英语阅读理解拓展训练.docx

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英语阅读理解拓展训练

英语阅读理解拓展训练

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Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.

Whenyouhearaperson’sname，repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.

Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.

Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone，askthatpersontospellthenamemadpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.

Admityoudon’tknow.

Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay.“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain?

”

Useassociations.

Linkeachpersonyonmeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample，youcouldmakeamentalnote:

"VickiCheng--tall,blackhair."Toreinforceyou’reyourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.

Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.

Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.

Goearly.

Considergoingearlytoconferences,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That'sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers　anautomaticreviewforyou.

1.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?

A.Theywillbemoved.B.Theywillbeannoyed.

C.Theywillbedelighted.D.Theywillbediscouraged.

2.Ifyoucan'tremembersomeone'sname,youmay__

A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelie

C.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou

3.Whenyoumeetagroupofpeople,itisbettertoremember__

A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirst

C.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossible

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.

C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.

Passage2

ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it’spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ityouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,orsharedthesamebirthday.

Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldhivehersomeideaofafascinatingcirclewhomightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She’sbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.

Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypractisinginthisway,hedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious.Automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformanceformtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems　howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom　dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.

Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine;thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehaviour.

1.Thepassagemainlydealswith.

A.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawriter

B.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccess

C.thedecisivefactorinmakingagenius

D.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction

2.Byreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould.

A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwriting

B.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomeday

C.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikes

D.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity

3.Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,________.

A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess.

B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformance

C.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievement

D.shecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towrite

4.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccess

B.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.

C.Astothegrowthofagenius,I.Q.Doesn’tmatter,butjusthis/hereffort.

D.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.

Passage3

【语篇解读】本文由男女衣服的不同，分析产生这种不同的原因，并且告诉我们这种不同为什么延续到现在。

Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers（生产商）followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures（特征）ofclothes.Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright,andwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handed,themen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?

Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcentury,whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservants,havingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand,havingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesense,too.Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.

Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservants,butbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?

Actually,astandard,onceset,resistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleft,itwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterall,womenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besides,somewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright,sinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.

1.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?

A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.

B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.

C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.

D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeople.

2.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?

A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.

B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.

C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.

D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.

3.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.

A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomen

B.manufacturersshouldfollowstandards

C.modernwomendressthemselves

D.customsarehardtochange

4.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.

A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisons

C.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder

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MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsold.Thenjustlastyeartheycityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing（用推土机推平）thetreesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozers,Iaskedmyself,“Whydon’ttheyjustleaveitalone?

”

Lookingback,Ithinkwhatsentencedtheparttooblivion（别遗忘）wasthedrought（旱灾）wehadaboutfouryearsago.Upuntilthen,SouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalks,climbedthetress,andswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.Theparkwasalmostlikemyownyard.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschanged.

Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktress,andprettysoonthetreesstarteddying,too.Next,theparkswimmingpoolwasclosed.Thecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkeptthepark,andprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymore.

Asthedroughtlastedintothefall,theparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soonthe