1、Module 2A Job Worth Doing话 题 导 读我们的生活中充斥着各种各样的工作，除了一些大家熟知的工作种类以外，还有一些鲜为人知的工作，到底什么样的工作鲜为人知呢？下面的文章为你解读。Some unusual careersMany people are aware of typical careers in business,health care,banking,and IT industries.However,some might not know that there are a few careers which are totally strange.A maj
2、ority of these jobs are not observed on the commercial(商业的，商品化的)platform.In the following,you are presented with some of them.Disk Jockeys(DJs)This is one of the best careers for those who love music and electronics.DJs are professionals who use sound equipment to mix or even create music for people
3、 in clubs and other entertainment facilities.In this career,one can use the hobby of creating and playing music to earn money.A DJ can easily earn an amount of income which comes to around$30,000 every year.Snake MilkersThis is one of the strangest jobs present.The primary role of a snake milker is
4、to extract venom(毒液)from snakes and collect it to create anti-venom.Another duty included in this career may even include breeding snakes.In order to get into this unusual career,you may need to possess educational qualifications in related fields.A snake milker may draw a salary of about$30,000 eve
5、ry year.Coffee TastersThis is a task done by people known as “master tasters”.The main job involves tasting different flavors(味，味道)of coffee.This is done to observe the sweetness,acidity(酸味),and overall mouth-feel of a particular coffee type.The task of tasting coffee is also referred to as coffee c
6、upping.These taste and flavor experts earn about$40,000 every year on average.Funeral DirectorsThough this is a strange career,it is a professional business.Theywork in funeral homes and do the job of preparing for the ceremony.This includes dressing and burial of the dead.This career has certain re
7、quirements.The pay range of funeral directors is from$45,000 to$65,000 every year.Section Introduction&Vocabulary and ReadingComprehending练读文 记词汇 学翻译1 教材助读先读通 The Human Traffic SignalAt 3,500 metres,La Paz,in Bolivia,is the highest capital in the world.Life is hard at high altitude,and the mountains
8、 make communications difficult.Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent.One road in particular，which goes north from La Paz，is considered the most dangerous road in the world.On one side the mountains rise steeply；on the other side there is a sheer drop,which in places is hundreds
9、of metres deep.Although there is not a lot of traffic,on average，one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks.The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive.In theory，the road can only be used by traffic going uphill from 8 in the morning,and by traffic coming downhill fro
10、m 3 in the afternoon.But in practice，few drivers respectthe rules.But thanks toone man,the death tollhas fallen.Timoteo Apaza is a gentle 46-year-old man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of the road，known locally asla curva del diablo(the Devils Bend).Timoteo has an unusual jobhe
11、is a human traffic signal.Every morning he climbs up to the bend21with a large circular22 board in his hand23.The board is red on one side and green on the other.Timoteo stands on the bend and directs the traffic24.When two vehicles approach from opposite directions25 they cant see each other,but th
12、ey can see Timoteo.Timoteo is a volunteer26.No one asked him to do the job,and no one pays him for27 it.Sometimes drivers give him a tip28，so that he has just enough money to live on29.But often they just pass by30，taking the human traffic signal for granted31.So why does he do it?Before he voluntee
13、red to direct the traffic,Timoteo had had lots of jobs.He had been a miner and a soldier.Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he had a close encounter32 with death.He was driving a lorry load of bananas when he came off the road at a bend and fell three hundred metres down the mountai
14、n33.Somehow34 he survived.He was in hospital for months.Then,a few years later,he was called out in the night to help pullpeople out of35 a bus which had crashed at la curva del diablo.This last experience had a profound36 effect on37 Timoteo.He realised that he was lucky to be alive himself,and fel
15、t that it was his mission38 in life to help others.And so every morning,week in,week out39，from dawn to dusk40，Timoteo takes up41his place on the bend and directs the traffic.再记住 signalsInln.信号in bad condition 情形、状况不好frequent adj.频繁的；频率高的in particular 尤其；特别which goes.为非限制性定语从句，修饰 road。be considered(
16、to be/as).被认为(是)on one side.on the other side.一方面另一方面sheerIadj.垂直的；陡峭的on average 平均come off the road 驶出公路every two weeks 每两周survive vi.幸存下来；幸免于难in theory 理论上；从理论上来说in practice 实际上；在实践中respectrIspektvt.遵守thanks to 幸亏；由于tolltln.(事故、疾病等的)伤亡人数who.the road 为定语从句，修饰 man。(be)known as 被称为a human traffic sig
17、nal 人体交通信号21 bendbendn.弯曲处；弯道22 circulars kjladj.圆形的23 画线部分为 with 复合结构(withn.介词短语)。24 direct the traffic 指挥交通directdIrektvt.指挥25 from opposite directions 相对地；来自不同方向in the opposite direction 朝相反的方向26 volunteer n志愿者27 pay sb.for.为而支付某人钱28 tip n小费29 live on(人)靠生活so that 引导的结果状语从句。30 pass by 经过31 take.f
18、or granted 以为理所当然32 encounterInkantn.相遇；邂逅have an encounter with 与相遇33 sb.was doing.when.某人正在做这时，此处 when 为并列连词，意为“and at that time”。34 somehow adv.不管怎么着；不知何故；以某种方式35 pull.out of.把从拉出来36 profoundprfandadj.(影响)深刻的；极大的37 have an effect on 对产生影响38 missionmInn.任务；职责；使命39 week in,week out 一周又一周40 from daw
19、n to dusk 从拂晓到黄昏from.to.结构中，名词前常不带冠词。41 take up 站好位置以备 再翻译 人体交通信号位于海拔 3 500 米的玻利维亚首都拉巴斯是世界上海拔最高的首都。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
20、向山下行驶。但实际上，几乎没有司机遵守这些规则。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 la curva deldiablo(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。没有人要求他做这项工作，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。但是大多数情况下，
21、司机们开着车就过去了，把人体交通标志视为理所当然。那么，他为什么要这样做呢？在他志愿指挥交通之前，铁穆特欧做过很多工作。他曾是一名矿工，还当过兵。当卡车司机时的某一天，他跟死神打了个照面。当时他正开着一辆满载香蕉的卡车，突然在一个拐弯处偏离车道，坠落到山下 300 米处。不管怎么着，他活了下来。他在医院待了好几个月。后来，几年后的一天夜里，他被叫出来帮忙拉出在魔鬼弯道坠毁的公共汽车里的人。最后的这次经历对铁穆特欧产生了极其深刻的影响。他意识到他自己能活下来是很幸运的，而且感觉到帮助别人是他人生的使命。于是每天早晨，铁穆特欧都来到路的拐弯处，站好自己的位置，开始指挥来往车辆，从拂晓到黄昏，一周又
22、一周。通语篇 学理解 重分析2语篇理解.Read the text and match the main idea of the paragraphs.1Para.1 A.Timoteo,a human traffic signal2Para.2 BWhy Timoteo chose to be a human traffic signal3Para.3 CThe road that goes north from La Paz答案：13 CAB.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers according to the text.
23、1Which of the following is NOT the reason why there are so many accidents on the worlds most dangerous road?AThe bad condition of the road.BThere is a sheer drop on the other side of the road.CFew drivers respect the traffic rules.DThe government hasnt money to repair the road.2Which job has Timoteo
24、 NOT worked as?AA miner.BA teacher.CA lorry driver.DA soldier.3Why has the death toll fallen according to Passage 2?ABecause Timoteo works as a traffic signal to direct the traffic for free.BBecause more drivers start obeying the rules when seeing Timoteo work as a traffic signal.CBecause they have
25、made some changes to the bend to make it less dangerous.DBecause Timoteos effort finally affected the drivers on the road.4Which is NOT true according to the text?AMany roads in La Paz are in bad condition.BThere were many accidents in La Paz before.CIn theory the road can be used by traffic all the
26、 day.DIn practice，many drivers do not respect the rules.答案：14 DBAC.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive.分析结果状语翻译 悬崖落差如此大，以至于从如此高的悬崖上摔下去，车里任何一个能活着的人都是幸运的。2He realized that he was lucky to be alive himself,and felt that it was his mission in life to help others.分析宾语从句宾语从句谓语翻译 他意识到他自己能活下来是很幸运的，而且感觉到帮助别人是他人生的使命。