Module2AjobworthdoingAssoonasChristianaheardfromherSTEPUPjobcoachthatshe'dbedoinghersummerinternshipatMinnetonkaMoccasin,shegotexcited.Shewasalwayslookingforwardtolearningmoreaboutthisfamilyownedinternationalbusiness.Christiana'sfirstdaystartedwithintroductorymeetingswithanumberofstaffmembers,includingtopleadershipandtheCEO!Christianatookitinstrideandwaseagertogetstartedwithherwork.“Iwassurprisedbyhowfriendlyandhelpfuleveryonewas，”shesays.“Mycoworkerswereverywelcomingandkind,andtheywereverygladtoanswermyquestionsandteachmehowtoworkwell.”Christianaworkedinthecustomerservicedepartment.Shehadalreadymasteredthecomplexdatabasesystemsforordersandreturnsandlearnedtobepatientandkindtocustomers.“ThisisthefirsttimeI'veeverbeenbehindthescenesofamajorcompanyandhaveseenhowitfunctions，”shesays.“Thecustomerservicepartisfascinatingbecauseofthesheeramountofworktheydotokeepthecompanygoing.PeoplearereallyimpressedbywhatIdidthissummer！”Christianahasaverybroadrangeofinterestsfrommeteorologyandpsychologytotheaterandliterature.TheUniversityofMinnesotaisoneofhertopchoicesforcollegeaftershefinisheshersenioryearatSouthHigh.Intermsofhermajor,she'skeepingheroptionsopen,andsheislookingforwardtotheannualSTEPUPGoldenGopherDaytoexploretheUniversityofMinnesotacampusandmeetwithadmissionsstaff.AsforMinnetonkaMoccasin,theycouldnotbehappier.Christiana'ssupervisoristhrilledwiththequalityandamountofworkthatshehasbeenaccomplishing,sayingthatsheiscareful,pleasantandreadytolearneveryday.DavidKnox,HumanResourcesGeneralist,says,“ItiswonderfultoworkwithChristiana.IfsheisinSTEPUPnextyear,wewillwanttohaveherback.”Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_PrereadingTheHumanTrafficSignal①At3,500metres,LaPaz,inBolivia,isthehighestcapitalintheworld.Lifeishardathighaltitude,andthemountainsmakecommunicationsdifficult.Manyroadsareinbadcondition②andaccidentsarefrequent③.Oneroadinparticular④，whichgoesnorthfromLaPaz⑤，isconsidered⑥themostdangerousroadintheworld.Ononesidethemountainsrisesteeply;ontheotherside⑦thereisasheer⑧drop,whichinplacesishundredsofmetresdeep.Althoughthereisnotalotoftraffic,onaverage⑨，onevehiclecomesofftheroad⑩everytwoweeks⑪.Thedropissogreatthat⑫anyoneinsidethevehicleisluckytosurvive⑬.Intheory⑭，theroadcanonlybeusedbytrafficgoinguphillfrom8inthemorning,andbytrafficcomingdownhillfrom3intheafternoon.Butinpractice⑮，fewdriversrespect⑯therules.①signal/'sIɡnl/n.信号②inbadcondition情形、状况不好ingoodcondition状况良好③frequentadj.频繁的，频率高的④inparticular尤其；特别⑤whichgoes...为非限制性定语从句，修饰road。⑥beconsidered(tobe/as)...被认为是……⑦ononeside...ontheotherside...一方面……另一方面……⑧sheer/ʃI/əadj.垂直的；陡峭的⑨onaverage平均⑩comeofftheroad驶出公路⑪everytwoweeks每两周⑫画线部分为so...that引导的结果状语从句。⑬survivevi.幸存下来；幸免于难⑭intheory理论上；从理论上来说⑮inpractice实际上；在实践中⑯respect/rI'spekt/vt.遵守人体交通信号[第1段译文]位于海拔3500米的玻利维亚首都拉巴斯是世界上海拔最高的首都。在高海拔地区的生活很艰苦，高山使得交通非常困难。很多路的状况都不好，事故频繁发生。尤其是从拉巴斯通往北边的一条路被认为是世界上最危险的路。在路的一边，山体高耸险峻，另一边是悬崖峭壁，有些地方有数百米深。尽管交通量不大，但平均每两周就有一辆车驶出公路。悬崖落差如此大，以至于从如此高的悬崖上摔下去，车上任何一个能活着的人都是幸运的。按道理，这条路上，只准许早晨8点以后...
