Unit1SectionⅠWelcometotheunitReading—Preparing

Unit 1 Careers and skills
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。

5 Things to Think About Before You Make a Midlife Career Change
Transitioning to a new career can be difficult at any age ，but making a midlife career change comes with additional challenges.For many reasons，changing your career when you are in your 40s and 50s is much harder than doing it when you are in your 20s or 30s.When you are middle - aged，you have more responsibilities，like a mortgage and your children's college tuition，to consider.You may be hesitant to risk a stable career for something uncertain.
After spending，at least，a couple of decades in one caree，r you may have an established reputation.It will be hard to start at the bottom again.Here are five things you should think about before you make a midlife career change.
1．How Much Education and Training Will You Need?
You may have chosen a new career that requires very little retraining.Howeve，r if you have chosen a career that requires a whole new skills，et you will probably have to go back to school or undergo some other kind of training.Are you willing to put your energy into it ？How long will it be until you can actually start working ？When you are in your 20s，or even your 30s，that may not be a big concern，since you have many years ahead of you to work.If you are in your 40s or 50，s you must ask yourself how long you want to keep working.Will you have to spend a great deal of time training for a career that you will only work in for a short time ？Will the return on your investment be sufficient?
2．Can You Withstand the Financial Costs of a Career Change?
A career change can be costly.If you have to continue your education，tuition is very expensive.Even if you can afford it ，balancing work and school can be difficult.You may have to cut your hours at your job to complete school in a timely fashion.Are you ready for a pay cut？A new career often means starting at the bottom.That could come with a much lower salary than the one you are currently earning.
3．Do You Have Your Family's Support?
Going through a major transition like a midlife career change requires a lot of support from those around you.If your family isn't on board，it will be difficult to succeed in this endeavor.Before you embark on such a big chan，getalk to your spouse and children.Family members may have to help with household chores.
4．What Is the Typical Age of People Working in the Field You Are Considering?
Some industries are filled with very young workers.The only people even near midlife may be those inmanagement.Will they be willing to hire you for an entry-level position if you are in your 40s or 50s？Sure，age discrimination is illegal，as it should be but that doesn't stop those in charge of hiring from committing it.You wanted to enter a new caree，r not a battle.Before you move forward，thoroughly investigate the occupation you are considering and the industry or industries that would employ you.Talk to people who work in it to find out if you have a decent chance of getting hired.
5．How Long Will It Take to Become Established in Your Desired Career?
When you begin a new career，your first job will likely be an entry- level one.After doing that for a year or two，you will probably be able to apply for a higher level position.Your prior work experience might help you advance faster than your much younger colleagues who are just starting ou，t but it may not.Your experience in this new career may be all that counts.It may take quite some time until you are able to do the type of work you wanted to when you made the decision to switch to this career.Ask yourself if you will be satisfied with that.Your answer may depend on how far away you are from the age you want to retire.
1．Why is it difficult to make a midlife career change?
2．What should you have to do if you have choosen a career that requires a whole new skillset?
【答案】1.Because there are more responsibilites to consid，erlike a mortgage and children's college tuition.Besides，after spending a couple of decades in one career，it will be hard to start at the bottom again.
2．I will probably have to go back to school or undergo some other kind of training.
Section I Welcome to the unit & Reading
—Preparing
将单词与所给英语释义连线 1. suited A . as the truth or facts of a situation
2.
actually B . right or appropriate for a particular person
purpose, or situation 3. so-called C . a thing that is or may be chosen 4. baggage D . personal belongings packed in
suitcases for travelling ； luggage
5. opti on E . used to show somethi ng or some one that is
desig nated by the n ame specified
6. zone F . the owner and manager of a shop
7. barber G . an area of land having a particular purpose
or use to particular restricti ons 8. shopkeeper H . a person who cuts men's hair and shaves their
beard as an occupati on
2.A
3.E
4.D
5.C
6.G
7.H
8.F
【答案】1.B
用下列短语的适当形式填空
be suited to ； in reality ； deal with ； be on a die ； on the other hand go through ；
clear up ； go about That's the sec ond time today that room has been
【答案】 1.go about 2.dealt with 3.is suited to 4. cleared up 5.went through 6.are on a diet
1. The way in which you'll the task really matters.
2. There are many difficulties to be whe n start ing a new bus in ess.
3. I don't thi nk this work begi nners.
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5. When
he one hardship after ano ther. 6. Supermodels look so thi n because they
all the time.
根据提示补全下列教材原句
1. When choosing a caree, you should consider all the aspects of a job. 当你选
择一个职业时，你应该考虑这个工作的每一方面。

2. In reality，these people have to spend long hours travelling，with all their baggage packed in suitcasesor trunks, and only a very small number of them are successful.
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。

3. He was living by a stream in a tent surrounded by technical equipmenand his only n eighbours were the birds and squirrels in the n earby trees.
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。

4. For example，if no one was to collect the rubbish ，the streets would soon become very dirty，the nu mber of rats would in crease and disease would spread.
例如，如果没人来收垃圾，街道很快会变得非常肮脏，老鼠的数量会增加，疾病会传播。

5. These people who perform such ordinary but vital tasks, allow others to go about their daily lives.
这些人做着此类平凡却必不可少的工作，使其他人得以继续他们的日常生活。

鼻肚阅读P2 —3教材原文，并从三个选项中选择最佳答案
1. Choose the proper meaning of the word “reflect ” in Line 1.
A. show clearly
B. throw back
C. thinkcarefully
2. According to the text，which job looks dull but is actually very important?
A . A beer taster.
B. A shop assista nt.
C . A lawyer.
3. Which of the follow ing senten ces expresses the author's n egative attitude?
A . These jobs may not seem very attractive but they are all important.
B. Some ordinary jobs can be quite important.
C. It does not seem that glamorous now does it?
4. Why do the people with unusual jobs like their jobs so much?
A . Because these jobs will bring them good fame.
B. Because these jobs are of great interest to them.
C. Because these jobs offer them high salaries.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that _____ .
A . the author is in favor of popular careers
B . the author thinks whatever jobs people hold they all play a certain part in our society
C . the author thi nks ordinary jobs are less importa nt
【答案】1— 5 CBCBB
2 ： '阅读P2—3教材原文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的适当形式
The last year of high school is a time for you to think about your future careers 1. _______ graduation.When you choose a job, there are many aspects you should con sider.Some jobs may seem dull but are very importa nt to society 2. ________ others can appear excit ing but are3. _____ (actual) very hard and bori ng.
Some popular professi ons for young people in clude careers in law or bus in ess. Many people have ambiti ons 4. ________ (be) a successful lawyer or a bus in ess person, but they ignore the stress that these jobs bring them.
On the other hancj some people find5. _____ (unusual)jobs that are better suited to their talents and interests such as checking noise pollution in the park zone
6. _______ (taste)beers at a brewery and desig ning fireworks.
In the same way，many ordinary jobs may not seem attractive but they are necessary to our society, such as shop7. _______ (assist), barbers and so on.They perform such ordinary but vital tasks，8 _____ (allow) people to go about their own lives.
In 9. ___ (conclude)，when thinking about your future careers you should remember that some glamorous jobs can be difficult and some ordinary jobs can be
quite important.AII of them together , 10. _______ , help society function.
【答案】 l.after 2.while 3.actually 4.to be 5.more unusual
7. assistants 8. allowing 9.conclusion 10.though 6.tasti ng。