英语二强化班阅读理解新题型课件.docx

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英语二强化班阅读理解新题型课件

阅读理解B节

第一部分标题对应

PassageOne

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerquestionsbyfindingasubtitleforeachofthemarkedpartsorparagraphs.Therearetwoextraitemsinthesubtitles.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

[A]FollowonLines

[B]Whisper:

KeepIttoYourself

[C]WordofExperience:

SticktoIt

[D]CodeofSuccess:

FreedandTargeted

[E]EfficientWorktoPromoteEfficientWorkers

[F]Recipe:

SimplicityMeansEverything

[G]EfficiencyComesfromOrder

Everydecadehasitsdefiningself-helpbusinessbook.Inthe1940sitwasHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople,inthe1900sTheSevenHabitsofHighlySuccessfulPeople.Thesedayswe’reworriedaboutsomethingmuchsimpler:

GettingThingsDone.

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That’sthetitleofproductivityguruDavidAllen’pithy2001treatiseonworkingefficiently,whichcontinuestoresonateinthisdecade’soverworked,overwhelmed,overtechedworkplace.Allenhasn’tjustsold500,000copiesofhisbook.Hehaspreachedhismessageoffocus,disciplineandcreativityeverywherefromSonyandNovartistotheWorldBankandtheU.S.AirForce.Hecounselsswampedchiefexecutivesoncopingwithinformationoverload.Heministerstosomeclientswithanintensive,two-day,$6,000privatesessioninwhichheandhisteamorganizetheirlivesfromtoptobottom.AndhehaswonthedevotionofacolyteswhodocumentontheirblogshowhisGettingThingsDone（GTD）programhaschangedtheirlives.

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Allenadmitsthatmuchofhisbasicrecipeiscommonsense.Freeyourmindandproductivitywillfollow.Breakdownprojectsandgoalsintodiscrete,definableactions,andyouwon’tbebotheredbyallthoseloosethreadspullingatyourattention.Firstmakedecisionsaboutwhatneedstogetdone,andthenfashionaplanfordoingit.Ifyou’vecatalogedeverythingyouhavetodoandallyourlong-termgoals,Allensays,you’relesslikelytowakeupat3a.m.worryingaboutwhetheryou’veforgottensomething:

“Mostpeoplehaven’trealizedhowoutofcontroltheirheadiswhentheyget300e-mailsadayandeachofthemhaspotentialmeaning.”

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Whene-mails,phonecallsandto-dolistsaretrulyundercontrol,Allensays,therealchangebegins.Youwillfinallybeabletouseyourmindtodreamupgreatideasandenjoyyourliferatherthanjustoccupyitwithallthethingsyou’vegottodo.Allenhimself,despiterunninga$5.5millionconsultingpractice,traveling200daysayear,findstimetojoyrideinhisMiniCooperandsculpture.

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FewcompanieshaveembracedAllen’sphilosophyasthoroughlyasGeneralMills,theMinnesota-basedmakerofCheeriosandLuckyCharms,Allenbeganatthecompanywithacoupleofprivatecoachingsessionsfortopexecutives,whoravedabouthisguidance.Allenandhisstaffnowholdsixtoeighttwo-daytrainingsessionsayear.Thecompanyhasalreadyputmorethan2,000employeesthroughGTDtrainingandplanstoexpanditcompany-wide.“Fadscomeandgo,”saysKevinWilde,GeneralMills’CEO,“butthiscontinuestowork.”

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ThemostfeveredfollowersofAllen’sorganizationalmethodologygatheronlineWebsiteslikegtdindex.marvelz.comparseAllen’severyutterance.The43Foldersblogrananeight-partpod-castinterviewwithhim.GTDenthusiastslikeFrankMeeuwsen,ongatherbestpracticetechniquesforimplementingthebook’sideas.Morethen60softwaretoolshavebeenbuiltspecificallytosupplementAllen’ssystem.

PassageTwo

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerquestionsbyfindingasubtitleforeachofthemarkedpartsorparagraphs.Therearetwoextraitemsinthesubtitles.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1（10points）

[A]Experienceormaterialpurchase:

complicatedhappiness.

[B]Negativepurchaseisnotfulfilling.

[C]Thinktwicebeforeyouleap.

[D]Badpurchaseexperience:

slowtoadaptto.

[E]Goodmemoryvs.badmemory:

whichismoreforgettable?

[F]Moneycan’tbuyhappiness?

Notnecessarily.

[G]Howmaterialisticareyou?

Itmakesadifference.

Accumulatingstuffmaynolongerbefashionable,asconsumerslookforotherwaystofindpleasure,suchasspendingmoretimewiththefamily.Butwhatifthey’rewrong?

WhatiffulfillmentreallycouldbefoundinbuyingthatiPodorjewelryyou’vebeenhungeringfor?

Consumerbehaviorresearchhasfoundallsortsoflessonsabouthowweshop.Soit’snotsurprisingthataforthcomingstudyshatterssomemythsaboutmaterialism.

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Theoldsayinggoes“Moneycan’tbuyhappiness,”butpeopleusuallymean“Materialgoodscan’tbuyhappiness.”Spendingtimewiththewifeandkidsonacampingtripcostsmoney,butthisspendingisworthwhileandpleasurable.“Mostpeoplethinkmaterialismisnotagoodthing,”saysJosephK.Goodman,oneoftheauthorsofthestudy.“Theythinkyou’renotgoingtogethappinessthroughpossessions.”Hesaysthattheprevailingviewamongpsychologistshaslongbeenthat,experientialpurchasestendtobe“better”purchasesthanmaterialpurchases.Sometimes,beingmaterialisticreallycanmakeyouhappier.

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Goodmanconductedthreeexperiments.Twoexperimentsaskedtheparticipantstorecallbothmaterialandexperientialpurchases,andratehowhappythepurchasemakesthemfeel.Inthethird,participantsthoughtofthreepositiveornegativepurchases,andthenratedthemonhowmaterialisticandhowexperientialthosepurchasewere.Theythenratedtheirhappinesswiththosepurchases.Goodmanfoundthattheparticipantsratedpositiveexperientialpurchasesasmorefulfillingthanpositivematerialpurchases.Asexpected,memoryseemedtofavorgoodexperiences.Butwhenitcametopurchasesthatparticipantslaterfoundregrettable,theresultswereturnedover.“Whenapurchaseturnsoutnegatively,experienceleadstolesshappiness.”Goodmansays.

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Whywouldsuchbadexperiencesbeespeciallynegative?

Itturnsoutthatwecan’talwaysgetoverthebadthingsweremember.Ourmostcherishedmemoriesareexperiencesratherthanmaterialthings.Goodmemoriesstickaround,sodothebadmemories.“Ouradaptationtonegativeexperiencesisnotfast,”saysGoodman.Healsopointsoutthatifyoubuyacouchthatlooksbad,youwillgetoverthiseasilyandadapttothatfasterthanaterriblevacationevenifthatcostyoulessthanthecouch.

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Butnotallpeoplefeelthesamewayaboutwhattheybuy.Thestudyalsotriestotakeintoaccountpeoplewhoprefermaterialisticthings.SoGoodmangavehisparticipantsatesttodeterminehowimportantmaterialisticvaluesaretothem.Hefoundthatthemorematerialisticthingsmatteredtoaperson,thelessthosepeoplemadeadistinctionbetweenmaterialandexperientialpurchases.“Whenapositiveexperiencehappenstothem,theydon’tseemtobeanyhappierthanwithamaterialpurchase,”saysGoodman.

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Sowhat’sthelessonfortheaverageconsumer?

“Whenyouwanttobuy,youneedtoknowhowlikelythisistoturnoutnegatively.”saysGoodman.Maybethere’sareasonyoudon’thavetomakeapurchaserightnow.iftheriskoftheexperientialpurchaseturningoutbadishigh,youmightbebetterspendingthatmoneyonanewtangibleluxurygood.Hastypurchasewouldoftenresultinanawkwardsituationafterward.

第二部分多项对应

PassageOne

Theworldeconomyhasrunintoabrickwall.Despitecountlesswarningsinrecentyearsabouttheneedtoaddressaloominghungercrisisinpoorcountriesandaloomingenergycrisisworldwide,worldleadersfailedtothinkahead.Theresultisaglobalfoodcrisis.Wheat,cornandricepriceshavemorethandoubledinthepasttwoyears,andoilpriceshavemorethantripledsincethestartof2004.Thesefood-priceincreasescombinedwithsoaringenergycostswillslowifnotstopeconomicgrowthinmanypartsoftheworldandwillevenunderminepoliticalstability,asevidencedbytheprotestriotsthathaveeruptedinplaceslikeHaiti,BangladeshandBurkinaFaso.Practicalsolutionstothesegrowingwoesdoexist,butwe’llhavetostartthinkingaheadandactingglobally.

Thecrisishasitsrootsinfourinterlinkedtrends.Thefirstisthechronicallylowproductivityoffarmersinthepoorestcountries,causedbytheirinabilitytopayforseeds,fertilizersandirrigation.ThesecondisthemisguidedpolicyintheU.S.andEuropeofsubsidizingthediversionoffoodcropstoproducebiofuelslikecorn-basedethanol.Thethirdisclimatechange;taketherecentdroughtsinAustraliaandEurope,whichcuttheglobalproductionofgrainin2005and2006.Thefourthisthegrowingglobaldemandforfoodandfeedgrainsbroughtonbyswellingpopulationsandincomes.Inshort,risingdemandhashitalimitedsupply,withthepoortakingthehardestblow.

So,whatshouldbedone?

Herearethreestepstoeasethecurrentcrisisandavertthepotentialforaglobaldisaster.Thefirstistoscale-upthedramaticsuccessofMalawi,afamine-pronecountryinsouthernAfrica,whichthreeyearsagoestablishedaspecialfundtohelpitsfarmersgetfertilizerandhigh-yieldseeds.Malawi’sharvestdoubledafterjustoneyear.AninternationalfundbasedontheMalawimodelwouldcostamere$10perpersonannuallyintherichworld,or$10billioninall.Suchafundcouldfigh