2019年高中英语 Module 2 A job worth doing Section Ⅰ Int

1Module2AjobworthdoingAssoonasChristianaheardfromherSTEP­UPjobcoachthatshe'dbedoinghersummerinternshipatMinnetonkaMoccasin,shegotexcited.Shewasalwayslookingforwardtolearningmoreaboutthisfamily­ownedinternationalbusiness.Christiana'sfirstdaystartedwithintroductorymeetingswithanumberofstaffmembers,includingtopleadershipandtheCEO!Christianatookitinstrideandwaseagertogetstartedwithherwork.“Iwassurprisedbyhowfriendlyandhelpfuleveryonewas，”shesays.“Myco­workerswereverywelcomingandkind,andtheywereverygladtoanswermyquestionsandteachmehowtoworkwell.”Christianaworkedinthecustomerservicedepartment.Shehadalreadymasteredthecomplexdatabasesystemsforordersandreturnsandlearnedtobepatientandkindtocustomers.“ThisisthefirsttimeI'veeverbeenbehindthescenesofamajorcompanyandhaveseenhowitfunctions，”shesays.“Thecustomerservicepartisfascinatingbecauseofthesheeramountofworktheydotokeepthecompanygoing.PeoplearereallyimpressedbywhatIdidthissummer！”Christianahasaverybroadrangeofinterestsfrommeteorologyandpsychologytotheaterandliterature.TheUniversityofMinnesotaisoneofhertopchoicesforcollegeaftershefinisheshersenioryearatSouthHigh.Intermsofhermajor,she'skeepingheroptionsopen,andsheislookingforwardtotheannualSTEP­UPGoldenGopherDaytoexploretheUniversityofMinnesotacampusandmeetwithadmissionsstaff.AsforMinnetonkaMoccasin,theycouldnotbehappier.Christiana'ssupervisoristhrilledwiththequalityandamountofworkthatshehasbeenaccomplishing,sayingthatsheiscareful,pleasantandreadytolearneveryday.DavidKnox,HumanResourcesGeneralist,says,“ItiswonderfultoworkwithChristiana.IfsheisinSTEP­UPnextyear,wewillwanttohaveherback.”Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_Pre­reading[原文呈现]TheHumanTrafficSignal①2At3,500metres,LaPaz,inBolivia,isthehighestcapitalintheworld.Lifeishardathighaltitude,andthemountainsmakecommunicationsdifficult.Manyroadsareinbadcondition②andaccidentsarefrequent③.Oneroadinparticular④，whichgoesnorthfromLaPaz⑤，isconsidered⑥themostdangerousroadintheworld.Ononesidethemountainsrisesteeply;ontheotherside⑦thereisasheer⑧drop,whichinplacesishundredsofmetresdeep.Althoughthereisnotalotoftraffic,onaverage⑨，onevehiclecomesofftheroad⑩everytwoweeks⑪.Thedropissogreatthat⑫anyoneinsidethevehicleisluckytosurvive⑬.Intheory⑭，theroadcanonlybeusedbytrafficgoinguphillfrom8inthemorning,andbytrafficcomingdownhillfrom3intheafternoon.Butinpractice⑮，fewdriversrespect⑯therules.[读文清障]①signal/'sIɡn.信号②inbadcondition情形、状况不好ingoodcondition状况良好③frequentadj.频繁的，频率高的④inparticular尤其；特别⑤whichgoes...为非限制性定语从句，修饰road。⑥beconsidered(tobe/as)...被认为是……⑦ononeside...ontheotherside...一方面……另一方面……⑧sheer/ʃIə/adj.垂直的；陡峭的⑨onaverage平均⑩comeofftheroad驶出公路⑪everytwoweeks每两周⑫画线部分为so...that引导的结果状语从句。⑬survivevi.幸存下来；幸免于难⑭intheory理论上；从理论上来说⑮inpractice实际上；在实践中⑯respect/rI'spekt/vt.遵守人体交通信号[第1段译文]位于海拔3500米的玻利维亚首都拉巴斯是世界上海拔最高的首都。在高海拔地区的生活很艰苦，高山使得交通非常困难。很多路的状况都不好，事故频繁发生。尤其是从拉巴斯通往北边的一条路被认为是世界上最危险的路。在路的一边，山体高耸险峻，另一边是悬崖峭壁，有些地方有数百米深。尽管交通量不大，但平均每两周就有一辆车驶出公路。悬崖落3差如此大，以至于从如此高的悬崖上摔下去，车上任何一个能活着的人都是幸运的。按道理，这条路上，只准许早晨8点以后车辆向山上行驶及下午3点以后车辆向山下行驶。但实际上，几乎没有司机遵守这些规则。Butthanksto⑰oneman,thedeathtoll⑱hasfallen.TimoteoApazaisagentle46­year­oldmanwholivesinavillagenearthemostdangerouspartoftheroad⑲，knownlocallyas⑳lacurvadeldiablo(theDevil'sBend).Timoteohasanunusualjob—heisahumantrafficsignal○21.Everymorningheclimbsuptothebend○22withalargecircular○23boardinhishand○24.Theboardisredononesideandgreenontheother.Timoteostandsonthebendanddirectsthetraffic○25.Whentwovehiclesapproachfromoppositedirections○26theycan'tseeeachother,buttheycanseeTimoteo.Timoteoisavolunteer○27.Nooneaskedhimtodothejob,andnoonepayshimfor○28it.Sometimesdriversgivehimatip○29，sothat○30hehasjustenoughmoneytoliveon○31.Butoftentheyjustpassby○32，taking○33thehumantrafficsignalforgranted○34.⑰thanksto幸亏，由于⑱toll/təʊl/n.(事故、疾病等的)伤亡人数⑲who...theroad为定语从句，修饰man。⑳(be)knownas被称为○21ahumantrafficsignal人体交通信号○22bend/bend/n.弯曲处；弯道○23circular/'sɜːkjʊlə/adj.圆形的○24画线部分为with复合结构(with＋n.＋介词短语)。○25directthetraffic指挥交通，direct/dI'rekt/vt.指挥○26fromoppositedirections相对地；来自不同方向intheoppositedirection朝相反的方向○27volunteern．志愿者○28paysb.for...为……而支付某人钱○29tipn．小费○30sothat引导的结果状语从句。○31liveon(人)靠……生活○32passby经过○33taking...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。4○34take...forgranted以为……理所当然[第2段译文]但是多亏了一个人，这条路上的事故死亡率已经下降了。46岁的铁穆特欧·安迫塞是个性格温和的人，他住在这条路最危险的一段附近的一个村庄里，这段路被当地人称为lacurvadeldiablo魔鬼弯道。铁穆特欧有一份不同寻常的工作——他是人体交通信号。每天早晨，他手里都拿着一块大圆板爬上弯道。这块圆板一面是红色的，另一面是绿色的。铁穆特欧站在拐角处指挥交通。当两辆车相对开来靠近的时候，他们看不到彼此，但都能看到铁穆特欧。铁穆特欧是一名志愿者。没有人要他做这项工作，也没有人为此付钱给他。有时候司机给他一点小费，使他刚好能够维持生活。但是通常他们司机只是从他身边驶过，把人体交通标志看作理所当然的事情。Sowhydoeshedoit?Beforehevolunteeredtodirectthetraffic,Timoteohadhadlotsofjobs.Hehadbeenaminerandasoldier.Thenonedaywhilehewasworkingasalorrydriverhehadacloseencounter○35withdeath.Hewasdrivingalorryloadofbananaswhenhecameofftheroadatabendandfellthreehundredmetresdownthemountain○36.Somehow○37hesurvived.Hewasinhospitalformonths.Then,afewyearslater,hewascalledoutinthenighttohelppullpeopleoutof○38abuswhichhadcrashedatlacurvadeldiablo.Thislastexperiencehadaprofound○39effecton○40Timoteo.Herealisedthathewasluckytobealivehimself,andfeltthatitwashismission○41inl