Section ⅠWarming Up & Reading - Pre­reading

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　　AN EXCITING JOB

　　I have the greatest job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside① people from all over the world. Sometimes working outdoors, sometimes in an office, sometimes using scientific equipment② and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never bored. Although my job is occasionally③ dangerous, I don't mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from④ one of the most powerful forces on earth - the volcano.

　　I was appointed⑤ as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory⑥ (HVO) twenty years ago. My job is collecting information for a database⑦ about Mount Kilauea⑧， which is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii. Having collected and evaluated⑨ the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast. Our work has saved many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned⑩ to leave their houses. Unfortunately, we cannot move their homes out of the way⑪， and many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground⑫.

　　①alongside/əˌlɒŋ'saId/adv.在旁边；沿着边 prep.在......旁边；沿着......的边

　　②equipment/I'kwIpmənt/n.[U]设备；装备

　　③occasionally adv.偶尔；间或

　　④protect ... from 保护......免于

　　⑤appoint/ə'pɔInt/vt.任命；委派

　　be appointed as ... 被任命为......

　　⑥observatory/əb'zɜːvətrI; US ­tɔːrI/n.观象台；天文台；气象台

　　⑦database/'deItəˌbeIs/n.数据库；资料库

　　⑧Mount Kilauea/kIlə'wIə/基拉韦厄火山

　　⑨evaluate/I'væljʊeIt/vt.评估；评价；估计

⑩warn sb. (not) to do sth.警告/告诫某人(不要)去做某事