英语四级听力短文1原文

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英语四级听力短文1原文PartIIIListeningComprehension Passage1DonnaFredrick’sservedwiththePeaceCorpsfortwoyearsinBrazil.ShejoinedthePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromthecollegebecauseshewantedtodosomethingtohelpotherpeople.Shehadbeenbroughtuponafarm,sothePeaceCorpsassignedhertoanagriculturalproject.BeforeshewenttoBrazil,shestudiedPortugueseforthreemonths.Shealsolearntagreatdealaboutitshistoryandculture.DuringhertwoyearswiththePeaceCorps,DonnalivedinavillageinnortheastBrazil.ThatpartofBrazilisverydryandfarmingisoftendifficultthere.Donnahelpedthepeopleofthevillagetoorganiseanirrigationproject,andshealsoadvisedthemonplantingcropsthatdidn’trequiremuchwater.WhenDonnareturnedtotheStates,shecouldn’tsettledown.Shetriedseveraljobs,buttheyseemedveryboringtoher.Shecouldn’tgetBraziloutofhermind.Finally,onedayshegotonaplaneandwentbacktoBrazil.Shewasn’tsurewhatshe’sgoingtodo.Shejustwantedtobethere.Afterafewweeks,DonnafoundajobasanEnglishteacher,teachingfiveclassesaday.Likemostoftheteachers,shedoesn’tmakemuchmoney.Shesharesasmallapartmentwithanotherteacher.AndshemakesalittleextramoneybysendingstoriestonewspapersintheStates.Eventuallyshewantstoquitteachingandworkasafull-timejournalist.Question16WhydidDonnajointhePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromcollege?Question17WhatwasDonnaassignedtodoinBrazil?Question18WhydidDonnagobacktoBrazilonceagain?Question19HowdidDonnamakeextramoneytosupportherself?

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