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Imagine change as a pair of shoes and this will help you understand change and how it works. I am sure that you have ever had a comfortable pair of shoes in your life. A pair of shoes is so comfortable that you really don’t want to get rid of them.
You know you need a new pair, and may even have them, but you don’t want to wear them because you are comfortable with your current pair. Besides, the new pair may hurt your feet, give you blisters(水疱) or be awkward to wear to start with. So, you resist the new shoes. However, you know that this new pair would be much better for your feet, and after the initial discomfort they would probably be even more comfortable, yet you still resist.
Do you know I’m doing this now? I’m wearing my comfortable shoes and they feel good. They have a hole in each heel, and the sole is starting to fall off, but I’m persisting in wearing them.
This describes change exactly; change of our habits, change of our thought patterns. We stick with the old patterns because they are comfortable. Yet once we get over the initial pain of the transformation, the new pattern will be comfortable and feel good until the time comes when we need another new pair of shoes.
小题1:Why do people prefer old shoes to new ones?
A.They have much emotion in the old ones. |
B.They are more comfortable. |
C.New shoes always harm the feet. |
D.They look better than the new ones. |
A.don’t realize the benefit of the new shoes very well |
B.are positive and open-minded to accept new things |
C.actually know the change will finally be good for them |
D.don’t accept new patterns because they are not good |
A.Once we form a habit, it’s difficult to change it. |
B.Most people pay more attention to the future life. |
C.One’s attitude towards something is usually traditional. |
D.The more often we change, the better our life will be. |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
解析
试题分析:本文通过一个例子论证了改变的困难所在,同时表明了改变其实取决于我们的态度,隐含了该改变时即改变这样一种观点。
小题1:根据A pair of shoes is so comfortable that you really don’t want to get rid of them. 故选B。
小题2:推理判断题。根据第三段中最后一句话可知,尽管由于新鞋子会夹脚等原因人们不想穿新鞋,但实际上他们知道在经历了最初的疼痛之后,新鞋子还是会很舒服的。由此可推出,人们实际上是知道改变会最终给他们带来好处,故选C。
小题3:从这篇文章可推断出,一旦我们形成习惯,就很难改变,可知答案为A。
点评:先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易,根据问题找到相关问题的段落或句子,便可选出答案。
核心考点
试题【How difficult change is depends a lot on your attitude towards it and your resis】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a sign of pity and a form of social connection. Kids don’t develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age four, the study found. Kids with autism (自闭症) are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect.
"Emotional infection seems to be a born thing that connects us together," said Molly Helt, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut. "Yawning may be part of that." Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.
"The fact that autistic kids don’t do it might mean they’re really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them," she said. "The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others’," she added. "Autistic people never seem to understand that."
Like infectious laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that promotes social connection. Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.
小题1:What does the new study suggest, according to the first two paragraphs?
A.It is easy to stop yawning when you see others yawn. |
B.Yawning has some mysterious force which is related to God. |
C.Children follow others in yawning just after they are born. |
D.Yawning is a form of communication. |
A.emotions are infectious, but yawning is not |
B.yawning helps clear ears on planes |
C.humans differ from animals because they communicate with others |
D.yawning is a kind of emotional connection among humans |
A.It is natural to yawn back if people around you yawn. |
B.Some kids are too young to yawn after others. |
C.Yawning can be used to test children’s development. |
D.Kids with autism yawn easily when others yawn. |
A.it is bad manners to yawn on some social occasions |
B.yawning can make people feel relaxed |
C.yawning is different from infectious laughter and crying in theory |
D.the more you yawn, the happier you will be |
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 3 couple, waiting for 4 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 5 and stepped together 6 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 7 for the two chairs. He politely 8 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
9 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 10 the table and take their 11 , and then walked back to the 12 cheers of the rest of his 13 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 14 into the water to 15 the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 16 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 17 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 18 . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 19 the line of convention(常规)and enjoy 20 to the fullest.
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The prolonged dry season in tropical areas usually causes a lot of losses. It will be very harmful to local farmers, because most of the tropical areas sre regions of the developing countries. Sometimes agricultural and plantation crops will be damaged because of so much dry land and the fact that the river used to flow the water for rice fields are also dry. Rain is very important for plants because rain contains many nutrients that plants are in great need of.
What’s more, if the prolonged rainy season arrives and then floods usually occur in certain areas of low lands. Even for the capital city of Jakarta floods have struck several times during the prolonged rainy season. In addition to floods, the rainy season can cause many diseases. During the dry season, diseases are usually caused by mosquitoes such as dengue fever. While in the rainy season, people who have the weak immune will be more easily attacked by some diseases such as flu, fever, diarrhea, and much more.
If you live in the other places and want to travel to the tropical regions, make sure that you have known much about the season and the effect for these months in which you want to travel as tourists. Only in that way, can you at least prepare to deal with tropical weather.
小题1:The underlined word “indeterminate” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ _____”
A.uncertain | B.unknown | C.untrue | D.unbelievable |
A.the effects of the dry season. | B.the benefits of the rainy season. |
C.the growth of dry land | D.the diseases in the dry season |
A.the capital of Jakarta is flooded every year |
B.more crops will die after being flooded for so long. |
C.mosquitoes will spread more diseases among the crowd. |
D.people with weak immune might be attacked by some diseases |
A.some interesting facts of tropical regions |
B.some knowledge about tropical regions to travelers |
C.some knowledge about how to live well in different regions. |
D.some differences between dry and wet seasons in tropical regions. |
As we start the second half of the spring term, I thought it important to update you on some key developments.
Post-16 Collaboration(合作)
We have entered into an exciting new collaboration with Bassaleg Comprehension School, Duffryn High School, St Joseph’s High School, and Coleg Gwent—The Newport West Post-16 partnership. We will be working together to deliver nearly 40 different courses at other schools and likewise, students from other schools will study some subjects here. Information about the courses available to students can be found on the partnership website www. Newftartwest. corn. uk.
Uniform
I would take this opportunity to remind all parents that students are not permitted to wear non-school uniform cardigans (开襟羊毛衫) in Newport High School. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure your son or daughter wears the correct uniform to school. This includes completely black shoes. Over the next half term we will be working with students to develop a cardigan with the school logo which will provide an alternative to the current school jacket.
School Catering.
We are currently seeking a new company to provide school meals. Our new catering provider will be in place at the start of the summer term and will be working with students, parents and staff to provide improvements to our current provision. I look forward to keeping you updated on this development.
Some key dates for you to be aware of over the next half term are:
Tuesday 15March | Year 9&10 Revision Conference |
Wednesday 23 March | Year 12& 13 Parents Evening (4:00—7:00 p.m.) |
Thursday 31st March | Academic Review Day |
Friday 1st April | Teacher Training Day (school closed to students) |
Friday 15st April | End of Spring Term |
Tuesday 3rd May | Start of Summer Term |
Your faithfully,
Karyn Keane
小题1:Karyn Keane wrote the letter on behalf of ______.
A.Bassaleg Comprehensive School | B.Newport High School |
C.St Joesph’s High School | D.Duffryn High School |
A.It involves four schools altogether. |
B.Course information will be mailed to every student. |
C.Students can choose as many courses as they want. |
D.It allows students to learn at other schools. |
A.In May | B.In April | C.in March | D.In June |
A.Students will develop a logo for the school. |
B.All parents will be invited to school on 23rd March |
C.Students won’t go to school on 1st April. |
D.The letter was written at the start of the spring term. |
Make every meal a feast and every moment with loved ones an occasion with Come for Dinner. Revsin, the former owner and chef of Manhattan’s Restaurant Leslie, offers a collection of over 150 recipes designed for small get-togethers of friends and family. There are various ethnic dishes that draw from Asia,the Mediterranean, Latin cultures and more. Revsin believes cooking at home provides the opportunity to connect with friends and family on a good level.
Retro Beach Bash by Linda Everett
Grab your beach blanket and your surfboard — it’s time for a beach party! With more than 100 recipes (菜谱) for beach picnics and barbecues, Retro Beach Bash, is the beach lover’s companion for fun in the sun.
Half information and half cookbook, you can browse the pages that are filled with beach fun tips and advice. The second half of this book is a cookbook, complete with delicious picnic and grilled foods to satisfy every taste on the beach.
Entertaining Edibles by Sidney Escowitz
You’ve seen them decorating plates at restaurants, admired them at weddings, and expressed great surprise at the chefs who designed them — and now you can produce them at home.
Sidney shares lots of practical tips that will give your finished food sculptures a professional look and send you on your way towards creating your own original works of food art.
Recipes from a Tapas Bar by Olivier Said
If you’re a fan of Spanish Tapas bars, this book is a must-have for your library. Even if you don’t cook, you’ll still want this book if you’re a fan of Tapas bars, only for the lively discussions of the cheeses of Spain along with other Spanish wines and spirits.
小题1:If you want to prepare a delicious dish for your family at home, you’d better choose _____.
A. Entertaining Edibles B. Retro Beach Bash
C Recipes from a Tapas Bar D. Come for Dinner
小题2: Retro Beach Bash tells us _____.
A.how to make picnics on the beach | B.how to repair your surfboard |
C.how to make Spanish wines | D.how to satisfy your taste at home |
A.Leslie Revsin. | B.Linda Everett. |
C.Sidney Escowitz. | D.Olivier Said. |
A.people | B.traveling | C.cooking | D.sports |
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