【高一 拓展閱讀-職業(yè)】A Unique Career Opportunity

AUniqueCareerOpportunityAlwaysdreamedofgettingpaidforjustshowinguptowork？Thenyouareinluck！In2025,theKorsvagentrainstationinGoteborg,Swedenwillofferauniquecareeropportunitytooneluckyperson-ajobwithnodefinedresponsibilities！Thelifetimepositioncomeswithagenerousstartingmonthlysalaryof21,564SEK（$2,320）,aguaranteedannualwageincreaseof3.2percent,andevenvacationtime.Thissocialexperimentisthebrainchild（思想結(jié)晶）ofSwedishartistsSimonGoldinandJakobSenneby,whoarefamousforincorporatingreal-worldeconomicsintostrangenewartforms.ThetwoproposedtheideainresponsetoadesigncompetitionorganisedbythePublicArtAgencySwedenandtheSwedishTransportAdministrationfortheKorsvagentrainstation,whichiscurrentlyunderconstructionandscheduledtoopenin2026.Insteadofpresentinganartisticdesign,GoldinandSennebysuggestedusingthe7,000,000SEK（$753,000）prizemoneytohirealifetimeemployeetodonothing.Thejobdescriptiononlyrequirestheluckyemployeetoarriveatthestationeachmorningandpunchintheclock,whichwillturnonabankofbrightfluorescent（發(fā)熒光的）lights.Thepersoncanremainatthestationallday--greetingpassengers,textingfriends,orevennapping-orleaveandreturnattheendofthedaytoclockout。Notsurprisingly,theprojecthasbeenmetwithuproar（喧囂）amongpoliticians,aswellasthegeneralpublic,whobelievepayingsomeonetodonothingisatotalwasteoftaxpayermoney.TheartistsagreebutthinkitisnecessarygivenGoteborgscurrenteconomicenvironment。HometocarmanufacturerVolvo,theSwedishcitywasonceamajorindustrialandshippingcentre.However,overthepastfewdecades,automationandGoteborgstransformationintoaculturalhubhasmadeitincreasinglyharderfortheworkingclasstoaffordlivingthere.Thoughthejobsoundslikeawasteofalife,theartistsbelievetheemployeewillbedoingimportantabstractwork.Whatremainsinanemploymentwithoutproductivityistime,“theproposalnotes.”Inthissense,wecanunderstandtheemployeeasawitnessoftime.Evenanembodiment（化身）oftimeitself.”Thebestpartisthisisanequal-opportunityjob,whichmeanspeoplefromallovertheworldcanapplytobeconsideredfortheuniqueposition-besuretomarkyourcalendarsfor2025！ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.Whenwilltheuniquecareeropportunitybeavailable?A.In2020.B.In2021.C.In2025.D.n2026.2.Howmuchwillthepersonbepaidforhisfirstyearofwork?A.$2,320.B.$27840.C.$28,730.D.$753,000.3.WhichofthefollowingisNottheperson'sjobatthestation?A.Greetingpassengers.B.Textingfriends.C.Cleaning.D.Napping.4.Whydoesthejoboffersoundunique?A.Becausethesalaryisincrediblyhigh.B.Becausenocertainresponsibilitiesareinvolved.C.Becausenobodywillbepresenttosupervise.D.Becausethemanagerinchargeisextremelynice.5.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheartiststhinktheprojectisnecessarygivenGoteborg’scurrenteconomicenvironment.B.GoldinandSennebyarefamousforcombiningreal-worldeconomicswithart.C.TheSwedishcitywasonceamajorindustrialandshippingcentre.D.Thejobwasteslifeandthecontentofthejobisboring.Vocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞responsibility n.責(zé)任；負(fù)責(zé)；職責(zé) 記詞根記憶responsib（e）（責(zé)任）+ility（表名詞）→責(zé)任generous adj.慷慨的,大方的；寬厚的；仁慈的 英givingorwillingtogivefreely；givenfreely 記詞根記憶gener（產(chǎn)生）+ous（…的）→產(chǎn)生很多的→慷慨的salary n.（通常指按月發(fā)的）薪金,薪水記聯(lián)想記憶sal（鹽）+ary（表名詞,物）古代以給鹽多少計(jì)算工錢薪金 搭startingsalary起薪take-homesalary實(shí)得工資annual adj.每年的；一年一次的；年度的n.年刊；年鑒 英happeningordoneonceeveryyear 記詞根記憶ann（年）+ual（…的）每年的wage n.（通常指按小時(shí)、日、周計(jì)的）工資英aregularamountofmoneythatyouearnusuallyeveryweekoreverymonthforworkorservicesartist n.藝術(shù)家；畫家 記詞根記憶art（藝術(shù)）+ist（從事某職業(yè)的人）→藝術(shù)家 搭anextraordinaryartist一位杰出的藝術(shù)家organize vt.組織；安排例Johnwantstoorganisehislifebetter.約翰想把自己的生活安排得更好些。hire vt.租用；雇用n.租用,租借 英topaymoneytoborrowsth.forashorttime 搭hiresb.todosth.雇用某人做某事politician n.政治家 記詞根記憶polit（政治）+iclan（表人）→搞政治的人→政治家industrial adj.工業(yè)的；產(chǎn)業(yè)的 記來自industry（n.工業(yè)；產(chǎn)業(yè)） 搭industrialport工業(yè)港口

Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞incorporate vt.把…并入,納入；包含；吸收記詞根記憶in（進(jìn)入）+corpor（團(tuán)體）+ate（使…）使進(jìn)入團(tuán)體→把…并入例Cashdispensersinthefuturewillincorporatefacescanners.未來的自動(dòng)柜員機(jī)將帶有面部掃描儀。construction n.建造；建筑物；構(gòu)造英theprocessormethodofbuildingormakingsth.,especiallyroadsbuildingsbridges,etc搭furnitureconstructionindustry家具制造業(yè)underconstruction在建造中description n.描述；類型 搭give/provideadescriptionof…對…做簡短的描述economic adj.經(jīng)濟(jì)的；經(jīng)濟(jì)上的,經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的英connectedwiththetrade,industryanddevelopmentofwealthofacountry,ana