泛读教程2 Unit4 work

Unit4WhyPeopleWork?Warm-upQuestions1.Whatjobdoyouwanttodoaftergraduation?2.Howdoyoudefine“agoodjob”?Whatarethethingsyouwillconsiderinchoosingacareer?3.Whydoweneedtowork?IsMONEYtheNUMBERONEreasonforworking!!!???What’syouropinion?文库专用4Theauthor’sopiniononworkGooverthefirstfiveparagraphsofthetextandfindthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.文库专用5A.Jobsandworkdomuchmorethanmostofusrealizetoprovidehappinessandcontentment.B.Workismorethananecessityformosthumanbeings;itisthefocusoftheirlives,thesourceoftheiridentityandcreativity.文库专用6C.Ratherthanapunishmentoraburden,workistheopportunitytorealizeone’spotential.D.Forlargenumbersofpeople,theabsenceofworkisharmfultotheirhealth.E.Whyshouldworkbesuchasignificantsourceofhumansatisfaction?Jobsandworkdomuchmorethanmostofusrealizetoprovidehappinessandcontentment.Andworkismorethananecessityformosthumanbeings;itisthefocusoftheirlives,thesourceoftheiridentityandcreativity。Nowlet'sseehowsomeepalsviewthisissue…Nomoney，nohoney!Butifyouonlyworkformoney,itwouldbequiteboring.FormeworkissomethingImustdotogetacceptedbythesociety.Iamalwaysawardedbyaccomplishmentwhichreallyworththeeffort.Ithinkthemostimportantthingisthatdoyouliveforworkorworkforlife.Ithinkeveryoneshouldworkforhimselforforanyoneheloves.Thehumanmustgivesthebestthathehastohelphisfamilyorhisfriendandmakehimhappy.Yeah,liveinthissocietyisverytiredandhard.Sometimes,Idon’twanttoworkandfindasecludedplacestoliveuntildie.Butthat’sunrealistic,wehaveparentsandtheyneedustolookafterintheiroldage.Solifemustcontinueandworkneedcontinuetoo.Ithinkonepurposeforpeopletomakemoney,anotherpurposeistojointhesocietytocommunicatewithpeople.Sometimesmoneydecidesthekindofjob.Ifweworknotformoneywecandomanythingswewanttodo.Butformoneywehavetodothejobwedon’tlike.SooneofmydreamistodowhatIwanttodosomeday.Surelyworkgivesusotherthingsaswellasmoney☆letususeourspecialabilities,skillsandknowledgeandmakesusfeelthatwe’redoingsomethinguseful☆allowsustomeetalotofpeopleandprovidesopportunitiestomakefriends★letsusexperiencenewthingsandletsusbecreative★allowsustoberesponsibleandcontributetothecommunityIdonotlikework---nomandoes--butIlikewhatisinthework-----thechancetofindyourself.(ConradJoseph,Britishnovelist)我不喜欢工作——没有人会喜欢工作。但是我喜欢在所从事的工作中——找到发现自己的机会。(英国小说家约瑟夫.C.)Itisnousedoingwhatyoulike;youhavegottolikewhatyoudo.(WinstonChurchill,Britishprimeminister)不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。(英国首相丘吉尔.W.)ToyouthIhavethreewordsofcounsel---work,workandwork.(OttoBtismarck,Gremanstatesman)对于青年，我的忠告只有三个词——工作，工作，工作。(德国政治家俾斯麦.O.)Myphilosophyoflifeiswork.我的人生哲学就是工作。(美国发明家爱迪生.T.A.)Myphilosophyoflifeiswork.—ThomasAlvaEdison,American我的人生哲学就是工作。——美国发明家T•A•爱迪生Hethatwillnotworkshallnoteat.不工作者不得食。ProverbsandQuotationsFiveneedsbyAbrahamMaslowAbrahamMaslowAbrahamMaslow,anAmerican__________,believedthathuman__________canbeunderstoodasaresultofahierarchyofneeds:themostbasicphysiologicalneeds,safetyneeds,__________needs,esteemneedsandself-actualizationneeds.Whenthelower-levelneedsaremet,themotivationtomeetthe____________needsbecomesactive.Furthermore,asan_________progressupward,itbecomesmoredifficulttosuccessfully_______theneedsofeachhigherlevel.ForthisreasonMaslowbelievedthatveryfewpeopleactuallyreachthelevelofself-actualization,anditisa_________processforthefewwhodo.psychologistmotivationbelonginghigher-levelindividualfulfilllifelongUnit5isanargumentationtext.Itisastudyoftheimpactofworkonpeople’spsychologicalwell-being.Theauthorarguesthatworkprovidesnotonlythematerialthingsoflifebutalsotheprideandsatisfactionthataresoimportanttopeople’spsychologicalbalanceandhealth.IntroductoryRemarksSkimmingandScanningDirections:Youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-8,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).(seethetextbookonpage9ComprehensionoftheText)Forquestions9-11,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.9)Thesenseofbelongingtoanaccomplishedworkgroupis________________________________ofwork.10)Theworkgroupalsogentlypressuresitsmemberstolearn__________________sothatthe“roughedges”areworkedoff.11)Workingforacompanythatisthoughtofasbeingoneofthebestinthecommunitycan___________________________.1.b2.a3.d4.c5.a6.b7.c8.d9)Thesenseofbelongingtoanaccomplishedworkgroupis________________________________ofwork.10)Theworkgroupalsogentlypressuresitsmemberstolearn__________________sothatthe“roughedges”areworkedoff.11)Workingforacompanythatisthoughtofasbeingoneofthebestinthecommunitycan___________________________.oneofthedistinctivesatisfactionsoftheworldhowtoadjusttoanotherprovideemployeeswithbothstatusandself-confidence1.contentmentn.满足，高兴discontentmentn.不满，不平contenta.满足的，满意的v.使满意e.g.becontenttodosth.:愿意做某事becontentwith:对…满足contentsb.:使某人满意I.WordStudyandWordBuildingassociatev.联想；把。。和。。联系起来associatewith与。。。联系beassociateedwithhistoricala.历史的，基于史实的historicaldata史料historicaldevelopment历史发展historica.有历史意义的，历史上著名的historicsite古迹；历史遗迹；历史地段historiccity历史名城historiann.历史学家sinn.罪恶v.犯罪sincrimeguiltsin指违反道德原则或宗教戒律的罪crime指严重的违反行为或不法活动guilt指有证据证实犯罪，