Unit 4 Everyday economics 同课异文 群文阅读-（课件PPT+Word教案）【步步高】2024-2025学年高二英语选择性必修第四册教师用书（外研版2019）

A (选自北师大版选择性必修第三册Unit 7) Meet the New Boss：You Up until the 1980s，people in many countries regularly followed in their parents’ footsteps by working in the family business or joining the same profession as them.You’d follow your father to sea，onto the farm or into the workshop.You’d follow your mother into the kitchen or sewing room.In your grandparents’ time，there was the prospect of doing the same job from graduation until retirement.How times have changed! Most people now have no intention of following in their parents’ footsteps or even staying at one job for very long. In fact，planning to work in the same field or industry for your entire working life just isn’t practical anymore.One reason for this is technology.The skills you have now are unlikely to remain relevant and be enough to help you through your entire career.In fact，they will probably be out of date very soon.And then what will you do? Work hard? Win the lottery? Hope for the best? You might be lucky.These strategies might bring you a nice，comfortable life：working at a job you like，earning a decent salary and retiring while you’re still young and healthy.But most of us today have to look beyond the little box called “career”． If you think you can work eight hours a day and build a career，think again.You might be able to keep your job if you finish what you are asked to do，but this is hardly a recipe for great career success.Instead，you’d better keep looking for smarter ways to do your work.You’ll need to be a risk taker，an innovator，a problem solver，and a hard worker.Keep doing this，and you can become an expert or a specialist in something one day.You have a chance to choose to build a career，rather than being told to stay or to go. Jobs and occupations come and go at an amazing pace these days.If you think you can’t be replaced by software，or your job can’t be outsourced to some robots on the moon，you are wrong.What if your job disappears after working for 10 years in the field? You may have to go back to the classroom and be retrained in order to qualify to work in another field.In fact，in all likelihood，you will have to do this multiple times.But you can be prepared for developments and changes before you are thrown out of a career.It is entirely your choice to learn，or to be forced to learn. In short，if you want to succeed in a 21st century career，you will have to develop new essential skills.Lifetime security from one employer is no longer certain or even likely.The truth is that you are the boss of your career，and it is up to you to decide what you can do and how well you can do it.Are you ready for this? 词汇积累 1．sewing room缝纫车间 2．lottery n．抽彩给奖法；碰运气的事 3．risk taker冒险家 4．outsource vt.外包，外办 5．retrain vt.(为从事新工作)接受再培训，对……再训练 6．likelihood n．可能，可能性 7．multiple adj.数量多的；多种多样的 8．throw sb out of sth将某人逐出…… 1．What causes people not to stay at one job for long anymore? A．Skills. B．Robots. C．Technology. D．Occupations. 答案　C 2．What does the sentence “this is hardly a recipe for great career success” in paragraph 3 mean? A．You can’t build a successful career. B．It is not a smart way to build a career. C．You shouldn’t work eight hours every day. D．You have another chance to be successful. 答案　B 3．What should people do so as not to be out of work? A．They should become a boss. B．They should go back to learn. C．They should teach themselves. D．They should change their job frequently. 答案　B 4．What’s the main idea of the text? A．The skills you have now will be out of date. B．People should become a boss to avoid losing the job. C．People should develop new basic skills to achieve career success. D．There is the possibility that people will be replaced by robots. 答案　C B (选自译林版选择性必修第四册Unit 3) Work to live，live to work If you were asked the question，“Do you work to live or live to work？”，what would your answer be? Some might say that we work because we have to，not least because we need the salary that enables us to be financially independent.It is certainly true that most of us do join the labour force once our studies are completed.Indeed，it could be argued that our education is geared towards preparing us for a life of work.However，earning a living is by no means the only reason why we work—there are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work. Through the work we do，our goals can be attained and our dreams achieved.All of us have had dreams of one kind or another and work often enables us to pursue those dreams.Henry David Thoreau said，“...if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams，and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined，he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Yang Liwei，for example，driven by his passion for flying，became a pilot and then China’s first astronaut in space.Wherever our interests may lie and whatever our career choices might be，work allows us the opportunity to be engaged in something we are fond of，and consequently，it can give us a great sense of achievement and satisfaction. Work can also help develop our skills，thus providing room for personal growth.When we work，we must practise our skills constantly and continuously until we excel in what we do.Our rapidly changing workplace makes it necessary for us to keep up and develop new skills.Twenty years ago，positions in social technologies or energy efficiency did not even exist，and it is difficult to anticipate the new positions which will emerge twenty years from now.However，it is certain that no one can afford to be satisfied with the status quo.In order to better adapt ourselves to new circumstances，we must be ready and willing to acquire new skills.This can add to our sense of achievement and our knowledge that we are developing as individuals while we move along our chosen career path. Not only does work benefit us personally，it also contributes to the health of society.At the most basic level，different types of jobs are like gears in a machine.They work to ensure that the machine we call “society” functions properly.In a successful，stable and productive society，all jobs are equally important and no one is superior to another，so we should not have prejudice against any of them.Whether we are scientists，lawyers，doctors，public servants，consultants，clerks，receptionists or butchers，we all make our respective contributions.Moreover，there are people who choose to step out of their comfort zone and commit themselves to working for the benefit of others.For example，teachers in remote rural areas are devoted to changing the lives of the people with less access to the advantages enjoyed by many others.In this way，we work to advance our communities and bring success to our nation. Wherever life takes us and whatever choices are laid out before us，something worth remembering is that our work，when done well，will not only help us make a living but also help make a life for ourselves and for others.We can take pride in the knowledge that hard work is essential for our individual well-being as well as for the benefit of our society as a whole. 词汇积累 1．labour force (全公司或全国的)劳动力 2．gear vt.使适合于 n．排挡；齿轮；传动装置 3．by no means决不 4．endeavour vi.努力，尽力 n．努力，尝试 5．excel v．擅长，善于 6．status quo现状，原来的状况 7．lay out (整齐地)铺开，展开；规划，布置，设计 1．What does the example of Yang Liwei show? A．To be an astronaut is a good occupation. B．He had no choice but to be an astronaut. C．He dreamed to be an astronaut when he was young. D．If one works hard towards his dream，he may succeed eventually. 答案　D 2．According to paragraph 3，what was the life like twenty years ago? A．People were living a poor life then. B．People were not enthusiastic about their work. C．There were no positions in social technologies or energy efficiency. D．It was quite difficult to anticipate the new positions that would emerge. 答案　C 3．What can we learn from paragraph 4? A．We should not step out of our comfort zone. B．We should call on young people to be teachers in the remote areas. C．The jobs of scientists，lawyers and doctors are superior to that of butchers. D．Many committed and selfless people devote themselves to the development of society. 答案　D 4．What is the author mainly talking about in the passage? A．Why we should work. B．What we can get from work. C．Whether we work only for making a living. D．How we can work efficiently and productively. 答案　C C (选自英语时文阅读) A self-described “girly girl”，nine-year-old Zandra Cunningham was constantly begging her parents for the latest beauty products.One day her dad simply told her “no”，which inspired her to make her own. Zandra has been recognized by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the youngest millionaires in America.When asked about her experience as a child entrepreneur，Zandra says，“It wasn’t frightening.When you’re young，you don’t have that fear mentality.‘Maybe it’s not going to work’ never really crossed my mind.” For Zandra，it became a challenge to separate her personal interest from what her customers actually wanted.“There were a lot of things that I felt were good ideas，but they wouldn’t fit into the market，” she says.Being part of the market herself，Zandra felt she had a unique perspective that allowed her to truly listen and respond to her customers. It started as a hobby for Zandra and her mom.They’d play around with different ingredients until they found formulas they liked “through trial and error”．Slowly，they started transforming the pastime into a brand.Zandra began selling her products at local markets，and a few years later—when Zandra was 12 years old—the family started a shop for Zandra Beauty.At the time，Zandra Beauty was one of the first brands to offer plant-based and organic beauty products at an affordable price.The 21-year-old girl has essentially grown up alongside her brand—but her goals have remained the same: “Our main focus is to push out amazing products that are safe for everyone and the earth.” “There’re so many brands doing similar things，but there’s still so much room to grow，” says Zandra.“Your customers are out there，and you just have to find something that’s going to set you apart.” 词汇积累 1．beauty product美容产品 2．perspective n．观点；态度；景观 3．pastime n．消遣；休闲活动 4．plant-based adj.植物性的 1．What can be inferred from Zandra’s words in paragraph 2? A．Her young mind made her fearless. B．Her parents supported her greatly. C．She had much precious experience. D．She was always very caring. 答案　A 2．Which of the following is the most important in Zandra’s opinion? A．Sharing her personal interests. B．The diversity of hobbies. C．Changing the global market. D．The need of customers. 答案　D 3．What kind of product does Zandra mainly pursue? A．The one that is cheap and useful. B．The one that is enjoyed by her mom. C．The one that is created by trial and error. D．The one that is reliable and eco-friendly. 答案　D 4．What is Zandra’s attitude towards the future of her brand? A．Hopeful. B．Concerned. C．Doubtful. D．Relieved. 答案　A 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 类文赏读 同题异文　群文阅读 Everyday economics Unit4 A (选自北师大版选择性必修第三册Unit 7) Meet the New Boss：You Up until the 1980s，people in many countries regularly followed in their parents’ footsteps by working in the family business or joining the same profession as them.You’d follow your father to sea，onto the farm or into the workshop.You’d follow your mother into the kitchen or sewing room.In your grandparents’ time，there was the prospect of doing the same job from graduation until retirement.How times have changed! Most people now have no intention of following in their parents’ footsteps or even staying at one job for very long. In fact，planning to work in the same field or industry for your entire working life just isn’t practical anymore.One reason for this is technology.The skills you have now are unlikely to remain relevant and be enough to help you through your entire career.In fact，they will probably be out of date very soon.And then what will you do? Work hard? Win the lottery? Hope for the best? You might be lucky.These strategies might bring you a nice，comfortable life：working at a job you like，earning a decent salary and retiring while you’re still young and healthy.But most of us today have to look beyond the little box called “career”. If you think you can work eight hours a day and build a career，think again.You might be able to keep your job if you finish what you are asked to do，but this is hardly a recipe for great career success.Instead，you’d better keep looking for smarter ways to do your work.You’ll need to be a risk taker，an innovator，a problem solver，and a hard worker.Keep doing this，and you can become an expert or a specialist in something one day.You have a chance to choose to build a career，rather than being told to stay or to go. Jobs and occupations come and go at an amazing pace these days.If you think you can’t be replaced by software，or your job can’t be outsourced to some robots on the moon，you are wrong.What if your job disappears after working for 10 years in the field? You may have to go back to the classroom and be retrained in order to qualify to work in another field.In fact，in all likelihood，you will have to do this multiple times.But you can be prepared for developments and changes before you are thrown out of a career.It is entirely your choice to learn，or to be forced to learn. In short，if you want to succeed in a 21st century career，you will have to develop new essential skills.Lifetime security from one employer is no longer certain or even likely.The truth is that you are the boss of your career，and it is up to you to decide what you can do and how well you can do it.Are you ready for this? 1.What causes people not to stay at one job for long anymore? A.Skills. B.Robots. C.Technology. D.Occupations. √ 2.What does the sentence “this is hardly a recipe for great career success” in paragraph 3 mean? A.You can’t build a successful career. B.It is not a smart way to build a career. C.You shouldn’t work eight hours every day. D.You have another chance to be successful. √ 3.What should people do so as not to be out of work? A.They should become a boss. B.They should go back to learn. C.They should teach themselves. D.They should change their job frequently. √ 4.What’s the main idea of the text? A.The skills you have now will be out of date. B.People should become a boss to avoid losing the job. C.People should develop new basic skills to achieve career success. D.There is the possibility that people will be replaced by robots. √ 词汇积累 1.sewing room缝纫车间 2.lottery n.抽彩给奖法；碰运气的事 3.risk taker冒险家 4.outsource vt.外包，外办 5.retrain vt.(为从事新工作)接受再培训，对……再训练 6.likelihood n.可能，可能性 7.multiple adj.数量多的；多种多样的 8.throw sb out of sth将某人逐出…… B (选自译林版选择性必修第四册Unit 3) Work to live，live to work If you were asked the question，“Do you work to live or live to work？”，what would your answer be? Some might say that we work because we have to，not least because we need the salary that enables us to be financially independent.It is certainly true that most of us do join the labour force once our studies are completed.Indeed，it could be argued that our education is geared towards preparing us for a life of work.However，earning a living is by no means the only reason why we work—there are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work. Through the work we do，our goals can be attained and our dreams achieved.All of us have had dreams of one kind or another and work often enables us to pursue those dreams.Henry David Thoreau said，“...if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams，and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined，he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Yang Liwei，for example，driven by his passion for flying，became a pilot and then China’s first astronaut in space.Wherever our interests may lie and whatever our career choices might be，work allows us the opportunity to be engaged in something we are fond of，and consequently，it can give us a great sense of achievement and satisfaction. Work can also help develop our skills，thus providing room for personal growth.When we work，we must practise our skills constantly and continuously until we excel in what we do.Our rapidly changing workplace makes it necessary for us to keep up and develop new skills.Twenty years ago，positions in social technologies or energy efficiency did not even exist，and it is difficult to anticipate the new positions which will emerge twenty years from now.However，it is certain that no one can afford to be satisfied with the status quo.In order to better adapt ourselves to new circumstances，we must be ready and willing to acquire new skills.This can add to our sense of achievement and our knowledge that we are developing as individuals while we move along our chosen career path. Not only does work benefit us personally，it also contributes to the health of society.At the most basic level，different types of jobs are like gears in a machine.They work to ensure that the machine we call “society” functions properly.In a successful，stable and productive society，all jobs are equally important and no one is superior to another，so we should not have prejudice against any of them.Whether we are scientists，lawyers，doctors，public servants，consultants，clerks，receptionists or butchers，we all make our respective contributions. Moreover，there are people who choose to step out of their comfort zone and commit themselves to working for the benefit of others.For example，teachers in remote rural areas are devoted to changing the lives of the people with less access to the advantages enjoyed by many others.In this way，we work to advance our communities and bring success to our nation. Wherever life takes us and whatever choices are laid out before us，something worth remembering is that our work，when done well，will not only help us make a living but also help make a life for ourselves and for others.We can take pride in the knowledge that hard work is essential for our individual well-being as well as for the benefit of our society as a whole. 1.What does the example of Yang Liwei show? A.To be an astronaut is a good occupation. B.He had no choice but to be an astronaut. C.He dreamed to be an astronaut when he was young. D.If one works hard towards his dream，he may succeed eventually. √ 2.According to paragraph 3，what was the life like twenty years ago? A.People were living a poor life then. B.People were not enthusiastic about their work. C.There were no positions in social technologies or energy efficiency. D.It was quite difficult to anticipate the new positions that would emerge. √ 3.What can we learn from paragraph 4? A.We should not step out of our comfort zone. B.We should call on young people to be teachers in the remote areas. C.The jobs of scientists，lawyers and doctors are superior to that of 　butchers. D.Many committed and selfless people devote themselves to the 　development of society. √ 4.What is the author mainly talking about in the passage? A.Why we should work. B.What we can get from work. C.Whether we work only for making a living. D.How we can work efficiently and productively. √ 词汇积累 1.labour force (全公司或全国的)劳动力 2.gear vt.使适合于 n.排挡；齿轮；传动装置 3.by no means决不 4.endeavour vi.努力，尽力 n.努力，尝试 5.excel v.擅长，善于 6.status quo现状，原来的状况 7.lay out (整齐地)铺开，展开；规划，布置，设计 C (选自英语时文阅读) A self-described “girly girl”，nine-year-old Zandra Cunningham was constantly begging her parents for the latest beauty products.One day her dad simply told her “no”，which inspired her to make her own. Zandra has been recognized by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the youngest millionaires in America.When asked about her experience as a child entrepreneur，Zandra says，“It wasn’t frightening.When you’re young，you don’t have that fear mentality.‘Maybe it’s not going to work’ never really crossed my mind.” For Zandra，it became a challenge to separate her personal interest from what her customers actually wanted.“There were a lot of things that I felt were good ideas，but they wouldn’t fit into the market，” she says.Being part of the market herself，Zandra felt she had a unique perspective that allowed her to truly listen and respond to her customers. It started as a hobby for Zandra and her mom.They’d play around with different ingredients until they found formulas they liked “through trial and error”.Slowly，they started transforming the pastime into a brand.Zandra began selling her products at local markets，and a few years later—when Zandra was 12 years old—the family started a shop for Zandra Beauty.At the time，Zandra Beauty was one of the first brands to offer plant-based and organic beauty products at an affordable price.The 21-year-old girl has essentially grown up alongside her brand—but her goals have remained the same: “Our main focus is to push out amazing products that are safe for everyone and the earth.” “There’re so many brands doing similar things，but there’s still so much room to grow，” says Zandra.“Your customers are out there，and you just have to find something that’s going to set you apart.” 1.What can be inferred from Zandra’s words in paragraph 2? A.Her young mind made her fearless. B.Her parents supported her greatly. C.She had much precious experience. D.She was always very caring. √ 2.Which of the following is the most important in Zandra’s opinion? A.Sharing her personal interests. B.The diversity of hobbies. C.Changing the global market. D.The need of customers. √ 3.What kind of product does Zandra mainly pursue? A.The one that is cheap and useful. B.The one that is enjoyed by her mom. C.The one that is created by trial and error. D.The one that is reliable and eco-friendly. √ 4.What is Zandra’s attitude towards the future of her brand? A.Hopeful. B.Concerned. C.Doubtful. D.Relieved. √ 词汇积累 1.beauty product美容产品 2.perspective n.观点；态度；景观 3.pastime n.消遣；休闲活动 4.plant-based adj.植物性的 本课结束 $$