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Unit13阅读材料

Unit-13-阅读材料

Ayoungpainterlivedinasmallnarrowhouse,livingonpaintingportraitsbeforehebecamefamous.

 Oneday,arichmancamebyandfoundthepainterpaintingsocarefullythathelikeditandaskedhimtodrawaportrait.Theyagreedonthefeeof10,000dollars.

 Afteraweek,theportraitwasdone.Therichmancametotakethepaintingasagreedon.Atthismoment,therichmancameupwithanevilideaofbullyingtheunknownyoungartist,soherefusedtopaythefee.

 Therichmanthoughtthemaninthepaintingisme.IfIdonnotbuythispainting,noonewillbuyit.WhyshouldIpaysomuchmoneyforit?

Sotherichmansaid“Iwillonlypay3,000dollarstobuythispainting.”

 Theyoungartistwassurprised,forhehadnevercomeacrosssuchthings.Hestronglyarguedonjustgrounds,expectingtherichmantoabidebytheagreementandtobeatrustworthyman.

 Afterheleftthestudio,therichmanhadforgottentheartist’spaintingandwordsthenextday.Untiloneday,somefriendsoftherichmancametotellhim,“Somethingissostrange!

Wepaidavisittoafamousartist’sexhibitionofpaintings,inwhichonepaintingismarked200,000dollarsandthemaninthepaintinglooksexactlythesameasyou.ItissoridiculousthatthetitleofthepaintingisThief.”

Heimmediatelythoughtofwhathadhappenedtothepaintermorethanadozenyearsbefore.Ifthepaintingwerereallytheonehebrokehispromisethatyear,itwouldbeterribletohim.Hewenttofindtheyoungpainterthesamenightrightaway.Asexpected,thepaintingtitledasTheiefwasnootherthanthatonehehadbrokenhiswordthatyear.Hequicklyapologizedtotheartistandpaid200,000dollarstobuybacktheportrait.

Withanundefeatedambition,theyoungpaintermadetherichmanbendhishead.

ThisyoungmanwasPabloPicasso.

A

Theyoungboysawme,orrather,hesawthecarandquicklyranuptome,eagertosellhisbunchesofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.Thoughheappearedtobeabouttwelve,heseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflife."Banana300naira.Peanuts200naira"

Hesaidinalowvoice.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.Whenheagreed,Ihandedhima500nairabillHedidn'thavechange,soItoldhimnottoworry.

Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.

When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain,Iwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit'snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecomersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.

Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwavedthemaway.“What'sup”.Iaskedhim.“I...Idon'thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.”Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.

"Willthishelp?

”Iasked.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5,000nairaorlesseachyear."Thankyou,sir,"hesaid.'Thankyouverymuch.”

Whendrivinghome,Iwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschool-books.Whatifhe'sacheat?

AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit?

DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?

WasIusinghim?

Later,IrealizedthatIdidn'tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthim,nordidIthinktoask.

Overthenextsixmonths,IwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeria.SometimeafterIreturned,Iwentoutforadrive.WhenIwasabouttopullover,theboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisface

"oh,gosh!

Longtime."

"Areyouinschoolnow?

”Iasked.

Henodded.

"That'sgood,"Isaid.Asilencefellaswelookedateachother,andthenIrealizedwhathewanted."Here,"Iheldouta500nairabill."Takethis.”Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt."What'swrong?

”Iasked."It'sagift"

Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.HISfaceshonewithsweat.Hedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaid,"I'vebeenwaitingtogivethesetoyou."（06·湖北C篇）

1.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstimpressionoftheboy?

A.Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy.B.Heseemedtohavesufferedalot

C.Heseemedyoungerthanhisage.D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining

2.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboy,theboy________.

A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnutsB.wantedtoexpresshisthanks

C.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD.triedtotakeadvantageofhim

3.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?

A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.

B.Becausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhood.

C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.

D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestreflectstheboy’spersonalities?

A.Braveandpolite.B.Kindandsmart

C.Honestandthankful.D.Shyandnervous.

核心词汇

1．________（n.）长处，优势→________（v.）增强，加强→________（adj.）坚强的，强有力的

2．________（vi.）集中（思想、注意力的）→________（n.）专心，专注

3．________（vt.）联想，联系→________（n.）联想；协会

4．________（adj.）面部的→________（n.）脸

5．________（n.）表情；词语→________（vt.）表达（adj.）快递的

6．________（adv.）精确地，准确地→________（adj.）精确的，准确的→________（n.）精确，准确

7．________（n.）描述，形容→________（v.）描写，描述

8．________（vt.）预言，预测→________（n.）预言，预测→________（n.）预言家

9．________（n.）残疾；无能→________（vt.）使残疾，使丧失能力→________（adj.）有残疾的

10．________（n.）要求→________（v.）需要，要求

11．________（n.）运动员→________（adj.）喜爱运动的

12．________（adj.）自私的→________（adj.）无私的

13．________（n.）满意→________（v.）使满意→________（adj.）满意的

14．________（n.）可能性→________（adj.）可能的→________（adv.）可能地

15．_______（vt.）应得，值得→_______（adj.）值得的，应得的

16．________（adj.）独立的→________（n.）独立→________（vi.）依靠，依赖

17．________（n.）渴望，欲望

18．________（n.）助手→________（v.）帮助→________（n.）帮助

19．_______（vt.）控告，谴责

重点句型

1.Eveniftheyneverseetheirresult,theyfeelthattheirIQis______determineshowwelltheyaregoingtodoinlife.

2._______yourIQtellsyouhowintelligentyouare,yourEQtellshowwellyouuseyourintelligence.

3.Atwork,it’syourIQ_____getsyouhiredbutit’sEQthatgetsyoupromoted.

4.It’sgenerallybelievedthatpeoplewithyourEQsareopentoideasandhavepositiveattitudestowardslife.

5.Peoplegenerallybelievethataperson‘sIQisdeterminedbybirth.However,mostsocialscientistsagreethatEQhasalottodowitheducation.

6.Ireallydislike____thatheeatsgarlicforlunch..

B

It'sgenerallybelievedthatpeopleactthewaytheydobecauseoftheirpersonalitiesandattitudes.Theyrecycletheirgarbagebecausetheycareabouttheenvironment.Theypay$5foracaramelbruléelatte（焦糖布丁拿铁）becausetheylikeexpensivecoffeedrinks.

It'sundeniablethatbehaviourcomesfromourinnerdispositions（性情）,butinmanyinstanceswealsodrawinferencesaboutwhoweare,assuggestedbythesocialpsychologistDarylBem,byobservingourownbehaviour.Wecanbestrangerstoourselves.Ifweknewourownminds,whywouldweneedtoguesswhatourpreferencesarefromourbehaviour?

Ifourmindswereanopenbook,wewouldknowexactlyhowmuchwecareabouttheenvironmentorlikelattes.Actually,weoftenneedtolooktoourbehaviourtofigureoutwhoweare.

Moreover,wedon'tjustuseourbehaviourtolearnaboutourparticulartypesofcharacter—weinfercharactersthatweren'ttherebefore.Ourbehaviourisoftenshapedbylittlepressuresaroundus,whichwefailtorecognize.Maybe_we_recycle_because_our_wives_and_neighbours_would_disapprove_if_we_didn't.Maybewebuylattesinordertoimpressthepeoplearoundus.Weshouldnotmistakenlybelievethatwealwaysbehaveasaresultofsomeinnerdisposition.

Whateverpressurestherecanbeorinferencesonecanmake,peoplebecomewhattheydo，thoughitmaynotbeincompliance（符合）withtheirtruedesires.Therefore,weshouldallbearinmindKurtVonnegut'sadvice:

“Wearewhatwepretendtobe,sowemustbecarefulaboutwhatwepretendtobe.”（2014重庆）

1.Accordingtothepassage,personalitiesandattitudesarecommonlybelievedto________．

A.determineone'sbehaviorB.reflectone'staste

C.influenceone'ssurroundingsD.resultfromone'shabits

2.WhichofthefollowingwouldDarylBemmostprobablyagreewith?

A.Thereturnofawalletcanindicateone'shonesty.

B.Akindpersonwillofferhisseattotheold.

C.Onerecyclesplasticstoprotecttheenvironment.

D.Onebuyslatteoutoftrueloveofcoffee.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?

A.Wefailtorealizeourinnerdispositions.

B.Wecanbeinfluencedbyoutsidepressures.

C.Ourbehaviouristheresultofourtruedesires.

D.Ourcharacterscanshapeoursocialrelationships.

4.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A.Personalitiesandattitudes.B.Preferencesandhabits.

C.Behaviourandpersonalities.D.Attitudesandpreferences.

核心词汇

1.________（vt.）流血→________（n.）血

2.________（vt.）打破→________（adj.）断的，破的

3.________（vt.）评判→________（n.）判断，判断力

4．________（adj.）盐的→________（n.）盐

5．________（n.）同伴→________（v.）陪伴，陪同

6．________（adj.）相像的→________（v.）喜欢（prep）像

7．________（n.）（银行）账户→________（n.）会计

8．________（adj.）不安的，有罪的→________（n.）罪，内疚

9．_______（n.）减轻，宽慰→_______（v.）解除，减轻，缓和

10．_______（n.）忧虑，担心→________（adj.）焦虑的，焦急的

11．________（vt.）评判→________（n.）判断，判断力

12．________（vt.）献身于，专心致志于→________（n.）奉献

13．________（vi.）怒视，瞪

14．________（adj.）过敏的

15．________（v.）证实

16．________（adj.）喜爱文学的→________（n.）文学

17．________（n.）图书馆→________（n.）图书馆管理员

18．________（n.）复习→________（v.）复习

Thisisthestoryoftwofrogs.Onefrogwasfatandtheotherskinny.Oneday,whilesearchingforfood,theyinadvertentlyjumped