(
课件网) Unit 1 Life Choices 单元专项训练 英语必修第一册 北师版 一、阅读理解 [2022·1月浙江卷·A]For nearly a decade now, Merebeth has been a self-employed pet transport specialist. Her pet transport job was born of the financial crisis（危机） in the late 2000s. The downturn hit the real estate（房地产） firm where she had worked for ten years as an office manager. The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job. One day, while driving near her home, she saw a dog wandering on the road, clearly lost. She took it home, and her sister in Denver agreed to take it. This was a loving home for sure, but 1,600 miles away. It didn't take long for Merebeth to decide to drive the dog there herself. It was her first road trip to her new job. Merebeth's pet delivery service satisfies her wanderlust. It has taken her to every state in the US except Montana, Washington and Oregon, she says proudly. If she wants to visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with transport needs there. She travels in all weathers. She has driven through 55 mph winds in Wyoming, heavy flooding and storms in Alabama and total whiteout conditions in Kansas. This wanderlust is inherited from her father, she says. He moved their family from Canada to California when she was one year old, because he wanted them to explore a new place together. As soon as she graduated from high school she left home to live on Catalina Island off the California coast, away from her parents, where she enjoyed a life of sailing and off-road biking. It turns out that pet transporting pays quite well at about $30,000 per year before tax. She doesn't work in summer, as it would be unpleasantly hot for the animals in the car, even with air conditioning. As autumn comes, she gets restless — the same old wanderlust returning. It's a call she must handle alone, though. Merebeth says, "When I'm on the road I'm just in my own world. I've always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I must help animals." 语篇类型：记叙文 主题语境：人与自我———职业生涯规划———Merebeth 失业后成为宠物运送员 【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了Merebeth的新工作———宠物运送员，这份 工作不仅满足了她想要四处旅游的愿望，还为她带来了可观的收入。 语篇精读 【核心单词】 downturn n.（商业经济的）衰退, 下降，衰退期 hit v.产 生不良影响, 打击, 危害 wander v.闲逛, 漫游, 游荡 inherit v.经遗传获得 （品质、身体特征等） restless adj.坐立不安的, 不耐烦的 【核心短语】 be born of... 因为……而成立/产生 for sure无疑; 肯定 in all weathers不论天气好坏; 风雨无阻 译文：高中一毕业，她就离开了家，远离父母，住在加利福尼亚海岸附近 的卡塔利娜岛，在那里她享受着驾船航行和骑越野自行车的生活。 1.Why did Merebeth change her job ( ) D A.She wanted to work near her home. B.She was tired of working in the office. C.Her sister asked her to move to Denver. D.Her former employer was out of business. 【解析】 理解具体信息。根据题干"为什么Merebeth换了工作"可将解题 信息定位在第一段。根据该段中的"T ... ...
