新世纪版英语高一课文(上海地区)文档格式.doc

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1.Peoplefromallwalksoflife

Whenapersongrowsup,hewilltakeupdifferentoccupationsinvariousworkplaces.Asocietyisthusmadeupofallwalksoflife.Whatkindofpersondoyouwanttobeinthefuture?

Thefollowingintroductionsmaygiveyousomeidea.

TEACHERTeachersareprofessionals.Theyworkinschools,colleges,universitiesandothereducationalinstitutions.Theytrytheirbesttohelpstudentsgainnewknowledgeandbecomeusefulpeopleinsociety.Teachersareinvolvedinmanytasks,suchasexplaininglessons,givinghomeworkandcorrectingpapers.Attheendofeveryterm,theymarktestpapersandgivegradestotheirstudents.Actuallyteachersdomore.Oftentheirimpactonstudentsstaysallthroughtheirlives.

SURGEONSurgeons,liketeachers,arealsoprofessionals.Asaspecialgroupofdoctors,surgeonsoperateonsickpeopleandrepairtheorgansthatnolongerworkproperly.Hospitalsaretheirworkplaces.Afteranoperation,asurgeontakescareofthepatient’smedicaltreatmentuntilhegetswell.Theskillsofasurgeonsometimesmeanthedifferencesbetweenlifeanddeath.

SECRETARYAsecretaryworksinanoffice.Thejobofasecretaryofteninvolveswritingletters,answeringtelephonecalls,andreceivingpeople.Asecretarystoresinformationonacomputerandputspapersingoodorderinfilecabinets.Asalinkbetweenthebossandthevisitors,asecretaryalsohelpsthebossworkoutplansandtimetables.Traditionally,moregirlsthanboysworkassecretaries.

FASHIONMODELFashionmodelswearthelateststylesofclothesandshowthemtousthroughtelevision,newspapersandmagazines.Fashionshowprogrammesusuallyhavealargeaudience.Theclothesandhairstylesoffashionmodelsmayseemstrangetotheelderly,butalargenumberofyoungpeopleenjoyfollowingtrendsandwanttobedressedlikethemodels.Theycollectfashionpicturesandadmirethosesuperstarsofthecatwalk.

Wouldyouliketobeoneofthepeopleintroducedhere?

Whatdoyouwanttodointhefuture?

2.Whattochoose?

Todaymoreandmorehighschoolgraduatesgoontocollege.Mostyoungpeopledecidetheircoursesofstudyforthemselves.Theydonotwaitfortheirparentstotellthemwhatcareertochoose.

Forexample,Jack’sfatherpracticesmedicine.Eventhoughhewantshissonalsotobecomeadoctor,hedoesn’tinsistthatJackstudymedicinewhenhefinisheshighschool.

HebelievesthatJackmustmakeuphisownmindabouthiscoursesofstudy.Hiswife,ontheotherhand,disagreeswithhim.ShethinksthatJackshouldbecomeadoctor,andsohecanbecomeapartnerwithhisfather.

Jackisn’tsurewhathewantstostudyincollege.Onedayhefeelsthathe’dliketobecomeanengineer.However,thenextdayhethinksthatperhapsheshouldstudybusinessmanagement.Rightnowheisstudyingchemistry,biology,andphysics.Allofthemwillbeusefulifhefinallychoosestostudymedicineincollege.

Jacklikeshisfather’sattitude,andisgratefulthathisfatherisn’tforcinghimtobecomeadoctor.

Insomecountriesparentsoftendecidewhatcareerstheirchildrenwillfollow---especiallytheirsons.Tchaikovsky（柴可夫斯基，1840-1893，俄国作曲家）,thecomposerofSwanLake（芭蕾舞剧《天鹅湖》）,wasaskedtostudylaw.He,however,didn’ttakeaninterestinit.Tchaikovskymadeagreatdecisiononhisown.Hegaveuphisgovernmentservicelaterandstartedtostudymusic.

Somepeoplethinktheyoungareprobablygoingtobesuccessfulbecausetheyaredoingthethingstheymostwanttodoinlife.Manypeople,however,disagreewiththem.

3.Michelangelo

Michelangelo（米开朗琪罗，1475-1564，意大利文艺复兴时期成就卓著的科学家、艺术家）wasanItalianartistabout500yearsago.Todayheisstillrememberedasagreatsculptor,painter,andarchitect.

Michelangelocamefromapoorfamily.HewastrainedatanearlyagelikeanyothercraftsmaninItaly.Atthirteen,hestartedtoworkandlearninaworkshop.Theworkshopbelongedtooneoftheleadingmastersatthattime.IntheworkshopMichelangelowasabletolearnalltheskillsofsculpture.However,hewasn’tsatisfied,andwentontostudytheworkofthegreatmastersofthepast.Michelangeloworkedhardandhemasteredoneproblemafteranother.Bythetimehewas30,hewasgenerallyregardedasoneoftheoutstandingsculptorsoftheage.

In1508,Michelangelowasgivenatask---topainttheceilingoftheSistineChapel（位于罗马梵蒂冈的西斯廷教堂）.Atfirst,hetriedtoturndownthisjob,sayingthathewasnotreallyapainter,butasculptor.Finally,heagreedtodoit.Hethenshuthimselfupinthechapel,letnoonecomenearhim,andgotreadytoworkalone.

Ittookhimfouryearstocompletethepaintingsontheceiling.AnyordinarypersonwouldfindithardtoimaginewhatMichelangelohadgonethroughinthosefouryearsofhardandlonelywork.Michelangelo,whileworking,hadtolieonhisbackand