Passage 3
　　Despite unemployment and the lost of her home, Andrea Clark considers herself a blessed and happy woman. Why the cheerful attitude? Her troubles have brought her closer to her family. Last year, Andrea’s husband, Rick, a miner in Nevada was laid off. Though Andrea kept her job as a school bus driver, she knew that they couldn’t pay their bill and support their youngest of five children, Zack, age nine, on one income. “At first their church helped out, but you can’t keep that up forever”, Andrea says. Then Michal, their eldest of her four adult children suggested they move in with his family. For almost three months, seven Clarks lived under one roof. Andrea, Rick and Zack stayed in the basement department, sharing laundry and single bathroom with Michal, his wife and their two children.
　　The change cut their expenditures in half, but the new living arrangement proved too challenging. When Andrea found a job with a school district closer to her mother’s home in west Jorden, Utah, the family decided to move on. Packing up again with no picnic, Zack had to switch schools for the second time and space is even tighter. Andrea says that the moves themselves are exhausting and Rick is still looking for a job.
　　The recession has certainly come with more problems than Andrea anticipated, but she remains unfailingly optimistic. She is excited to spend more time with her mother. Another plus, rents are lower in Utah than in Nevada. So Andrea thinks they’ll be able to save up and move out in less than 6 months.
　　Questions 33-35 are based on the passage you have just heard.考試網(wǎng)
　　Q33 What do we learn about Andrea’s husband?
　　答案：He used to work as a miner in Nevada.
　　Q34 Why did Andrea move to live in her eldest son’s home?
　　答案：To cut their living expenses.
　　Q35 What is Andrea’s attitude toward the hardships brought by the economic recession?
　　答案：Optimistic.
　　【點(diǎn)評(píng)】
　　本文描寫了Andrea一家在經(jīng)歷失業(yè)時(shí)依然樂觀向上的積極狀態(tài)。這從文章的首句Despite unemployment and the lost of her home, Andrea Clark considers herself a blessed and happy woman.和最后一段but she remains unfailingly optimistic.都能得到印證。Andrea的丈夫是內(nèi)華達(dá)的礦工，去年失業(yè)，為了維持生計(jì)，他們先是和大兒子一家住在一起，后來又搬家到猶他州，她的丈夫還在繼續(xù)找工作。但是經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退，并沒有讓Andrea消極，她覺得自己和家人的關(guān)系更緊密了并且相信自己能夠度過難關(guān)。
　　關(guān)鍵詞：lay off 解雇；expenditure n. 支出，花費(fèi)；optimistic adj. 樂觀的