1、最新英语四级选词填空练习及答案Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can _1_ performance at work and school. Cognitive( 认识派的 ) researc
2、hers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on _2_ and gifts from others. The latter view has gained many supporters, _3_ among educators. But the careful use of small _4_ rewards speaks creativity in grade school children,
3、 suggesting that properly presented inducements( 刺激 ) indeed _5_inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “If kids know theyre working for a reward and can focus on a relatively _6_ task, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of t
4、he University of Delaware in Newark. “But its easy to _7_ creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards. A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands our high grades for _8_ achievement ends uPwith uninspired students, Eisenberge
5、r holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and _9_ failing grades. In early grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points to ward valued rew
6、ards, shows _10_ in raising efforts and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims. A)mental B)promiseC)killD)avoid E)hope F)especiallyG)aidH)ordinary I)approval J)monetaryK)generallyL)improve M)challengingN)restoreO)excellent Answers: 1. L2. I3. F4. J5. G6. M7. C8. H9. N10. B Reading is thought t
7、o be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts _1_ questions, and so on. For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we become _2
8、_ of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between _3_ and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced, our question of the text continues at the unconscious level. Different people _4_ with the text differently. Some stay very close to the
9、words on the page, others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension which is _5_ in the text. The latter represents _6_ levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially for advan
10、ced readers. There is another conversation which from our point of view is _7_ important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as _8_ to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the _9_ we employ in reading.
11、 If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a process conversation with a text is usually pretty well _10_. Not so our ability to hold a content conversation. A)opposedB)converseC)equallyD)written E)developed F)strategiesG)comparedH)awake I)higherJ)expectationsK)dealL)absolutely M)awareN)bette
12、rO)further Answers: 1. O2. M3. J4. B5. D6. I7. C8. A9. F10. E There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested inspelling .No school I have taught in has ever _ spelling or considered it unimportantas a basic skill. There are, however , vastly different ideas about how t
13、o teach it , or howmuch _ it must be given over general language development and writing ability. Theproblem is , how to encourage a child to express himself freely and _ in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?If spelling become the only focal point of his teachers int
14、erest, clearly a _4_child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid _5_ language. Thats why teachers often _6_ the early use ofdictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on the b
15、ottom of a sensitive piece of writing abouta personal experience :“ This work is _7_ !There are far too many spelling errors andyour writing is illegible( 难以辨认的 ).” It may have been a sharP_8_ of the pupilstechnical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitte
16、dto read the essay, which _9_ some beautiful expressions of the childs deePfeelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centredon the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would havegiven the pupil more _10_ to seek i
17、mprovement. A)priority B)criticism C)contained D)clearlyE)adventurous F ) discourage G)motivation H)terribleI)ignored J)difficult K)encourage L)expressedM)confidently N)bright O)motive L)expressed Answers: 1. 选 I2. 选 A3. 选 M4. 选 N 5. 选 E 6. 选 K7. 选 H9. 选 C10. 选 GSport is not only physically challeng
18、ing, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticismfrom coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessiveamount of _1_ or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychologicaland research has indicated that it can lead to burnout.
19、Burnout has been described as _2_ orquitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are _3_ years for learning about oneself. The sport settingis one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to_4_ with others, make fr
20、iends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives.Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can _5_affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents and coaches criticisms to heart and find aflaw(缺陷)in themselves.Coaches an
21、d parents should also be _6_ that youth sport participation does not become workfor children. That outcome of the game should not be more important than the _7_ of learning thesport and other life lessons. In todays youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying moreabout who will win instead o
22、f _8_ themselves and the sport. Following a game many parents andcoaches _9_ on the outcome and find fault with youngsters performances. Positive reinforcementshould be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivatesand has a greater effect on learning th
23、at criticism. Again, criticism can create _10_ levels of stress,which can lead to burnout. A)processB)high C)enjoying D)anxiety E)settleF)cautious G)cooperate H)greatly I)droppingJ)hardly K)intense L)focus M)aspiration N)critical O)procedure ANSWERS: 1.D2.I3.N4G5.H6.F7.A8.C9.L10.B The first modern O
24、lympic Games was held in Athens(雅典)in 1896and only twelve nations participated. Besides the host nationman participants were tourists who _1_ to be in Greece atthe time. Though the whole affair was _2_ and the standardwas not high, the old principle of amateur sport was kept up.Since then the games
25、had been held every four yearsexcept during the _3_ of the two World War. This was _4_ adeparture from the old Olympic spirit when wars had to stoPandmake way for the games.The games have grown enormously in scale and _5_performances have now reached unprecedented heights.Unfortunately the same cann
26、ot be said about their _6_ standard.Instead of Olympia, the modern games are now held in differentcities all over the world. Inevitably politics and commercialismget involvedas countries vie each other for(为 . 而互相竞争) the _7_ to hold the games because of the politicalprestige and commercial profit to
27、 be _8_ out of them. Inthe 11 th games held in Berlin in 1936, Hitler who had newlycome to _9_ in Germany tried to use the occasion for hisNazi propaganda. For the first time the Olympic flame wasbrought all the way from Olympia to the games site in relays,a marathon journey now often taking months
28、to _10_.A) honour B) accomplish C) had D) moral E) arrive F) occured G) end H) power I) happened J) definitely K) Physical L) informal M) interruption N) especially O) irregular ANSWERS : 1.选I2.选L3.选M 4.选J5.选K6.选D7.选A8.选C9.选H10.选BIts never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need
29、 to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think how often youve judged roughly, said _1_ things, pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the occasions when you indicated clearly and _2_ that you were sorry. A bit frightening, isnt it? Frightening because some d
30、eePwisdom in us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling is _3_, and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and _4_ is expressed.I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of signs: headaches, insomnia an
31、d stomach trouble. No _5_ cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, Unless you tell me whats worrying you, I cant helPyou.After some hesitation, the man _6_ that, as executor of his fahers will, he had been cheating his brother, who lived abroad, of his _7_. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother asking _8_ and enclosing a cheque as the first stePin restoring their good relation. He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. Thank you,
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