Today, when there are many top graduates looking for top jobs, graduates can differentiate(區(qū)別) themselves by obtaining a double major or even a double degree. Increasingly, employers are looking for individuals who are not only competent and intelligent, but who have different skill sets and who are knowledgeable in many areas. Part of the appeal to employers is that your extra work demonstrates a willingness to take on difficult tasks. Additionally, if your majors overlap (重疊), you are able to show potential employers that you have both breadth  and depth of knowledge.
By studying for a double major, although you will be studying for only one degree, you will be focusing on two related and integrated subjects that complement (補(bǔ)充) each other. Classes overlap between the majors, meaning fewer classes are required than with a double degree, so it is easier to finish within four years.
In contrast, with the more rigorous (嚴(yán)格的) double degree, you will be studying for two different degrees in two completely different areas of study. Although pursuing such a course of study allows students to complete two wholly separate degrees in less time than if they were to earn them separately, many strong students still find it incredibly difficult to complete in four or five years.
If you are committed to a double major/degree, it is wise to do a little bit of planning. Some students try to find two courses of studies that are related, while others seek to round out their academic studies by choosing two completely unrelated fields.
For double majors, common pairings include: (i) economics and a foreign language; (ii) political science or government and journalism; (iii) economics and psychology.
For double degrees, common pairings include: (i) engineering and a business program such as finance or accounting; (ii) engineering and economics.
小題1:What do employers think of the graduates with different skill sets and knowledge in many areas?
A．They should be given top jobs.
B．They are willing to take difficult tasks.
C．They are better than those who are competent and intelligent.
D．They must have attained a double major or even a double degree.
小題2:According to the passage, the underlined word “breadth” most probably means_________.
A．widthB．a(chǎn)mountC．quantityD．quality
小題3:To obtain a double major, you _________.
A．should complete two wholly separate degrees
B．need to focus on two related and integrated subjects
C．need to spend more time than obtaining a double degree
D．have to take courses in two completely different areas of study
小題4:If you are devoted to a double major or degree, you should _________.
A．find two subjects with overlapping classes
B．learn about what your potential employers want
C．decide what to learn with your intentions considered
D．try to decide on some common pairings as soon as possible
小題5:Which statement is CORRECT according to the passage?
A. Economics is a major while engineering is a degree.
B. Every college student should take a double major or degree.
C. Earning a double degree is more difficult than obtaining a double major.
D Some students choose two completely unrelated fields to show their ability in academic study.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:C
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A．NationB．Opinion
C．ScienceD．Business
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A．decide who is more likely to enjoy a happier life
B．find out the link between personality and health
C．gather information for the National Institutes of Health
D．compare each woman’s personality changes
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C．It’s uncertain whether optimism affects one’s health.
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A．A woman who always doubts what others say.
B．A woman who doesn’t exercise.
C．A woman with high blood pressure.
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“While we recommend private tutoring for a few children whose first language isn’t English, we don’t encourage it for the others. With the level of education they get here, children really ought to be able to pass the entrance exams without any extra teaching. And our worry is that they might just get used to getting help from last-minute tutoring, but, once they actually get to that school, they won’t be able to cope.”
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D．Something that encourages interest in study.
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B．effective for foreign students but not for local students
C．unnecessary in most cases and may harm the further study of students
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C．Further study isn’t as difficult as was first thought.
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A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n)  36 young woman said,“I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”
“Only one  37 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鳴得意的) male clerk.
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1. Expect too much  50  .When others say,“Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be  51  . It is a gift!
2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and 52 your joy with others.
3. Expect not to be 53   . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. 54 them and move on.
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 55 right away!
36. A. tricky           B. attractive               C. ugly                      D. generous
37. A. kiss             B. pay              C. dollar                  D. cent
38. A. moved         B. forced                      C. fought                D. taken
39. A. happiness        B. enjoyment              C. expectation      D. courage
40. A. hurriedly         B. slowly                    C. patiently         D. curiously
41. A. setting          B. sitting                       C. leaning          D. taking
42. A. reward         B. payment                  C. bonus           D. money
43. A. tended         B. paid                           C. pointed          D. nodded
44. A. smiled          B. begged                   C. waved          D. thought
45. A. wonder                                            B. use                     C. good    D. doubt
46. A. encouraged      B. disappointed            C. annoyed         D. surprised
47. A. live up to       B. go against                  C. go without       D. hope for
48. A. set            B. made                          C. dropped         D. completed
49. A. reasonable      B. proper                        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic
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During the week days,  they are luckily busy office people; but on weekends, they are just a brood of（一窩）stay-home animals. A recent survey shows that office workers in China prefer quiet and easy ways to spend their weekends.
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Only 5.8 percent would kill the time with their colleagues. This is because we tend to avoid too many personal contacts with our co-workers when we don't have to work with them, according to some experts.
小題1: How many of the office workers who are the respondents do the housework at weekends?
A．1,968.B．1,158.C．1,200.D．1,674.
小題2:Why will less than ten percent of office workers kill the time with their colleagues at weekends?
A．Because they can't spare time to play with them.
B．Because they tend to avoid too many personal contacts with hem when they don't have to.
C．Because. they have many things to deal with at weekends.
D．Because some experts suggest they should not keep in touch with their colleagues.
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C．More than one fifth of office workers like to hang out with friends.
D．All the office workers prefer to relax themselves and no one is willing to learn more skills.
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Many women said they had considered setting up their own business as a way around the flexibility problem and nearly half (45 percent) of respondents said they had looked into it.
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C．well-paid jobs.
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B．to have opportunities to operate their own companies.
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D．to pick up a range of valuable skills.
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A．40 percent of the respondents are ready to have less-paid jobs instead of full-time jobs.
B．more than half of the respondents would accept a less well-paid job if they were given a job of flexible hours.
C．the highest concern of working mums is about part-time work.
D．women were more concerned about extended maternity pay than school holidays.
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C．the Flick Flak can take children's imagination
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