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Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesn’t suffer from a learning disability, or isn’t involved in some family crisis(危机) at home, many educators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or classmate pressure. “Everything is within the kids’ control; their intelligence is changeable,” says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist atColumbia University. More than any teacher or workshop, Blackwell says, “parents can play a key role in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort, and progress rather than emphasizing their ‘smartness’ or praising high performance alone. Most of all, parents should let their kids know that mistakes are a part of learning.”
Some experts say our education system, with its strong emphasis on testing and separation of students into different levels of ability, also bears blame for the disappearance of drive in some kids. “These programs shut down the motivation of all kids who aren’t considered gifted and talented. They destroy their confidence,” says Jeff Howard, a social psychologist. Howard and other educators say it’s important to expose kids to a world beyond homework and tests, through volunteer work, sports, hobbies and other extracurriculum activities.
“The problem of the issue is that many students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambitions,” says Michael Nakkual, a Harvard education professor. The key to getting kids to aim higher at school is to free them of the idea that class work is irrelevant, to show them how doing well at school can actually help them fulfill their dreams beyond it. They need to understand that you have to learn to walk before you can run.
46.According to the passage, the parents of kids with no ambition .
A.don’t do a very good job teaching them to walk
B.are to blame if the kids do poorly in school
C.feel pain because ambitions are connected to their success
D.should take part in extracurriculum activities with kids
47.The underlined part “the fire went out” probably means .
A.the motivation was suddenly lost
B.the fear of failure was suddenly gone
C.the learning disability was suddenly lost
D.the fire was suddenly gone
48.All the following can contribute to a sudden lack of ambition except .
A.learning disability B.classmate pressure
C.emphasis on testing D.extracurricular activities
49.What is the most important thing for parents in motivating their kids?
A.By punishing kids who don’t display ambition.
B.By emphasizing smartness and high performance.
C.By telling kids that mistakes are a part of learning.
D.By praising the effort and progress they have made.
50.We can infer from the passage that .
A.children who have lost their ambition will never succeed in life
B.school performance has much to do with students’ later success
C.both the parents and the school are to blame for the lost ambition
D.younger kids learning to walk are more ambitious than older ones
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解析
47.句子理解题。从第一段lose their natural drive to succeed。以及后面many educators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or classmate pressure 等句子可以正确理解。
48.细节理解题,点比较分散要通读全文。
49.细节理解题,从“Most of all, parents should let their kids know that mistakes are a part of learning.”可以获得信息。
50.推理判断题。从最后一段可以推断出。
核心考点
试题【Anyone who doubts that children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally" female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of
women, ir o_nler of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
51. The word "liability" most probably means
A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble
52. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness
A. makes women look more honest and capable
B. strengthens the feminine qualifies required
C. is of no importance to women
D. often enables women to succeed quickly
53. Bowman"s experiment shows that when it comes to polities, attractiveness
A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men
B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women
C. affects men and women alike
D. has as little effect on men as on women
54. It can be inferred from the passage that people"s views on beauty are often
A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided
55. The author writes this passage to
A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive
C. demand equal rights for women
D. state the importance of appearance
This important change in women"s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women"s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.
46. We are told that in a family in about 1900 .
A. few children died before they were five
B. seven or eight children lived to be more than five
C. the youngest child would be fifteen
D. four or five children died when they were five
47.One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she .
A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves
B. does not like children herself
C. needn"t worry about food for her children
D. can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty
48. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to .
A. stay at home after leaving school
B. marry men younger than themselves
C. start working again later in life
D. marry while still at school
49.Many girls are now likely to .
A. give up their jobs for good after they are married
B. leave school as soon as they can
C. marry so that they can get a job
D. continue working until they are going to have a baby
50. Now a husband probably .
A. plays a greater part in looking after the children
B. helps his wife by doing more of the housework
C. feels dissatisfied with his part in the family
D. takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home
Like a growing number of sad relatives, Weiss tapped into one of the most powerful treasures of memories available: a loved one’s online presence. As people spend more time at 43 , there’s less being stored away in dusty attics(阁楼).These pieces of our lives that we put online can feel as eternal as the Internet itself, but what happens to our 44 identity after we die?
Facebook 45 its policy a few months after Woolington died. “We first realized we needed a protocol(协定书) for 46 users after the Virginia Tech University shooting, when students were looking for ways to remember and 47 their classmates,” says Facebook spokeswoman Elizabeth Linder.
( ) 36. A. men B. the youthful C. women D. students
( ) 37. A. status B. post C. account D. memory
( ) 38. A. sharing B. storing C. accumulating D. devoting
( ) 39. A. enthusiastic B. upset C. well D. good
( ) 40. A. with B. for C. on D. of
( ) 41. A. blueprint B. poet C. picture D. clue
( ) 42. A. took it up B. took it on C. took it over D. took it down
( ) 43. A. television B. music C. keyboard D. sports
( ) 44. A. digital B. virtual C. real D. false
( ) 45. A. made B. declared C. fixed D. changed
( ) 46. A. dying B. active C. alive D. dead
( ) 47. A. honor B. recognize C. recall D. observe
237 West Palmdale Boulevard Fresno, California 93706 AmToy Corporation Suite 15 TransAm Building San Francisco, California 94115 November 20, 2008 Dear Sirs, As a concerned parent, I am writing to protest your recent advertisement for Electro—Robo seen in local media is California. Specifically, I am referring to newspaper and magazine ads(attached to this letter)published the week of November 15. Children respond to your type of advertising in an immature way; that is, they are unable to understand how expensive some toys are for middle-class parents. Further, you product is violent in nature. Youth advertisement gives children the impression that it’s fine to have “two guns and laser eyes.” You also suggest that children need your toy to protect them “when you go outside.” This is not a healthy attitude for children to have. I hope you will stop advertising your product in such a way that may harm our children. Sincerely yours, (Mrs.) Alma Hernandez President, Parents for Non-violent Toys Enc. |
It’s here! Ready for You, Now! It’s Electro-Robo! Every boy dreams of being in control of a robot, and AmToy can make your dream come true! Electro-Roho is the world’s first fully automatic robot with radio control. Standing 80 centimeters tall, Electro-Robo is like a friend at home. He can walk, talk, and even shake your hand! He has two guns and laser eyes to help you defend yourself when you go outside with him. Every boy needs Electro-Robo! Ask your Mom and Dad to buy Electro-Robo for your birthday or for Christmas, which is coming up soon. Imagine that you are in control of your friend for life, Electro-Robo! Available at all toy stores and department stores NOW! |
小题1:What is the purpose of the letter?
A.To complain about a broken toy. | B.To oppose the advertising. |
C.To order a gift for Chrismas. | D.To apply for a job in a toy company. |
A.It is controlled by radio water. | B.It is expensive to buy. |
C.It is 80 centimeter tall. | D.It bears arms. |
A.Something attached to the letter. | B.A complaint to the toy company. |
C.A hidden message | D.An encouraging response. |
A.sitting down | B.shaking hands | C.talking | D.walking |
Many people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.
“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.
There are people who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的)for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.
Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter if responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.
小题1:What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?
A.Writers need to provide their personal information in the game. |
B.Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number. |
C.Writers should be responsible for their names. |
D.Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say. |
A.help to end a relationship | B.not get a reply |
C.be accepted all the same | D.become a family problem |
A.hesitant to make a donation | B.unwilling to draw public attention |
C.afraid of an accusation | D.ready for involvement |
A.honour and writers | B.identity and signature |
C.signature and responsibility | D.anonymity and signature |
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