How do you feel when you have to make a speech (演讲) in front of class? What about when you go
to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you"re around other people. Experts have found
that more than 80% middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born
shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.
It"s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people.
In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It"s just a case of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy
that they won"t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill. Some are afraid
to meet new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn"t stop you from doing anything you want to do, being shy isn"t a very big problem.
Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people
are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in
history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn"t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If
you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practise your spoken English in front of others, just do it!
There"s nothing to be afraid of. |
Title: __1__ | Meaning | ● To feel nervous or __2__ | | Causes | ● To be the __3__ of attention
● To __4__ born shy
● To have life experiences | | Effects | __5__ effects | ● To have red faces
● To talk in __6__ sentences
● To be afraid of __7__ new people | Good effects
| ● To be quieter and __8__
● To do __9__ in working with others | | __10__ | ● To take hold of (抓住) good chances |
1. Shyness 2. frightened 3. centre 4. be 5. Bad
6. broken 7. meeting 8. cleverer 9. well 10. Advice |
核心考点
试题【阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词) How do you feel when you have to make a speech 】；主要考察你对 教育文化类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。
School education (教育) is very important and useful. Yet no one can l 1 everything at school and
a teacher can"t teach his students e 2 they want to know. His job is to s 3 his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So the students can learn much more by t 4 .
It is more i 5 to know how to study by oneself. It"s quite easy to learn something, but it"s difficult
to u 6 it to solve problems. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they still can invent
many things and change the world a l 7 .
How can the inventors do all of this? That"s b 8 they know how to study. A lot of things are not
taught in the classroom. They get a lot of knowledge by reading o 9 school. They work hard and never
g 10 up all their lives. | | 任务型阅读 ，阅读下面短文，根据你读到的信息完成表格。 | Learning a new language isn"t easy. For many of us, speaking it is the hardest part! Here are some tips
(advice)to help you become more comfortable speaking English.
Tip 1 When you study, make your mouth do what your mind is learning. If you read aloud, you make
your mouth and your mind work. This will help you with both speech and pronunciation(发音)
Tip 2 Talk to yourself as much as possible. You need to be comfortable making sounds in English. All
over the day, talk to yourself in English! This will help you feel comfortable thinking in English. Then write
down what you are saying and read it aloud again.
Tip 3 Have a "study buddy(partner)". Get together with him or her at least once a week and study
together. Speak as much English as you can whenever you meet. Then you can help each other.
Helping yourself talk in English
| Tips | What to do | Why | | 1 | If you 1. ______, you make your mouth do what your
mind is learning. | Help you with speech and pronunciation. | | 2 | Talk to yourself 2. ______ possible. And then write
down what you are saying and read it aloud again. | Help you 3. ______ thinking in English. | | 3 | Have a "study buddy". Get together with him or her at
least once a week and study together. | 4. ______
| | 阅读理解。 | Many animals do strange things b efore an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can
kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are
usually quiet have started to howl(吠). Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their
holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an
earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny(小的) pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around
more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck(袭击) the
city.
People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now,
there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals. | | 1. This story is mostly about ______________. | A. how animals act before an earthquake
B. how an earthquake starts
C. home mice leave their homes
D. when an earthquake begins | | 2. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs ________________. | A.ran away
B. started to howl
C. climbed trees
D. became quiet | | 3. Before an earthquake, the frogs ________________. | A. sang
B. left their homes
C. jumped around a lot
D. became quiet | | 4. There have been earthquakes in __________. | A. most countries
B. Italy and San Francisco
C. Chicago and Spain
D. all the Western countries | | 5. People want to _______________. | A. be in earthquake
B. find out early about an earthquake
C. run around in circles
D. get away from earthquakes | | 阅读理解。 | There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body,
a white head and a yellow beak. There is a very, very spot of red at the very end of the beak,
underneath. All gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far,
so that it is too tired to fly back to the shore(岸边), it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon
the waves(波浪). A seagull"s wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them,
so that when the water gets on to the feathers, it just runs off again. Gulls can even sleep upon the waves.
Sailors (水手) know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to
sea, sailors say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay near the shore, sailors say that
there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the gulls know more about the weather than
sailors do. | | 1. The seagull is a kind of ________. | A. fish
B. land-bird
C. seabird
D.animal | | 2. Every gull is able to fly far out to sea because it _________. | A. is very light
B. has very strong wings
C. always flies high
D. is strong enough | 3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back
because it can ____________. | A. swim under the sea
B. stay under the sea
C. rest and sleep upon the waves
D. jump into the sea | | 4. The water can"t make the seagull"s feathers wet because the feathers are __________. | A. thick
B. long
C. light
D. oily | | 5. If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be ___________. | A. windy, rainy or stormy
B. sunny and hot
C. fine and warm
D. freezing cold | | 阅读理解。 | Lions are big and strong. They have bright eyes, sharp teeth and black points on their brown bodies.
So they look beautiful.
Lions can run fast. They are good at catching other animals. Lions like living as a family until baby lions are 2 years old. A lion lives alone during most of its life.
Now, many hunters hurt lions for their fur and meat. They sell their meat to people for meals. They use
their fur to make clothes and bags. We must stop this. It is wrong for people to kill lions. We can write to
newspapers about the danger the lions are facing. We should tell the government and people about the
problems. If we do nothing, soon there will be no lions in the world any more! | 1. What are lions like?
A. Big and strong
B. Big and light
C. Black and white
D. Bright and Slim.
2. What colour is the lion’s points?
A. Black
B. Brown
C. Blue
D. White
3. When do baby lions begin to live alone?
A. 20 years old
B. 12 years old
C. 2 years old
D. 22 years old
4. What do people hunt tigers for?
A. Fur
B. Fur and leather bags
C. Fur and meat
D. Leather bags and bones
5. To save lions, what are NOT in the passage?
A. Write to newspapers.
B. Tell people about the problems.
C. Do a lion count once a year.
D. Ask the government to help. |
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