2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 Careers and skills Section

Unit1Careersandskills人到中年，如果感觉自己的工作不适合自己，想改变自己的职业。那么下列五项事情需要你慎重考虑。5ThingstoThinkAboutBeforeYouMakeaMidlifeCareerChangeTransitioningtoanewcareercanbedifficultatanyage，butmakingamidlifecareerchangecomeswithadditionalchallenges.Formanyreasons，changingyourcareerwhenyouareinyour40sand50sismuchharderthandoingitwhenyouareinyour20sor30s.Whenyouaremiddle­aged，youhavemoreresponsibilities，likeamortgageandyourchildren'scollegetuition，toconsider.Youmaybehesitanttoriskastablecareerforsomethinguncertain.Afterspending，atleast，acoupleofdecadesinonecareer，youmayhaveanestablishedreputation.Itwillbehardtostartatthebottomagain.Herearefivethingsyoushouldthinkaboutbeforeyoumakeamidlifecareerchange.1．HowMuchEducationandTrainingWillYouNeed?Youmayhavechosenanewcareerthatrequiresverylittleretraining.However，ifyouhavechosenacareerthatrequiresawholenewskillset，youwillprobablyhavetogobacktoschoolorundergosomeotherkindoftraining.Areyouwillingtoputyourenergyintoit？Howlongwillitbeuntilyoucanactuallystartworking？Whenyouareinyour20s，orevenyour30s，thatmaynotbeabigconcern，sinceyouhavemanyyearsaheadofyoutowork.Ifyouareinyour40sor50s，youmustaskyourselfhowlongyouwanttokeepworking.Willyouhavetospendagreatdealoftimetrainingforacareerthatyouwillonlyworkinforashorttime？Willthereturnonyourinvestmentbesufficient?2．CanYouWithstandtheFinancialCostsofaCareerChange?Acareerchangecanbecostly.Ifyouhavetocontinueyoureducation，tuitionisveryexpensive.Evenifyoucanaffordit，balancingworkandschoolcanbedifficult.Youmayhavetocutyourhoursatyourjobtocompleteschoolinatimelyfashion.Areyoureadyforapaycut？Anewcareeroftenmeansstartingatthebottom.Thatcouldcomewithamuchlowersalarythantheoneyouarecurrentlyearning.3．DoYouHaveYourFamily'sSupport?Goingthroughamajortransitionlikeamidlifecareerchangerequiresalotofsupportfromthosearoundyou.Ifyourfamilyisn'tonboard，itwillbedifficulttosucceedinthisendeavor.Beforeyouembarkonsuchabigchange，talktoyourspouseandchildren.Familymembersmayhavetohelpwithhouseholdchores.4．WhatIstheTypicalAgeofPeopleWorkingintheFieldYouAreConsidering?Someindustriesarefilledwithveryyoungworkers.Theonlypeopleevennearmidlifemaybethoseinmanagement.Willtheybewillingtohireyouforanentry­levelpositionifyouareinyour40sor50s？Sure，agediscriminationisillegal，asitshouldbebutthatdoesn'tstopthoseinchargeofhiringfromcommittingit.Youwantedtoenteranewcareer，notabattle.Beforeyoumoveforward，thoroughlyinvestigatetheoccupationyouareconsideringandtheindustryorindustriesthatwouldemployyou.Talktopeoplewhoworkinittofindoutifyouhaveadecentchanceofgettinghired.5．HowLongWillItTaketoBecomeEstablishedinYourDesiredCareer?Whenyoubeginanewcareer，yourfirstjobwilllikelybeanentry­levelone.Afterdoingthatforayearortwo，youwillprobablybeabletoapplyforahigherlevelposition.Yourpriorworkexperiencemighthelpyouadvancefasterthanyourmuchyoungercolleagueswhoarejuststartingout，butitmaynot.Yourexperienceinthisnewcareermaybeallthatcounts.Itmaytakequitesometimeuntilyouareabletodothetypeofworkyouwantedtowhenyoumadethedecisiontoswitchtothiscareer.Askyourselfifyouwillbesatisfiedwiththat.Youranswermaydependonhowfarawayyouarefromtheageyouwanttoretire.1．Whyisitdifficulttomakeamidlifecareercha­nge?2．Whatshouldyouhavetodoifyouhavechoosenacareerthatrequiresawholenewskillset?【答案】1.Becausetherearemoreresponsibilitestoconsider，likeamortgageandchildren'scollegetuition.Besides，afterspendingacoupleofdecadesinonecareer，itwillbehardtostartatthebottomagain.2．Iwillprobablyhavetogobacktoschoolorundergosomeotherkindoftraining.SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Preparing新生词汇初识Ⅰ.词义搭配1．suitedA．asthetruthorfactsofasituation2．actuallyB．rightorappropriateforaparticularperson，purpose，orsituation3．so­calledC．athingthatisormaybechosen4．baggageD．personalbelongingspackedinsuitcasesfortravelling；luggage5．optionE．usedtoshowsomethingorsomeonethatisdesignatedbythenamespecified6．zoneF．theownerandmanagerofashop7．barberG．anareaoflandhavingaparticularpurpose，orusetoparticularrestrictions8．shopkeeperH．apersonwhocutsmen'shairandshavestheirbeardasanoccupation【答案】1.B2.A3.E4.D5.C6.G7.H8.FⅡ.用下列短语的适当形式填空besuitedto；inreality；dealwith；beonadiet；ontheotherhand；gothrough；clearup；goabout1．Thewayinwhichyou'llthetaskreallymatters.2．Therearemanydifficultiestobewhenstartinganewbusiness.3．Idon'tthinkthisworkbeginners.4．That'sthesecondtimetodaythatroomhasbeen．5．Whenhewasachild，heonehardshipafteranother.6．Supermodelslooksothinbecausetheyallthetime.【答案】1.goabout2.dealtwith3.issuitedto4．clearedup5.wentthrough6.areonadietⅢ.根据提示补全下列教材原句1．，youshouldconsideralltheaspectsofajob.当你选择一个职业时，你应该考虑这个工作的每一方面。2．Inreality，thesepeoplehaveto，insuitcasesortrunks，andonlyaverysmallnumberofthemaresuccessful.实际上，这些人不得不把所有的行李都塞进手提箱或大箱子，花很长时间在路上奔波，而且其中只有极少数是成功的。Whenchoosingacareerspendlonghourstravellingwithalltheirbaggagepacked3．Hewaslivingbyastreaminatent，andhisonlyneighbourswerethebirdsandsquirrelsinthenearbytrees.他住在小溪边的帐篷里，四周都是专业的设备，而且他唯一的邻居是附近树丛中的鸟儿和松鼠。surroundedbytechnicalequipment4．Forexample，therubbish，thestreetssoonbecomeverydirty，thenumberofratsincrease，anddiseasespread.例如，如果没人来收垃圾，街道很快会