Why Do Millennials (千禧一代) Keep Changing Jobs?
Millennials have been labelled as the “job-hopping generation”. In fact, a recent survey showed that 49% of millennials would leave their job within the next two years! Observers from older generations may think it is caused by the youth’s laziness. However, if we search deeper, there is more than meets the eye.
Instead of the traditional and practical reasons of changing jobs, such as to get better salaries or greater job stability (稳定), many millennials are inspired by value-driven goals. For example, more have to seek new opportunities whenever they lack a sense of belonging in their present jobs. Additionally, some also leave their positions for companies which better suit their value system. Therefore, it is clear that many millennials do not only consider their jobs as a source of income, but in fact, seek meaning and professional achievement in their daily jobs.
Clearly, the fearlessness of millennials in seeking job opportunities has been inspired by new business models. With the rise of online platforms, millennials who prefer work-life balance and flexibility have been attracted towards such jobs. Moreover, the increase of social media has also created more career paths. From food and travel bloggers to YouTube content creators, more millennials are leaving boring desk-bound jobs to look for more untraditional, but certainly attractive, careers.
However, people have different opinions on job-hopping. While some employers value rich experience and skills that job-hopping brings about, many of them still look down upon job-hopping. Some even argue in disappointment that the youths of today are lazy, unable to bear hardships and too self-centered.
The former American President Jimmy Carter once said, “Human identity is no longer defined (定义) by what one does but by what one owns.” Indeed, his comment still rings true today. Rather than allow traditional models of success in society to define our youths, the millennial generation should be encouraged to define new horizons of success by making the right career choices guided by the right values.
1. Why are Millennials more likely to move to new jobs?| A．Because they are unwilling to work very hard. |
| B．Because they want to realize their self-worth. |
| C．Because they hate pressure from present jobs. |
| D．Because they need higher income and position. |
| A．The rapid development of social media promotes new career paths. |
| B．There are fewer professions available to Millennials on the Internet. |
| C．There are factors contributing to Millennials’ flexible job-changing. |
| D．The tiring and boring jobs prevent Millennials staying in one position. |
| A．Courageous and noble. | B．Lazy and self-centered. |
| C．Anxious and unconfident. | D．Creative and hard-working. |
| A．Negative. | B．Doubtful. | C．Positive. | D．Concerned. |
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【推荐1】Have you ever considered building a better future for your children?Let us start from here together to create a better future for them. The following are some tips for you.
Education
Going after a career in education is sometimes overlooked. Yet teaching is an important path to creating change. You will educate the young minds responsible for the future. In addition to presenting basic school subjects, you can teach them to be leaders. You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves.
A career in education doesn’t have to mean teaching in a classroom. You can help them to learn in a way that works for them and be a friend to them as well.
Social work
As a social worker, you can directly change the lives of children in need as well advocate for services for drug abusers, family-violence survivors, mental-health patients, and more. You will provide them with the necessary resources to succeed and advise them through trauma (精神创伤), unemployment, education difficulties, addiction and poverty.
Many social workers are associated with governmental agencies, but there are also jobs in schools, nonprofit organizations and hospitals.
Child psychology
Studying child psychology may lead to a career option. Psychologists can provide support for children with mental-health problems and give them a place to be open about their feelings.
You may wish to become a school psychologist and guide children (and their parents) through the education system while dealing with mental illness or trauma. As a psychologist, you will help your patients find the source of trauma or stress and discover ways of reducing or removing the problem. You may even conduct your own research on new treatment methods.
1. Which educational concept does the author support?| A．Working with students’ group leaders. |
| B．Encouraging students to make a change themselves. |
| C．Keeping teaching children in the classroom. |
| D．Teaching children according to their interests. |
| A．Governmental officials. |
| B．Local business agents. |
| C．Women suffering from family violence. |
| D．Children with education difficulties. |
| A．Educators. | B．School leaders. |
| C．School psychologists | D．Social workers. |
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1. Which is part of the job duties?| A．Playing with audiences. | B．Leading market trends. |
| C．Creating new products. | D．Giving building instructions. |
| A．The annual bonus. | B．The set workplace. |
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| A．Market needs. | B．Children’s wellbeing. | C．Product quality. | D．Employees’ welfare. |
【推荐3】There have been a number of occasions through the years that I had to sit at the feet of a theologian (神学家).Some of those times, I came away wondering what on earth the man was talking about. That was not the case when I heard Dr. Randy Harris. He suggested that a lot of our day-to-day problems in the world be solved by simply keeping our promises. Too many people do not take such matters seriously. Are you serious in keeping your promises?
Some of my most anxious moments in over a half-century of ministry have come as a result of carelessness in failing to keep my word. Preachers (传道士) can say a lot of requests on any given Sunday. I have been asked to make hospital visits, write letters of recommendation(推荐), put people’s names on the prayer list, read books, make telephone calls, remember birthdays and anniversaries, come to special events, and put announcements in the church bulletin (公告).There was a time when I would foolishly agree to fulfill each request. I had the best of intentions, but I could not remember all I had agreed to do, much less find a way to do them all! Did I think I was “Super-Preacher”? The sad look of disappointed faces taught me that I was not. I hurt people, and they deserved better.
The Hebrew word of covenant (契约) means primarily “a cutting”. It refers to the custom of cutting an animal in half and having the parties making promises pass between the two halves. They were saying to each other, “If I don’t keep my word, may I be as this animal--be cut in two.”
If butchering (屠宰) were the result of breaking our word today, how many of us would be headed for the death? I think that, although we are not cut like animals for our failures to keep promises, there are serious results connected with our carelessness. It ruins our character and our reputation.
What can we do? It is simple. Stop making promises we cannot keep. Reduce promise lists, and be sure to carry out the commitments that remain on it. If after giving our word, we are unable to keep the appointment or whatever, inform and apologize as soon as possible.
Last weekend, I stood with a dressed-up couple at a wedding in another county. They made some serious promises to each other in a covenant of marriage. They made vows to be faithful to each other for as long as they live. I pray God that they will keep those vows and be an example for others to follow.
1. From the second paragraph we can learn that the author________.| A．lives a life of religious service | B．dislikes making any promise |
| C．is a famous and busy theologian | D．likes to recommend jobs for others |
| A．show butchering is cruel |
| B．explain the meaning of covenant |
| C．express his disappointment with old customs |
| D．show breaking one’s promises is terrible |
| A．upset | B．concerned |
| C．sad | D．uneasy |
【推荐1】Everything one enjoys in life has a price. There is no free lunch in the world, for, generally, someone pays. This reality informs why we need to be careful when surfing on the Internet. Every action has its consequence; nothing is free. Therefore, one pays for everything else, somehow, somewhere and sometime; and the Internet is no exception. It never forgives. It never forgets.
Besides the fact that someone sees and can locate whoever is using any device that has a tiny front camera (cell phone, tablet, laptop or desktop), you leave digital footprints each time you visit the Internet. Is it not surprising that often search engines and online marketing platforms suggest to you things similar to what you have already searched for or bought? This fact is possible because you leave digital footprints. These footprints can not be removed on the Internet so long as the Internet exists. Deleting is a pure trick because it gives you the impression that the stuff is gone. But it remains. It is gone from one level of Internet operations but remains at other deeper layers. All our digital footprints and records are all stored in the cyber cloud. A simple analysis of your activities on the Internet for the past ten years will shock you as to the extent the Internet remembers.
Yet responsible use of the Internet can be a boon for a young person. Prevention in time saves one from falling victim to the destructive consequences of the misuse of the Internet. Rightly said, unexamined use of the Internet and irresponsible involvement with the social media leads to psycho-social and emotional disorders that upset progress and ruin a person. While engaging in the Internet, be mindful that your activities today can work against you in the near, distant or eternal future when you might have grown or changed.
The Internet never forgets, so be careful of your activities on social media. While engaging in social media, think about the future so as not to allow the Internet to ruin your dream. Indeed, some suffer awful consequences because of their childishness, carelessness or ignorance. Keep in mind always: the Internet neither forgives nor forgets.
1. What can we learn about “deleting” in Paragraph 2?| A．It can completely remove the stuff you don’t want. |
| B．It remains on certain layers of Internet operations. |
| C．It will be stored for a short time in the cyber cloud. |
| D．It can be somehow traced down within ten years. |
| A．Benefit. | B．Talent. | C．Problem. | D．Burden. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Uninterested. | C．Cautious. | D．Unclear. |
| A．Users should delete digital footprints timely while surfing the Internet. |
| B．People should put the Internet security in the first place anytime. |
| C．Internet surfers will suffer consequences unless the Internet forgives. |
| D．People should use the Internet responsibly in case of a terrible future. |
【推荐2】In the US and Britain, the slogan around colleges was “Save water. Shower with a friend.” Now, Wuhan University has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse. It charges students for the amount of time in a shower. Before entering the bathhouse, students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower with cash or their student ID card. The clock starts ticking the minute the tape is turned on. It pauses when a button is pressed for soap. An integrated circuit (IC) card reader at each tap shows the time. No money, no water. The benefits of the new system can be seen with the old system, which charged 1 Yuan for each person regardless of time in the shower. The university used about 320 tons of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now.
Many students use the new system but opinions on it are divided. Some students say it is bad because bathing had become a sort of race. Many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower. Some might be embarrassed if their time is up and they’re still covered in soap. They have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra time.
“It’s a flaw in the system that you can not buy extra time on the ID card,” said Ren, a freshman in Wuhan University. The university is also considering some students’ suggestions that they be allowed to pay after they’ve finished the shower. Not surprisingly, some are complaining about losing the hour shower. But many students say the move helps them develop a water-saving sense.
Without the time limits, most students tended to shower for 30 to an hour in the bathhouse.
Some even used the hot water to wash their clothes. “In my experience, 10-20 minutes is enough,” said Dai Zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes.
A similar system has been installed in other universities. Shanghai Normal University introduced it at its Fengxiang Campus in September. The bathing fee there is 0.2 Yuan per minute. One male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?| A．Students buy the time of their showers. |
| B．The clock times the student’s bathing except when the bather pauses for soap. |
| C．If money runs out, there will be no water. |
| D．Having finished bathing, the student has to pay for it. |
| A．fault | B．advantage | C．pity | D．perfection |
| A．a quarter | B．one third | C．one half | D．two thirds |
| A．the new operation can raise students’ environmental awareness |
| B．the new operation can solve the water crisis |
| C．a similar operation has been set in other universities |
| D．the university has saved a lot of water by using the new system |
| A．Culture. | B．Society. | C．Campus Life. | D．Lifestyle. |
【推荐3】Juili Kale was looking forward to receiving her master's degree at Arizona State University. She planned to invite her family living in India to the United States for her graduation ceremony. But then, in March, the coronavirus pandemic ended those plans as schools nationwide closed to stop the spread. Kale's dream of spending time with family members on her big day came crashing down. Yet the graduation ceremony is taking place—just not as she expected.
University officials have turned to robots so Arizona State graduates and their families can take part in the event online. Cameras recorded images of Kale and about 140 other graduates online this month. They were wearing robes and mortar board caps. They took turns moving a robot at the university that held an eye-level display showing their face. With the help of the robot, they stepped forward to receive their diplomas and take pictures. The robots are from Double Robotics, a company based in Burlingame, California. Before the health crisis, they had been used to help people attend funerals and even marriage ceremonies without traveling.
Sanjeev Khagram is dean of Arizona State's Thunderbird School of Global Management. He said that the video- a ''bittersweet'' experience—was recorded and produced over two days. It may not have been ideal for the students. Khagram admitted. '' But, we want to show that we did everything that we could to celebrate them. When the crisis is over, the class of 2020 can do a real-life walk at any future graduation ceremony they choose. ''
Kale planned to throw a ''watch party'' with her husband at home and her family in India.
Getting used to the online experience was easy for Nancy Sierras Morales. ''We have been able to adapt very quickly because we are used to being on a computer and on the phone almost like 24/7, '' the 22-year-old said. She said that, while it is not the best, it is ''cool...to be like the first class ever to do this''.
''I'm disappointed.'' said 41-year-old Douglas Northcott. He is graduating with a master's degree in applied leadership and management. He called the online event with robots ''creative''. But he looked forward to the real thing. ''And if anything, that makes it better , in that it is spread over two times rather than one. ''
1. What had the robots mainly been used for before the graduation ceremony?| A．Saving travelling for people to attend ceremonies like weddings. |
| B．Hosting all kinds of ceremonies for people unable to travel. |
| C．Helping professors with their teaching plans in universities. |
| D．Amusing people during their travelling to funerals. |
| A．Juili Kale | B．Sanjeev Khagram |
| C．Nancy Sierras Morales | D．Douglas Northcott |
| A．throw an online ''watch party'' |
| B．attend any future graduation ceremony |
| C．hold another real one by themselves |
| D．do everything they can to celebrate |
| A．A disappointing graduation ceremony |
| B．A graduation ceremony with the help of robots |
| C．A multifunctional robot from Double Robotics |
| D．A special experience of students in the health crisis |
【推荐1】Some people worry that there’s too much technology in our lives. And they may have a point, given how countless people now carry the Internet around in their pocket and use it as a primary form of communication. It’s practically difficult to avoid technology in our world. There are computer microchips in our watches, our cars, light switches, even our pets! Where will it end?
Well, if certain people have their way, it’ll go even further. We’ll have microchips implanted into our brains that can interact with the computers by thought alone. It may sound like something from the science fiction, but in many ways, things look quite promising. Thanks to the ability to send and receive information remotely via computers, microchips and other related devices have long been put into brains.
For example, electrodes have been implanted in the brains of epilepsy (癫痫症) patients to better record and even predict the abnormal neurological activity. Similarly, deep-brain stimulation, through implanted devices that cause activity in key brain regions, is an established treatment for things like Parkinson’s disease, and is even being looked into for illnesses like depression.
However, it’s another thing to place such devices in healthy individuals There are practical concerns, not least of which is what these chins will be made of. The inside of the brain is a mass of highly reactive chemicals and electrical activity. Implants would need to be dull enough to not upset the delicate processes by their presence, but also sensitive enough to read and process the activity around them. Current technology has made impressive progress with this, but if it were to be rolled out to millions of people, we’d need to be 100 percent certain that it’s safe.
How many people will actually want to have technology literally put into their brain? A surprising 60 percent of Americans say they’d be okay with it, but that’s when it’s purely theoretical. In reality, the possibility of having strangers stick chips in your brain is likely to prove unattractive, especially for a population where millions get mad at fictional microchips in vaccines (疫苗) and even more are frightened of dentists.
Ultimately, the technology of computer-brain interface (接口) implants is still far away from us.
1. The idea of putting microchips into people’s brains __________.| A．is something written only in a science fiction |
| B．shows that we can hardly live without technology |
| C．suggests an effective way to communicate with computers |
| D．is possible since technology has advanced |
| A．The possible treatment for particular diseases. | B．The process of human-computer interaction. |
| C．The existing application of microchip implants. | D．The future of microchips and devices alike. |
| A．The right materials used for the chips. |
| B．The exact position in the brain for the chips. |
| C．The chips’ precise sensitivity to function in the brain. |
| D．The extensive use of the chips on all humans. |
| A．Computer-brain Interface: The Light of the Future | B．Innovation is Necessary to Make Progress |
| C．Where are We in the Medical Technology? | D．Mind-controlled Tech: Is It Possible? |
Batalla del Vino—Haro, Spain
For many years, June 29th is a good day to visit Haro, Spain. Bring a bottle of wine and prepare to be washed in red wine in the heart of Spain’s grape-growing area. After a church ceremony, crowds flock（集结）to the hills for the battle, where white shirts will be made bright purple by the end of the morning.
Bay to Breakers—San Francisco, California
Created after the terrible 1906 earthquake as a way of encouraging people, the race has become one of the region’s most important events. Held every year on the third Sunday of May, the race runs through the city from the Bay to the Pacific Breakers. The real highlight, however, is the thousands of people dressed up in a show.
Pillow Fight Day—Worldwide
These events are organized mainly through the Internet. Tens of thousands of people participated in the 4th annual International Pillow Fight Day on April 2,2013. From London to Vancouver to many other cities, the festivals were held in more than 100 countries. So just bring a soft pillow in early April, and watch feathers flying.
Koninginnedag— The Netherlands
Although their Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, she celebrates it on April 30th — the country’s official “Queen’s Day” since 1949.
Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of shining wigs（假发）and body paints, as crowds gather in the squares and on boats in the canals. Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day.
1. People celebrated Batalla del Vino by ____.
| A．wearing bright purple shirts |
| B．pouring wine onto others’ white shirts |
| C．flocking to the hills after a ceremony |
| D．holding a drinking wine competition |
| A．the most exciting part | B．the brightest part |
| C．the highest part | D．the hardest part |
| A．Batalla del Vino. | B．Bay to Breakers. |
| C．Pillow Fight Day. | D．Koninginnedag. |
| A．June 29th is a good day to visit Haro, Spain. |
| B．The race is held every year to encourage people. |
| C．Pillow Fight Day is held in more than 100 countries. |
| D．The Queen of the Netherlands was born on April 30th. |
【推荐3】Recently, scientific research suggests that mental health disorders affect up to 35 percent of top athletes at some stage of their careers. This can range from tiredness and eating disorders to depression and anxiety. The causes can be highly varied, with studies pointing to a range of contributing factors from poor sleep to selection pressures and early retirement due to injury.
American Simone Biles is widely considered to be the greatest gymnast (体操运动员) in the United States. When the Tokyo Olmpics began, she was expected to win five gold medals. But on July 27th, she pulled out of the team final. She made the choice after having trouble landing her vault (跳跃) in the competition’s first round. Later she said her mind was not in the right place to let her safely perform the difficult moves she is known for. In other words, her mind was not letting her body do what it needed to do. Cameras caught her telling her trainers during the team final, “I just don’t trust myself.”
Biles is not the only Olympian in recent months to talk about the pressure and mental effects of competing at the highest level. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lost in the second round of Olympic competition. She said she felt extreme pressure to win for Japan, where the Olympics are taking place.
Few coaches and officials in sports have an expert understanding of mental health and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) also recognizes that there is a great need for practical assessment tools that can be used by medical professionals and anyone looking after athletes to protect athletes’ mental health.
“Mental health issues should be discussed more openly in sport, because athletes are always concerned about selection, and they want to appear as strong as possible,” Scientific Director Dr Richard Budgett says. “But in the end this may have negative effects, so we need to recognize the symptoms so that athletes can get proper management and help when they need it.”
1. What is the scientific research about?| A．Athletes’ living habits. |
| B．Athletes’ mental health. |
| C．Causes of athletes’ injuries. |
| D．Ways to reduce athletes’ pressure. |
| A．She was in a bad state of mind. |
| B．She was badly hurt in the first round. |
| C．She was not good at the difficult moves. |
| D．She did not live up to her trainers’ requirements. |
| A．Recognizing the symptoms. |
| B．Discussing the issues privately. |
| C．Adopting suitable evaluation tools. |
| D．Offering professional training to coaches. |
| A．To introduce two outstanding athletes. |
| B．To warn athletes about the danger of anxiety. |
| C．To draw people’s attention to athletes’ menial health. |
| D．To explain the importance of hard training to success. |
