1.令人满意的adj.____ 2.暂时的adj.______ 3.合格的adj.   4. sheer adj._________       5.紧张的 adj.__________      6.影响深刻的adj.__________7.志愿者n.___________    8.使命；职n.___________ 9.signal n.__________10. encounter n.____________ 11.accountant n.____________12. 遵守Vt.__________13.冻僵vi. ___________    14.指挥Vt.__________   15.主动提出做vi.___________   

II. Read the passage quickly and then match the headings with each part.

  1. Introduce the man, Timoteo Apaza              part one

2. Explain the reason why he dose it              part two  

3. Describe the condition of the road              part three

Step 2.【合作探究】

I. Read the passage again and then choose the best answer.

1.What is Timoteo’s job?

A. a police man         B. a lorry driver            C. a volunteer who directs the traffic

2. Where does he work?

A. in a small village in the Andes      B. at the side of a road in the mountain     C. in La Pas

3. Why is the road so dangerous?

A. It is narrow and in bad condition      B. It is high up in the mountains        

C. Drivers don’t respect the traffic rules

4. What dose Timoteo get for directing the traffic?

A. A small amount of money from some drivers.

B. A small salary from the state         C. No money at all

5. What made him start this job?

A. An accident he had when he was young         B. He likes to change jobs frequently

C. The experience he had helping people in a bus crash

6. Why does he continue to do the job?

A. He loves it      B. He feels he must do it    C. He isn’t qualified to do anything else

II True or False

(1) La Pas is the highest city in the world. (  )

(2) In fact, few drivers obey the rules there. (  )

(3) Before he volunteered to direct the traffic ,Timoteo had had few jobs (  )

(4) Timoteo Apaza lives on the money from the government. (  )