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阅读理解练习1
金牌教练助力一生
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优学教育学科教师辅导教案
讲义编号
学员编号:
年级:
高三课时数:
1
学员姓名:
赵夕冉辅导科目:
英语学科教师:
李丽俐
课题
授课日期及时段
2013年月日
教学目的
教学内容
Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.
Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatis,itsownreflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingevrylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,haveshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.
Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest.
“Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal,”saidDinanaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins.”
TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8-foot-squaremirroronawalloftheanimals’playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecordedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.
Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.
Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose.
DianaReisssaid,"Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway."
45.Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals?
A.Whethertheyhavelargebrains.
B.Whethertheyhaveself-awareness.
C.Whethertheyenjoyoutdoorexercises.
D.Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors.
46.Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext?
A.Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders.
B.Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors.
C.TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss.
D.Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent.
47.WhatmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty?
A.Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror.
B.Sherecognizedherownimageinthemirror.
C.Shepaintedamarkonherownface.
D.Shefoundthehiddencamera.
Thewaywedothingsroundhere
Someyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,Iamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus."That"quite"saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".
SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures(文化).
Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dress,foodandhoursofwork-whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate(气候),whilegettingonwithbusiness.
Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,otherdifferencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality(准时).Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyinthe
AmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernottousetheword"late"becausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.
52.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraph1becausehethought______.
A.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhim
B.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherperson
C.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericanculture
D.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans
53.Theword"highlights"inParagraph2probablymeans_____.
A.encouragesB.helpstonarrow
C.increasesD.drawsattentionto
54.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?
A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.
B.Understandandacceptthem.
C.Dothingsinourownway.
D.Doin-depthresearch.
55.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare______.
A.ItaliansB.GermansC.GreeksD.theBritish
WhenmybrotherandIwereyoung,mymomwouldtakeusonTransportationDays.
Itgoeslikethis:
Youcan’ttakeanymeansoftransportationmorethanonce.Wewouldstartfromhome,walkingtwoblockstotherailstation.We’dtakethetrainintothecitycenter,thenabus,switchingtothetram,thenmaybeataxi.Wealwaysconsideredtakingahorsecarriageinthehistoricdistrict,butwedidn’tlikethewaythehorsesweretreated,soweneverdid.Attheendoftheday,wetookthesubwaytoourcloseststation,whereM
om’sfriendwaswaitingtogiveusaridehome—ourfirstcarrideoftheday.
ThegoodthingaboutTransportationDaysisnotonlythatMomtaughtushowtogetaround.Shewasborntobemultimodal(多方式的).Sheunderstoodthatdependingoncarsonlywasafailureofimaginationand,aboveall,afailureofconfidence—theproductofachildhoodnotspentexploringsubwaytunnels.
Onceyoulearntheroutemapandstepwithcertaintyoverthegapbetweenthetrainandtheplatform,nothingisfrighteninganymore.Newcitiesarejustlight-raillinestobeexplored.Andyourpersonalcar,ifyouhaveone,becomesjustonemoretoolinthetoolbox—andoftenaninadequateone,limitingbothyourmobilityandyourwallet.
OnTransportationDays,wemightstopforlunchonChestnutStreetorbuyanewbookortoy,butthetransportationwasthepoint.First,itwasexcitingenoughtowatchtheworldspeedbyfromthetrainwindow.AsIgotolder,mymomhelpedmeunlockthemysteriesthatwouldotherwisehaveparalyzedmyfirstattemptstodoitmyself:
HowdoIknowwheretogetoff?
HowdoIknowhowmuchitcosts?
HowdoIknowwhenIneedtickets,andwheretogetthem?
Whattrack,whatline,whichdirection,where’sthestop,andwillIgetwetwhenwegoundertheriver?
I’mwr
itingthisrightnowonanairplane,ameanswedidn’ttryonourTransportationDaysand,wenowknow,thedirtiestandmostpollutingofthemall.MyflightroutedmethroughPhiladelphia.Mymultimodalmommetmefordinnerintheairport.Shetookatraint
omeetme.
55.WhichwasforbiddenbyMomonTransportationDays?
A.Havingacarride.
B.Takingthetraintwice.
C.Buyingmorethanonetoy.
D.Touringthehistoricdistrict.
56.Accordingtothewriter,whatwasthegreatestbenefitofherTransportationDays?
A.Buildingconfidenceinherself.
B.Reducingheruseofprivatecars.
C.Developinghersenseofdirection.
D.Givingherknowledgeaboutvehicles.
57.Theunderlinedword“paralyzed”(inPara.5)isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.
A.displayed
B.justified
C.ignored
D.ruined
58.Whichmeansoftransportationdoesthewriterprobablydisapproveof?
A.Airplane.
B.Subway.
C.Tram.
D.Car.
Brrriiinnng.Thealarmclockannouncesthestartofanotherbusyweekdayinthemorning.Youjumpoutofbed,rushintotheshower,intoyourclothesandoutthedoorwithhardlyamomenttothink.Astressfuljourneytoworkgetsyourbloodpressureclimbing.Onceattheoffice,youglancethroughthenewspaperwithdepressingstoriesorreportsofdisasters.Inthatsortofmood,whocangetdowntowork,particularlysomecreative,originalproblem-solvingwork?
Thewaymostofusspendourmorningsisexactlyoppositetotheconditionsthatpromoteflexible,open-mindedthinking.Imaginativeideasaremostlikelytocometouswhenwe’reunfocused.Ifyouareoneofthoseenergeticmorningpeople,yourmostinventivetimecomesintheearlyeveningwhenyouarerelaxed.Sleepypeople’slackoffocusleadstoanincreaseincreativeproblemsolving.Bynotgivingyourselftimetotuneintoyourwanderingmind,you’remissingoutonthesurprisingsolutionsitmayoffer.
Thetripyoutaketoworkdoesn’thelp,either.Thestressslowsdownthespeedwithwhichsignalstravelbetweenneurons(神经细胞),makinginspirationslesslikelytooccur.Andwhileweallshouldreadalotaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld,itwouldnotmakeyoufeelgoodforsure,soputthatnewswebsiteornewspaperasideuntilaftertheday’sworkisdone.
Sowhatwouldourmorningslooklikeifwewantedtostartthemwithafullcapacityforcreativeproblemsolving?
We’dsetthealarmafewminutesea
rlyandlieawakeinbed,followingourthoughtswheretheylead.We’dstandalittlelongerunderthewarmwateroftheshower,stoppingthinkingabouttasksinfavorofafewmoreminutesofrelaxation.We’dtakesomedeepbreathsonourwaytowork,insteadofcomplainingaboutheavytraffic.Andonceintheoffice—afterwegetacupofcoffee—we’dclickonlinksnottothenewsofthedaybuttothefunniestvideosthewebhastooffer.
67.Accordingtotheauthor,wearemorecreativewhenweare_______.
A.focused
B.relaxed
C.awake
D.busy
68.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutnewspapers?
A.Theyaresolutionprovi
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