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高三英语二轮复习书面表达专项练习13概要写作一
概要写作一
1、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Weallhavedailyproblemswithtechnology,buthowmanyofuscanfixthem?
MyaLeThai,ascientistfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvinerecentlydiscoveredaprocessthatmightresultinbatteriesthatcouldlastforever.
Thaisaidshewasfrustratedthatthebatteriesforherwirelessdevicesdegraded.Overtime,theyfailedtochargefully.Thaididnotliketokeepherwirelesslaptopconnectedtoanelectricaloutlet.Shedecidedtodosomethingaboutthatproblem.Atfirst,sheandherteamatUCIrvinethoughtaboutinventinganewbattery.Butastheyexperimented,Thaidiscoveredsomethingthatmightpermitlithium-ion(锂离子)batteriestolastforever.Lithium-ionbatteriespowermostwirelessdevices.Overtime,thebatterieslosetheabilitytoholdacharge.Oneofthereasonswhylithium-ionbatteriesdegradeistheiruseofnanowires(纳米线)tocarryelectricity.Nanowiresareextremelythin.Theyareextremelyefficientcarriersofelectricity,whichmakesthemusefulinbatteries.Buttheirthinnessalsomakesthemweak.‘‘Nanowiresbreakovertime,"shesaid.“That’swhytheylosecapacity.’’
But,Thaihadatheory:
Thenanowiresmightlastlongerifcoveredwithagel.Sheandtheteamtestedhertheory.“Itwasalongprocessandalotofwork,"Thaisaid.Theteamtriedmanycoveringsforthewires.Thenanowireswerecoatedwithagel,PMMA,andcycledthroughcharging200,000times.Thegelshowednoevidenceofdamage.Theresultssuggestedthatbatteriescouldlastforeverwithoutlosingchargingability.
Thaisaid200,000cyclesamounttoaboutthreemonthsonjustonedevice.Thaihopestocontinueherresearchtoseeifanyothergelcouldworkbetter.
ThaitellsVOAsheisenjoyingthepublicityaboutherdiscovery.Shesaidsheneverexpectedherresearchtogetmediacoverage.“It’skindofcool,”shesaid.“I’mreallygladpeopleareshowinginterestinmywork—notjustintheworkitself,butalsointechnologyandenergy.”
2、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Youmightthinkthatwhetheryouchooseablueshirtorayellowonetoweartoworkorcollegemakesnodifferencetoyourdayandthosearoundyou.However,anincreasingnumberofexpertsarguethatthecolorswechooseaffectourmood,ourcareerprospectsandevenourhealth.
Thepowerofcolorhasbeenusedforcenturiesandweshouldbemakingthemostofitinourlives.Coloraffectsustoagreaterdegreethanmostofusrealize.Itisusedincreasinglybypsychologistsandtherapistsforinfluencingmoodandstateofmind,andforvarioustypesoftreatmentswhenweareill.Somepeopleevenbelievethattheblindcanbenefitfromthe“vibrations(震动)”thatcolorgivesoff.
Companiesusecolortogreateffecttoencourageustobuytheirproducts.Forexample,purpleisseenascreativeandmixeswellwithred,toshowthatacompanyhasideasandthepowertomakethemhappen.Orangeandbluearealsorecommendedcolorsforcompaniestouse,becauseorangeisthecolorofcommunicationandbluesuggestssafetyandsecurity.Sothiscouldbeaparticularlygoodcombination.Companieshavefoundcertaincolors“speak”tospecificagegroups.Theyoftenuseredtoattractyoungerpeopletotheirproducts,forexample,asitisvibrantandmoreyouthfulthancolorslikegoldandnavy,whicholdercustomersseemtoprefer.
Wearingdifferentcolorscanaffecthowyoufeelandhowothersreacttoyou,soitisimportanttoconsiderthiswhendecidingwhattowearinthemorning.Ifyouwantpeopletotakeyouseriously,thenwearingnavyblueorblackisgood.Bluewouldalsobehelpfulforaninterviewororalexaminationbecauseitrelaxesyouandmakesyoufeelcalm.Redgetsyounoticedbyeveryoneandmakesyou,thewearer,feelenergetic,butbecareful,asitcanraiseyourpulserateandnoteveryonewantsthiseffect.
Sothinkcarefullybeforeyouleavethehouse.Thecolorsyouchooseareawonderfultool.Areyoumakingtherightimpression—onyourselfandonothers?
3、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Anew,first-of-its-kindstudyexaminestheconnectionbetweenteacherburnoutandstudents’stresslevels.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbiacollectedsaliva(唾液)samplesfromover400elementaryschoolchildren,gradesfourtoseven,at17publicschools.Cortisol(皮质醇)levelswerethenassessedfromthesamplesasthehormoneiscommonlyusedasabiologicalindicatorofstress.Correspondingly,teacherburnoutwasdeterminedthroughsurveyresults.
Investigatorsfoundthatinclassroomswhereteachersexperiencedmoreburnout,orfeelingsofemotionalexhaustion,students’cortisollevelswereelevated(提升).Highercortisollevelsinelementaryschoolchildrenhavebeenlinkedtolearningdifficultiesaswellasmentalhealthproblems.ThestudyappearsinthejournalSocialScience&Medicine."Thissuggeststhatstresscontagion mightbetakingplaceintheclassroomamongstudentsandtheirteachers,"saidEvaOberle,PhD,thestudy’sleadauthor.
Indeed,therelationshipbetweenstudentstressandteacherburnoutisachickenandeggquestion."Itisunknownwhatcamefirst,elevatedcortisolorteacherburnout.Weconsidertheconnectionbetweenstudentandteacherstressacyclicalproblemintheclassroom.”Oberlesaidastressfulclassroomclimatecouldbearesultofinadequatesupportforteachers,whichmayimpactteachers’abilitytoeffectivelymanagetheirstudents.Apoorlymanagedclassroomcancontributetostudents'needsnotbeingmetandincreasingstress.Thiscouldbereflectedinelevatedcortisollevelsinstudents.
Alternatively,stresscouldoriginatefromstudents,whomaybemorechallengingtoteachbecauseofincreasesinanxiety,behavioralproblems,orspecialneeds.Inthiscase,teacherscouldfeeloverwhelmedandreporthigherlevelsofburnout.
"Ourstudyisareminderofthesystemicissuesfacingteachersandeducatorsasclassroomsizesincreaseandsupportsforteachersarecut,’’saidOberle.“Itisclearfromanumberofrecentresearchstudiesthatteachingisoneofthemoststressfulprofessions,andthatteachersneedadequateresourcesandsupportintheirjobsinordertobattleburnoutandrelievestressintheclassroom,”saidtheUniversityofBritishColumbiaeducationprofessorKimberlySchonertReichl,PhD,thestudy’sco-author.“Ifwedonotsupportteachers,weriskthedamageofstudents.”
4、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Whilecontactbetweenadolescents(betweentheagesoffifteenandnineteen)andtheirpeers(同龄人)isauniversalcharacteristicofallcultures,thenatureandthedegreeofsuchcontactvaryagreatdeal.InAmericancontemporarysociety,adolescentsspendmuchmoretimewiththeirpeersthanwithyoungerchildrenoradults.
Thispatternofagesegregation(隔离)inAmericansocietydidnotbecomeusualuntilthebeginningoftheindustrializedsociety.Changesintheworkplaceseparatedchildrenfromadults,withadultsworkingandchildrenattendingschool.Thedramaticincreaseofmothersintheworkplacehasfurthercontributedtothereductionintheamountoftimeadolescentsspendwithadults.
Schoolreformeffortsduringthenineteenthcentury,whichresultedinage-segregatedschoolsandgrades,havereducedtheamountoftimeadolescentsspendwithyoungerchildren.
Finally,thechangesinpopulationareconsideredafactorthatmayhavecontributedtotheemergenceofadolescentpeerculture.From1955to1975,theadolescentpopulationincreaseddramatically,from11percentto20.9percent.Thisincreaseinthenumberofadolescentsmightbeacontributingfactortotheincreaseinadolescentpeercultureintermsofgrowthinsizeaswellasintermsofitsimpactonsociety'sothercultures(adults,youngerchildren).
Researchsupportstheviewthatadolescentsspendagreatdealoftimewiththeirpeers.ReedLarsonandhiscolleaguesexaminedadolescents’dailyactivitiesandfoundthattheyspendmoretimetalkingtotheirfriendsthanengaginginanyotheractivity.Inatypicalweek,highschoolstudentswillspendtwiceasmuchtimewiththeirpeersaswithadults.Thisgradualwithdrawalfromadultsbeginsinearlyadolescence.Insixthgrade,adults(excludingparents)accountforonly25percentofadolescentsocialnetworks.Anotherimportantcharacteristicofadolescentpeercultureisitsincreasinglyautonomous(自治的)function.Whilechildhoodpeergroupsareconductedundertheclosesupervisionofparents,adolescentpeergroupstypicallymakeanefforttoescapeadultsupervisionandusuallysucceedindoingso.
5、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Thereissomeunwelcomenewsforstudentspreparingforexamsandofficersputtinginlonghours—youdon’tneedthebreakasmuchasyoumaythinkthatmakesyoufeellesstired.
Scientistshavelongassumedthatwillpowerisalimitedresource,whichiswhyyoufeeltheneedtohavearest,haveasnackandcomebacktoataskwhenyou’refeelingbetter.Theyarguedthattheonlywaytorestorewillpowerisbyrest,foodorentertainment.
Butpsychologistshavechallengedthistheory,sayingweakwillpowerisallinyourhead.Theyfoundthatpeople’sbeliefsinwillpowerdeterminehowlongandhowwellthey’llbeabletoworkonatoughmentalexercise.“Ifyouthinkofwillpowerassomethingthat'slimited,you'remorelikelytobetiredwhenyouperformadifficulttask,"saidProf.VeronikaJob.“Butifyouthinkofwillpowerassomethingthatisnoteasilyusedup,youcangoonandon.”
Theresearchersdesignedfourexperimentstoteststudents'beliefsinwillpower.Afteratiringtask,those,whobelievedorwereledtobelievethatwillpowerisalimitedresource,performedworse