【高一 拓展阅读-职业】A Unique Career Opportunity

AUniqueCareerOpportunityAlwaysdreamedofgettingpaidforjustshowinguptowork？Thenyouareinluck！In2025,theKorsvagentrainstationinGoteborg,Swedenwillofferauniquecareeropportunitytooneluckyperson-ajobwithnodefinedresponsibilities！Thelifetimepositioncomeswithagenerousstartingmonthlysalaryof21,564SEK（$2,320）,aguaranteedannualwageincreaseof3.2percent,andevenvacationtime.Thissocialexperimentisthebrainchild（思想结晶）ofSwedishartistsSimonGoldinandJakobSenneby,whoarefamousforincorporatingreal-worldeconomicsintostrangenewartforms.ThetwoproposedtheideainresponsetoadesigncompetitionorganisedbythePublicArtAgencySwedenandtheSwedishTransportAdministrationfortheKorsvagentrainstation,whichiscurrentlyunderconstructionandscheduledtoopenin2026.Insteadofpresentinganartisticdesign,GoldinandSennebysuggestedusingthe7,000,000SEK（$753,000）prizemoneytohirealifetimeemployeetodonothing.Thejobdescriptiononlyrequirestheluckyemployeetoarriveatthestationeachmorningandpunchintheclock,whichwillturnonabankofbrightfluorescent（发荧光的）lights.Thepersoncanremainatthestationallday--greetingpassengers,textingfriends,orevennapping-orleaveandreturnattheendofthedaytoclockout。Notsurprisingly,theprojecthasbeenmetwithuproar（喧嚣）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基础词responsibility n.责任；负责；职责 记词根记忆responsib（e）（责任）+ility（表名词）→责任generous adj.慷慨的,大方的；宽厚的；仁慈的 英givingorwillingtogivefreely；givenfreely 记词根记忆gener（产生）+ous（…的）→产生很多的→慷慨的salary n.（通常指按月发的）薪金,薪水记联想记忆sal（盐）+ary（表名词,物）古代以给盐多少计算工钱薪金 搭startingsalary起薪take-homesalary实得工资annual adj.每年的；一年一次的；年度的n.年刊；年鉴 英happeningordoneonceeveryyear 记词根记忆ann（年）+ual（…的）每年的wage n.（通常指按小时、日、周计的）工资英aregularamountofmoneythatyouearnusuallyeveryweekoreverymonthforworkorservicesartist n.艺术家；画家 记词根记忆art（艺术）+ist（从事某职业的人）→艺术家 搭anextraordinaryartist一位杰出的艺术家organize vt.组织；安排例Johnwantstoorganisehislifebetter.约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 记词根记忆polit（政治）+iclan（表人）→搞政治的人→政治家industrial adj.工业的；产业的 记来自industry（n.工业；产业） 搭industrialport工业港口

Vocabulary进阶词incorporate vt.把…并入,纳入；包含；吸收记词根记忆in（进入）+corpor（团体）+ate（使…）使进入团体→把…并入例Cashdispensersinthefuturewillincorporatefacescanners.未来的自动柜员机将带有面部扫描仪。construction n.建造；建筑物；构造英theprocessormethodofbuildingormakingsth.,especiallyroadsbuildingsbridges,etc搭furnitureconstructionindustry家具制造业underconstruction在建造中description n.描述；类型 搭give/provideadescriptionof…对…做简短的描述economic adj.经济的；经济上的,经济学的英connectedwiththetrade,industryanddevelopmentofwealthofacountry,ana