高中牛津教材选修模块11课本全文.docx
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高中牛津教材选修模块11课本全文
BookⅪ
Unit1Careersandskills
Reading
A.Readthearticlequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.Whatdoestheauthordiscussinthearticle?
2.Canyougivetwoexamplesoftheso-calledglamorousjobs?
3.Whichjobslookdullbutareactuallyveryimportant?
B.YangMinisthinkingaboutherfuturecareer.Shehasfoundanarticleaboutjobsaroundtheworldinateenmagazine.Readthearticlewithher.
Somanyjobstochoosefrom
byDaiLingling
Thelastyearofhighschoolisatimeforhardworkandalsoatimeforreflection.Atthistime,youhavetostartthinkingaboutthefutureandwhatouwanttodoaftergraduation.Inthisarticle,Iamgoingtodiscusssomeoftheoptionsavailabletoyouandwhetherpopularcareers,moreunusualjobsoreverydayjobsbettersuitedtoyou.
Whenchoosingacareer,youshouldconsideralltheaspectsofajob.Somejobsmayseemverydullbutareveryimportanttosociety,whileotherscanappearveryexcitingbutareactingbutareactuallyverydifficultandboring.Oneexampleistheso-called‘glamorousjob’ofbeingamodeloranactor.Wouldyouliketobefamous,weardiamonds,gotopartiesandrelaxoncushionsinprivatejetsorhelicopters?
Inreality,thesepeoplehavetospendlonghourstravelling,withalltheirbaggagepackedinsuitcasesandtrunks,andonlyaverysmallnumberofthemaresuccessful.Manyactors,actressesandmodelsholdordinary,lessglamorousjobs,oftenworkingaswaitersandwaitresses,inordertosupportthemselves.Meanwhile,thosewhoaresuccessfulandfamoushavetodealwithconstantmediaattention.Theyhavetobeverythick-skinnedtodealwithallkindsofcriticism.Theyarealsounderhugepressuretoappearyoungandbeautiful.Mostactorsandmodelsarealwaysonadiet,andmanyhavepainfulsurgerytomaketheirfacesandbodieslookmoreattractive.Itdoesnotseemthatglamorousnow,doesit?
Maybeacareerasalocalgrocerofflour-coveredbakerwouldbeabetteroption.
Otherpopularprofessionsforyoungpeopleincludecareersinlaworbusiness.Manypeoplehaveambitionstobecomesuccessfulasalawyerorbusinessperson,buttheydonotconsiderthestressandpressurethatcomewiththesejobs.Thesecanbewell-paidandinterestingjobs,butyoualsohavetoworkverylonghours.Also,sometimesasabossinthebusinessworld,youhavetomakedifficultdecisionsthathurtpeople,andbeingalawyercaninvolvefacingtoughmoralissues.
Incontrast,somepeoplefindmoreunusualjobsthatarebettersuitedtotheirtalentsandinterests.Afewyearsago,whenIwashikingintheGrandCanyonNationalParkintheUSA,Imetamanwhohadaveryunusaljob.Hewaslivingbyasteaminatentsurroundedbytechnicalequipment,andhisonlyneighbourswerethebirdsandsquirrelsinthenearbytrees.Hisjobwastochecknoisepollutionintheparkzones.Helovedcamping,andhisjobwaslikeaholidayforhim.Itwasveryeasytoseethatheenjoyeddoinghisjob.Therearemanyotherpeopledoingunusuljobs,suchasabeertasteratabrewery,whoprobablyconsumesonelitreofbeerperyear,apersonwhodesignsfireworksdisplaysandapersonwhotestsridesforamusementparks.Allthesepeoplelovetheirjobs,whichmightnotbepopular,butareinterestingregardless.
Similarly,manyordinaryjobsmaylookdull,buttheyareasessentialaswatertooursociety.Aswegothroughourdailylives,wemeetmanydifferentkindsofpeople-shopassistants,whosellusthingsinshops;drivers,whodrivetramsanddbusestransportingusaroundthecity;babers,whocutourhairinbabershops,andcleaners,whoclearupourrubbish.Thesejobsmaynotseemveryattractive,buttheyareallimportant.Forexample,ifnoonewastocollecttherubbish,thesteetswouldsoonbecomeverydirtyandunpleasant,thenumberofratswouldincrease,anddiseasewouldspread.Thesepeople,whoperformsuchordinarybutvitaltasks,allowpeopletogoabouttheirdailylives.
Whenyouthinkaboutyourfuturecareer,rememberthatsomeglamorousjobscanberatherdifficultandthatsomeordinaryjobscanbequiteimportant.
Allofthemtogether,through,helpsocietyfunction.
Readingstrategy:
readingforopinioninatext
Almostveryarticlereflectstheopinionsorviewsofitsauthor.Inmanycases,articlesareaimedatpersuadingpeopleorexpressingpersonalview,suchasthoseinanewspapercolumn.Inthetextabove,theauthorusesquitenegativelanguagestodesvribesomevareers,e.g.‘Itdoesnotseemthatglamorousnow,doesit’andverypositivelanguagetodescribesomeothers,e.g.‘Thesejobsmaynotseemveryattractive,buttheyareallimportant’.Itisclearthattheauthorisbiasedinfavourofordinarycareersanddislikessomepopularcareers.anyarticleisbiasedtosomeextent,sowhenlookingatanarticle,readersshouldpayattentiontowhatkindoflanguageisusedtodiscussdifferentthings,findouttheauthor'sopinions,think
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