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Check out four of the many unconventional jobs around the world.

Visitor Services Staff

This job includes watching over and inspecting 30 seasonal employees and ensuring that visitors have a good time while visiting St Michaels Mount， an island off the coast of Cornwall， England. Youll get an annual salary of between $34，000 and $41，000. However， you will be very busy as the island sees around 350，000 tourists a year.

Crayfish Peeler （剝小龙虾者）

As a perfect example of demand and supply， a restaurant in Shanghai， China is providing a unique service for diners who wish to continue using their phones while eating crayfish. “Professional crayfish peelers” will sit with customers and peel their crayfish， while the mostly male diners stay on their devices to play games or chat on social media.

Netflix Tagger

If you spend a lot of time watching TV， this might be the perfect job for you. Netflix taggers have to watch between three and eight titles a week， and then tag them with relevant metadata （元数据）， like the year of release， language and cast list. Taggers also have to classify the content in a subjective manner， such as the tone and spirit of the show. The information is then used to come up with recommendations for what to watch.

Master Lego Model Builder

A Master Model Builder is employed in each of Legos Legoland Discovery Centers around the world. In March 2018， the Legoland Discovery Center in Birmingham in the UK put out the call to employ a Master Model Builder. Over 5，000 applications were received and the final 50 battled against each other in a live public feat. Only 22 similar positions exist within the company around the world now.

1. What is the Visitor Services Staff responsible for？

A. Attracting visitors to the island.

B. Showing visitors around the island.

C. Looking after visitors closely.

D. Taking charge of 30 seasonal employees.

2. A Netflix tagger is most probably someone who .

A. loves watching TV shows

B. likes to collect information

C. doesnt mind working at night

D. can speak several languages

3. What can we learn about the last job mentioned in the text？

A. Its common worldwide. B. Its difficult to do.

C. Its competitive. D. Its highly-paid.

B

Two local girls recently decided to forgo receiving presents for their birthday from their friends， and gave them to those in need. “I dont want anyone to be hungry，” Mattie Dimmitt said.

Mattie is the daughter of Travis and Elizabeth Dimmitt and celebrated her 6th birthday earlier this month. For her birthday， she wanted to do something for other children.

For her party， Matties friends arrived with gifts， but the packages werent filled with toys， cans and boxes of food instead. Once her party was over， Mattie， with some help， took the donations （赠送） of food to the Maryville Ministry Center and presented it to Ministry Center coordinator Merlin Atkins.

“It shows her character. Shes an empathetic kid and she feels things deeply，” Elizabeth said. “If she sees someone upset， sad or in need， she wants to help them out.”

Mattie was not the only local child who recently decided to give back to their community for their birthday. Matties best friend， Eliana， celebrated her 5th birthday in February and decided that she wanted to give back， as well.

“If we could pay the support and love we get from people forward， it would be a great thing，” Elianas father， Tim Wall， said， “For Elianas birthday， she wanted to invite her friends and instead of asking for more toys or presents， she thought it would be a good idea to raise some food for the Ministry Center.”

“For being so young， its a blessing to have kids that are living for something more than themselves，” Wall said. “Im hopeful that it will continue over time and its amazing to see kids doing things for others.”

4. What does the underlined word “forgo” in Paragraph 1 mean？

A. Give up. B. Agree with.

C. Consider. D. Admit.

5. How did Mattie do to help the people in need？

A. By inviting them to her birthday party.

B. By giving a birthday cake to them to eat.

C. By refusing to accept gifts from her friends.

D. By donating some food as an action of charity.

6. What similarity do Mattie and Eliana have？

A. They dont want to be famous.

B. They are fond of helping others.

C. They were born in the same year.

D. They dont like birthday presents.

7. What do we know about Wall according to the text？

A. He supported what his daughter had done.

B. He felt worried about his daughters action.

C. He decided to give more food to his daughter.

D. He wanted to do something to help his daughter.

C

What is your favorite color？ Do you like yellow， orange， or red？ If you do， you must be an optimist， a leader， an active person who enjoys life， people and excitement. Do you prefer gray and blue？ Then you are probably quiet， shy and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. If you love green， you are strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists （心理學家） tell us， and they should know， because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference and the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we dont choose our favorite color as we grow up—we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown， you did so as soon as you opened your eyes， or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one， and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. On the other hand， black is depressing. It is a fact that factory workers work better， harder， and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.

Remember， then， that if you feel low， you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And dont forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.

8. What color does one probably like if he likes following other people？

A. Red. B. Blue.

C. Orange. D. Yellow.

9. What can we learn about color preference from the text？

A. It changes as you grow.

B. It came with your birth.

C. It can be changed as you like.

D. It was decided when you first saw colors.

10. What is the topic of Paragraph 2？

A. Colors affect our mood.

B. Warm colors give us energy.

C. Bright colors make our rooms warm.

D. We should keep away from dark colors.

11. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. Colors can help us make friends.

B. Friends and enemies like different colors.

C. We can judge a person by the colors he likes.

D. We can know one better through his color preference.

D

AIDS is now generally believed to be caused by HIV which was originally spread to humans from chimps （黑猩猩） from West Africa.

The first known cases of AIDS occurred in the United States in the early 1980s， among a number of homosexual （同性戀的） men in New York and California. At that time， the illness was seen to be connected with cancer and seemed unable to be treated. Before long， it became clear that these men were suffering from this rare illness.

In 1999， scientists claimed to have found out the origins of the HIV， which they said had developed from a virus found in monkeys from West Africa. Some claimed the virus was spread to humans through hunting and possibly eating of the chimps. Another theory was that it was spread through something grown in chimp kidney （肾脏） cells and then given to around a million people in different countries in the late 1950s.

Later， studies suggested the virus was first present in humans in West Africa as far back as 1931. In the 1980s， scientific journals carried evidence that AIDS arrived in the US through Haiti， which led to a large number of US Haitian immigrants losing their jobs and being driven out from their homes. Although scientists would continue to say the disease arrived in Haiti when workers returned home from working in Africa， they said that none of the people who first spread it would have known they were infected.

Since HIV/AIDS took hold， a number of causes have led to their rapid spread， including the sharing of needles by drug addicts and medical patients in poor countries， and the use of blood carrying the HIV virus in medical practice.

12. When AIDS was first known in America， ___ .

A. it had affected West Africa

B. people paid no attention to it

C. it was thought to be a deadly disease

D. people had known where it came from

13. What does the author mainly talk about in Paragraph 3？

A. The treatment of AIDS.

B. The origins of the HIV.

C. The harm of AIDS.

D. The signs of HIV.

14. Why were many US Haitian immigrants driven out of the US in the 1980s？

A. They were very poor.

B. They spread AIDS on purpose.

C. They were believed to carry the HIV.

D. They made many Americans lose jobs.

15. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. AIDS spread rapidly.

B. HIV patients seldom share needles.

C. AIDS patients are mainly from poor countries.

D. The HIV virus has been present in humans for long.

We spend years learning the skills helping us find jobs. The only problem is that our formal education doesnt teach us about achieving career success.  He teaches me the knowledge that helps me advance my career.

Dad comes from a family of miners. He decided education was going to be his escape route. This allowed him to break the cycle of coal mining. Following his example， I went to university.

Treat everyone like theyre important.

Dad always treats everyone with respect.  He always says， “Remember no matter how successful you become， you still put your trousers on one leg at a time， which means ‘Just like everyone else.”

Do the tough （困難的） thing when it matters most.

Dad is a sports fan， and hes most impressed by the players who get the job done when the going gets tough. Those who are truly the best do their best when the going is the toughest.  It is this advice that makes me volunteer for the tough projects， those that no one else wants to do.