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2019人教版新教材選擇性必修四全冊課文原文

Unit1ReadingandThinking

SATISFACTIONGUARANTEED（Adapted）

LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife，Claire.

Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse，especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeawayonabusinesstripforthreeweeks，butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus.However，whenshefirstsawtherobot，shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairanda

deepvoice，althoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.

Onthesecondmorning，Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelp

dressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman，anditwasdisturbing.

Oneday，Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelvery

unhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot，butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedher

withdignity.Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn’telegantenoughforLarry，whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabiggersalary.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern，oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.

Asafavour，TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread，orrather，scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd，shethought.Hewasjustamachine.

TonygaveClaireanewhairstyleandimprovedhermakeup.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompany

hertotheshops，hewroteoutalistofthingsthathewouldneedforhisworkonthehouse.Claire

wentdowntownandboughtthesethings.Shehadanappointmenttopainthernails，thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.Thesaleswomantherewasrudetoher，sosherangTonyandtoldhimshewasbeingtreatedbadly.Hespoketothewoman，whoimmediatelychangedherattitude.ClairethankedTony，tellinghimthathewasa“dear”.Assheturnedaround，therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher，Clairethought.Bythelookonherface，ClaireknewthatGladysthoughttheywereinarelationship.Afterall，sheknewClaire’shusband’snamewasLarry，notTony.Althoughitwascompletelyinnocent，Clairefeltguilty.

WhenClairegothome，shewept.GladyswaseverythingClairewishedtobe.TonytoldhershewasbeingsensitiveandwasjustasgoodasGladys.HesuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriends

tothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime，Tonyexpectedthatthehouse，whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed，wouldbeready.

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Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Clairetriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspendedfromtheceiling，butshefellofftheladder.EventhoughTonyhadbeeninthenextroom，hemanagedtocatchherintime.Asheheldher，shefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed，pushedhimaway，andrantoherroom.

Thenightofthepartyarrived.Theclockstruckeight.Theguestswouldbearrivingsoon，soClairedismissedTonyfortherestofthenight.Atthatmoment，Tonytookherinhisarms，bringinghisfaceclosetohers.Sheheardhimdeclarethathedidnotwanttoleaveherthenextday，andthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.

UNIT1UsingLanguage

THETIMEMACHINE（Adapted）

Itwasatteno’clocktodaythatthefirstofallTimeMachinesbeganitscareer.Igaveitalastcheck，andsatmyselfintheleatherseat.Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.Lookingaround，Isawmylaboratoryexactlyasbefore.Hadanythinghappened?Ithoughtmymindhadtrickedme.ThenIsawtheclock.Amomentbefore，itwasaminuteorsopastten；nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!

Idrewabreath，grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Thelaboratorywenthazyaroundme.Myniececameintofetchsomething，maybeherhandkerchief，apparentlywithoutseeingme.Itprobablytookheraminute，buttomeshemovedlikearocket!Ipushedtheleverfurther.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout，andinanothermomentcametheday.Tomorrownightcame，thenskippedtoday，againandagain，fasterandfasterstill.

Itishardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.Asmypacegrewfaster，thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway，andIwasleftintheopenair.Thesunandmoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky，butsoontherewasdivisionbetweennightandday.AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke；theygrew，spread，anddiedinmoments.Isawhugebuildingsriseup，thendisappearlikeinadream.Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged，meltingandflowingbeforemyeyes.IcalculatedthatIwasbeingpushedthroughtimeathundredsofyearsaminute.

Ihadastrongurgetolookattherandomthingsthatwerebeingflashedbeforemyeyes!IhadthoughtabouttheriskofstoppingtheTimeMachinemanytimes.SolongasItravelledatmaximumspeed，itdidn’tmatter.ButifIstoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse，wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb!Likeanimpatientfool，Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.Withasuddenjolt，theTimeMachinewasflippedonitsside，andIwasthrownthroughtheair.

Iwasstunnedforamoment，andthenheardthesoundofthunder.Iwassittingintheraininsomemudnexttothemachine.“Afinewelcome，”Isaid，“foramanwhohastravelledthousandsofyearstobehere!”

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選修四UNIT2IconicAttractions

ReadingandThinking

25Sep

NextweekI’mtravellingtoAustraliatovisitafriendthereovertheschoolholidays.Iplantokeep

thisblogtorecordmyexperiencesandwhatIlearn.Ihavealreadydonesomeresearchonthecountry.Locatedtothesouthoftheequator，belowmanyothercountriesontheglobe，it’softeninformallyreferredtoas“downunder”.

Ihavealsoreadaboutsomeiconicsites，suchastheSydneyOperaHouseandtheGreatOceanRoad，andanimalslikethecutekoalasandkangaroos.Ican’twaittoseeallofthem!However，asImajorinsocialstudies，I’mmoreinterestedinmeetingpeopleinAustraliaandexperiencingtheirculture，food，andwayoflife.

1Oct

I’mhereinSydney!SinceIarrived，myfriendhasbroughtmetomyfirstopen-airbarbecueandhasalsosharedmanydifferentbutyummymealswithme，somyfirstimpressionsofAustraliahavebeenallaboutfood!AlotoftypicalAustralianfood，suchastheSundayroast，isoriginallyBritish.Bakeries，fast-foodjoints，butchershops，cafes，andrestaurantseverywhereprovidesomeofthepremierfoodexperiencesintheworld.TheinfluenceofAsiancultures，ontheotherhand，ledtotheintroductionofbeancurdandAsianherbs，alongwithAustralianversionsoffoodsliketheChinese-inspireddimsum.

3Oct

MyfriendandIhavearrivedinKatherine，atowninAustralia’sNorthernTerritory.We’reheretolearnaboutthelifeandcustomsoftheAborigines，whoarenativetoAustralia.TheAboriginalpopulationmightbesmall，butitsinfluenceisstillvisible.Forexample，“Bondi”in“BondiBeach”isanAboriginalwordmeaning“waterbreakingoverrocks”.

Tosurviveinthisvastlandontheocean，theAborigineshadtobeinclosecontactwithnature.Thisshowsintheirmusic，too，whichcelebratesthenaturalworldandthespiritualworldaroundthem.Mostoftheirmusicalinstrumentsarereallyjuststicksfoundontheground，amongwhichthereisanamazinginstrumentcalledthedidgeridoo.

Thedidgeridooismadefromatreebranchwhichishollow.Toplaythedidgeridoo，youputyourmouthononeendandblowwhilevibratingyourlips.Unlikeahorn，therearenofingerholes.Thedidgeridooplayerhastochangetheshapeofhismouthinordertochangepitch.Askilledplayercanplayforalongtimewithoutstoppingtobreathe.Hedoesthisbycontinuallybreathinginthroughhisnosewhilebreathingoutthroughhismouthandintothedidgeridoo.Itriedtolearnhowtoplayit，butaftertryingforhours，IwasconvincedthatIcouldnevermakeamusicalsoundwiththisinstrument!

6Oct

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It’salmosttimeformetosaygoodbyetoAustralia.I’veenjoyedmytimehereverymuch.Afterbeinghereforawhile，mybiggestimpressionisthecomplicatedmixofpeoplesandculturesthat

makeupthenation.Althoughthemainculturalinfluencesince1788hasbeenWesternculture，minoritycultureshavealsoplayedapartinshapingtheuniqueAustralianculture，withmanyofthenewculturalinfluencescontributedbyimmigrants.ItissaidthatnownearlyhalfofallAustralian

citizenswereeitherbornoverseasorhaveparentswhowerebornoverseas.

Personallyspeaking，whatIlikemostaboutAustraliaisthepeoplethemselves.Theyhaveastraightforwardandfree-and-easyattitudetowardslife，andtheirfriendlinessandwarmthmademefeelathomewhereverIwent.

AfterexperiencingAustralia，IhavetosaythatIagreewiththetourismslogan：“There’snothinglikeAustralia.”

UNIT2UsingLanguage

THEAMAZINGANIMALSOFAUSTRALIA

Ourtopictodayis“CreaturesUniquetoAustralia”，withquestionsansweredbywildlifeexpert，DrJimSmith.

Australiahaslotsofuniqueanimals，butwhichanimalisasymbolofthecountry?

Ithastobethekangaroo，asithasawidedistributionthroughoutthecountry.It’satoughanimalthathastosurviveinadifficultenvironment.Also，itcannotwalkbackwards，soitisalwaysmovingforwards.ThisexpressesthestrengthandresolveoftheAustraliansasindividualsandasanation.

Babykangaroosweighonlytwogrammesatbirth.Theythenfindtheirwayintotheirmother’spouch—akindofpocket—tostaysafeandwarm.Theysleepanddrinkmilkinthattemporary，protectedenvironmentuntiltheyareaboutsevenoreightmonthsold.Afterthisphase，theygoouttotrytheirlegs.Aftertheylearntojump，theygraduallyspendlesstimewiththeirmotherandlearntobeindependent.Kangaroosmaylookcute，butencounterswiththemdon’talwaysendsowell.Kangarooscanhitandkickveryhard，sopleasefolks，ifyouseesomekangaroos，rememberthey’renotforpetting!

Koalasarecute，andweseesomanypicturesofpeopleholdingthem.ButinmanyplacesinAustralia，itisagainstthelawtoeventouchthem.Canyouclarifythat?

Theyarereallyquitecute，butthetruthis，koalasareverysensitivecreatureswhocaneasilypanicbecauseofevensmallchangesintheirenvironment.Theyspendquitealotoftimeeating，sleeping，andhangingontotreetrunks，sointeractionwithhumanscancausethemalotofstress.Becauseofthis，thegovernmentbegantomakelawsagainsttouchingkoalas，intheinterestofanimalprotection，aswellaspublicsafety.So，ifyouseeoneinthewild，youshouldn’tapproachittopickituporeventouchit.Ifyouwanttoholdakoala，youhavetogotocertainlicensedzooswhereanimalexperts

makesurethatthekoalasselectedforeachsessionareinagoodstateforhumancontactandthattheyarehandledforonlyalimitedtimeandonalimitedfrequencyofoccasions.

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So，we’vetalkedaboutsomecuteanimals.Whataboutanimalswhicharen’tsocute?

MyfavouriteisalittlecreaturecalledtheTasmaniandevil.IfyouareoutcampinginTasmaniaandcomeacrossone，theexperiencemightscareyou!Tasmaniandevilshuntatnight，soyouwon’tusuallyseethem，butyoumayheartheirloudcrieswhentheyarefightingoreating.Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedead.Frightening!Theyareaboutthesizeofsmalldogsandlooklikerather

largeblackrats.Theyalsohaveaterriblesmell!Theirdietismostlydeadanimals.Fortunately，despitetheirname，theyaregenerallynotviolenttowardspeople.

Australiaalsohassomeanimalsthatmanypeoplehaveneverheardof，forexample，theduck-billedplatypus.Isthatsomekindofbird?

Notatall.Whileitmaylayeggsinanestlikeabird，it’sreallyaprimitivemammal，withauniquebiology.Itseggshatchafterabouttendays，andthenthebabyplatypusnursesfromitsmotherlikeallothermammals.Itsnoselookslikeaduck’sbill，andithasfeetlikeaduck’ssoitcandiveunderthewater，butit’scoveredinhair.Doyouknowwhat’sreallystrangeaboutaplatypus?Theplatypus

doesn’tuseitssensesofsightorsmelltofindfood.Ithasacapacitytofindfoodinthewaterby

usingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.Thereareonlyasmallhandfulofanimalsintheworldthatcandothat!

UNIT3SeaExploration

ReadingandThinking

REACHINGOUTACROSSTHESEA

Tradeandcuriosityhaveoftenformedthefoundationofmankind’sgreatestachievements.Tocompletethegreatmapoftheworldwasastrongpassionforthepeopleofearlycivilisations.MarcoPolo’stalesinspiredEuropeanexplorerstosearchforsearoutesfromwesttoeast.However，merchantsandexplorersfromtheEastsetsailfromeasttowestmanyyearsbeforeColumbusfirst

did.

Inancienttimes，silkfromChinafounditswayoverlandtoIndia，theMiddleEast，andRome，alongwhatbecameknownastheSilkRoad.Atradingrouteacrosstheseawasalsoextendedalongthe

coastsoftheIndianOcean，centeredaroundCeylon（nowSriLanka）.Here，merchantsfromChinaandmanyotherplacesmettonegotiatetradedeals，whichalsoledtomoreawarenessofeachother’scultures.Overthecenturies，furthertradingallowedmoreexplorationoftheregionstothewestofChina，asrecordedinDuHuan’sRecordofMyTravelsintheeighthcentury.

Later，theMingDynastyfurtherdevelopedrelationswiththeseregions.Between1405and1433，sevenlargefleetssailedwestonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.Thesefleetswereasighttobeholdandwereinaleagueoftheirownatthattime.UnderthecommandofZhengHe，theysetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea，andthentotheeastcoast

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ofAfrica.Africanroyalfamiliessentgiftssuchasgiraffesasgesturesoffriendshipinreturnforgold，silk，andspices.AlthoughChinawithdrewfromfurtherexpeditionsafter1433，theselandandsearoutesremainedactivechannelsbetweenotherculturesforcenturies.

Toreachoutacrossthesearemainsastrongdesiretoday.TheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHearebeingrevisitedwiththe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad，whichispartoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.

TheaimofthisinitiativeistoencouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas，andstrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Tradinghasgrowngreatlyinrecentyears，andwillcontinuetodosoinyearstocome.Chinahasinvestedbillionsinsystemsandservicesalongtheseroutes，whichwillhelptogreatlydevelopthewholeareaforthebenefitoffuturetradeandculturalexchange.

Chinahasalsojoineditsfriendsacrosstheseaonotherimportantprojects.AlthoughtheancientsearoutesofZhengHehavebeentravelledmanytimes，therearestillmanyotherplaceslefttoexplore.Inrecentyears，ChinahasjoinedothernationsonseveralexpeditionstoexploretheArctic.Fromascientificpointofview，thereisanurgentneedtostudytheArcticinordertounderstandclimate

changeanditseffects.

Hundredsofyearson，andwiththelatesttechnologyinhand，theneedtotradeandthedesiretoenhancerelationshipswilldriveChinatoreachoutacrosstheseafarintothefuture.

UNIT3UsingLanguage

text1：

Whenpeopletalkofexploringtheseamore，theyusuallymeanexploitingit.Seaexplorationhascausedmanyproblemsandwillcontinuetocausemore.

Moreexplorationmeansmorepollution.TheDeepwaterHorizonspilledover200milliongallonsofoilintotheseain2010.Plasticpollutionisalsobad，killingmanybirdsandfish，andhasevenbeenfoundinourtapwater.

Miningforresourcesisverydamaging，especiallyintheArctic.Becauseofclimatechange，thereislessicenow，whichmeanswecanlookformorefossilfuelsfurthernorth.Butifweburnthese，theicewillmeltmoreandthisnegativecyclewillcontinue.Climatechangeiswarningusthatsomethingisverywrong.

Overfishingisanotherproblem.Whalesanddolphinsarealsohuntedfortheirmeatorforso-calledresearch.Althoughthiswasbannedin1982，somecountriesarestill“murdering”theseintelligentcreatureswithoutmercy.Theseaishometolife，nothumanbeings’possessions.Itishuge，butitis

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moresensitivethanwethink.Ifwedonotprotectit，futuregenerationswillnotforgiveus.

Text2

Totrulyunderstandourplanet，wemustexploretheoceanswhichcovermostofit.Opponentsmaybeconcerned，butseaexplorationisimportantforourfuture.Forexample，scientificresearchshipscanhelpaddressimportantissuessuchasclimatechange.Weneedtounderstandwhatishappeningtoourplanetsothatwecantakeaction.Therefore，moreresearchisnecessary.

Understandingmoreabouttheseawillalsohelpusmanageitsresourcesbetter.Loggingnewspecieswillimproveourunderstandingoflifeontheearth.Itmayhelpusdiscovernewmedicines，aswellasnewsourcesoffoodandenergy.Accessingthedeepoceanmayalsohelpustopredicteventssuchasearthquakes.

Thepopulationoftheworldisgrowingandweneednewresourcesforfuturedevelopment.There

areprobablyvastamountsofresourcesundertheseaandice，notjustoilandgasbutalsovaluableminerals.

Ofcourse，therearestillenvironmentalrisks.However，theseshouldbebalancedwitheconomicneeds.Hopefully，astechnologyimproves，wemayhavemoreoptionsformanagingthisbalance.

UNIT4ReadingandThinking

VOLUNTEERINGINTHEBUSH

8March

Ijustgotaparcelfromhome!Ittookabouttwoweekstoarrive，anditwasabitdamaged，butitwassonicetogetsomesweetsandjamfromhome；I’vebeendyingtohavesomeofmyfavouritesweets，andit’salwaysnicetogetmail!

SoI’vebeenhereinthejungleforaboutamonthnow.Mysecondaryschoolisabushschool.The

classroomsaremadeofbamboo，withclayfloorsandroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownadustytrackcoveredinweeds.WhenIreachtheschoolgrounds，I’mgreetedbyachorusof“goodmorning”fromtheboys.Unlikestudentsinourcountry，theseboysdonotwearcottonuniforms，andmanyofthemalsohavetowalkalongway，sometimesforuptotwohours，justtogettoschool.

There’snoelectricity,runningwateroreventextbooks，nottomentionlaptops，tablets，orothermoderndevices!Allthestudentshavearepencils，rubbers，andpaper.I’mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.I’vehadtobecomemuchmoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Thereisnoequipment，andsincethereisn’tevenawashroom，ifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabasin!

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It’simportantnottobetoorigidaboutruleshere，too.TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboysachemistryexperimentwhen，beforeIknewit，themixturewasbubblingoutofthetesttubespillingeverywhere!Theclassbecameacircusastheboys，whohadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbefore，startedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents—fewwilleverbecomechemists—andmostwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest，IdoubtwhetherI’mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys’livesatall.

17April

LastweekendImademyfirstvisittoaremotevillage，hometooneofourstudents，Tombe.AnotherteacherandIwalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere—first，upamountainfromwherewehadfantasticviews，andthendownashadedpathtothevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage，

Tombe’smother，Kiak，sawuscomingandstartedcrying“ieeeieee”.Weshookhandswithallthevillagers.EveryoneseemedtoberelatedtoTombe.

Tombe’sfather，Mukap，amanwithastrongjawandawrinkledforehead，ledustohishouse，alow，roundbamboohutwithnowindows，withadoorjustbigenoughtogetthrough，andwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof—thisshowsitisaman’shouse.Suchhousingisdarkinsidesoittooktime

foroureyestoadjust.FreshgrasshadbeenlaidonthefloorandtherewasaplatformforJennyandmetosleepon.Therewasafireplaceinthecentreofthehut.TheonlypossessionsIcouldseewereonebroom，afewsaucers，akettle，cups，pans，andacoupleofjars.

Mukapbuiltafireoutsideandlaidstonesonittoheat.Hethenplacedthehotstonesinanemptyoildrumwithkaukau，ripecorn，andgreens.Hethencoveredthevegetableswithbananaleavesandleftthemtosteam.Itsmelleddelicious.Weateinsidethehutsittingroundthefire.Ilovedlisteningto

thefamilytalkingsoftlytoeach

otherintheirlanguage，eventhoughIcouldnotparticipatemuchintheconversation.Luckily，Tombeinterpretedforus.

Later，Inoticedacanstandingupsidedownonthegrilloverthefire.Afterawhile，Tombethrewitoutofthedoorway.Tombetoldmethatthecanwasheatedtodryouttheleftoverfood.Hisfamily

believesthatleftoversattractbadspiritsinthenight，soanyleftoverfoodisdriedupinacanandthecanisthenthrownoutofthehut.

Weleftthevillagethenextmorningaftermanygoodbyesandfirmhandshakes.Mymuscleswere

achingandmykneesshakingaswedraggedourselvesdownthemountaintowardshome.ThateveningIfellhappilyintobed.ItwassuchaprivilegetohavespentadaywithTombe’sfamily.

UNIT4UsingLanguage

Hello!MynameisZhanBingbing.

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Lately，allofushaveseenChinesepeopleonTVinfar-offplacesintheworld，helpingothercountriestodevelop.WeseeChineseworkersbuildingroadsintheCongo，aportinPakistan，railwaysinPanama，andanairportinSriLanka.AndweseeChineseminers，oilworkers，agriculturalexperts，mechanics，anddoctorsworkinginnearlyeverycorneroftheworld.Andsomepeoplemayask，“Isitworthit?WhyhelppeopleoverseaswhenChinahasmanyareasthatarestillinneedofdevelopment?”

Ihadthesamequestionsmyself.Butforme，itwasmuchmorepersonal.Yousee，mymotherisamedicaldoctor，andforthelasttwoyears，shehasbeenworkingasavolunteerconsultantinTanzania，Africa，asapartofamedicalteamsentbytheChinesegovernment.

Tobehonest，whenmymotherfirstleftforAfrica，Iwasupset.Mymothercookedmedinnereverynight，andshetookgoodcareofme.Butmoreimportantly，shewasmybestfriend.Wetalkedtogether，wespentourleisuretimetogether，andexceptforschoolandwork，wewereneverapart.SoIwasunhappyaboutherleavingwithoutevenaskingformyinput.

ButthenIbegantohearabouttheworkshewasdoinginTanzania，acountrythathasmanyhealthproblems，andnowIamsingingadifferenttune.ManydangerousdiseaseswhicharerareinChinaarequitecommonlycontractedinTanzania.And，whilethecountryisquitebeautifulandhasmuchnaturalwealth，manyofthepeoplearequitepoorandlivewithoutthingswetakeforgranted，suchaselectricity，runningwater，carsandgoodtransportsystems，andsupermarkets.Oneprojectthatmymotherworkedonwashelpingtobuildacardiachospital.Priortothis，ifaTanzanianhadaheartconditionandneededsurgery，theywouldhavetogoabroad.Sincethiswasquiteexpensive，manypeoplewentwithoutmedicaltreatmentandsomeevendied.Now，notonlyareTanzanianshelpedbythehospital，butpeopleinneighbouringcountriesarehelpedaswell.Ithasmadeabigdifferencetotheirlives.Mymotheralsodoesacircuitoftheruralvillagestoprovidemedicaltreatment，helpthosewithdisabilities，andprovideconsultationandtrainingforlocaldoctors.Inaddition，herteamhasgivenpatientsanewmalariatreatmentinventedinChina，andthishassavedmanylives.

Today，IwanttorelaytoyouthatI’mproudoftheworkmymotherhasdone，andIamnowsupportiveofit.Isherworkworthit?Yes，tothelivesofthepeoplesheishelping，itisworthit.Butbyanycriteriathisworkisworthittousaswell，becauseitshowsthatweareglobalcitizensinterestedinworldstability，andthatwefeelresponsibleforothersandarereadytobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Everyonedeservesafairchanceinlife.WhenIthink

ofallthethingsthatweasChinesecitizenscanbemostproudof，helpingotherscomesatthetopofthislist.NowthatIunderstandhowimportantmymother’sworkis，I’vedecidedtobecomeavolunteermyselftohelppeopleinotherlands.Inthefuture，Ipraythatyouwilldothesame.

Thankyou!

UNIT5ReadingandThinking

WORKINGOUTWHATYOUWANTTODO

Asanadult，oneofthefirstquestionsyouareaskedwhenmeetingsomeonenewis，“Whatdoyou

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do?”Thisisbecauseyourcareerisaveryimportantpartofwhoyouare.Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife，andsotakingtimetothinkaboutitisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.

Thebesttimetostartthinkingaboutpossiblecareersiswhileyouarestillatschool，beforeyoumakeanychoicesaboutyourfurthereducation.This，however，isnotalwayseasy.Somepeopleknowwhattheywanttodofromayoungage，butmanyothersjusthaveafewideasbouncingaroundintheirheads.

Oneofthemosteffectivewaystogetsomeinsightonapossiblecareerpathistocompletea“careeraptitudetest”.Theresultsofthetestwilltellyouaboutyourstrengthsandinterests，andsometestsalsosuggestcareersthatyoumaybesuitedto.Havingthisinformationwillprovideyouwithabetterchanceoffindingajobyoulike.

Therearemanyfreetestsonline，sogiveoneatry.Gettingaheadstartinconsideringyourfuturecareermayhelpyoufortherestofyourlife.Youdon’twanttolookbackinyearstocomeandsay，“IwishIhadthoughtmoreaboutwhatIreallywantedtodo.”

Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Someaskquestionsaboutyourpersonalinterestsandattitudes.O