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Formanypeopletodayreadingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadlettersreportstradepublicationsinterofficecommunicationsnottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:aneverendingfloodofwords.In1ajoboradvancinginonetheabilitytoreadandcomprehend2canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare3readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading4atanearlyageandnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency5intheactualstuffoflanguageitself—words.Takenindividuallywordshave6meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrasessentencesandparagraphs.7howevertheuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatimeoftenregressingto8wordsorpassages.Regressionthetendencytolookbackover9youhavejustreadisacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich10downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas11reads.Toovercomethesebadhabitssomereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan12whichmovesabarorcurtaindownthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate13thereaderfindscomfortableinordertostretchhim.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast14wordbywordreadingregressionandsubvocalizationpracticallyimpossible.Atfirst15issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconceptsyouwillnotonlyreadfaster16yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound17readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.18CharlieAuabusinessmanagerforinstance.Hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute19thetraining;nowitisanexcellent1378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan20alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.

MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsold.Thenjustlastyearthecityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing用推土机推平thetreesandgrasstomakewaysforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozersIaskedmyselfWhydon’ttheyjustleaveitalone LookingbackIthinkwhatsentencedtheparktooblivion被遗忘wasthedrought旱灾wehadaboutfouryearsago.UpuntilthenSouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalksclimbedthetreesandswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.Theparkwasalmostlikemyownyard.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschanged. Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.With-inafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktreesandprettysoonthetreesstarteddyingtoo.Nexttheparkswimmingpoolwasclosed.Thecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkepttheparkandprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymore. Asthedroughtlastedintothefalltheparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soontheonlypeopleintheparkwerebeggarsandotherpeopledownontheirluck.Peoplesaiddrugswerebeingsoldortradedtherenow.Theparkhadgottenscaryandmymothertolduskidsnottogothereanymore. Thedroughtfinallyendedandthingsseemedtogetbacktonormalthatiseverythingbutthepark.Ithadgottenintosuchbadshapethatthecityjustletitstaythatway.ThenaboutsixmonthsagoIheardthatthecitywasgoingtoredevelopcertainworn-outareasofthecity.Itturnedoutthatthecityhadplannedtogetridoftheparksellthelandandletsomeonebuildrowsofapartmentbuildingsonit. Thechain-linkfencingandthebulldozersdidtheirwork.Nowweliveacrossthestreetfromsixrowsofapartmentbuildings.Eachofthemisthreeunitshighandstretchesablockineachdirec-tion.Theneighborhoodhaschangedwithoutthepark.ThestreetsIusedtoplayinarejammedwithcarsnow.Thingswillneverbethesameagain.SometimesIwonderthoughwhatchangesanotherdroughtwouldmakeinthewaythingsaretoday. Accordingtothewriterwhateventuallybroughtaboutthedisappearanceofthepark

RecentlyIflewtoLasVegastoattendameeting.Aswewereabouttoarrivethepilotannouncedwithapologythattherewouldbeaslight16beforesettingdown.Highdesertwindshad17theairporttocloseallbutonerunway.Hesaidthatwewouldbe18thecityforafewminuteswaitingto19.Wewerealsotoldtoremaininourseatsmeanwhilewithourseatbeltsfastened20theremightbeafewbumps颠簸.Wellthatfewminutesturnedintoaboutfour-fiveminutesincludingaridethatwouldmakearollercoaster过山车21bycomparison.Themovementwassofiercethatseveralpassengersfelt22andhadtouseairsicknessbags.Asyoumightguessthat’snotagoodthingtohavehappeninan23spacebecauseitonly24toincreasethediscomfortofthesituation. Abouttwentyminutesintotheadventuretheentireairplanebecamevery25Therewasnowasenseofanxietyandfearthatcouldbe26noticed.Everypassengersimplyheldonfordearlifeexceptone.A27washavingagoodtime！Witheachbumpofthe28hewouldletoutagiggle咯咯地笑ofdelight.AsIobservedthisI29thathedidn’tknowhewassupposedtobeafraidandworriedabouthis30.Heneitherthoughtaboutthepastnoraboutthefuture.Thosearewhatwegown--upshavelearnedfrom31.Hewas32theridebecausehehadnotyetbeentaughttofearit.HavingunderstoodthisItookadeepbreathand33backintomyseatpretendingIwas34onarollercoaster.Ismiledfortherestoftheflight.Ieven35togiggleonceortwicemuchtothechagrin随恼ofthemansittingnexttomeholdingtheairsicknessbag. 18

请简要回答研究性学习的含义及其本质

RecentlyIflewtoLasVegastoattendameeting.Aswewereabouttoarrivethepilotannouncedwithapologythattherewouldbeaslight16beforesettingdown.Highdesertwindshad17theairporttocloseallbutonerunway.Hesaidthatwewouldbe18thecityforafewminuteswaitingto19.Wewerealsotoldtoremaininourseatsmeanwhilewithourseatbeltsfastened20theremightbeafewbumps颠簸.Wellthatfewminutesturnedintoaboutfour-fiveminutesincludingaridethatwouldmakearollercoaster过山车21bycomparison.Themovementwassofiercethatseveralpassengersfelt22andhadtouseairsicknessbags.Asyoumightguessthat’snotagoodthingtohavehappeninan23spacebecauseitonly24toincreasethediscomfortofthesituation. Abouttwentyminutesintotheadventuretheentireairplanebecamevery25Therewasnowasenseofanxietyandfearthatcouldbe26noticed.Everypassengersimplyheldonfordearlifeexceptone.A27washavingagoodtime！Witheachbumpofthe28hewouldletoutagiggle咯咯地笑ofdelight.AsIobservedthisI29thathedidn’tknowhewassupposedtobeafraidandworriedabouthis30.Heneitherthoughtaboutthepastnoraboutthefuture.Thosearewhatwegown--upshavelearnedfrom31.Hewas32theridebecausehehadnotyetbeentaughttofearit.HavingunderstoodthisItookadeepbreathand33backintomyseatpretendingIwas34onarollercoaster.Ismiledfortherestoftheflight.Ieven35togiggleonceortwicemuchtothechagrin随恼ofthemansittingnexttomeholdingtheairsicknessbag. 34

RecentlyIflewtoLasVegastoattendameeting.Aswewereabouttoarrivethepilotannouncedwithapologythattherewouldbeaslight16beforesettingdown.Highdesertwindshad17theairporttocloseallbutonerunway.Hesaidthatwewouldbe18thecityforafewminuteswaitingto19.Wewerealsotoldtoremaininourseatsmeanwhilewithourseatbeltsfastened20theremightbeafewbumps颠簸.Wellthatfewminutesturnedintoaboutfour-fiveminutesincludingaridethatwouldmakearollercoaster过山车21bycomparison.Themovementwassofiercethatseveralpassengersfelt22andhadtouseairsicknessbags.Asyoumightguessthat’snotagoodthingtohavehappeninan23spacebecauseitonly24toincreasethediscomfortofthesituation. Abouttwentyminutesintotheadventuretheentireairplanebecamevery25Therewasnowasenseofanxietyandfearthatcouldbe26noticed.Everypassengersimplyheldonfordearlifeexceptone.A27washavingagoodtime！Witheachbumpofthe28hewouldletoutagiggle咯咯地笑ofdelight.AsIobservedthisI29thathedidn’tknowhewassupposedtobeafraidandworriedabouthis30.Heneitherthoughtaboutthepastnoraboutthefuture.Thosearewhatwegown--upshavelearnedfrom31.Hewas32theridebecausehehadnotyetbeentaughttofearit.HavingunderstoodthisItookadeepbreathand33backintomyseatpretendingIwas34onarollercoaster.Ismiledfortherestoftheflight.Ieven35togiggleonceortwicemuchtothechagrin随恼ofthemansittingnexttomeholdingtheairsicknessbag. 24

Itisillegalforapublicofficialtoaskpeopleforgiftsormoneyfavorstothem.

Onedaywhileagirlwaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingsongbirds.Shetookthemhomeandputtheminasmall31.Shecaredforthemandfeltgreatloveforthem. Oncethe32andstrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Therefore33heflewcloseshegraspedhim34.Shefeltgladbutsuddenlyshefeltthebirdgolimp.Sheopenedherhandand35inhorroratthedeadbird. Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandforthontheedgeofthecage.Shecouldfeelhisgreatneedfor36.Sheliftedhimfromthecageand37himsoftlyintotheair.Thebirdcircledoncetwicethreetimes. Thegirlwatcheddelightedlyatthebird’senjoyment.Herheartwasnolonger38withherloss.Suddenlythebirdflewcloserand39softlyonhershoulder.Itsangthesweetestmelodythatshehadeverheard. Thefastestwayto40loveistoholdonittootightlywhilethebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitWINGS! 33

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa25hadalottodoatworkplusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairsshestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.BythetimeshegottotheplatformLisafeltweakandtired—maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbeforeshethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.SeveralyardsawayFrank43andhisgirlfriendJenniferfoundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.ButwhenheheardthescreamfollowedbysomeoneyellingOhmyGodshefellin!Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.No!Notyou!hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisahecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousnessfeltherselfbeingpulledalongthegroundandsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Shetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’tandthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.PoliceandfireofficialssoonarrivedandFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40minutetrainridedowntown—justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescuewhichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodiesheexplained.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain

I'llshowmy______toyouassoonastheycomeout.

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.躺在草地上听音乐真是惬意

Thiswasoneofmyexperiences1.WhenIwasinmy30sIwasworkingforalargeinternationalcompanywhichhaditsheadofficeinLondon.Iwasworkinginthe2department.ThecompanyhadatrainingcentrewhichwasjustoutsideLondon.Differentcourseswereheldtherethroughout3andI4goononetrainingcourseayear.Theseusuallystarted5aSundayeveningandlastedsixdays.OnceIwas6aweek’strainingcoursewithaboutforty7salespeople.IwasinthebarontheFridayeveningandsuddenlyawomanwhowas8behindthebaraskedmeacuriousquestion.Ihopeyoudon’t9myaskingshesaidbutI’vebeen10aboutitallweek.Haveyougotasister11MaryThewoman’snamewasJune.Andsheusedtodovariousjobsatthetrainingcentre.Sheworkedintheofficesheorganizedallthefoodanddrinkforthecentreandsheworkedinthebaratlunchtimeandintheevening.Myanswer12June’squestionwasYesandJunesaidIthought13.ImetherlastSeptemberwhenshewasorganizingacoursehere.Atthattimemysisterwasworkingfor14companybutinadifferentpartofthecountry.Thatwas15shecametobeatthetrainingcentre.16surprisedmewashowJuneguessedwewerebrotherandsister.Threethingsmadeitevenmore17.Firstshehadmetmysistersixmonthsbeforeshemetme.Secondtheyhaveaboutsixtynewpeopleeveryweekatthetrainingcentre.Soaboutonethousandfivehundredpeoplehad18thecentreinthosesixmonths.And19mysisterismarriedsoshedoesn’thavethesamefamilynameasme.We’renot20butIguesswemustlookquitelikeeachother.

WhydoIwanttogotocollegeNoonehaseveraskedme41aquestion.ButmanytimesIhaveaskedmyself.Ihave42awholevarietyofreasons.43importantreasonisthatIwanttobeabetterman. Manythingsmakehumanbeingsdifferent44orbetterthanorevensuperiortoanimals. Oneofthemostimportantthingsis45.IfIfailtoreceivehighereducationmyeducation46.AsIwanttobeafully47manImustgetawell-roundededucationwhichgoodcollegesanduniversitiesaresupposedto48.Iknowonecangeteducatedinmanywaysbutcollegesanduniversitiesare49thebestplacestoteachmehowtoeducatemyself.OnlywhenIamwell-educatedwillIbeabetterhumanbeingand50fitintosociety. 44

Formanypeopletodayreadingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadlettersreportstradepublicationsinterofficecommunicationsnottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:aneverendingfloodofwords.In1ajoboradvancinginonetheabilitytoreadandcomprehend2canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare3readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading4atanearlyageandnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency5intheactualstuffoflanguageitself—words.Takenindividuallywordshave6meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrasessentencesandparagraphs.7howevertheuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatimeoftenregressingto8wordsorpassages.Regressionthetendencytolookbackover9youhavejustreadisacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich10downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas11reads.Toovercomethesebadhabitssomereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan12whichmovesabarorcurtaindownthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate13thereaderfindscomfortableinordertostretchhim.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast14wordbywordreadingregressionandsubvocalizationpracticallyimpossible.Atfirst15issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconceptsyouwillnotonlyreadfaster16yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound17readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.18CharlieAuabusinessmanagerforinstance.Hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute19thetraining;nowitisanexcellent1378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan20alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.

Thegirllikes______and______.

Thisareaoftheparkhasbeenspecially______forchildrenbutaccompanyingadultsarealsowelcome.

Thiswasoneofmyexperiences1.WhenIwasinmy30sIwasworkingforalargeinternationalcompanywhichhaditsheadofficeinLondon.Iwasworkinginthe2department.ThecompanyhadatrainingcentrewhichwasjustoutsideLondon.Differentcourseswereheldtherethroughout3andI4goononetrainingcourseayear.Theseusuallystarted5aSundayeveningandlastedsixdays.OnceIwas6aweek’strainingcoursewithaboutforty7salespeople.IwasinthebarontheFridayeveningandsuddenlyawomanwhowas8behindthebaraskedmeacuriousquestion.Ihopeyoudon’t9myaskingshesaidbutI’vebeen10aboutitallweek.Haveyougotasister11MaryThewoman’snamewasJune.Andsheusedtodovariousjobsatthetrainingcentre.Sheworkedintheofficesheorganizedallthefoodanddrinkforthecentreandsheworkedinthebaratlunchtimeandintheevening.Myanswer12June’squestionwasYesandJunesaidIthought13.ImetherlastSeptemberwhenshewasorganizingacoursehere.Atthattimemysisterwasworkingfor14companybutinadifferentpartofthecountry.Thatwas15shecametobeatthetrainingcentre.16surprisedmewashowJuneguessedwewerebrotherandsister.Threethingsmadeitevenmore17.Firstshehadmetmysistersixmonthsbeforeshemetme.Secondtheyhaveaboutsixtynewpeopleeveryweekatthetrainingcentre.Soaboutonethousandfivehundredpeoplehad18thecentreinthosesixmonths.And19mysisterismarriedsoshedoesn’thavethesamefamilynameasme.We’renot20butIguesswemustlookquitelikeeachother.

—Whyhaveyoucarriedyourcupboardoutofthekitchen—Becauseitneeds______.

Thecomputerrevolutionmaywellchangesocietyas______asdidtheIndustrialRevolution.

Highschooldropoutsearnanaverageof$9000lessperyearthangraduates.Nowanewstudydispelsacommonbeliefwhytheyquit.It’smuchmorebasicthanflunkingout.Societytendstothinkofhighschooldropoutsaskidswhojustcan’tcutit.Theyarelazyandperhapsnottoobright.Soresearchersweresurprisedwhentheyaskedmorethan450kidswhoquitschoolaboutwhytheyleft.Thevastmajorityactuallyhadpassinggradesandtheywereconfidentthattheycouldhavegraduatedfromhighschool.JohnBridgelandtheexecutiveresearchersaid.About1millionteensleaveschooleachyear.OnlyabouthalfofAfricanAmericanandHispanicstudentwillreceiveadiplomaandactuallyalldropoutscometoregrettheirdecision.Soiffailinggradesdon’texplainwhythesekidsquitwhatdoesAgainJohnBridgeland:Themostdependablefindingwasthattheywerebored.Theyfoundclassesuninteresting;theyweren’tinspiredormotivated.Theydidn’tseeanydirectconnectionbetweenwhattheywerelearningintheclassroomtotheirownlivesortotheircareeraspirations.Thestudyfoundthatmostteenswhododropoutwaituntiltheyturnsixteenwhichhappenstobetheageatwhichmoststatesallowstudentstoquit.IntheUSonlyonestateNewMexicohasalawrequiringteenagerstostayinhighschooluntiltheygraduate.Onlyfourstates:CaliforniaTennesseeTexasandUtahplustheDistrictofColumbiarequireschoolattendanceuntilage18noexceptionsanotherresearchersaysraisingthecompulsoryattendanceagemaybeonewaytokeepmorekidsinschool.Asthesedropoutslookhacktheyrealizethey’vemadeamistake.Andanythingthatsortofgivesthesepeopleanextrapushtostickitoutanditthroughtotheendisprobablyhelpfulmeasure.NewHampshiremaybethenextstatetoraiseitsschoolattendanceageto18.Butcriticssaythatforcingthestudentsunwillingtocontinuetheirstudiestostayinschoolmissesthepoint—theneedforreform.It’sbeencalledfortoreinventhighschooleducationtomakeitmorechallengingandrelevantandtoensurethatkidswhodostickitoutreceiveadiplomathatactuallymeanssomething.Theunderlinedwordsstickitoutprobablymeans______.

I'llshowmy______toyouassoonastheycomeout.

Howmuch______shelookedwithoutherglasses!

Thiswasoneofmyexperiences1.WhenIwasinmy30sIwasworkingforalargeinternationalcompanywhichhaditsheadofficeinLondon.Iwasworkinginthe2department.ThecompanyhadatrainingcentrewhichwasjustoutsideLondon.Differentcourseswereheldtherethroughout3andI4goononetrainingcourseayear.Theseusuallystarted5aSundayeveningandlastedsixdays.OnceIwas6aweek’strainingcoursewithaboutforty7salespeople.IwasinthebarontheFridayeveningandsuddenlyawomanwhowas8behindthebaraskedmeacuriousquestion.Ihopeyoudon’t9myaskingshesaidbutI’vebeen10aboutitallweek.Haveyougotasister11MaryThewoman’snamewasJune.Andsheusedtodovariousjobsatthetrainingcentre.Sheworkedintheofficesheorganizedallthefoodanddrinkforthecentreandsheworkedinthebaratlunchtimeandintheevening.Myanswer12June’squestionwasYesandJunesaidIthought13.ImetherlastSeptemberwhenshewasorganizingacoursehere.Atthattimemysisterwasworkingfor14companybutinadifferentpartofthecountry.Thatwas15shecametobeatthetrainingcentre.16surprisedmewashowJuneguessedwewerebrotherandsister.Threethingsmadeitevenmore17.Firstshehadmetmysistersixmonthsbeforeshemetme.Secondtheyhaveaboutsixtynewpeopleeveryweekatthetrainingcentre.Soaboutonethousandfivehundredpeoplehad18thecentreinthosesixmonths.And19mysisterismarriedsoshedoesn’thavethesamefamilynameasme.We’renot20butIguesswemustlookquitelikeeachother.

请你设计一节课的教案达到以下目的1．学生能够通过组织乐队进行演唱来听说读写某些词汇2．培养学生运用英语的能力

Formanypeopletodayreadingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadlettersreportstradepublicationsinterofficecommunicationsnottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:aneverendingfloodofwords.In1ajoboradvancinginonetheabilitytoreadandcomprehend2canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare3readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading4atanearlyageandnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency5intheactualstuffoflanguageitself—words.Takenindividuallywordshave6meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrasessentencesandparagraphs.7howevertheuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatimeoftenregressingto8wordsorpassages.Regressionthetendencytolookbackover9youhavejustreadisacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich10downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas11reads.Toovercomethesebadhabitssomereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan12whichmovesabarorcurtaindownthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate13thereaderfindscomfortableinordertostretchhim.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast14wordbywordreadingregressionandsubvocalizationpracticallyimpossible.Atfirst15issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconceptsyouwillnotonlyreadfaster16yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound17readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.18CharlieAuabusinessmanagerforinstance.Hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute19thetraining;nowitisanexcellent1378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan20alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.

We'vejustmovedintoabiggerhouseandthere'slottodo.Let'sit.

请设计一个教案达到以下目的1．学生能够用英语描述一段旅行2．能够听说读WhereareyougoingonholidayI’mgoingto用现在进行时表将来3．培养学生运用英语的能力

Let'slearntousetheproblemwearefacing______astepping-stonetofuturesuccess.

LyinginthesunonarockthecougarsawJebandhissonTombeforetheysawit.Jebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhandsmakinghimselflookbigtothecougar.Itworked.ThecougarhesitatedreadytoattackJebbutreadytoforgetthewholethingtoo.JebtookoffhisjacketgraspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbodymakingacross.Nowthecougar’senemylookedevenbiggeranditroseupreadytomoveawaybutunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeb.TomNo!shoutedhisfather.ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefreeJebthrewhimselfonthecougarjustasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmidairandbothfell.ThecougarwasonJebinaflashforgettingaboutTomwhichwaswhatJebwanted.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachanceevenjustwithhisfists.Asthecougar’sclawsgotintohisleftshoulderJebswunghisfistatitseyesandhithard.Theanimalhowled吼叫andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.ThenoutofthecornerofhiseyeJebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather.KnifeTomshoutedJeb.Theboyrantohisfather’sbagwhileJebstartedshoutingaswellashittingtokeepthecougar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeb.Thecougarwasmovingitsheadinandouttryingtofindawaythroughthewall.Jebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknifeintothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.WhydidJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougar

ThelargestcityinCanadais______.

Wearrivedatworkinthemorningandfoundthatsomebody______intotheofficeduringthenight.

20世纪以后教育的新特点包括

Lastyearthenumberofstudentswhograduatedwithadrivinglicencereached200000anof40000peryear.

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.取得进步的人都值得表扬

Samsomeknowledgeofthecomputerjustbywatchingothersworkingonit.

Thesmallvillageissaid______inabattleduringWorldWar11.

Nowomancanbetoorichortoothin.ThissayingoftenattributedtothelateDuchess公爵夫人ofWindsorembodiesmuchoftheoddspiritofourtimes.Beingthinisdeemedassuchavirtue.Theproblemwithsuchaviewisthatsomepeopleactuallyattempttolivebyit.Imyselfhavefantasiesofslippingintonarrowdesignerclothes.ConsequentlyIhavebeenonadietforthebetter—orworse—partofmylife.Beingrichwouldn’tbebadeitherbutthatwon’thappenunlessanunknownrelativediessuddenlyinsomedistantlandleavingmemillionsofdollars.WheredidwegooffthetrackWhendideatingbutterbecomeasinandalittlebitofextrafleshunappealingifnotrepellentAllreligionshavecertaindayswhenpeoplerefrainfromeatingandexcessiveeatingisoneofChristianity’ssevendeadlysins.Howeveruntilquiterecentlymostpeoplehadaproblemgettingenoughtoeat.Insomereligiousgroupswealthwasasymbolofprobablesalvationandhighmoralsandfatnessasignofwealthandwell-being.Todaytheoppositeistrue.Wehaveshiftedtothinnessasournewmarkofvirtue.Theresultisthatbeingfat—orevenonlysomewhatoverweight—isbadbecauseitimpliesalackofmoralstrength.Ourobsessionwiththinnessisalsofueledbyhealthconcerns.Itistruethatinthiscountrywehavemoreoverweightpeoplethaneverbeforeandthatinmanycasesbeingoverweightcorrelateswithanincreasedriskofheartandbloodvesseldisease.Thesediseaseshowevermayhaveasmuchtodowithourwayoflifeandourhigh-fatdietsaswithexcessweight.Andtheassociatedriskofcancerinthedigestivesystemmaybemoreofadietaryproblem--toomuchfatandalackoffiber—thanaweightproblem.Therealconcernthenisnotthatweweightoomuchbutthatweneitherexerciseenoughnoreatwell.Exerciseisnecessaryforstrongbonesandbothheartandlunghealth.Abalanceddietwithoutalotoffatcanalsohelpthebodyavoidmanydiseases.Weshouldsurelystoppayingsomuchattentiontoweight.Simplybeingthinisnotenough.Itisactuallyhazardousifthosewhogetoralreadyarethinthinktheyareautomaticallyhealthyandthusfreefrompayingattentiontotheiroveralllifestyle.Thinnesscanbepurevainglory.Theauthorcriticizeswomen’sobsessionwiththinness______．

Batsaresurprisinglylong-livedcreaturessome______alifespanofaround20years.

Insomeremoteplacestherearestillverypoorpeoplewhocan'taffordtolivein______conditions.

Nowomancanbetoorichortoothin.ThissayingoftenattributedtothelateDuchess公爵夫人ofWindsorembodiesmuchoftheoddspiritofourtimes.Beingthinisdeemedassuchavirtue.Theproblemwithsuchaviewisthatsomepeopleactuallyattempttolivebyit.Imyselfhavefantasiesofslippingintonarrowdesignerclothes.ConsequentlyIhavebeenonadietforthebetter—orworse—partofmylife.Beingrichwouldn’tbebadeitherbutthatwon’thappenunlessanunknownrelativediessuddenlyinsomedistantlandleavingmemillionsofdollars.WheredidwegooffthetrackWhendideatingbutterbecomeasinandalittlebitofextrafleshunappealingifnotrepellentAllreligionshavecertaindayswhenpeoplerefrainfromeatingandexcessiveeatingisoneofChristianity’ssevendeadlysins.Howeveruntilquiterecentlymostpeoplehadaproblemgettingenoughtoeat.Insomereligiousgroupswealthwasasymbolofprobablesalvationandhighmoralsandfatnessasignofwealthandwell-being.Todaytheoppositeistrue.Wehaveshiftedtothinnessasournewmarkofvirtue.Theresultisthatbeingfat—orevenonlysomewhatoverweight—isbadbecauseitimpliesalackofmoralstrength.Ourobsessionwiththinnessisalsofueledbyhealthconcerns.Itistruethatinthiscountrywehavemoreoverweightpeoplethaneverbeforeandthatinmanycasesbeingoverweightcorrelateswithanincreasedriskofheartandbloodvesseldisease.Thesediseaseshowevermayhaveasmuchtodowithourwayoflifeandourhigh-fatdietsaswithexcessweight.Andtheassociatedriskofcancerinthedigestivesystemmaybemoreofadietaryproblem--toomuchfatandalackoffiber—thanaweightproblem.Therealconcernthenisnotthatweweightoomuchbutthatweneitherexerciseenoughnoreatwell.Exerciseisnecessaryforstrongbonesandbothheartandlunghealth.Abalanceddietwithoutalotoffatcanalsohelpthebodyavoidmanydiseases.Weshouldsurelystoppayingsomuchattentiontoweight.Simplybeingthinisnotenough.Itisactuallyhazardousifthosewhogetoralreadyarethinthinktheyareautomaticallyhealthyandthusfreefrompayingattentiontotheiroveralllifestyle.Thinnesscanbepurevainglory.Sweptbytheprevailingtrendtheauthor______.

Highschooldropoutsearnanaverageof$9000lessperyearthangraduates.Nowanewstudydispelsacommonbeliefwhytheyquit.It’smuchmorebasicthanflunkingout.Societytendstothinkofhighschooldropoutsaskidswhojustcan’tcutit.Theyarelazyandperhapsnottoobright.Soresearchersweresurprisedwhentheyaskedmorethan450kidswhoquitschoolaboutwhytheyleft.Thevastmajorityactuallyhadpassinggradesandtheywereconfidentthattheycouldhavegraduatedfromhighschool.JohnBridgelandtheexecutiveresearchersaid.About1millionteensleaveschooleachyear.OnlyabouthalfofAfricanAmericanandHispanicstudentwillreceiveadiplomaandactuallyalldropoutscometoregrettheirdecision.Soiffailinggradesdon’texplainwhythesekidsquitwhatdoesAgainJohnBridgeland:Themostdependablefindingwasthattheywerebored.Theyfoundclassesuninteresting;theyweren’tinspiredormotivated.Theydidn’tseeanydirectconnectionbetweenwhattheywerelearningintheclassroomtotheirownlivesortotheircareeraspirations.Thestudyfoundthatmostteenswhododropoutwaituntiltheyturnsixteenwhichhappenstobetheageatwhichmoststatesallowstudentstoquit.IntheUSonlyonestateNewMexicohasalawrequiringteenagerstostayinhighschooluntiltheygraduate.Onlyfourstates:CaliforniaTennesseeTexasandUtahplustheDistrictofColumbiarequireschoolattendanceuntilage18noexceptionsanotherresearchersaysraisingthecompulsoryattendanceagemaybeonewaytokeepmorekidsinschool.Asthesedropoutslookhacktheyrealizethey’vemadeamistake.Andanythingthatsortofgivesthesepeopleanextrapushtostickitoutanditthroughtotheendisprobablyhelpfulmeasure.NewHampshiremaybethenextstatetoraiseitsschoolattendanceageto18.Butcriticssaythatforcingthestudentsunwillingtocontinuetheirstudiestostayinschoolmissesthepoint—theneedforreform.It’sbeencalledfortoreinventhighschooleducationtomakeitmorechallengingandrelevantandtoensurethatkidswhodostickitoutreceiveadiplomathatactuallymeanssomething.Mosthighschoolstudentsdropoutofschoolbecause______.

IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbe16Christmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.IfeltsadandthoughtWhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI’d17JustwhenIstartedto18thattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyearthreewomen19atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.Ifeltsuchasenseof20thatIwouldnolongerhavetobeembarrassedwhenIreturnedtoschool.Iwasn’t21.Somebodyhadthought22ofmetobringmeagift. YearslaterwhenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhousethinkinghowIwantedtomakemy23ChristmastherespecialandmemorableI24rememberedthewomen’svisit.IdecidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingof25forasmanychildrenasIcouldpossiblyreach. SoI26aplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegatheredabout125orphans孤儿attheChristmasparty.Foreverychildwewrappedcolorfulpackagesfilledwith toysclothesandschoolsupplies27withachild’sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere28BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgiftsI29themthattheycouldn’topentheirpresents30everychildhadcomeforward.Finallythe31theyhadbeenwaitingforcameasIcalledoutOnetwothree.Openyourpresents!Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackagestheirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles32uptheroom.The33intheroomwasobviousand34wasn’tjustabouttoys.ItwasafeelingandthefeelingIknew35thatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn’tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter. 19

—Theyallagree______George.Hastheprojectbeenpassed—Who______Georgecanmakethefinaldecision

TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork—heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.TeachingmeanseverythingtousTimwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife’spurpose.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDoilyPatron’sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger’shometownofSevierTennessee.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretireTimrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalook-see.Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbishsaysLinda.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJack.Keats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciativeThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendinghooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiesaysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft./WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary

AfewyearsagoIhadanaha!momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwritingandthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayearmaybetwoandyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittlelettersandwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’sofficeIwaspleasedtorecognizeinlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaffthesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigneddadinsteadofRFW.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwritingabookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewellbutmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressivepersonalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographerpartofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16thcenturyItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.Howevertheyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting

设函数其中常数a＞1． 1讨论fx的单调性 2若当x≥0时fx＞0恒成立求a的取值范围.

Wewereastonishedthetemplestillinitsoriginalcondition.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthatwhoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowonhighunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestionsaboutthefuturework.ShouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenormShouldwenotratherencouragemanywaysforself-respectingpeopletoworkShouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselvesratherthanforanemployerShouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhoodaswellasthefactoryandtheofficeascentersofproductionandworkTheindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople’sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanendandsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.Butinfactitcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemploymentasitshistoryshowshasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseofthelandandthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople’shomes.Laterastransportimprovedfirstbyrailandthenbyroadpeoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntileventuallymanypeople’sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylive.Meanwhileemploymentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpreindustrialtimesmenandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemploymentleavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamiliestohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtodayandrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantformofworkyoungpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnowasmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalcrea-tingjobsforalltotheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfull-timejobs.WhichoftheibllowingisNOTsuggestedasapossiblemeanstocopewiththecurrentsituation9

苏霍姆林斯基的教育思想是

Believeitornotopticalillusioncancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint．IthasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbyRearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion．Butst．ripescalledchevrons人字形paintedontherradsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyareandthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD．C.isplanningtrepeatJapan’ssuccess．Startingnextyearthefoundatinwillpaintcheyronsandtherpattemsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwayerashes．Excessivetoogreatspeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidentsaccordingtothefoundation．Tohelpreducethoseaccidentsthefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsdangerarethegreatestcurvesexitslopestrafficcirclesandbridges．Somestudiessuggestthatstraighthorizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf．HowevertrafficftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriVersbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars．Chevronsscientistssaynotonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallvarebutals0makealaneappeartobenarrower．Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents．Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraighthorizontalbarsisthattheformer______.

Thiswasoneofmyexperiences1.WhenIwasinmy30sIwasworkingforalargeinternationalcompanywhichhaditsheadofficeinLondon.Iwasworkinginthe2department.ThecompanyhadatrainingcentrewhichwasjustoutsideLondon.Differentcourseswereheldtherethroughout3andI4goononetrainingcourseayear.Theseusuallystarted5aSundayeveningandlastedsixdays.OnceIwas6aweek’strainingcoursewithaboutforty7salespeople.IwasinthebarontheFridayeveningandsuddenlyawomanwhowas8behindthebaraskedmeacuriousquestion.Ihopeyoudon’t9myaskingshesaidbutI’vebeen10aboutitallweek.Haveyougotasister11MaryThewoman’snamewasJune.Andsheusedtodovariousjobsatthetrainingcentre.Sheworkedintheofficesheorganizedallthefoodanddrinkforthecentreandsheworkedinthebaratlunchtimeandintheevening.Myanswer12June’squestionwasYesandJunesaidIthought13.ImetherlastSeptemberwhenshewasorganizingacoursehere.Atthattimemysisterwasworkingfor14companybutinadifferentpartofthecountry.Thatwas15shecametobeatthetrainingcentre.16surprisedmewashowJuneguessedwewerebrotherandsister.Threethingsmadeitevenmore17.Firstshehadmetmysistersixmonthsbeforeshemetme.Secondtheyhaveaboutsixtynewpeopleeveryweekatthetrainingcentre.Soaboutonethousandfivehundredpeoplehad18thecentreinthosesixmonths.And19mysisterismarriedsoshedoesn’thavethesamefamilynameasme.We’renot20butIguesswemustlookquitelikeeachother.

Icriedmyvoicebutstilltheycouldnothearme.

WhydoIwanttogotocollegeNoonehaseveraskedme41aquestion.ButmanytimesIhaveaskedmyself.Ihave42awholevarietyofreasons.43importantreasonisthatIwanttobeabetterman. Manythingsmakehumanbeingsdifferent44orbetterthanorevensuperiortoanimals. Oneofthemostimportantthingsis45.IfIfailtoreceivehighereducationmyeducation46.AsIwanttobeafully47manImustgetawell-roundededucationwhichgoodcollegesanduniversitiesaresupposedto48.Iknowonecangeteducatedinmanywaysbutcollegesanduniversitiesare49thebestplacestoteachmehowtoeducatemyself.OnlywhenIamwell-educatedwillIbeabetterhumanbeingand50fitintosociety. 45

—Guesswhatwe'vegotourvisasforashort-termvisittotheUKthissummer.—Hownice!Youadifferentculturethen.

It'sreportedthataplanewithfivepeople______crashedintothemountainseveraldaysago.

IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbe16Christmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.IfeltsadandthoughtWhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI’d17JustwhenIstartedto18thattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyearthreewomen19atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.Ifeltsuchasenseof20thatIwouldnolongerhavetobeembarrassedwhenIreturnedtoschool.Iwasn’t21.Somebodyhadthought22ofmetobringmeagift. YearslaterwhenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhousethinkinghowIwantedtomakemy23ChristmastherespecialandmemorableI24rememberedthewomen’svisit.IdecidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingof25forasmanychildrenasIcouldpossiblyreach. SoI26aplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegatheredabout125orphans孤儿attheChristmasparty.Foreverychildwewrappedcolorfulpackagesfilledwith toysclothesandschoolsupplies27withachild’sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere28BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgiftsI29themthattheycouldn’topentheirpresents30everychildhadcomeforward.Finallythe31theyhadbeenwaitingforcameasIcalledoutOnetwothree.Openyourpresents!Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackagestheirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles32uptheroom.The33intheroomwasobviousand34wasn’tjustabouttoys.ItwasafeelingandthefeelingIknew35thatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn’tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter. 21

Dr.Smithwasalways______thepoorandthesickoftenprovidingthemwithfreemedicalcare.

Lyinginthesunonarockthecougar美洲狮sawJebandhissonTombeforetheysawit.Jebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhandsmakinghimselflookbigtothecougar.Itworked.ThecougarhesitatedreadytoattackJebbutreadytoforgetthewholethingtoo. JebtookoffhisjacketgraspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbodymakingacross.Nowthecougar’senemylookedevenbiggeranditroseupreadytomoveawaybutunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeb. TomNo!shoutedhisfather. ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefreeJebthrewhimselfonthecougarjustasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfell.ThecougarwasonJebinaflashforgettingaboutTomwhichwaswhatJebwanted.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachanceevenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar’sclawsgotintohisleftshoulderJebswunghisfistatitseyesandhithard.Theanimalhowled吼叫andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.ThenoutofthecomerofhiseyeJebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather. KnifeTomshoutedJeb. Theboyrantohisfather’sbagwhileJebstartedshoutingaswellashittingtokeepthecou-gar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeb.Thecougarwasmovingitsheadinandouttryingtofindawaythroughthewall.Jebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknifeintothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains. Whatdoweknowaboutcougars

Whilefashionisthoughtofusually______clothingitisimportanttorealizethatitcoversamuchwiderdomain.

LIPITORABOUTLIPITORLipitorisaprescriptionmedicine.Alongwithdietandexerciseitlowersbadcholesterol胆固醇inyourblood.Itcanalsoraisegoodcholesterol.Lipitorcanlowertheriskofheartattackinpatientswithseveralcommonriskfactorsincludingfamilyhistoryofearlyheartdiseasehighbloodpressureageandsmoking.WHOISLIPITORFORWhocantakeLIPITOR:·Peoplewhocannotlowertheircholesterolenoughwithdietandexercise.·Adultsandchildrenover10.WhoshouldNOTtakeLIPITOR:·Womenwhoarepregnantmaybepregnantormaybecomepregnant.Lipitormayharmyourunbornbaby.·womenwhoarebreast-feeding.Lipitorcanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby.·Peoplewithliver肝脏problems.POSSIBLESIDEEFFECTSOFLIPITORSerioussideeffectsinasmallnumberofpeople:·Muscle肌肉problemsthatcanleadtokidney肾脏problemsincludingkidneyfailure.·Liverproblems.YourdoctormaydobloodteststocheckyourliverbeforeyoustartLipitorandwhileyouaretakingit.Callyourdoctorrightawayifyouhave:·Unexplainedmusclepainorweaknessespeciallyifyouhaveafeverorfeelverytired.·Swellingofthefacelipstongueand/orthroatthatmaycausedifficultyinbreathingorswallowing.·Stomachpain.SomecommonsideeffectsofLIPITORare:·Musclepain·Upsetstomach·ChangesinsomebloodtestsHOWTOTAKELIPITORDO:·TakeLipitorasprescribedbyyourdoctor.·Trytoeatheart-healthyfoodwhileyoutakeLipitor.·TakeLipitoratanytimeofdaywithorwithoutfood.·Ifyoumissadose一剂takeitassoonasyouremember.Butifithasbeenmorethan12hourssinceyourmisseddosewait.Takethenextdoseatyourregulartime.Don’t:·Donotchangeorstopyourdosebeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.·Donottakingnewmedicinesbeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.TakingLipitorishelpfulfor______．

下列属于行为主义心理学家的有______

为什么任务设计要有合适的情景和语境

根据水浒传的描述在头脑中再造出武松打虎的情景的过程就属于

AfewyearsagoIhadanaha!momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwritingandthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayearmaybetwoandyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittlelettersandwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’sofficeIwaspleasedtorecognizeinlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaffthesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigneddadinsteadofRFW.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwritingabookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewellbutmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressivepersonalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographerpartofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16thcenturyItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.Howevertheyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.

EddieMcKayaonceforgottenpilotisasubjectofgreatinteresttoagroupofhistorystudentsinCanada.ItallstartedwhenGrahamBroadaprofessorattheUniversityofWesternOntariofoundMcKay’snameinafootnoteinabookaboutuniversityhistory.MckaywasincludedinalistofuniversityalumniwhohadservedduringtheFirstWorldWarbuthisnamewasunfamiliartoBroadaspecialistinmilitaryhistory.OutofcuriosityBroadspenthoursatthelocalarchivesinafruitlesssearchforinformationonMcKay.Tiredanddiscouragedhefinallygaveup.OnhiswayoutBroad’sglancehappenedtofallonanexhibitingcaseshowingsomeoldnewspapers.Hiseyewasdrawntoanoldpictureofayoungmaninarugbyuniform.Ashereadthewordsbesidethepictureheexperiencedathrillingrealization.AfterlookingforhimalldaytherehewasstaringupatmeoutoftheexhibitingcasesaidBroad.ExcitedbythefindBroadaskedhisstudentstocontinuehissearch.Theycombedoldnewspapersandothermaterialsforclues.Graduallyapicturecameintoview.CaptainAlfredEdwinMcKayjoinedtheBritishRoyalFlyingCorpsin1916.HedownedtenenemyplanesoutlivedhisentiresquadronasaWW1flyerspentsometimeasaflyinginstructorinEnglandthenreturnedtothefrontwherehewaseventuallyshotdownoverBelgiumandkilledinDecember1917.Butthere’smoretohisstory.Forabrieftimein1916hewasprobablythemostfamouspilotintheworldsaysBroad.HewascreditedwithdowningOswaldBoelckethemostfamousGermanpilotatthetime.YetinaletterhomeMcKayrefusedtotakecreditsayingthatBoelckehadactuallycrashedintoanotherGermanplane.McKay’swarrecordsweredestroyedduringWorldWarTwoairbombingonLondon-anexplanationforwhyhewasallbutforgotten.ButnowthankstotheeffortsofBroadandhisstudentsamarkerinMcKay’smemorywasplacedontheuniversitygroundsinNovember2007.IfoundmyeyesfillingwithtearsasIreadtheword’deceased’nexttohisnamesaidCoreyEverrettastudentwhofoundapictureofMckayinhisuniform.ThiswassuchasimpleexampleofthefactthathehadbeenastudentjustlikeusbutinsteadoffinishinghistimeatWesternhechosetofightanddieforhiscountry./WhatdidthestudentsfindoutaboutMcKay

1Thewordaddictionusuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugsbutinmodem-daysocietyweareseeingsomenewkindsofaddictions.Somepeoplearecompulsive难以自制的shoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.2Overtheyearsshoppinghasbecomeaverycommonactivity.Manypeopleenjoygoingtostoresmoreandmoreeverydaybutit’smorethanacommonhobbyforsomeofthem.Theyhaveturnedintoshopaholics.Theyarepeoplewhosimpleenjoyshoppingandwalkingaroundspendingmoneywithoutbeingabletostopdoingit.Theyarehookedonshoppingandusuallybuythingsthattheydon’tneed.Eventhoughtheydon’thaveenoughmoneytheybuyeverythingtheywant.3ThequestioniswhydotheyhavethisaddictionThereisn’taspecificanswer.Somepeoplegoshoppingwhentheyaresadworriedupsetorlonelyandtheywanttofeelbetter.Theyusethisactivityasawaytoforgettheirproblems.Shopaholicssaythattheyfeelmoreimportantandbetteraftertheybuysomething.Theyalsotendtohavethisaddictionwhentheyfeelguilty.4Shopaholismseemstobeaharmlessaddictionbutitcan______.Someofthemcanbepsychological.Ifthisisthecasepeopleaddictedtoshoppingshouldgotoasupportgrouptohelpthembreakthishabit.Howevertheprocesslikeformostaddictionsislongandtheysufferalot.Itcanalsocausefinancialproblems.Theyjustthinkaboutsatisfyingtheirfeelingssotheyspendmoneytheydon’thave.Theygetdeepindebtandtheycanevengobankruptandgetsenttoprison.FillintheblankinParagraph4withproperwords.Pleaseanswerwithin6words

Whenwethinkofleadershipweoftenthinkofstrengthandpower.ButwhatarethesereallyandhowdotheyoperateLeadershiptodayisnotaboutforcingotherstodothings.Ifthisisevenpossibleitisshorttermandtendstobackfire.Ifyouordersomeonetodosomethingagainsttheirwilltheymaydoitbecausetheyfeeltheymustbuttheangertheyfeelwilldomoreharminthelongterm.Theywillalsoexperiencefear.Fearcausesthethinkingbraintoshutdownmakingthepersonunabletofunctionathisorherbest.Iftheyassociateyouwiththisemotionoffeartheywillbecomelessfunctionalaroundyouandyouwillhavesucceededinnotonlyshootingyourselfinthefootbutpossiblymakingaverygoodemployeeorpartnerunabletoperformeffectively.Fearhasnoplaceinleadership.Thewayweinfluencepeopleinalastingwayisbyourowncharacterandourunderstandinganduseofemotion.Wecanordersomeonetodosomethingwhichmaybepartoftheworkday;orwecanemploythemattheemotionallevelsotheybecomefullydevotedtotheprojectsandprovidesomeoftheirownmotivation.Today’sworkplaceisallaboutrelationshipsasahumanbeingaswellasaworker.Everyoneproducesjustabitmoreforsomeonetheylike.Leadersunderstandthewaythingswork.Theyknowthepaycheckisnotthesinglemostmotivatingfactorintheworklifeofmostpeople.Thetruestrengthofleadershipisaninnerstrengththatcomesfromtheconfidenceofemotionalintelligence—knowingyourownemotionsandhowtohandlethemandthoseofothers.Developingyouremotionalintelligenceisthesinglebestthingyoucandoifyouwanttodevelopyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyouwhichisthekeytotheleadershipskills.Anemployeemayhaveafeelingoffearintheworkplacewhen______.

WhydoIwanttogotocollegeNoonehaseveraskedme41aquestion.ButmanytimesIhaveaskedmyself.Ihave42awholevarietyofreasons.43importantreasonisthatIwanttobeabetterman. Manythingsmakehumanbeingsdifferent44orbetterthanorevensuperiortoanimals. Oneofthemostimportantthingsis45.IfIfailtoreceivehighereducationmyeducation46.AsIwanttobeafully47manImustgetawell-roundededucationwhichgoodcollegesanduniversitiesaresupposedto48.Iknowonecangeteducatedinmanywaysbutcollegesanduniversitiesare49thebestplacestoteachmehowtoeducatemyself.OnlywhenIamwell-educatedwillIbeabetterhumanbeingand50fitintosociety. 47

Formanypeopletodayreadingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadlettersreportstradepublicationsinterofficecommunicationsnottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:aneverendingfloodofwords.In1ajoboradvancinginonetheabilitytoreadandcomprehend2canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare3readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading4atanearlyageandnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency5intheactualstuffoflanguageitself—words.Takenindividuallywordshave6meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrasessentencesandparagraphs.7howevertheuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatimeoftenregressingto8wordsorpassages.Regressionthetendencytolookbackover9youhavejustreadisacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich10downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas11reads.Toovercomethesebadhabitssomereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan12whichmovesabarorcurtaindownthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate13thereaderfindscomfortableinordertostretchhim.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast14wordbywordreadingregressionandsubvocalizationpracticallyimpossible.Atfirst15issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconceptsyouwillnotonlyreadfaster16yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound17readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.18CharlieAuabusinessmanagerforinstance.Hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute19thetraining;nowitisanexcellent1378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan20alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.

请设计一节课的教案达到以下目的1．学生通过对例文的学习能够写作thank-youletter2．培养学生运用英语的能力

Ifoundherniceandhonest______Imether.

Lyinginthesunonarockthecougar美洲狮sawJebandhissonTombeforetheysawit.Jebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhandsmakinghimselflookbigtothecougar.Itworked.ThecougarhesitatedreadytoattackJebbutreadytoforgetthewholethingtoo. JebtookoffhisjacketgraspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbodymakingacross.Nowthecougar’senemylookedevenbiggeranditroseupreadytomoveawaybutunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeb. TomNo!shoutedhisfather. ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefreeJebthrewhimselfonthecougarjustasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfell.ThecougarwasonJebinaflashforgettingaboutTomwhichwaswhatJebwanted.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachanceevenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar’sclawsgotintohisleftshoulderJebswunghisfistatitseyesandhithard.Theanimalhowled吼叫andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.ThenoutofthecomerofhiseyeJebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather. KnifeTomshoutedJeb. Theboyrantohisfather’sbagwhileJebstartedshoutingaswellashittingtokeepthecou-gar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeb.Thecougarwasmovingitsheadinandouttryingtofindawaythroughthewall.Jebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknifeintothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains. Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst

新课程改革中提出的课程三维目标是

IalwayswantedtodothejobwhichI'dbeentrained______.

什么是教学模式

Highschooldropoutsearnanaverageof$9000lessperyearthangraduates.Nowanewstudydispelsacommonbeliefwhytheyquit.It’smuchmorebasicthanflunkingout.Societytendstothinkofhighschooldropoutsaskidswhojustcan’tcutit.Theyarelazyandperhapsnottoobright.Soresearchersweresurprisedwhentheyaskedmorethan450kidswhoquitschoolaboutwhytheyleft.Thevastmajorityactuallyhadpassinggradesandtheywereconfidentthattheycouldhavegraduatedfromhighschool.JohnBridgelandtheexecutiveresearchersaid.About1millionteensleaveschooleachyear.OnlyabouthalfofAfricanAmericanandHispanicstudentwillreceiveadiplomaandactuallyalldropoutscometoregrettheirdecision.Soiffailinggradesdon’texplainwhythesekidsquitwhatdoesAgainJohnBridgeland:Themostdependablefindingwasthattheywerebored.Theyfoundclassesuninteresting;theyweren’tinspiredormotivated.Theydidn’tseeanydirectconnectionbetweenwhattheywerelearningintheclassroomtotheirownlivesortotheircareeraspirations.Thestudyfoundthatmostteenswhododropoutwaituntiltheyturnsixteenwhichhappenstobetheageatwhichmoststatesallowstudentstoquit.IntheUSonlyonestateNewMexicohasalawrequiringteenagerstostayinhighschooluntiltheygraduate.Onlyfourstates:CaliforniaTennesseeTexasandUtahplustheDistrictofColumbiarequireschoolattendanceuntilage18noexceptionsanotherresearchersaysraisingthecompulsoryattendanceagemaybeonewaytokeepmorekidsinschool.Asthesedropoutslookhacktheyrealizethey’vemadeamistake.Andanythingthatsortofgivesthesepeopleanextrapushtostickitoutanditthroughtotheendisprobablyhelpfulmeasure.NewHampshiremaybethenextstatetoraiseitsschoolattendanceageto18.Butcriticssaythatforcingthestudentsunwillingtocontinuetheirstudiestostayinschoolmissesthepoint—theneedforreform.It’sbeencalledfortoreinventhighschooleducationtomakeitmorechallengingandrelevantandtoensurethatkidswhodostickitoutreceiveadiplomathatactuallymeanssomething.FromthepassagewecaninferthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.

______newbuildingswillbebuiltinmyhometown.

中小学教师职业道德规范的基本内容包括

Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentstowhathewassaying.

WhydoIwanttogotocollegeNoonehaseveraskedme41aquestion.ButmanytimesIhaveaskedmyself.Ihave42awholevarietyofreasons.43importantreasonisthatIwanttobeabetterman. Manythingsmakehumanbeingsdifferent44orbetterthanorevensuperiortoanimals. Oneofthemostimportantthingsis45.IfIfailtoreceivehighereducationmyeducation46.AsIwanttobeafully47manImustgetawell-roundededucationwhichgoodcollegesanduniversitiesaresupposedto48.Iknowonecangeteducatedinmanywaysbutcollegesanduniversitiesare49thebestplacestoteachmehowtoeducatemyself.OnlywhenIamwell-educatedwillIbeabetterhumanbeingand50fitintosociety. 42

RecentlyIflewtoLasVegastoattendameeting.Aswewereabouttoarrivethepilotannouncedwithapologythattherewouldbeaslight16beforesettingdown.Highdesertwindshad17theairporttocloseallbutonerunway.Hesaidthatwewouldbe18thecityforafewminuteswaitingto19.Wewerealsotoldtoremaininourseatsmeanwhilewithourseatbeltsfastened20theremightbeafewbumps颠簸.Wellthatfewminutesturnedintoaboutfour-fiveminutesincludingaridethatwouldmakearollercoaster过山车21bycomparison.Themovementwassofiercethatseveralpassengersfelt22andhadtouseairsicknessbags.Asyoumightguessthat’snotagoodthingtohavehappeninan23spacebecauseitonly24toincreasethediscomfortofthesituation. Abouttwentyminutesintotheadventuretheentireairplanebecamevery25Therewasnowasenseofanxietyandfearthatcouldbe26noticed.Everypassengersimplyheldonfordearlifeexceptone.A27washavingagoodtime！Witheachbumpofthe28hewouldletoutagiggle咯咯地笑ofdelight.AsIobservedthisI29thathedidn’tknowhewassupposedtobeafraidandworriedabouthis30.Heneitherthoughtaboutthepastnoraboutthefuture.Thosearewhatwegown--upshavelearnedfrom31.Hewas32theridebecausehehadnotyetbeentaughttofearit.HavingunderstoodthisItookadeepbreathand33backintomyseatpretendingIwas34onarollercoaster.Ismiledfortherestoftheflight.Ieven35togiggleonceortwicemuchtothechagrin随恼ofthemansittingnexttomeholdingtheairsicknessbag. 26

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.无论如何她算不上一位思维敏捷的学生

RecentlyIflewtoLasVegastoattendameeting.Aswewereabouttoarrivethepilotannouncedwithapologythattherewouldbeaslight16beforesettingdown.Highdesertwindshad17theairporttocloseallbutonerunway.Hesaidthatwewouldbe18thecityforafewminuteswaitingto19.Wewerealsotoldtoremaininourseatsmeanwhilewithourseatbeltsfastened20theremightbeafewbumps颠簸.Wellthatfewminutesturnedintoaboutfour-fiveminutesincludingaridethatwouldmakearollercoaster过山车21bycomparison.Themovementwassofiercethatseveralpassengersfelt22andhadtouseairsicknessbags.Asyoumightguessthat’snotagoodthingtohavehappeninan23spacebecauseitonly24toincreasethediscomfortofthesituation. Abouttwentyminutesintotheadventuretheentireairplanebecamevery25Therewasnowasenseofanxietyandfearthatcouldbe26noticed.Everypassengersimplyheldonfordearlifeexceptone.A27washavingagoodtime！Witheachbumpofthe28hewouldletoutagiggle咯咯地笑ofdelight.AsIobservedthisI29thathedidn’tknowhewassupposedtobeafraidandworriedabouthis30.Heneitherthoughtaboutthepastnoraboutthefuture.Thosearewhatwegown--upshavelearnedfrom31.Hewas32theridebecausehehadnotyetbeentaughttofearit.HavingunderstoodthisItookadeepbreathand33backintomyseatpretendingIwas34onarollercoaster.Ismiledfortherestoftheflight.Ieven35togiggleonceortwicemuchtothechagrin随恼ofthemansittingnexttomeholdingtheairsicknessbag. 20

IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbe16Christmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.IfeltsadandthoughtWhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI’d17JustwhenIstartedto18thattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyearthreewomen19atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.Ifeltsuchasenseof20thatIwouldnolongerhavetobeembarrassedwhenIreturnedtoschool.Iwasn’t21.Somebodyhadthought22ofmetobringmeagift. YearslaterwhenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhousethinkinghowIwantedtomakemy23ChristmastherespecialandmemorableI24rememberedthewomen’svisit.IdecidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingof25forasmanychildrenasIcouldpossiblyreach. SoI26aplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegatheredabout125orphans孤儿attheChristmasparty.Foreverychildwewrappedcolorfulpackagesfilledwith toysclothesandschoolsupplies27withachild’sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere28BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgiftsI29themthattheycouldn’topentheirpresents30everychildhadcomeforward.Finallythe31theyhadbeenwaitingforcameasIcalledoutOnetwothree.Openyourpresents!Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackagestheirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles32uptheroom.The33intheroomwasobviousand34wasn’tjustabouttoys.ItwasafeelingandthefeelingIknew35thatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn’tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter. 33

I'mtiredout.I______allafternoonandIdon'tseemtohavefinishedanything.

Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace.Theamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisaculturaldifferencenotaneconomicone.Knowingyourownpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoicesincludingforexamplethenumberofbedroomsinthehome.Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwochildfamilyandbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedroomsthechancesareifyouhavetwochildrenormorethatyoualsowillofferseparatebedroomsforthem.InAmericaforexampletheytrainpeopletowanttohavetheirownroomsbygivingthemtheirownroomswhentheyarebabies.Thisisveryunusualintheworld.Inmanyothercountriesthebabysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinbednearthem.Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherandthesizeoftheirhousehasnothingtodowithit.Othershaveseparatelittlecornerswherefamilymembersgotobealone.Althoughitistruethatpsychologicalspaceneedsarenotdecidedbyeconomicreasonstheysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressure.Itisalmostimpossiblehowevertocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa25hadalottodoatworkplusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairsshestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.BythetimeshegottotheplatformLisafeltweakandtired—maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbeforeshethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.SeveralyardsawayFrank43andhisgirlfriendJenniferfoundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.ButwhenheheardthescreamfollowedbysomeoneyellingOhmyGodshefellin!Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.No!Notyou!hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisahecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousnessfeltherselfbeingpulledalongthegroundandsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Shetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’tandthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.PoliceandfireofficialssoonarrivedandFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40minutetrainridedowntown—justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescuewhichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodiesheexplained.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend

______isbestknownforthetechniqueofdramaticmonologueinhispoems.

—IsBlakestillabsentfromclass—Ithinkhe______bepunishedifhegoesonwithit.

Theyoungladynothingbutfashionsonwhichshespendsalot.

IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbe16Christmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.IfeltsadandthoughtWhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI’d17JustwhenIstartedto18thattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyearthreewomen19atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.Ifeltsuchasenseof20thatIwouldnolongerhavetobeembarrassedwhenIreturnedtoschool.Iwasn’t21.Somebodyhadthought22ofmetobringmeagift. YearslaterwhenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhousethinkinghowIwantedtomakemy23ChristmastherespecialandmemorableI24rememberedthewomen’svisit.IdecidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingof25forasmanychildrenasIcouldpossiblyreach. SoI26aplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegatheredabout125orphans孤儿attheChristmasparty.Foreverychildwewrappedcolorfulpackagesfilledwith toysclothesandschoolsupplies27withachild’sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere28BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgiftsI29themthattheycouldn’topentheirpresents30everychildhadcomeforward.Finallythe31theyhadbeenwaitingforcameasIcalledoutOnetwothree.Openyourpresents!Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackagestheirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles32uptheroom.The33intheroomwasobviousand34wasn’tjustabouttoys.ItwasafeelingandthefeelingIknew35thatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn’tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter. 23

Allherlifemymotherwantedbusychildren.Itwasveryimportantthatherhouseshouldremainatalltimescleanandtidy.Youcouldturnyourbackforamomentinmymother’shouseleaveahalfwrittenletteronthediningtableamagazineopenonthechairandturnaroundtofindthatmymotherhadputitbackwhereitbelongedassheexplained.Mywifeononeofherfirstvisitstomymother’shouseplacedapacketofbiscuitsonanendtableandwenttothekitchentofetchadrink.Whenshereturnedshefoundthepackethadbeenremoved.Confusedshesetdownherdrinkandwentbacktothekitchenformorebiscuitsonlytoreturntofindthatherdrinkhaddisappeared.Uptothenshehadguessedthateveryoneinmyfamilyheldontotheirdrinkssoasnottomakewaterringsontheendtables.Nowsheknowsbetter.Thesedisappearanceshadaconfusingeffectonourfamily.Wewereallinclinedtoforgetfulnessanditwascommonforoneofusuponreturningfromthebathroomtofindtheeverysignofhisworkinprogresshaddisappearedsuddenly.DoyourememberwhatIwasdoingwasaquestionfrequentlyaskedbutrarelyanswered.Nowmysisterhasdevelopedasecondhandloveofcleanwindowsandmybrotherdoesthecleaninginhishouseperhapstoavoidhavingtobetheonetolifthisfeet.ItrynottothinkaboutittoomuchbutIhaveatthislatertimestartedtodustthefurnitureonceaweek.Theunderlinedpartinthefourthparagraphsuggeststhatmysister______.

TheideacametomewhenI______withhim.

Thiswasoneofmyexperiences1.WhenIwasinmy30sIwasworkingforalargeinternationalcompanywhichhaditsheadofficeinLondon.Iwasworkinginthe2department.ThecompanyhadatrainingcentrewhichwasjustoutsideLondon.Differentcourseswereheldtherethroughout3andI4goononetrainingcourseayear.Theseusuallystarted5aSundayeveningandlastedsixdays.OnceIwas6aweek’strainingcoursewithaboutforty7salespeople.IwasinthebarontheFridayeveningandsuddenlyawomanwhowas8behindthebaraskedmeacuriousquestion.Ihopeyoudon’t9myaskingshesaidbutI’vebeen10aboutitallweek.Haveyougotasister11MaryThewoman’snamewasJune.Andsheusedtodovariousjobsatthetrainingcentre.Sheworkedintheofficesheorganizedallthefoodanddrinkforthecentreandsheworkedinthebaratlunchtimeandintheevening.Myanswer12June’squestionwasYesandJunesaidIthought13.ImetherlastSeptemberwhenshewasorganizingacoursehere.Atthattimemysisterwasworkingfor14companybutinadifferentpartofthecountry.Thatwas15shecametobeatthetrainingcentre.16surprisedmewashowJuneguessedwewerebrotherandsister.Threethingsmadeitevenmore17.Firstshehadmetmysistersixmonthsbeforeshemetme.Secondtheyhaveaboutsixtynewpeopleeveryweekatthetrainingcentre.Soaboutonethousandfivehundredpeoplehad18thecentreinthosesixmonths.And19mysisterismarriedsoshedoesn’thavethesamefamilynameasme.We’renot20butIguesswemustlookquitelikeeachother.

WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit’sso-and-so’sfault.orIknowI’mlatebutit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess. Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Oryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherex-ampleifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentpersonordon’trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthattheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentpersonordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell. Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess. Whenproblemsoccurwinnerstakethemas

ApoliceofficerinasmalltownstoppedamotoristwhowasspeedingdownMainStreet.ButofficerthemansaidIcanexplain.Justbequiet!snappedtheofficer.OrI’mgoingtoletyoucooloffinjailuntilthechiefgetsback.ButofficerIjustwantedtosay...AndIsaidKEEPQUIET!Nowyou’regoingtojail!AfewhourslatertheofficercheckeduponhisprisonerandsaidLuckyforyouthechiefisathisdaughter’swedding.He’llbeinagreatmoodwhenhegetshere.Don’tcountonitsaidtheprisoner.I’mthegroom;heismyfather-in-law./

Whydoairplanestakelongertoflywestthaneast Itcantakefivehourstogowest-eastfromNewYorkNYtoLondonbutsevenhourstotraveleast-westfromLondontoNY.Thereasonforthedifferenceisanatmosphericphenomenonknownasthejet喷射stream.ThejetstreamisaveryhighaltitudewindwhichalwaysblowsfromthewesttotheeastacrosstheAtlantic.Theplanesmovingataconstantairspeedthusgofasterinthewest-eastdirectionwhentheyaremovingwiththewindthanintheoppositedirection. 2.WhatwouldhappenifthegravityonEarthwassuddenlyturnedoff Supposingwecouldmagicallyturnoffgravity.Wouldbuildingsandotherstructures建筑物floatawayWhathappenedwoulddependonhowstronglythethingswereattachedtotheEarthTheEarthismovingatquiteaspeedmovingatoverathousandmilesperhours.Ifyouturnsomethingaroundyourheadonastring细绳itgoesaroundinacircleuntilyouletgoofthestring.Thenitfliesoffinastraightline.’Switchingoff’gravitywouldbelikelettinggoofthestring.ThingsnotattachedtotheEarthwouldflyoffinastraightline.Peopleinbuildingswouldsuddenlyshootup-wardsatagreatspeeduntiltheyhittheceiling.Mostthingsoutsidewouldflyoffintospace. Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext

Thesettlementishometonearly1000peoplemanyoflefttheirvillagehomesforabetterlifeinthecity.

AfewyearsagoIhadanaha!momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwritingandthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayearmaybetwoandyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittlelettersandwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’sofficeIwaspleasedtorecognizeinlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaffthesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigneddadinsteadofRFW.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwritingabookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewellbutmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressivepersonalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographerpartofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16thcenturyItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.Howevertheyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting

AfewyearsagoIhadanaha!momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwritingandthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayearmaybetwoandyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittlelettersandwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’sofficeIwaspleasedtorecognizeinlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaffthesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigneddadinsteadofRFW.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwritingabookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewellbutmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressivepersonalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographerpartofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16thcenturyItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.Howevertheyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.