Many people think only professionals—engineers, accountants, teachers, etc.—have careers.
During your career, you will have a variety of jobs, occupations and roles. People used to think of a job as full-time, permanent, paid work done for an employer at a work site. But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid.
An occupation is a group of jobs with similar responsibilities that require a common set of skills.
| A．A role is a part you play. |
| B．Actually everyone has a career. |
| C．In other words, your career is your life story. |
| D．For example, computer programmer is an occupation. |
| E．As a matter of fact, a job is different from a role in some way. |
| F．It can be completed at a work site, at home, or somewhere else. |
| G．The following is about your work, your family, and your life story. |
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【推荐1】My husband jokes with me that my midlife crisis was having my now 11-year-old daughter in my 40s.
I started my career as Associate Editor at Woman’s World magazine in the late 1990s. Then I was a magazine editor-in-chief for five national consumer publications and also contributed to magazines like Longevity and New Woman.
Four years after getting married in 2005, I eventually gave birth to my daughter, Crystal. As I wrote on Parenting.com: “As the doctor checked her vital organs and my husband counted her 10 perfect fingers and toes, I realized that my body had produced a wonder.”
While my peers were dealing with the stresses of kids in school, I focused my creative energy on carving out my new identity. I was excited when I was offered a “Mom’s Talk” column where I wrote about toys, breastfeeding, and my ongoing(追求) for “baby-free” time.
When Crystal was 3 years old, I wrote an essay about watching her dance at a toddler(学步的小孩) reading group at the library, instead of sitting down with the other children. I expected her performance to annoy people, but her joyful dancing attracted them and made me consider my own possibilities.
“Had I ever been that way, I wondered. If so, could I be like that again? Could I become as free as a child with her whole life ahead of her, ready and willing to be the star of her own production?”
As my daughter transformed from a toddler into a young girl, she continued to be my inspiration. I wrote about the new rules for babysitting and shared research showing that fathers who participated in housework had a positive impact on their daughter’s future success on The Washington Post.
I focused on providing Crystal with resilience-building(韧性) when she neared her teens. I wrote about powerful phrases for The Week, like “no one is the judge of your self-worth”.
As my daughter continues to grow during this messy time, there is one certainty: I will continue to tell my stories, through the eyes of my midlife wisdom. I can’t wait to see her next chapter----and for you to read mine.
1. How did the author feel when giving birth to her daughter?| A．Frightened. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Puzzled. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．she had to deal with more stress from being a mom |
| B．she left all the babysitting work to her husband |
| C．she combined the new identity with her career |
| D．she adopted a creative method of raising her baby |
| A．Living the same free life as her daughter’s. |
| B．Giving performance in front of a crowd |
| C．Her previous life before having the baby. |
| D．Pure pleasure during “baby-free” time. |
| A．Crystal has inspired her to take a writing career. |
| B．She has started writing in the tone of Crystal. |
| C．Her writing keeps developing as Crystal grows. |
| D．Many of her stories are centered on her daughter. |
【推荐2】Characteristics of An Excellent Scientist
The Free Dictionary defines a scientist as a person having professional knowledge on one or more sciences, especially natural science or physical science. It also defines a scientist as someone who uses scientific methods.
Curiosity
An excellent scientist must be very curious about things. Scientists such as Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse discovered things mainly because they wanted to know how things work.
Patience
Becoming a scientist takes a long time.
Ethical qualities
An excellent scientist even takes notes of the smallest observation, keeping it in mind and recording it. He/She can work well alone or in groups, depending on what’s needed. He/She also needs to communicate thoughts on paper and verbally. Networking skills connect him/her with colleagues working on similar projects where he/she may discover something new.
| A．Working habits |
| B．Think about everything |
| C．There are very few jobs that take longer than this one |
| D．In order to truly discover and use knowledge for the greater good |
| E．Let’s look at some characteristics of an excellent scientist |
| F．If a scientist doesn’t have the drive to ask questions or even wonder |
| G．One of the main places that many scientists work in is the research laboratory |
【推荐3】Your high school years are part of the most formative (形成的) years of your life.
Explore the professions. Once you’ve created a list, it’s time to do research.
Make a self-assessment. The final decision about your career choice should be based on you, your interests, hobbies, personality and preferences. To ensure that you choose a career that is right for you, you’ll need to ask yourself where you see yourself in 10 years.
Make a shortlist. Now, after you’ve gone through all the steps above, it’s time to narrow down further.
| A．Create a list of professions. |
| B．It greatly reflects what you want to do. |
| C．It only requires careful thinking and planning. |
| D．As a result, the time comes when you have to choose the right career path. |
| E．Well, different careers require a set of specific skills, talents and qualifications. |
| F．Don’t worry; this research is nothing similar to what you do for your term papers. |
| G．Look at the career choices on your list again and leave out some choices based on what you’ve learned from your research. |
