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Ihavediscovered,asperhapsKelseywillafterhermuchpublicizedresignationfromtheeditorshipofSheafterabuildupofstr ess,thatabandoningthedoctr ineof“jugglingyourlife",andmakingthealternativemoveinto“downshifting”bringswithitfargreaterrewardsthanfinancialsuccessandsocialstatus.NothingcouldpersuademetoreturntothekindoflifeKelseyusedtoadvocateandIonceenjoyed:12-hourworkingdays,pressureddeadlines,thefearfulstr ainofofficepoliticsandthelimitationsofbeingaparenton“qualitytime”.

InAmerica,themoveawayfromjugglingtoasimpler,lessmaterialisticlifestyle.isa-well-establishedtr end.Downshifting—alsoknowninAmericaas“voluntarysimplicity”—has,ironically,evenbredanewareaofwhatmightbetermedanti-consumerism.Thereareanumberofbestsellingdownshiftingselfhelpbooksforpeoplewhowanttosimplifytheirlives;therearenewsletters,suchasTheTightwadGazette,thatgivehundredsofthousandsofAmericansusefultipsonanythingfromrecyclingtheirclingfilmtomakingtheirownsoap;thereareevensupportgroupsforthosewhowanttoachievethemid'90sequivalentofdroppingout.

Forthewomenofmygenerationwhowereurgedtokeepjugglingthroughthe'80s,downshiftinginthemid'90sisnotsomuchasearchforthemythicalgoodlife—growingyourownorganicvegetable s,andriskingturningintoone—asapersonalrecognitionofyourlimitations.

第67题：Whichofthefollowingistr ueaccordingtoparagraph1?

AFulltimeemploymentisanewinternationaltr end.

BThewriterwascompelledbycircumstancestoleaveherjob.

C“Alateralmove"meanssteppingoutoffulltimeemployment.

DThewriterwasonlytooeagertospendmoretimewithherfamily.

正确答案：B
选［B］。本题一道推理性题目，需要正确理解文章第一段才能做出正确选择，本段第一指出是作者辞去全职工作时才发现自己加入了一个国际大潮中，显然全职工作不是这个国际大潮。第二句中的alateralmove的意思是"平行移动，横向移动"，显然不是指不做全职工作。而正是这个伤害作者自尊心、阻碍她职业发展的"平行移动"促使她放弃了她较高形象的职业生涯。本段最后一句指出作者声称："Iwantedtospendmoretimewithmyfamily"只是用来"cover"她的职职的。可见，作者是由于环境因素才辞去工作的，［B］为正确选项。