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人教版新教材选择性必修四全册课文原文Unit1ReadingandThinkingSATISFACTIONGUARANTEED(Adapted)LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife,Claire.Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeawayonabusinesstripforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice,althoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.Onthesecondmorning,Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman,anditwasdisturbing.Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot,butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwithdignity.Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn’telegantenoughforLarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabiggersalary.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread,orrather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjustamachine.TonygaveClaireanewhairstyleandimprovedhermakeup.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofthingsthathewouldneedforhisworkonthehouse.Clairewentdowntownandboughtthesethings.Shehadanappointmenttopainthernails,thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.Thesaleswomantherewasrudetoher,sosherangTonyandtoldhimshewasbeingtreatedbadly.Hespoketothewoman,whoimmediatelychangedherattitude.ClairethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa“dear”.Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bythelookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughttheywereinarelationship.Afterall,sheknewClaire’shusband’snamewasLarry,notTony.Althoughitwascompletelyinnocent,Clairefeltguilty.WhenClairegothome,shewept.GladyswaseverythingClairewishedtobe.TonytoldhershewasbeingsensitiveandwasjustasgoodasGladys.HesuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthatthehouse,whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed,wouldbeready.Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Clairetriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspendedfromtheceiling,butshefellofftheladder.EventhoughTonyhadbeeninthenextroom,hemanagedtocatchherintime.Asheheldher,shefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimaway,andrantoherroom.Thenightofthepartyarrived.Theclockstruckeight.Theguestswouldbearrivingsoon,soClairedismissedTonyfortherestofthenight.Atthatmoment,Tonytookherinhisarms,bringinghisfaceclosetohers.Sheheardhimdeclarethathedidnotwanttoleaveherthenextday,andthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.UNIT1UsingLanguageTHETIMEMACHINE(Adapted)Itwasatteno’clocktodaythatthefirstofallTimeMachinesbeganitscareer.Igaveitalastcheck,andsatmyselfintheleatherseat.Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.Lookingaround,Isawmylaboratoryexactlyasbefore.Hadanythinghappened?Ithoughtmymindhadtrickedme.ThenIsawtheclock.Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!Idrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Thelaboratorywenthazyaroundme.Myniececameintofetchsomething,maybeherhandkerchief,apparentlywithoutseeingme.Itprobablytookheraminute,buttomeshemovedlikearocket!Ipushedtheleverfurther.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.Tomorrownightcame,thenskippedtoday,againandagain,fasterandfasterstill.Itishardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.Asmypacegrewfaster,thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway,andIwasleftintheopenair.Thesunandmoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky,butsoontherewasdivisionbetweennightandday.AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke;theygrew,spread,anddiedinmoments.Isawhugebuildingsriseup,thendisappearlikeinadream.Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged,meltingandflowingbeforemyeyes.IcalculatedthatIwasbeingpushedthroughtimeathundredsofyearsaminute.Ihadastrongurgetolookattherandomthingsthatwerebeingflashedbeforemyeyes!IhadthoughtabouttheriskofstoppingtheTimeMachinemanytimes.SolongasItravelledatmaximumspeed,itdidn’tmatter.ButifIstoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb!Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.Withasuddenjolt,theTimeMachinewasflippedonitsside,andIwasthrownthroughtheair.Iwasstunnedforamoment,andthenheardthesoundofthunder.Iwassittingintheraininsomemudnexttothemachine.“Afinewelcome,”Isaid,“foramanwhohastravelledthousandsofyearstobehere!”选修四UNIT2IconicAttractionsReadingandThinking25SepNextweekI’mtravellingtoAustraliatovisitafriendthereovertheschoolholidays.IplantokeepthisblogtorecordmyexperiencesandwhatIlearn.Ihavealreadydonesomeresearchonthecountry.Locatedtothesouthoftheequator,belowmanyothercountriesontheglobe,it’softeninformallyreferredtoas“downunder”.Ihavealsoreadaboutsomeiconicsites,suchastheSydneyOperaHouseandtheGreatOceanRoad,andanimalslikethecutekoalasandkangaroos.Ican’twaittoseeallofthem!However,asImajorinsocialstudies,I’mmoreinterestedinmeetingpeopleinAustraliaandexperiencingtheirculture,food,andwayoflife.1OctI’mhereinSydney!SinceIarrived,myfriendhasbroughtmetomyfirstopen-airbarbecueandhasalsosharedmanydifferentbutyummymealswithme,somyfirstimpressionsofAustraliahavebeenallaboutfood!AlotoftypicalAustralianfood,suchastheSundayroast,isoriginallyBritish.Bakeries,fast-foodjoints,butchershops,cafes,andrestaurantseverywhereprovidesomeofthepremierfoodexperiencesintheworld.TheinfluenceofAsiancultures,ontheotherhand,ledtotheintroductionofbeancurdandAsianherbs,alongwithAustralianversionsoffoodsliketheChinese-inspireddimsum.3OctMyfriendandIhavearrivedinKatherine,atowninAustralia’sNorthernTerritory.We’reheretolearnaboutthelifeandcustomsoftheAborigines,whoarenativetoAustralia.TheAboriginalpopulationmightbesmall,butitsinfluenceisstillvisible.Forexample,“Bondi”in“BondiBeach”isanAboriginalwordmeaning“waterbreakingoverrocks”.Tosurviveinthisvastlandontheocean,theAborigineshadtobeinclosecontactwithnature.Thisshowsintheirmusic,too,whichcelebratesthenaturalworldandthespiritualworldaroundthem.Mostoftheirmusicalinstrumentsarereallyjuststicksfoundontheground,amongwhichthereisanamazinginstrumentcalledthedidgeridoo.Thedidgeridooismadefromatreebranchwhichishollow.Toplaythedidgeridoo,youputyourmouthononeendandblowwhilevibratingyourlips.Unlikeahorn,therearenofingerholes.Thedidgeridooplayerhastochangetheshapeofhismouthinordertochangepitch.Askilledplayercanplayforalongtimewithoutstoppingtobreathe.Hedoesthisbycontinuallybreathinginthroughhisnosewhilebreathingoutthroughhismouthandintothedidgeridoo.Itriedtolearnhowtoplayit,butaftertryingforhours,IwasconvincedthatIcouldnevermakeamusicalsoundwiththisinstrument!6OctIt’salmosttimeformetosaygoodbyetoAustralia.I’veenjoyedmytimehereverymuch.Afterbeinghereforawhile,mybiggestimpressionisthecomplicatedmixofpeoplesandculturesthatmakeupthenation.Althoughthemainculturalinfluencesince1788hasbeenWesternculture,minoritycultureshavealsoplayedapartinshapingtheuniqueAustralianculture,withmanyofthenewculturalinfluencescontributedbyimmigrants.ItissaidthatnownearlyhalfofallAustraliancitizenswereeitherbornoverseasorhaveparentswhowerebornoverseas.Personallyspeaking,whatIlikemostaboutAustraliaisthepeoplethemselves.Theyhaveastraightforwardandfree-and-easyattitudetowardslife,andtheirfriendlinessandwarmthmademefeelathomewhereverIwent.AfterexperiencingAustralia,IhavetosaythatIagreewiththetourismslogan:“There’snothinglikeAustralia.”UNIT2UsingLanguageTHEAMAZINGANIMALSOFAUSTRALIAOurtopictodayis“CreaturesUniquetoAustralia”,withquestionsansweredbywildlifeexpert,DrJimSmith.Australiahaslotsofuniqueanimals,butwhichanimalisasymbolofthecountry?Ithastobethekangaroo,asithasawidedistributionthroughoutthecountry.It’satoughanimalthathastosurviveinadifficultenvironment.Also,itcannotwalkbackwards,soitisalwaysmovingforwards.ThisexpressesthestrengthandresolveoftheAustraliansasindividualsandasanation.Babykangaroosweighonlytwogrammesatbirth.Theythenfindtheirwayintotheirmother’spouch—akindofpocket—tostaysafeandwarm.Theysleepanddrinkmilkinthattemporary,protectedenvironmentuntiltheyareaboutsevenoreightmonthsold.Afterthisphase,theygoouttotrytheirlegs.Aftertheylearntojump,theygraduallyspendlesstimewiththeirmotherandlearntobeindependent.Kangaroosmaylookcute,butencounterswiththemdon’talwaysendsowell.Kangarooscanhitandkickveryhard,sopleasefolks,ifyouseesomekangaroos,rememberthey’renotforpetting!Koalasarecute,andweseesomanypicturesofpeopleholdingthem.ButinmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoeventouchthem.Canyouclarifythat?Theyarereallyquitecute,butthetruthis,koalasareverysensitivecreatureswhocaneasilypanicbecauseofevensmallchangesintheirenvironment.Theyspendquitealotoftimeeating,sleeping,andhangingontotreetrunks,sointeractionwithhumanscancausethemalotofstress.Becauseofthis,thegovernmentbegantomakelawsagainsttouchingkoalas,intheinterestofanimalprotection,aswellaspublicsafety.So,ifyouseeoneinthewild,youshouldn’tapproachittopickituporeventouchit.Ifyouwanttoholdakoala,youhavetogotocertainlicensedzooswhereanimalexpertsmakesurethatthekoalasselectedforeachsessionareinagoodstateforhumancontactandthattheyarehandledforonlyalimitedtimeandonalimitedfrequencyofoccasions.So,we’vetalkedaboutsomecuteanimals.Whataboutanimalswhicharen’tsocute?MyfavouriteisalittlecreaturecalledtheTasmaniandevil.IfyouareoutcampinginTasmaniaandcomeacrossone,theexperiencemightscareyou!Tasmaniandevilshuntatnight,soyouwon’tusuallyseethem,butyoumayheartheirloudcrieswhentheyarefightingoreating.Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedead.Frightening!Theyareaboutthesizeofsmalldogsandlooklikeratherlargeblackrats.Theyalsohaveaterriblesmell!Theirdietismostlydeadanimals.Fortunately,despitetheirname,theyaregenerallynotviolenttowardspeople.Australiaalsohassomeanimalsthatmanypeoplehaveneverheardof,forexample,theduck-billedplatypus.Isthatsomekindofbird?Notatall.Whileitmaylayeggsinanestlikeabird,it’sreallyaprimitivemammal,withauniquebiology.Itseggshatchafterabouttendays,andthenthebabyplatypusnursesfromitsmotherlikeallothermammals.Itsnoselookslikeaduck’sbill,andithasfeetlikeaduck’ssoitcandiveunderthewater,butit’scoveredinhair.Doyouknowwhat’sreallystrangeaboutaplatypus?Theplatypusdoesn’tuseitssensesofsightorsmelltofindfood.Ithasacapacitytofindfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.Thereareonlyasmallhandfulofanimalsintheworldthatcandothat!UNIT3SeaExplorationReadingandThinkingREACHINGOUTACROSSTHESEATradeandcuriosityhaveoftenformedthefoundationofmankind’sgreatestachievements.Tocompletethegreatmapoftheworldwasastrongpassionforthepeopleofearlycivilisations.MarcoPolo’stalesinspiredEuropeanexplorerstosearchforsearoutesfromwesttoeast.However,merchantsandexplorersfromtheEastsetsailfromeasttowestmanyyearsbeforeColumbusfirstdid.Inancienttimes,silkfromChinafounditswayoverlandtoIndia,theMiddleEast,andRome,alongwhatbecameknownastheSilkRoad.AtradingrouteacrosstheseawasalsoextendedalongthecoastsoftheIndianOcean,centeredaroundCeylon(nowSriLanka).Here,merchantsfromChinaandmanyotherplacesmettonegotiatetradedeals,whichalsoledtomoreawarenessofeachother’scultures.Overthecenturies,furthertradingallowedmoreexplorationoftheregionstothewestofChina,asrecordedinDuHuan’sRecordofMyTravelsintheeighthcentury.Later,theMingDynastyfurtherdevelopedrelationswiththeseregions.Between1405and1433,sevenlargefleetssailedwestonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.Thesefleetswereasighttobeholdandwereinaleagueoftheirownatthattime.UnderthecommandofZhengHe,theysetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea,andthentotheeastcoastofAfrica.Africanroyalfamiliessentgiftssuchasgiraffesasgesturesoffriendshipinreturnforgold,silk,andspices.AlthoughChinawithdrewfromfurtherexpeditionsafter1433,theselandandsearoutesremainedactivechannelsbetweenotherculturesforcenturies.Toreachoutacrossthesearemainsastrongdesiretoday.TheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHearebeingrevisitedwiththe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad,whichispartoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.TheaimofthisinitiativeistoencouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas,andstrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Tradinghasgrowngreatlyinrecentyears,andwillcontinuetodosoinyearstocome.Chinahasinvestedbillionsinsystemsandservicesalongtheseroutes,whichwillhelptogreatlydevelopthewholeareaforthebenefitoffuturetradeandculturalexchange.Chinahasalsojoineditsfriendsacrosstheseaonotherimportantprojects.AlthoughtheancientsearoutesofZhengHehavebeentravelledmanytimes,therearestillmanyotherplaceslefttoexplore.Inrecentyears,ChinahasjoinedothernationsonseveralexpeditionstoexploretheArctic.Fromascientificpointofview,thereisanurgentneedtostudytheArcticinordertounderstandclimatechangeanditseffects.Hundredsofyearson,andwiththelatesttechnologyinhand,theneedtotradeandthedesiretoenhancerelationshipswilldriveChinatoreachoutacrosstheseafarintothefuture.UNIT3UsingLanguagetext1:Whenpeopletalkofexploringtheseamore,theyusuallymeanexploitingit.Seaexplorationhascausedmanyproblemsandwillcontinuetocausemore.Moreexplorationmeansmorepollution.TheDeepwaterHorizonspilledover200milliongallonsofoilintotheseain2010.Plasticpollutionisalsobad,killingmanybirdsandfish,andhasevenbeenfoundinourtapwater.Miningforresourcesisverydamaging,especiallyintheArctic.Becauseofclimatechange,thereislessicenow,whichmeanswecanlookformorefossilfuelsfurthernorth.Butifweburnthese,theicewillmeltmoreandthisnegativecyclewillcontinue.Climatechangeiswarningusthatsomethingisverywrong.Overfishingisanotherproblem.Whalesanddolphinsarealsohuntedfortheirmeatorforso-calledresearch.Althoughthiswasbannedin1982,somecountriesarestill“murdering”theseintelligentcreatureswithoutmercy.Theseaishometolife,nothumanbeings’possessions.Itishuge,butitismoresensitivethanwethink.Ifwedonotprotectit,futuregenerationswillnotforgiveus.Text2Totrulyunderstandourplanet,wemustexploretheoceanswhichcovermostofit.Opponentsmaybeconcerned,butseaexplorationisimportantforourfuture.Forexample,scientificresearchshipscanhelpaddressimportantissuessuchasclimatechange.Weneedtounderstandwhatishappeningtoourplanetsothatwecantakeaction.Therefore,moreresearchisnecessary.Understandingmoreabouttheseawillalsohelpusmanageitsresourcesbetter.Loggingnewspecieswillimproveourunderstandingoflifeontheearth.Itmayhelpusdiscovernewmedicines,aswellasnewsourcesoffoodandenergy.Accessingthedeepoceanmayalsohelpustopredicteventssuchasearthquakes.Thepopulationoftheworldisgrowingandweneednewresourcesforfuturedevelopment.Thereareprobablyvastamountsofresourcesundertheseaandice,notjustoilandgasbutalsovaluableminerals.Ofcourse,therearestillenvironmentalrisks.However,theseshouldbebalancedwitheconomicneeds.Hopefully,astechnologyimproves,wemayhavemoreoptionsformanagingthisbalance.UNIT4ReadingandThinkingVOLUNTEERINGINTHEBUSH8MarchIjustgotaparcelfromhome!Ittookabouttwoweekstoarrive,anditwasabitdamaged,butitwassonicetogetsomesweetsandjamfromhome;I’vebeendyingtohavesomeofmyfavouritesweets,andit’salwaysnicetogetmail!SoI’vebeenhereinthejungleforaboutamonthnow.Mysecondaryschoolisabushschool.Theclassroomsaremadeofbamboo,withclayfloorsandroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownadustytrackcoveredinweeds.WhenIreachtheschoolgrounds,I’mgreetedbyachorusof“goodmorning”fromtheboys.Unlikestudentsinourcountry,theseboysdonotwearcottonuniforms,andmanyofthemalsohavetowalkalongway,sometimesforuptotwohours,justtogettoschool.There’snoelectricity,runningwateroreventextbooks,nottomentionlaptops,tablets,orothermoderndevices!Allthestudentshavearepencils,rubbers,andpaper.I’mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.I’vehadtobecomemuchmoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Thereisnoequipment,andsincethereisn’tevenawashroom,ifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabasin!It’simportantnottobetoorigidaboutruleshere,too.TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboysachemistryexperimentwhen,beforeIknewit,themixturewasbubblingoutofthetesttubespillingeverywhere!Theclassbecameacircusastheboys,whohadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbefore,startedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents—fewwilleverbecomechemists—andmostwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest,IdoubtwhetherI’mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys’livesatall.17AprilLastweekendImademyfirstvisittoaremotevillage,hometooneofourstudents,Tombe.AnotherteacherandIwalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere—first,upamountainfromwherewehadfantasticviews,andthendownashadedpathtothevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage,Tombe’smother,Kiak,sawuscomingandstartedcrying“ieeeieee”.Weshookhandswithallthevillagers.EveryoneseemedtoberelatedtoTombe.Tombe’sfather,Mukap,amanwithastrongjawandawrinkledforehead,ledustohishouse,alow,roundbamboohutwithnowindows,withadoorjustbigenoughtogetthrough,andwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof—thisshowsitisaman’shouse.Suchhousingisdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyestoadjust.FreshgrasshadbeenlaidonthefloorandtherewasaplatformforJennyandmetosleepon.Therewasafireplaceinthecentreofthehut.TheonlypossessionsIcouldseewereonebroom,afewsaucers,akettle,cups,pans,andacoupleofjars.Mukapbuiltafireoutsideandlaidstonesonittoheat.Hethenplacedthehotstonesinanemptyoildrumwithkaukau,ripecorn,andgreens.Hethencoveredthevegetableswithbananaleavesandleftthemtosteam.Itsmelleddelicious.Weateinsidethehutsittingroundthefire.Ilovedlisteningtothefamilytalkingsoftlytoeachotherintheirlanguage,eventhoughIcouldnotparticipatemuchintheconversation.Luckily,Tombeinterpretedforus.Later,Inoticedacanstandingupsidedownonthegrilloverthefire.Afterawhile,Tombethrewitoutofthedoorway.Tombetoldmethatthecanwasheatedtodryouttheleftoverfood.Hisfamilybelievesthatleftoversattractbadspiritsinthenight,soanyleftoverfoodisdriedupinacanandthecanisthenthrownoutofthehut.Weleftthevillagethenextmorningaftermanygoodbyesandfirmhandshakes.Mymuscleswereachingandmykneesshakingaswedraggedourselvesdownthemountaintowardshome.ThateveningIfellhappilyintobed.ItwassuchaprivilegetohavespentadaywithTombe’sfamily.UNIT4UsingLanguageHello!MynameisZhanBingbing.Lately,allofushaveseenChinesepeopleonTVinfar-offplacesintheworld,helpingothercountriestodevelop.WeseeChineseworkersbuildingroadsintheCongo,aportinPakistan,railwaysinPanama,andanairportinSriLanka.AndweseeChineseminers,oilworkers,agriculturalexperts,mechanics,anddoctorsworkinginnearlyeverycorneroftheworld.Andsomepeoplemayask,“Isitworthit?WhyhelppeopleoverseaswhenChinahasmanyareasthatarestillinneedofdevelopment?”Ihadthesamequestionsmyself.Butforme,itwasmuchmorepersonal.Yousee,mymotherisamedicaldoctor,andforthelasttwoyears,shehasbeenworkingasavolunteerconsultantinTanzania,Africa,asapartofamedicalteamsentbytheChinesegovernment.Tobehonest,whenmymotherfirstleftforAfrica,Iwasupset.Mymothercookedmedinnereverynight,andshetookgoodcareofme.Butmoreimportantly,shewasmybestfriend.Wetalkedtogether,wespentourleisuretimetogether,andexceptforschoolandwork,wewereneverapart.SoIwasunhappyaboutherleavingwithoutevenaskingformyinput.ButthenIbegantohearabouttheworkshewasdoinginTanzania,acountrythathasmanyhealthproblems,andnowIamsingingadifferenttune.ManydangerousdiseaseswhicharerareinChinaarequitecommonlycontractedinTanzania.And,whilethecountryisquitebeautifulandhasmuchnaturalwealth,manyofthepeoplearequitepoorandlivewithoutthingswetakeforgranted,suchaselectricity,runningwater,carsandgoodtransportsystems,andsupermarkets.Oneprojectthatmymotherworkedonwashelpingtobuildacardiachospital.Priortothis,ifaTanzanianhadaheartconditionandneededsurgery,theywouldhavetogoabroad.Sincethiswasquiteexpensive,manypeoplewentwithoutmedicaltreatmentandsomeevendied.Now,notonlyareTanzanianshelpedbythehospital,butpeopleinneighbouringcountriesarehelpedaswell.Ithasmadeabigdifferencetotheirlives.Mymotheralsodoesacircuitoftheruralvillagestoprovidemedicaltreatment,helpthosewithdisabilities,andprovideconsultationandtrainingforlocaldoctors.Inaddition,herteamhasgivenpatientsanewmalariatreatmentinventedinChina,andthishassavedmanylives.Today,IwanttorelaytoyouthatI’mproudoftheworkmymotherhasdone,andIamnowsupportiveofit.Isherworkworthit?Yes,tothelivesofthepeoplesheishelping,itisworthit.Butbyanycriteriathisworkisworthittousaswell,becauseitshowsthatweareglobalcitizensinterestedinworldstability,andthatwefeelresponsibleforothersandarereadytobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Everyonedeservesafairchanceinlife.WhenIthinkofallthethingsthatweasChinesecitizenscanbemostproudof,helpingotherscomesatthetopofthislist.NowthatIunderstandhowimportantmymother’sworkis,I’vedecidedtobecomeavolunteermyselftohelppeopleinotherlands.Inthefuture,Ipraythatyouwilldothesame.Thankyou!UNIT5ReadingandThinkingWORKINGOUTWHATYOUWANTTODOAsanadult,oneofthefirstquestionsyouareaskedwhenmeetingsomeonenewis,“Whatdoyoudo?”Thisisbecauseyourcareerisaveryimportantpartofwhoyouare.Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife,andsotakingtimetothinkaboutitisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.Thebesttimetostartthinkingaboutpossiblecareersiswhileyouarestillatschool,beforeyoumakeanychoicesaboutyourfurthereducation.This,however,isnotalwayseasy.Somepeopleknowwhattheywanttodofromayoungage,butmanyothersjusthaveafewideasbouncingaroundintheirheads.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystogetsomeinsightonapossiblecareerpathistocompletea“careeraptitudetest”.Theresultsofthetestwilltellyouaboutyourstrengthsandinterests,andsometestsalsosuggestcareersthatyoumaybesuitedto.Havingthisinformationwillprovideyouwithabetterchanceoffindingajobyoulike.Therearemanyfreetestsonline,sogiveoneatry.Gettingaheadstartinconsideringyourfuturecareermayhelpyoufortherestofyourlife.Youdon’twanttolookbackinyearstocomeandsay,“IwishIhadthoughtmoreaboutwhatIreallywantedtodo.”Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Someaskquestionsaboutyourpersonalinterestsandattitudes.Othersfocusmoreonaskingyoutoratedifferentkindsofworkscenarios,likeworkingasalibrarianoralawyer.Ofcourse,whilecompletingthesesortsoftests,itisveryimportanttobehonest—anddon’tworry—therearenorightorwronganswers.CareerAptitudeTestexamplePage1of10Howdoyoufeelabouttheworktasksbelow?AssembleachestofdrawersDriveanambulanceHelpdevelopacureforbreastcancerAnalyzetheelementshydrogenandradiumDesignanewrangeofwristaccessoriesDesignclothesforbridesandbridegroomsTeachchildrengeometryHelpandadvisepeopleinserious

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