The First Four Minutes
You may have noticed that the average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. ___2___ If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much.
When we are introduced to new people, the author suggests, we should try to appear friendly and self-confident. In general, he says, “People like people who like themselves1. ”
On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of ourselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic，realizing that the other person has his own needs， fears, and hopes.
Hearing such advice, one might say, "But I"m not a friendly, self-confident person. That"s not my nature. It would be dishonest for me to act that way. ”
___3___We can become accustomed to any changes we choose to make in our personality. “It is like getting used to a new car. It may be unfamiliar at first, but it goes much better than the old one. ”
But isn"t it dishonest to give the appearance of friendly self-confidence when we don"t actually feel that way? Perhaps, but according to Dr. Zunin, "total honesty" is not always good for social relationships2 ’ especially during the first few minutes of contact. There is a time for everything, and a certain amount of play-acting may be best for the first few minutes of contact with a stranger3. That is not the time to complain about one"s health or to mention faults one finds in other people. It is not the time to tell the whole truth about one"s opinions and impressions.
___4___For a husband and wife or a parent and child, problems often arise during their first four minutes together after they have been apart. Dr. Zunin suggests that these first few minutes together be treated with care. If there are unpleasant matters to be discussed, they should be dealt with later.
The author says that interpersonal relations should be taught as a required course5 in everyschool, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. ___5___That is at least as important as how much we know.
Undivided/ ʌndɪ"vaɪdɪd / adj．不分散的，专一的
accustomed / ə"kʌstəmd / adj．惯常的
personality / pɜːsə"nælɪtɪ / n．个性，人格
1.People like people who like themselves.人们喜欢那些有自信心的人。这里的who like themselves不作“喜欢自己”解，根据上下文，可以解释为“有自信的人”。
A In reply, Dr. Zunin would claim that a little practice can help us feel comfortable about changing our social habits.
B Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to4 relationships with family members and friends.
C In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people.
D Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes.
E He keeps looking over the other person"s shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room.
F He is eager to make friends with everyone.
空2
A:A B:B C:C D:D E:E F:F
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