英语阅读理解拓展训练.docx
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英语阅读理解拓展训练
英语阅读理解拓展训练
Passage1
Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.
Whenyouhearaperson’sname,repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.
Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.
Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone,askthatpersontospellthenamemadpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.
Admityoudon’tknow.
Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay.“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain?
”
Useassociations.
Linkeachpersonyonmeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample,youcouldmakeamentalnote:
"VickiCheng--tall,blackhair."Toreinforceyou’reyourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.
Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.
Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.
Goearly.
Considergoingearlytoconferences,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That'sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers anautomaticreviewforyou.
1.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?
A.Theywillbemoved.B.Theywillbeannoyed.
C.Theywillbedelighted.D.Theywillbediscouraged.
2.Ifyoucan'tremembersomeone'sname,youmay__
A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelie
C.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou
3.Whenyoumeetagroupofpeople,itisbettertoremember__
A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirst
C.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossible
4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?
A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.
C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.
Passage2
ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it’spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ityouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,orsharedthesamebirthday.
Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldhivehersomeideaofafascinatingcirclewhomightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She’sbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.
Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypractisinginthisway,hedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious.Automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformanceformtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.
Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine;thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehaviour.
1.Thepassagemainlydealswith.
A.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawriter
B.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccess
C.thedecisivefactorinmakingagenius
D.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction
2.Byreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould.
A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwriting
B.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomeday
C.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikes
D.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity
3.Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,________.
A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess.
B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformance
C.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievement
D.shecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towrite
4.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccess
B.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.
C.Astothegrowthofagenius,I.Q.Doesn’tmatter,butjusthis/hereffort.
D.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.
Passage3
【语篇解读】本文由男女衣服的不同,分析产生这种不同的原因,并且告诉我们这种不同为什么延续到现在。
Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers(生产商)followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures(特征)ofclothes.Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright,andwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handed,themen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?
Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcentury,whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservants,havingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand,havingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesense,too.Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.
Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservants,butbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?
Actually,astandard,onceset,resistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleft,itwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterall,womenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besides,somewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright,sinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.
1.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?
A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.
B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.
C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.
D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeople.
2.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?
A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.
B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.
C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.
D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.
3.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.
A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomen
B.manufacturersshouldfollowstandards
C.modernwomendressthemselves
D.customsarehardtochange
4.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.
A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisons
C.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder
Passage4
MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsold.Thenjustlastyeartheycityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing(用推土机推平)thetreesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozers,Iaskedmyself,“Whydon’ttheyjustleaveitalone?
”
Lookingback,Ithinkwhatsentencedtheparttooblivion(别遗忘)wasthedrought(旱灾)wehadaboutfouryearsago.Upuntilthen,SouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalks,climbedthetress,andswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.Theparkwasalmostlikemyownyard.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschanged.
Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktress,andprettysoonthetreesstarteddying,too.Next,theparkswimmingpoolwasclosed.Thecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkeptthepark,andprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymore.
Asthedroughtlastedintothefall,theparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soonthe
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