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ForourOctober2020writingcontest,wewantyoutoreallyconsiderwhatyouthinkaboutenvironmentalproblems.
Usethesequestionstohelpfocusyouressay(文章)
■Whatenvironmentalproblemdoyouthinkshouldcausethegreatestalarmandaction?
■Doyouthinkthatyouhaveapersonalresponsibilitytohelpsolveenvironmentalproblemsordoyoufeelhelplessagainstthestruggle?
■Whatdoyouthinkcouldhelpaspecificenvironmentalproblem?
Don'
ttrytoanswerallthesequestions.Useoneofthemtomakeapersonalessay.
Thetitleoftheessay
Whenyouhandinyouressay,titleitas:
EnvironmentalProblems:
________.Includethephrase“EnvironmentalProblems”asthebeginningofyouressaytitle,butthenmaketherestofyourstorytitleunique.Examples:
■EnvironmentalProblems:
TrashyBehaviorandthePlasticBottle
WeCan'
tExistIfWeRefusetoChange
Rules:
(1)Thisisanonfictionessaycontest.
(2)Essaysare500wordsorless.
(3)Essaysmustbeyouroriginalwork.
Thedeadline:
MidnightOct.30,2020
Results:
ThewinnerwillbepostedonourwritingcontestwebsiteoronTeenTrendReportafterNov.26,2020.
1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Howtowriteanessay.
B.Howtoprotectourplanet.
C.October2020writingcontest.
D.Someenvironmentalproblems.
2.Whichofthefollowingessayswillbeaccepted?
A.A300wordessaytakenfromthenewspaper.
B.A400wordessayonairpollution.
C.A500wordessayfullofimagination.
D.A600wordessayonplasticbottles.
3.Howcanoneknowtheresultofthecontest?
A.Bysendinganemail.
B.Byvisitingthewebsite.
C.Bycallingtheorganizer.
D.Byreadingascientificreport.
B
Areyoubadatmath?
Ifyouansweryes,considerthisquestion:
Areyoubadatmathbecauseyoudidn'
tstudyhardenoughtolearnthematerialorbecauseyoulacktheabilitytobegoodatit?
Asitturnsout,manychildrenbelievethattheydon'
tdowellonmathtestsbecausethey'
reintellectuallyincapable(无能的)ofunderstandingthematerial.Theyhavenoreasontotryharder,thustrappingtheminastateofbeingbadatmath.
EducatorsMilesKimballandNoahSmitharguethatthisisabigproblem,“MathisthegreatmentalsubjectofanunconfidentAmerica.Ifwecanconvinceyouthatanyonecanlearnmath,itshouldbeashortsteptoconvincingyouthatyoucanlearnjustaboutanything,ifyouworkhardenough.”
PsychologistCarolDwecktookonthetaskofconvincingagroupofstudentsthatiftheyworkedhardtheycouldbecomesmarter.Thetrulyremarkablepartofthatstudywasnotthatthekidsimprovedandearnedhighergrades;
itwasthatDwecknotedthatafewofthetoughboysinthegroupwerebroughttotears,learningthatthelevelofintelligencetheycouldreachwaslimitless—itwasentirelyuptothem.
Ofcourse,notallofuswillbecomegeniusmathematicians,butthemajorityofuscanbecomeskilledandmaybeevengoodatmath.AsMashablepointsout,whiledyscalculia(计算障碍),amathdisability,isarealthing,only6percentofthepopulationislikelytohaveit.Fortherestofus,it'
saconfidenceproblem,oralackofbeliefthatwithhardwork,we'
llimprove.Thankfully,wenowknowbetter,andwecanpassonthat_informationtothenextgeneration.
4.Manypeopledon'
tworkhardatmathbecausetheythinkthat________.
A.theirintelligenceishighB.mathisnotworthlearning
C.it'
suselesstoputintheeffortD.theyhaveunderstoodthematerial
5.AccordingtoMilesKimballandNoahSmith,________.
A.mathisabigproblemtodealwith
B.mostAmericansdon'
tlikemathatall
C.mathisanimportantsubjectatschool
D.onecanlearnanythingaslongasheworkshard
6.InCarolDweck'
sstudy,thestudents________.
A.passedthetestseasilyB.becamegoodatmathsoon
C.didn'
tgethighergradesinthetest
D.knowtheirintelligencedependsonthemselves
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatinformation”referto?
A.Mathdisabilitydoesn'
treallyexist.
B.Everyoneislikelytolearnmathwell.
C.Mathcannotbeignoredatanytime.
D.Confidenceisimportantinone'
slife.
C
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