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(2020·洛阳市第二次统一考试)Are you driven to create change in improving kids' futures? Here are a few options.
Education
Going after a career in education is sometimes overlooked.Yet teaching is an important path to creating change.You will educate the young minds to be responsible for the future.In addition to presenting basic school subjects，you can teach them to be leaders.You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves.
A career in education doesn't have to mean teaching in a classroom.You can help them to learn in a way you work for them and be a friend to them as well.
Social work
As a social worker，you can directly change the lives of children in need and advocate services for drug abusers，family violence survivors，and the mentally ill.You will provide them with the necessary resources to succeed and advise them on trauma (精神创伤)，unemployment，education difficulties and poverty.
Many social workers are associated with governmental agencies，but there are also jobs in schools，nonprofit organizations and hospitals.
Child psychology
Studying child psychology may lead to a career option.Psychologists can provide support for children with mental problems and give them a place to be open about their feelings.
You may wish to become a school psychologist and guide children (and their parents) through the education system while dealing with mental illness or trauma.As a psychologist，you will help your patients find the source of trauma or stress and discover ways of easing the pain or removing the problem.You may even conduct your own research on new treatment methods.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了三种能改善儿童未来的职业选择——教育、社会服务和儿童心理学。
1．Which educational concept does the author support?
A．Working with students' group leaders.
B．Teaching children according to their interest.
C．Keeping teaching children in the classroom.
D．Encouraging students to make a change themselves.
D [细节理解题。根据Education部分中的“You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves”可知，作者鼓励儿童自己做出改变，故D项正确。]
2．Who will social workers help most probably?
A．Governmental officials.
B．Local business agents.
C．Children with education difficulties.
D．Women suffering from family violence.
C [推理判断题。根据Social work部分中的“As a social worker，you can directly change the lives of children in need” “advise them on...education difficulties”可推知，社会福利工作者最可能帮助学习有困难的儿童，故C项正确。]
3．Which career mainly deals with children with mental illness?
A．Educators.
B．School leaders.
C．Social workers.
D．School psychologists.
D [细节理解题。根据Child psychology部分中的“Psychologists can provide support for children with mental problems”以及尾段第一句可知，学校心理学家主要和有精神疾病的儿童打交道，故D项正确。]
