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Whenkidsbelievetheycanachievesuccessinmathandreading,theyaremorelikelytoachievehightestscoresinthosesubjects,newresearchsuggests.

ResearchersusedoneUSdataset（1,354Americanchildren）andoneUKdataset（13,901Britishchildren）to

measureself-conceptandstandardizedassessmentsofearlyandlateracademicachievement.Self-conceptishowstudentsperceive（感知）theirabilitiestosucceedonacademictasks.Thedatainvolvedyouthaged5to18.

Thestudyconsideredchildren’searlierachievementandtheircharacteristicsandbackgrounds,includingbirthweight,race,gender,age,andtheirmother’seducation.

Theresearchersfoundthatchildren’sself-conceptoftheirabilityinmathpredictedlatermathachievement,whiletheirself-conceptoftheirabilityinreadingpredictedlaterreadingachievement.

Thefindingsuggeststhatthelinksbetweenself-conceptofabilityandlaterachievementarespecifictoareas;

thatis,thereisalinkfromstudents’self-conceptaboutreadingtoreadingachievement,andfromstudents’self-conceptaboutmathtomathachievement.

“Itisnotunusualtoseestandardizedmeasuresofachievementpredictachievementlaterinschooling,butitshowsthatthereismoretounderstand.”saysstudycoauthorPamelaDavis-Kean.

Theresearchalsoshowedthatsuccesswasnotlimitedtostudentswhoperformatthetoplevels.

“Itinvolvesinstudentswithdifferentlevelsofachievementinmathandreading,”saysMariaInesSusperreguy,anassistantprofessoratPontificiaUniversidadCatolicadeChile,wholedthestudy.“Eventhelowest-performingstudentswhohadamorepositiveviewoftheirmathandreadingabilitieshadhigherlevelsofachievementinmath

andreading.”

Researcherssaytheydon’tknowwhatparentsorstudentsdidtocreatethesebeliefs,butit’sanissuetheywillresearchfurther.

1．Whatcanweknowaboutthechildreninthestudy?

A．Theysucceededinmaths.B．Theiragesrangedfrom5to18.

C．Theywerefromallovertheworld.D．Theywerewell-performingchildren.2．Whatwasconsideredwhenscientistsdidtheresearch?

A．Mother’scareer.B．Children’sweight.C．Children’sage.D．Familybackground.3．Whatinspirationcanwegetfromthistext?

A．Successliesinhardwork.

B．Intelligenceisamusttosuccess.C．Abilitiescancontributetosuccess.

D．Positiveviewmattersmuchinsuccess.

4．Whatwilltheresearchersprobablystudyinthefuture?

A．Theeffectofchildren’sbeliefs.

B．Students’learningmethods.C．Children’sfutureachievements.

D．Waystodevelopchildren’sconfidence.

WhatwoulditbeliketotakeawalkonthesurfaceofMars?

Ifyoucoulddesignthetallestbuildingintheworld,whatwoulditlooklike?

DoyoudreamofbeingthenextJ．K.Rowling?

Thissummer,youcanexperienceallofthesethings,andmore.AllyouneedisanInternetconnectionandyourimagination.

ArecentstudybytheKaiserFamilyFoundationfoundthatkidsspendanaverageof1hourand29minutesonlineeachday.Manykidsliketousethattimetochatwithfriends,playgamesorcheckemails.ButthenexttimeyougetontheWeb,tryexploringtheworldinstead.“WiththeInternet,youcangoback11,000yearsintime,orgo11,000kilometersacrosstheplanet.”saidRussell,WebsearchexpertofGoogle.“Thewholescopeofhistoryandtheworldisopentoyou.”Thereisawealthofinformationtobefoundonline.Forexample,ifyourfamilyisgoingonvacation

somewhere，doaquickonlinesearchontheareabeforeyouevengetinthecar.“What'

sthebackgroundoftheplace;

what'

sthehistory？

”saysRussell.“Iliketotellmykids,‘Wheneveryouhaveaquestion,wheneveryouhaveadoubt,searchitout.’”

Readytolaunchavirtualjourneyofyourown?

Hereareafewstartingpointstogetyouthinkingandtohelpyouonyourway.Youcaninviteyourparentsalongfortheride,too.Alwaysaskforpermissionbeforedownloadingprogramsandsoftwareontoyourcomputer.AndcheckwithaparentoranadultbeforevisitinganewWebsite.

Navigatetheworldin3DwithGoogleEarth.Begininouterspaceandzoom（快速移动）intothestreetsofanycity,fromHongKongtoSanFrancisco.Orvisitancientmonuments,watchthechangingrainforestsovertime,anddiveunderwatertoexploretropicalreef.

WiththeMooninGoogleEarthtool,youcanwalkinNeilArmstrong'

sfamousfootsteps.Takeaguidedtourofthemoon'

ssurfacewithArmstrong'

sfellowshuttlemateastronautBuzzAldrin.Whenyou'

reexploringthatpartofthesolarsystem,hoponovertotheRedPlanetwithGoogleMars.There,youcanmoveveryquicklyaroundthesurfaceandseeimagesfromtheMarsRovers.5．Theauthorusesquestionsinthefirstpassageto.

A．introducethetopicoftheparagraphB．questionthepossibilityofrealizingthedreamC．attractthereaders'

attention

D．letthereadersanswerit

6．Howdoyoutravelaroundtheworldinadayaccordingtothepassage?

A．Bytakingthetimeshuttle.

B．BymakinguseoftheInternetC．Bywatching3Dfilms.

D．ByfindingatourismcompanyinGoogle7．Russellthought.

A．thestudentsspenttoomuchtimeontheInternetB．thestudentsshouldn'

tchatandplaygamesonline

C．thestudentscouldsolvetheirproblemsthroughthelineD．thestudentsshouldlearnknowledgeinsteadofchattingonline

8．What'

sthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Encouragethekidstospendmoretimeonline.B．Encouragethekidstodosomeresearchonscience.C．Encouragethekidstolearntousethecomputer.

D．Encouragethekidstoexploretheworldonline.

Everyday,Daisywakesupnexttoaman,whohastoconvincehertheyaremarried.Whensheexpressesdoubt,hetakesoutaphotoalbumandshowsherpicturesoftheirwedding13yearsago.OnlythendoesamnesiacDaisyacceptthatshehasbeenmarried,andthateverythinghehastoldheristrue.Thelady'

sconditionwascausedbybraininjuriessufferedintworoadaccidents,amotorbikecrashin1985andacaraccidentin1990.Daisycanrecalleverythingupto1994,butsincetheneverythingthathappensononedayisforgottenthenextday.

Shehasnoday-todaymemoryafterthecarcrash.AnditisnotjustlovedonesDaisystruggleswith.Sheuseshundredsofnotesandremindersonhermobilephone'

scalendartokeepherinformedofappointmentsandeverydayduties.Anythingshehasdoneoranyoneshehasmetmustbeloggedforfuturereference.Andontherareoccasionswhenshetakestheriskofgoingoutofherhomealone,shehastobearmedwithnavigation（导航）programmedwithheraddress.

Therearesomebenefits,however.ThereisnosuchthingasarepeatonTVandeveryjokeisfunny,becauseitseemedshehashearditthefirsttime.“It’slikeIamlivingthesameday,dayafterday,saidDaisy,whodoesvoluntaryworkatacharityforpeoplewithdisabilitiesthreedaysaweek.

DrPeterNestorsaidDaisywassufferingfromanterograde（【医】前进的,顺行的）amnesia.Headded,“Itisreasonablyrare,butitdoesexist.Youareabletocarryoutdaytodaythings,anddon'

tforgethowtodocertainthingslikespeaking.Butifsomeonewastoaskyouwhatyoudidyesterday,youwouldn'

thaveaclue.”

9．WhatcausedDaisy’scondition?

A．Herdisabilitysincebirth.

B．Braininjuriesinaccidents.C．Herdeclininghealth

D．Overloadedworking.

10．HowdidDaisy’sfamilyhelpremindher?

A．BytakinghertothehospitalB．Bytellingherjokes.

C．Byshowingheroldphotosandpictures.

D．Bypersuadinghertorecallthecarcrash.

11．Theunderlinedword“amnesiac”inParagraph2probablymeans“”．A．strongB．optimistic

C．warmheartedD．forgetful

12．Whatdoesthe3rdparagraphmainlytellus?

A．BenefitsofDaisycondition.

B．GreattroublesDaisyhasinlife.C．HowDaisyhelpsherself.

D．ThereasonwhyDaisyforgetsthings.

13．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Daisycouldstillenjoyalotinspiteofherillness.

B．TheonlythingDaisykeptinmindwasherhome.C．Daisycouldn'

tdoanythingbutstayathome.

D．Daisydidn'

twanttotrustanyoneelse.

Kodak’sdecisiontofileforbankruptcy（破产）protectionisasad,thoughnotunexpected,turningpointforaleadingAmericancorporationthatpioneeredconsumerphotographyanddominatedthefilmmarketfordecades,butultimatelyfailedtoadapttothedigitalrevolution.

AlthoughmanyattributeKodak’sdownfallto“complacency（自满）,”thatexplanationdoesn’tacknowledgethelengthstowhichthecompanywenttoreinventitself.Decadesago,Kodakpredictedthatdigitalphotographywouldovertakefilm（胶片）—andinfact,Kodakinventedthefirstdigitalcamerain1975—butinafatefuldecision,thecompanychosetoshelfitsnewdiscoverytofocusonitstraditionalfilmbusiness.

“Itwasn’tthatKodakwasblindtothefuture”,saidRebeccaHenderson,aprofessoratHarvardBusinessSchool,butratherthatitfailedtoexecuteonastrategytoconfrontit.Bythetimethecompanyrealizeditsmistake,itwastoolate.

Kodakisanexampleofafirmthatwasverymuchawarethattheyhadtoadapt,andspentalot

ofmoneytryingtodoso,butultimatelyfailed.Largecompanieshaveadifficulttimeswitchingintonewmarketsbecausethereisatemptationtoputexistingassets（资产）intothenewbusinesses.

AlthoughKodakpredictedtheunavoidableriseofdigitalphotography,itscorporate（企业的）culturewastoorootedinthesuccessesofthepastforittomakethecleanbreaknecessarytofullyembracethefuture.Theywereacompanystuckintime.Theirhistorywassoimportanttoth