北师大版高中英语必修五第4讲：Unit14Careers-词汇篇1(学生版)

第第页/共19页、阅读理解AThearrivalofcomputers||,somepeoplepredicted］，soonwouldmakepaperathingoutofdate.Andguesswhat?BillGate'sdreamofacomputeroneverydeskhasbeenmoreorlessrealized.Yet||,mostofpeopleworkingatthosedesksarekneedeepinpaper.Someresearchfromanewbook||,TheMythofPaperlessOfficesuggestsourincreasinguseofpaperisduetotheintroductionoftheverydigitaltechnologythatwassupposedtowipeitout.Thestudiesshowthatitcanleadtoa40%riseinpaperconsumption.Xerox'smainbusinessinvolvedpaper||,anditwasalsoalarmedbytheprospectofitsgoingoutoffashion.Sotheresearchcenterinventedthecomputingandprintertechnologythatmadesureitdidn't.Xeroxknewwhattheyweredoing.Butourattachmenttopaperistrulyamazing.Whystoreemailmessagesinpaperfiles||,whichtakeupvaluablespaceandareeffectivelyunsearchable11,whenyoucankeepthemonaharddiskandlookthroughthemforkeywords?Whyprintoffquantitiesofdocumentswhicharetobethrownawayafterthemeetingisover||,whentheycanbehandedoutelectronicallyviaintranets（内部互联网）？Ifpeoplelovepaper||,theremustbeareasonforit.Itishighlyportable11,flexible11,andconsumesnobatterypower.Anditdoesn'thavetobeturnedonbeforeyoucanreadit.Sotheproblemwiththepredictionsisthattheyarealwayssolution-driven.Infact||,technologyisnotalwaystheanswer.Theanswerisnotthatpeopleusesomuchpaper||,butthattheydon'tmakegooduseofit.Whatchangeshasthecomputerbroughtinforpaper?Moreandmorepaperisneeded.Itssaleisreducinganditistodisappear.Fewerpeoplepreferpapertoaharddisk.Morepaperoffinequalityisproduced.Whatdoes"theverydigitaltechnology"inParagraph2referto?A.Thenewbook. B.Theharddisk.

C.Thecomputer.D.Thetechnologyofprinting.C.Thecomputer.D.Thetechnologyofprinting.Toprotecttheirproductionfromdisappearing11,Xerox.hadthecomputingandprintertechnologyinventedtookoffthepriceoftheirproductionintroducednewtechnologyofpapermakingencouragedpeopletostoremessagesbywritingthemonpaperWhichwordcandescribepaperbestaccordingtothereasonsforpeople'sloveofpaper?A.Fashionable.B.Convenient.C.Traditional.D.Effective.BHowtoMakeaBudget（预算）Mostlikely||,youaren'tthefamilybreadwinner.Butdoingasmalljoborgettingaweeklyallowance（零花钱）wouldputsomemoneyinyourpocket.Forkidsandgrownupsalike||,moneyiseasytospend.Ifyouaren'tcareful||,itcanbegoneinnotime.Beingresponsiblewithyourmoneyisanimportantskilltolearn—andthesooneryoustart||,thebetter.Whetheryouaretrackingyourspendingorsavingforsomethingspecial||,creatingabudgetcanhelpyoudealwithyourexpensesandplanforthefuture.Allyouneedarepaper||,apencilandsomeself-control.First||, takealookatoursamplemonthlybudget.Then||,useaseparatesheetofpapertoplanyourown.Inthefirsttwocolumns（栏）||,listyoursources（来源）ofincomeandhowmuchyouexpecttoearnfromthem.Inthethirdandfourthcolumns||,listwhatyouexpecttospendyourmoneyonandtheamount.SampleMonthlyBudgetMonthlyIncomeAmountMonthlyExpensesAmountAllowance$20.00Snacks$26.00Sellingdrinks$25.00Musicdownloads$12.00Babysitting$12.50Movies$18.00Deliveringnewspapers$30.00Videorentals$10.00Total$87.50Total$66.00Thelefthandtotalshouldbemorethanorequaltotherighthandtotal.Ifitis||,youhaveaneffectivebudget.Budgetsarenotcomplex||,butstickingtothemcanbetough.Whenplanningyourbudget||,berealisticaboutyourexpenses.Ifyouknowthatyoudrop$18atamovie||,don'twrite$12inthatspacesimplybecauseyouwishyouwerespendingless.Ifyouareeyeingabigpurchase||,suchasa$150skateboard]spendlessandsavemoreuntilyouhavethetotalamount.Nomatterhowattractiveitmaybe||,avoidspendingyoursavings.Oneday||,youwillthankyourself!Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?A. Children. B. Parents.C. Businessmen. D. Bank managers.Thepurposeofmakingabudgetistohelppeople.learntoberealisticincreasetheirsavingsmanagetheirmoneywelltesttheirpowerofself-controlWhatshouldpeopledowhenplanningabudget?Fillintheexpensesasthey reallyare.Avoidspendingmoneyonexpensivethings.Setasideafixedamountofmoneyassavings.Listincomeandexpensesontwopiecesofpaper.Themeaningoftheword"volunteer"maybealittledifferentindifferentcountries||,butitusuallymeans"onewhooffershisorherservices".Therearemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplecanvolunteer||,suchastakingcareofsickpeople||,workinginhomesforhomelesschildrenandpickingupgarbage（垃圾）frombeachesandparks.Volunteersmayworkwithintheirowncountriesorinothercountries.Theyareoftenpeoplewithastrongwishtohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanthemselves.Volunteersdon'texpectanykindofpay.Attherootofvolunteeringistheideathatonepersonmayhavetheabilitytoofferservicesthatcanhelpotherpeople.Tracy||,agoodfriendofmine||,however||,recentlycamebackfromIndiawithanewideaofwhatbeingavolunteermeans.SheworkedfortwoandahalfweeksinoneofMotherTeresa'shomesinCalcutta.Thefollowingisherstory."IfirstheardaboutMotherTeresainmyhighschool.Wewatchedavideo（录像）aboutherworkinIndiaandallovertheworld.IwassomovedbyherspirittohelpothersandherendlessloveforeveryhumanbeingthatafterIgraduatedfromhighschool||,Itoowantedtotryherkindofwork.SowithtwofriendsIflewtoCalcuttaforafewweeks.""Iwasaskedtoworkinahomeforsickpeople.Ihelpedwashclothesandsheets||,andpassoutlunch.Ialsofedthepeoplewhoweretooweaktofeedthemselvesandtriedtocheerthemup.IfeltitwasbettertosharewiththemthantothinkthatIhavehelpedthem.Tobehonest||,Idon'tthinkIwashelpingverymuch.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotreallycometohelp||,buttolearnaboutandexperienceanotherculture（文化）thathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflifeandtheworld."Accordingtothetext||,avolunteerreferstoapersonwho.iswil