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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材91 EscapeValve AmanandwomanIknowmovedintogetherrecently.Itwas,assuchoccasionsare,amomentofsentimentandcelebration.Itwasalsoalimitedengagement.Beforemovingin,theyhadalreadysetafixeddatewhentheywouldbreakup.Theyexplainedtheirreasonstooneandall.Inayear,thewomanplannedt
2、ochangejobsandcities;themandidn'tplantofollow.Aneventualsplitisunfortunate,theysaid,butalsoinevitable,sowhynotplanonit?Yetfarfrombeingasadtwistoffate,mywomanfriend'sscheduleddeparturewasaliberatingforce,makingpossiblewhatevershort-termromancethecouplewillenjoy.Withouttheescapeclauseofap
3、re-setterminationoftheiraffair,theymightneverhavelivedtogether. Thissituationisnotunique.MoreandmorepeopleareorderingtheirlivesalongaprincipleIcallthe"automatic-out".Inlove,friendship,work,andthecommunity,peopleincreasinglypreferarrangementsthatautomaticallyendatsomepre-setdate.Itisafo
4、rceinsocietyasawhole,asmoreofushungerforlivesthatappearstableanddeep-rootedbutlackthecomplicationsofcommitment. Automatic-outmayhaveitsfoundationsinthepresetcyclesofacademiclife.Inrecentdecades,anever-higherpercentageofthepopulationhasbeenabletoattendcollegeandpost-graduateschools.That
5、'sagoodthingforthecauseofeducationbutperhapsnotsogoodforsociety'sspirit.Longtimestudentslearntoviewinstitutionsasplaceswherepeoplebrieflycometorest,andfromwhichtheywillbeautomaticallyremovedonadateknownyearsinadvance.Theyalsotendtoseeinstitutionsasameansbywhichtotakethingsforthemselves,
6、insteadofaddingthingsforothers. Soitmaybenosurprisethatprofessionals--usuallythebeneficiariesofadvancedschooling--seemincreasinglyuninterestedinstayingput.ABrookingsInstitutionstudyshowsthatGovernment-agencymanagersturnover,onaverage,every21months.Nowitisbecomingtrueofprivateenterprise
7、saswell.AccordingtotheConferenceBoard,abusinessresearchorganization,topcorporateexecutivesnowswitchjobsevery4.5yearsonaverage. Thejob-switchingmania,itissometimessuggested,stemsfromacombinationofboredomandexpectationsofpromotion.ButIthinkitismotivatedbthedesireforautomatic-out
