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Passage One
段落一
Donna Fredrick's served with the Peace Corps for two years in Brazil. She joined the Peace Corps after she graduated from the college because she wanted to do something to help other people.
唐娜·弗雷德里克在巴西為和平部隊(duì)工作了兩年。她在大學(xué)畢業(yè)后加入了和平部隊(duì)，因?yàn)樗胱鲂┦虑閹椭鷦e人。
She had been brought up on a farm, so the Peace Corps assigned her to an agricultural project.
她在農(nóng)場(chǎng)長(zhǎng)大，所以和平部隊(duì)派她參與一個(gè)農(nóng)業(yè)項(xiàng)目。
Before she went to Brazil, she studied Portuguese for three months. She also learnt a great deal about its history and culture.
她在去巴西前學(xué)了3個(gè)月的葡萄牙語(yǔ)。她還學(xué)了很多那里的歷史和文化。
During her two years with the Peace Corps, Donna lived in a village in northeast Brazil. That part of Brazil is very dry and farming is often difficult there.
在和平部隊(duì)的那兩年，唐娜住在巴西東北部的村子里。那里很干旱，農(nóng)業(yè)難以維持。
Donna helped the people of the village to organize an irrigation project, and she also advised them on planting crops that didn't require much water.
唐娜幫助村里的人們組織灌溉工程，她還建議他們種植不需要很多水的莊稼。
When Donna returned to the States, she couldn't settle down. She tried several jobs, but they seemed very boring to her. She couldn't get Brazil out of her mind.
唐娜回到美國(guó)后總是無(wú)法安定下來(lái)。她換了好幾份工作，但是這些工作對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)都很無(wú)聊。她總忘不了巴西。
Finally, one day she got on a plane and went back to Brazil. She wasn't sure what she's going to do. She just wanted to be there.
最后，有一天她登上了回巴西的飛機(jī)。她不確定將要做什么，她只想回到那里。
After a few weeks, Donna found a job as an English teacher, teaching five classes a day.
幾周后，唐娜找到了一份英語(yǔ)老師的工作，一天教5節(jié)課。
Like most of the teachers, she doesn't make much money. She shares a small apartment with another teacher. And she makes a little extra money by sending stories to newspapers in the States.
像多數(shù)老師一樣，她掙錢不多。她和其他老師共用一間很小的公寓。另外，她通過(guò)給美國(guó)報(bào)紙投稿掙一點(diǎn)額外的報(bào)酬。
Eventually she wants to quit teaching and work as a full-time journalist.
最后，她想辭去教師的工作，當(dāng)一名全職記者。
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問(wèn)題16至19是基于你剛才聽(tīng)到的短文。
Question 16. Why did Donna join the Peace Corps after she graduated from college?
問(wèn)題16. 為什么唐娜在畢業(yè)后加入了和平部隊(duì)？
Question 17. What was Donna assigned to do in Brazil?
問(wèn)題17. 唐娜在巴西被派去干什么？
Question 18. Why did Donna go back to Brazil once again?
問(wèn)題18. 為什么唐娜又回到了巴西？
Question 19. How did Donna make extra money to support herself?
問(wèn)題19. 唐娜是如何掙額外的錢養(yǎng)活自己的？
