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任务型阅读冲刺篇
NinghaiForeignLanguageSchool任务型阅读冲刺篇1
Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelowl6℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.Withouttheforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere,warmingtherestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.
Inthepasthundredyears,humanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources(资源):
landforcrops,woodforpaperandotherproducts,landforraisingfarmanimals.Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample,alotofcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.
Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstly,whenpeoplecutdowntrees,generallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondly,cuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnow,butinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.
Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.However,fewerthanl%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.(304words)
Topic
(1)________rainforests
Definition
⏹anareacoveredbytalltrees;
⏹thetotalhighrainfallspreadingequallythroughtheyear;
⏹thetemperaturealways
(2)_______abovel6℃.
(3)______
⏹(4)_______heatfromthesun;
⏹adjusttheclimate
⏹influencewindandrainfallpatterns
⏹(5)_______value
Human(6)_______
(7)______
searchfor:
⏹landforcrops;
⏹woodforpaperandotherproducts;
⏹landforraisingfarmanimals.
(8)_______
⏹affecttheenvironment(e.g.(9)_______muchcarbondioxide);
⏹sufferratherthanbenefit.
Reasons
⏹usethelandonlyforoneortwoyearswhencuttingdowntrees;
⏹providetheworld’swoodsupplyinthe(10)_______run,butinfactreduceit.
NinghaiForeignLanguageSchool任务型阅读冲刺篇2
NewarchaeologicaldiscoveriessuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.Thefindings,coupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearch,couldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoad.
ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1000BC,longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.Otherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurther,perhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsia.
TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWu-direturnedfromadangeroussecretmission(使命)acrossthedesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsia.Theagent,ZhangQian,travelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersia,SyriaandaplaceknownasLijien,perhapsRome.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowers,ChinaandRome.Chinesesilk,firsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggs,wassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRome.
ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoad.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasia.(340words)
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Supportingdetails
Introduction
Newproofshas
(1)_______thestartoftradealongtheSilkRoad.
Thelatestdiscovery
ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummy,whichmayextend
(2)_________betweentheEastandWest.
ZhangQian’smission
Theacceptedofficial(3)_______ofEast-WestcommercealongtheSilkRoad.
(4)________
openedthewayforthefirst(5)______contactsbetweenthetwoancientsuperpowers,ChinaandRome.
madeChinesesilk(6)______tocentralAsiaandPersia,andafterwards(7)______theluxurymarketsofRome.
(8)_______
⏹Showthe(9)_______ofChinesesilkintheWestlongbeforetheHandynasty;
⏹Changethethoughtoftheearlyhistoryofworldtrade;
⏹HelpfindoutthefactsoftheChinesecultureknown(10)___theancientWest.
NinghaiForeignLanguageSchool任务型阅读冲刺篇3
HarnessingYourCreativePowers:
ThinkLikeaGenius
AccordingtoauthorMichaelMichalko,“Evenifyou’renotagenius,youcanusethesamestrategiesasAristotleandEinsteintousethepowerofyourcreativemindandbettermanageyourfuture.”
InTheFuturistarticle“Thinkinglikeagenius:
Eightstrategiesusedbythesupercreative,fromAristotleandLeonardotoEinsteinandEdison”,heexplainsthatgeniusesthinkproductively,notreproductively.
“Whenconfrontedwithaproblem,theyask‘HowmanydifferentwayscanIlookatit?
’...and‘HowmanydifferentwayscanIsolveit?
’insteadof‘WhathaveIbeentaughtbysomeoneelseonhowtosolvethis?
’Theytendtocomeupwithmanydifferentresponses,someofwhichareunconventional(不寻常的)andpossiblyunique.”
Michalkonotes,“Geniusespreparethemselvesforchance.Wheneverweattempttodosomethingandfail,weendupdoingsomethingelse.Thatisthefirstprincipleofcreativeaccident.Wemayaskourselveswhywehavefailedtodowhatweintended,whichisareasonablequestion.Butthecreativeaccidentprovokes(引起)adifferentquestion:
Whathavewedone?
Answeringthatquestioninanovel(新奇的),unexpectedwayistheessentialcreativeact.Itisnotluck,butcreativeinsightofthehighestorder.”
And“Geniusesproduce.Adistinguishingcharacteristicofgeniusisimmenseproductivity.ThomasEdisonheld1,093patents,stilltherecord.Heguaranteedproductivitybygivinghimselfandhisassistantsideaquotas.Hisownpersonalquotawasoneminorinventionevery10daysandamajorinventioneverysixmonths.Bachwroteacantata(短篇乐章)everyweek,evenwhenhewassickorexhausted...T.S.Eliot’snumerousdraftsofTheWasteLandconstituteajumbleofgoodandbadpassagesthateventuallywasturnedintoamasterpiece.”(296words)
Title
Usingyour
(1)_______powers:
Thinklikeagenius
Mainpoint
Usethepowerofyourcreativemindandbettermanageyourfuture
Howgeniuseskeeptheir
(2)_________
Think(3)_________,notreproductively:
Theytendto(4)_______outmanydifferentresponsestoaproblem;
Theyget(5)_______forcreativechance,thinkingabouttheir(6)________inadifferentway.
(7)_______ofgeniusesproducing
ThomasEdison
Givinghimselfandhisassistantsidea(8)_____
(9)______
Writingacantataeveryweek
T.S.Eliot
Makingmany(10)_______ofonework
NinghaiForeignLanguageSchool任务型阅读冲刺篇4
WordPicturesIgnite(点燃)Readers’Imaginations
Whenyourwritingassignmentcallsforyoutosetasceneorestablishamood,saysBruceGarrisoninProfessionalFeatureWriting,“yourgoalmayincludemakingthereader‘see’,‘feel’,and‘touch’thesubjectofyourwriting.Youwanttocreatementalimagesoftheperson,theplace,thescenery.Youwanttopresenttheopportunityforthereadertousehisorher‘mentalsenses’—thatis,toimaginethesmell,sound,feel,theemotion,thephysicalappearance,andeventhetasteofthesubject.”
Garrisongoesontoexplain:
Thisiswhatdescriptiveandcolorwritingisallabout...Thistypeofwritingrequiresgreatconcentrationandhighlytunedobservationalskillsonyourpart.Analert(灵活的;机警的)writerwillnoticethecolors,odors,thenoise,andotherelementsofasettingandputthereaderinthemiddleoftheactionbydescribingtheseindepth.Youaccomplishthisbyusingpreciseadjectivesandadverbs,aswellasexactnounsandverbstoconveythatrightimage.
Writersachievedescriptiveeffectsintheirarticlesinavarietyofwayswithawiderangeofwritingtools.Someliketofocusontheirobservationsanduseadjectives,andlotsofthem,throughouttheirwriting.Othersworkhardtofindtherightnouns(forexample,dirgeinsteadofsong).ThisrequiresasuperiorcommandoftheEnglishlanguage.Usingabroadvocabularyisnotenough.
Thistypeofwritingalsorequirestiming—youmustbeabletodeterminewhentogoheavilyintodescriptionandwhentobackawayfromthetemptation.Someliketoletthestorybetoldbythewell-chosenwordsofothersindirectquotations.
Theprimaryruleissimple.Whenyouthinkdescriptionhelpsastory,makecertainwhatyouarewritingaboutisdistinctive.Thedescriptionandcolorshouldhaveapurpose.Ifyoucanfinduniquecharacteristicsinsteadoftheordinary,thentheadditionalcolor,oratmosphere,youaddtoastorythroughdetaileddescriptivewritingusuallyworks.Certainly,thewayyouwritealsomakesadifference.Choosingwordsandputtingthemtogetheralsoaffectstheimpactdescriptionhas