Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky1.When you consider the fact that the money is supposed to be given to children in need of medical care, you might call the idea crazy.
Most student leaders don't want to spend a large amount of time on something they care little about, said 22-year-old University of Florida student Darren Heitner. He was the Dance Marathon's operations officer for two years.
Yvonne Fangmeyer, director of the student organization office at the University of Wisconsin, conducted a survey in February of students involved in campus organizations2. She said the desire for friendship was the most frequently cited reason for joining.
At large universities like Fangmeyer's, which has more than 40,000 students, the students first of all want to find a way to "belong in their own corner of campus".
Katie Rowley, a Wisconsin senior, confirms the survey's findings."I wanted to make the campus feel smaller by joining an organization where I could not only get involved on campus butalso find a group of friends."
All of this talk of friendship, however, does not mean that students aren't thinking about their resumes. "I think that a lot of people do join to 'fatten up their resume'", said Heitner."At the beginning of my college career, I joined a few of these organizations, hoping to get a start in my leadership roles."
But without passion student leaders can have a difficult time trying to weather the storms that come. For example, in April, several student organizations at Wisconsin teamed up3 for an event designed to educate students about homelessness and poverty. Student leaders had to face the problem of solving disagreements, moving the event because of rainy weather, and dealing with the university's complicated bureaucracy.
"Outside-of the classroom learning really makes a big difference", Fangmeyer said.
1. An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of $300,000 is risky because most student leaders_________.
A) are lazy
B) are stupid
C) are not rich enough
D) will not take an interest in it
2. Atherican students join campus organizations mostly for_________.
A) making a difference
B) gaining experience
C) building friendship
D) improving their resumes
3. Who is Katie Rowley? _________.
A) She's a senior professor
B) She's a senior student
C) She's a senior official
D) She's a senior citizen
4. What do student leaders need to carry an activity through to a successful end? _________.
A) Passion.
B) Money.
C) Power.
D) Fame.
5. The phrasal verb fatten up in paragraph 6 could be best replaced by_________.
A) invent
B) rewrite
C) polish
D) complete
答案与题解：
1. D 本题问的是：像募集30万美元的课外活动有点冒险是因为多数开云kaiyun(中国)生?答案可以从第二段的第一句话中找到。第一句话是这么说的：大多开云kaiyun(中国)生并不想在他们不感兴趣的事上花大量的时间。
2. C 本题问的是：美国开云kaiyun(中国)生参加校园组织的主要目的是什么?答案可以从第三段找到。第三段是这么说的：威斯康星大开云kaiyun(中国)开云kaiyun(中国)生组织办公室主任Yvonne Fangmeyer在2月组织了开云kaiyun(中国)生参加校园组织的调查。她说，寻求友谊是经常列举的理由。
3. B 本题问的是：Katie Rowley是谁?文章提到了好几个人，Katie Rowley是其中的一个。第五段讲到Katie Rowley。"a Wisconsin senior”，是“威斯康星大四的开云kaiyun(中国)生”。
4. A 本题问的是：为了把一项活动顺利地贯彻到底开云kaiyun(中国)生需要什么?答案可以从倒数第二段找到。第一句话是这么说的：但是，如果没有热情，开云kaiyun(中国)生很难经受风雨考验。
5. C 本题问的是：哪个词替换第6段中的“fatten up”合适?"fatten up”原意是“使人或动物变肥”，在这里可以解释为使一个人的履历更充实一些，因此也好看一些。因此意思上接近的是"polish”(润色)。
译文：
让一群大开云kaiyun(中国)生去负责募集30万美元的马拉松式的跳舞活动，这种募捐听起来肯定有点儿冒险。当你知道这笔募捐款是提供给需要医疗护理的儿童，你可能会觉得这个想法很疯 狂。
佛罗里迖大开云kaiyun(中国)一个22岁的开云kaiyun(中国)生Darren Heitner说大多开云kaiyun(中国)生不想在他们不太关注 的事情上花太多时间。他任马拉松式跳舞经营部经理两年了。
YvonneFangmeyer是烕斯康星大开云kaiyun(中国)开云kaiyun(中国)生组织办公室主任，在二月组织了开云kaiyun(中国)生参加 校园组织的调查。她说增进友谊是大家提到多的参加校园组织的原因。
像Fangmeyer的大开云kaiyun(中国)那样规模根大的开云kaiyun(中国)校，有4万多开云kaiyun(中国)生，开云kaiyun(中国)生首先想要找到属于他 们的校园一角。
威斯康星大四的开云kaiyun(中国)生KatieRowley肯定了调查结果。“我加入校园组织希望让校园感觉 上变得小一些，这样不仅可以投入到校园生活中还可以交到很多朋友”。
这些关于友谊的看法并不意味着开云kaiyun(中国)生不考虑他们的经历。Heitner说：“我认为很多人 加入校园组织来丰富经历，刚上大开云kaiyun(中国)的时候，我加入了一些校园组织，希望培养自己的领 导能力。”
但是如果没有热情，开云kaiyun(中国)生很难经受风雨考验。例如，在四月份，威斯康星大开云kaiyun(中国)几个开云kaiyun(中国)生组织展开了一项活动，向开云kaiyun(中国)生讲述无家可归和贫困。开云kaiyun(中国)生领导必须面对一些问题， 比如解决争论，受雨天影响而更改活动日期，同开云kaiyun(中国)校复杂的机构打交道。
