还剩2页未读,继续阅读
文本内容:
高考最新题型专练---------阅读填空AA listenerhas writtenfrom Chinafor adviceabout how to loseweight.Michael inShanghai sayshe is26and hasbattled obesityfor mostof hislife.Obesity,a severeweight problem,is acomplex condition.A doctormay advisetaking medicinealongwith changing ones behaviors.Experts saythat the most successfulweight-loss plans include awell-balanced dietand exercise.People whowant toavoid weightgain haveto balancethe number of caloriesthey eatwith thenumberof caloriesthey use.To loseweight,you canreduce thenumberofcalories youtake in,increase thenumberyou use,or both.A recentstudy lookedat fourof the most popular dieting plansin theUS.Researchers atStanfordUniversity inCalifornia studiedover300overweight women,mostly in their thirtiesand forties.Eachwoman wenton oneof thefour plans:Atkins,The Zone,Ornish orLEARN.The womenattended dietclassesand receivedwritten informationabout thefood plans.At theend ofthe year,the womenon theAtkins diethad lostthemost,more thanfour andone-halfkilograms onaverage.They alsodid betteron testsfor cholesterollevels andblood pressure.Christopher Gardner,who ledthe study,says theAtkins dietmay be more successfulbecause ofitssimple messageto eat less sugar.He alsosays that the adviceto increaseprotein in the dietleads tomoresatisfying meals.He saysthat therewas notenough moneyto studymen,but thatmen wouldprobablyhave similarresults.Last week,another reportbased onthirty-one studiessuggested thatonly asmall minorityof peoplehavelong-term successwith dieting.Most dietersregained theirlost weightwithin fiveyears andoftenthey becomemore overweight.But thosewho keptthe weightoff generallywere theones whoexercised.Title:
1.to loseweightDoctors adviceExperts5•________less energythan needed,increase thenumberyou use,or both.Four ofthemostpopulardietingplansintheUS•Atkins:eatlesssugar thanusual and
6.___________protein inthe diet•The Zone•LEARN.Key:
1.Proper ways
2.changingonesbehaviours
3.weight-loss
4.take in
5.exercise
6.increase
7.Ornish
8.another report
9.regain
10.losing weightBWefind thatbright childrenare rarelyheld backby mixed-ability teaching.On thecontrary,both(把their knowledgeand experienceare enriched.We feelthat thereare manydisadvantages instreaming・,•按能力分班)pupils.It doesnot take into accountthe factthat childrendevelop atdifferent rates.Itcan have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child.After all,it can be quitediscouragingto beatthebottom ofthe topgrade!Besides,it israther unrealto gradepeople justaccording totheirintellectual ability.This isonly one aspect for their total personality.We areconcerned todevelop theabilities of all our pupils tothe full,not justtheir academic ability.We alsovalue personalqualities andsocial skills,and wefind thatmixed-ability teachingcontributes toallthese aspectsof learning.In ourclassrooms,we workin variousways.The pupilsoften workin groups:this givesthem theopportunityto learnto cooperate,to share,and todevelop leadership skills.They alsolearn howto copewithpersonal problemsas wellas learninghowtothink,to makedecisions,to analyzeand evaluate,andto communicateeffectively.The pupilslearn fromeach otheras wellas fromthe teacher.Sometimes thepupils workin pairs;sometimes theywork onindividual tasksand assignments,andthey cando thisat theirown speed.They alsohave someformal classteaching whenthis isappropriate.We encourageourpupils to usethe library,and weteach themthe skillsthey needin orderto do thisefficiently.An advancedpupil cando advancedwork:it doesnot matterwhat agethe childis.We expectourpupilstodo theirbest,not theirleast,and wegive themevery encouragementto attainthis goal.Develop theabilities ofpupils:•develop theirfull abilities,not their
1._______________•value personalqualities()pupils-streamed teachingdisadvantages•haveabadeffectonboththebrightandthe■9full abilities.not-so-bright child•give themthe opportunityto learnto cooperate,to•rather unrealto gradepeople justaccording toshare,and todeveloptheir intellectualability
7.________•only oneaspect forpupils9totalpersonality•They candothisat theirown speedKeys:
1.academicability
2.social skills
3.mixed-ability
4.takeintoaccount
5.discourage
6.contribute to
7.leadershipskills
8.personal problems
9.effectively
10.as wellasCThere aretwo basicways tosee growth:oneas a product,the otherasaprocess.People have(夕卜在的)generally viewedpersonal growthas anexternal resultor aproduct thatcan easilybeidentified andmeasured.The workerwho getsa rise,the studentwhose gradesimprove,the foreigner一who learnsa newlanguage allthese examplesof peoplewho havemeasurable resultsto showfor theirefforts.(对照),By contrastthe processof personalgrowth ismuch moredifficult to determine,since itisa journeyand notthe specificsignposts orlandmarks alongthe way.The processis notthe roaditself,butthe attitudes,feelings peoplehave,and theircaution orcourage,as theymeet withnew experiencesand;unexpected difficulties.In thisprocess,the journeynever reallyends thereare alwaysnew waystoexperience theworld,new ideasto try,new challengesto accept.In orderto grow,to travelnew roads,people needto havea willingnessto take risks,to face theunknown,and toaccept thepossibility thatthey may“fail atfirst.How wesee ourselvesas wetry anewway ofbeing isnecessary forour abilityto grow.Do wesee ourselvesas quickand curiousIf so,we tendto take morechances andbe moreopen tounfamiliar experiences.Do wethink wereshy andindecisive(适应)Then oursense offear cancause usto hesitate,to moveslowly,and wethink weare slowto adaptchangeor thatwere notsmart enoughto dealwith anew challenge.Then weare likelytotakea morepassiverole ornot tryat all.(不安全)These feelingsof insecurityand self-doubt areboth unavoidableand necessaryif weareto changeand grow.If weprotect ourselvestoo much,then westop growing.We becometrapped insideashell ofour ownmaking.一Title Productor Process•The workers
4.Product:•The studentseasilyidentified and•the attitudes,feelings peoplehave•
6.____________•experience theworldProcess:•try newideas•accept•
3.todetermine•a willingnessto•never reallyends•facetheunknown•accept thepossibility thatthey mayfhil•tend totake morechances andbemoreopen to•The foreignerslearns newlanguagesKeys:
1.Growth
2.measured
3.much moredifficult4get arise
5.their grades
6.caution orcourag
7.in newways
8.new challenges
9.takerisks
10.unfamiliar experiencesWithoutmost peoplerealizing it,there has been arevolution inoffice workover thelast tenyears.Before thattime,large computerswere onlyused bylarge,rich companiesthat couldafford theinvestment.With theadvancement oftechnology,small computershave comeonto themarket,which arecapable ofdoingthe workthat usedto bedone bymuch larger and expensivecomputers,so nowmost smallercompaniescan usethem(处理器),The maindevelopment insmall computers hasbeeninthefield ofword processorsorWPS asthey areoften called.40%of Britishoffices arenow estimatedto havea word processor andthispercentage isgrowing fast.There aremany advantagesin usinga wordprocessor forboth secretaryand manager.The secretaryisfreed froma lotof dailywork,such asre-typing lettersand storingpapers.He orshe canuse thistime todo other more interesting work forthe boss.From amanagers pointof view,secretarial timeis beingmadebetter use of andmoney can be saved by doingdaily jobsautomatically outsideoffice hours.But isit allgood Ifa lotof dailysecretarial workcan bedone automatically,surely thiswill meanthatfewer secretarieswill beneeded.Another worryis theincreasing medicalproblems related to work(显示器).with visualdisplay unitsThe caseofaslow lossof sightamong peopleusing word processorsseems tohave risengreatly.It isalso fearedthat ifa womanworks ata VDUfor longhours,the unbornchild in herbody might be killed.Safety screensto putover aVDU havebeen inventedbut fewcompaniesin Englandbother tobuy them.(特征)Whatever thearguments forand againstwordprocessor,they area keyfeature ofthisrevolution inoffice practice.small computers:▲largerandexpensive computersAcanuse themASmallcomputershasinthefield ofwordprocessors,or WPSadvantages▲
8.__________will losttheir jobs.Amedical problemsrelatedtowork withvisualdisplay unitsAThe secretary:•Many people9__________slowly•freed froma lotof•The unbornchildinits mothersbody•doothermoreinterestingworkfortheboss•secretarial timecanbemade betteruseof•
7.________canbesavedbydoing dailyjobsautomatically outsideoffice hours.Keys:
1.replace
2.most smallercompaniesdaily work
6.The boss/manager
7.money
8.secretaries
9.lose sightlO.mightbekilled。
个人认证
优秀文档
获得点赞 0