Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist 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 Hausman , the writer of “Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side”.

The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take 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. 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 ages and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries -- no longer just service, office and sales 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 may also find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.

Besides, “it’s fun,” Michel says. Not only do his 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.”

1.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

2.Some companies don’t allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.

A. their workers cannot 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 

3.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

4.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.

 

 

John Steinbeck once said, “All American believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like speaking publicly against mother-love or hating moonlight”.

I can’t say I’m the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was “The Pearl” when I was in middle school, but I couldn’t agree more with the man when it comes to fishing. When I am on a boat in the middle of the lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon or catching rainbow trout in the Shoshone River of Wyoming. Fishing is my life.

According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen across the country.

Though a beautiful picture to imagine, fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life from many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Bush can be found fishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the jobs gets too stressful.

I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Michel. Although I didn’t understand what I was doing, I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. Since then I’ve spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama.

After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss, Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19-inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life-changing experience for me. He not only showed me how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems.

Since then, prime-time season seems to take forever to arrive.

Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March is sight, the excitement of heading out to Lake Tus caloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned.

What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that ______

A．American are believed to be the offspring of fishermen.     

B．it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing.

C．all American are expert at fishing.

D．those who dislike fishing would not love their mother.

The writer came to understand the real meaning of fishing ______.

A．when he was reading “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck   

B．when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake Mitchell

C．after he had spent 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama

D．after he went fishing with his boss, Ric Horst on the Shoshone

According to the author, ______.

A．people can get to know VIPs when fishing   

B．people can smooth away all the troubles by fishing      

C．fishing is a way of communication

D．fishing is a way of life for most American people

What is the purpose of the writing?

A．To describe the writer’s experience and understanding of fishing.      

B．To explain the reason why so many Americans like fishing.

C．To make others understand the industry of fishing.

D．To express his opinions about fishing in different time of the year.

Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36 a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped   37  many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).

　　When she was fourteen, Michel was already  38  interested in the differences in her friends'  39 that she would spend hours 40  them. After  41  college she went to France for a   42  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

　　Michel says that it is  43  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 44  of what she needs to know simply   45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46  she also has machines   47   help her make    48  different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   49  great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good  50  of what kind of person the    51  is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow   52  I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she   53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman  54  she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be    55 , however.

1.	A．with B．by C．like D．as

 

2.	A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge

 

3.	A．so B．too C．quite D．extra

 

4.	A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting

 

5.	A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering

 

6.	A．attending B．finishing C．starting D．stepping into

 

7.	A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common

 

8.	A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible

 

9.	A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight

 

10.	A．with 　　　 B．by C．of D．about

 

11.	A．so 　　　　 B．for C．thus D．but

 

12.	A．they 　　　 B．in which C．that D．those

 

13.	A．up 　　　　 B．out C．for D．into

 

14.	A．of 　　　　 B．to C．with D．for

 

15.	A．test 　　　 B．sign(标记) C．means D．habit

 

16.	A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman

 

17.	A．whether B．unless C．if D．after

 

18.	A．adds 　　　 B．tells C．repeats D．cries

 

19.	A．before 　　 B．after C．so 　　 D．and

 

20.	A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy

 

Street art can be found on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers (张贴物). Street art has become part of a global visual culture. Now, even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement. This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world. Also, because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission, street artists usually work secretly. This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly. And people have different opinions about the movement. Some think street art is a crime and destroys property. But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression.
Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their “tag” on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their artwork. This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti (涂鸦). It is visually exciting and energetic. Some graffiti paintings were signs marking the territories of city gangs or illegal crime groups.
Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion (叛逆). This was art that rejected the accepted rules of culture and power. These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a conflict between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them.
During the 1980s, two New York painters — Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums. This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture.
【小题1】What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A．Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture.

B．Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art.

C．Many people are beginning to learn street art.

D．Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas.

【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．“TAG” was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists.

B．There are three reasons explaining why it is hard to define the history of street art.

C．The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City.

D．All the people don’t think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression.

【小题3】The city officials used to get rid of graffiti probably because _____________.

A．they caused arguments between people	B．they were ugly in someone’s eyes
C．they were not painted under proper guidance	D．they didn’t express traditional culture