高三2016寒假第四次課教師版

2016Atage14,15and16,thewaywelookedwasthemostimportantthingintheworldtous.MyfriendsandIwantednothinglessthanperfection.Inhighschool,wejoinedthegymnasticsteam,andour36becauseevenmoreimportanttous.Wehadnofat,onlymuscle.Ontheweekends,wewouldgotothebeach,37ofourflatOnesummerday,allmyfriendswereatmyhouse38.Atonepoint,Iwasrunningbacktothepool.I39onabee,andwhileitwasdyingundermyfoot,itstung(蟄)me.Iinstantlystartedtofeel40.Thatnight,Ibegantorunahighfeverandmylegandfootwerered,hotandswollen.Icouldn’twalk.Icouldbarely41.Whenmyfootstartedtogonumb,everyonebecamemore42.Myfootwasnotgettingenoughblood.Ihadtogotothe43,andmyleghurtasifitwerebadlybroken.Icouldn’tmove.AllIcoulddowasthinkabouthowsoftmymiddleing.That44memorethananyconcernovermyThatwouldall45whenIheardthedoctorsmentionpossiblycuttingoffmyfoot.Itwasstillnotgettingthe46supplyitneeded.Thedoctorswouldhavetospeeduptheirtreatment.NeverbeforedidIhavesuchgreat47formyfoot.Andwalkingseemedlike48fromthegods.LessandlesswouldIwanttohearmyfriendstalkabout49andwhowaswearingwhat.MoreandmoreIexpectedvisitsfromotherkidsinthehospital,whowerequickly ingmyfriends.Onegirlcametovisitme50.Everytimeshecame,shebroughtflowers.Shewasrecoveringfromcancerandfeltsheshouldcomebackand51theotherShestillhadnohair,andshewasswollenfrommedicationsshehadbeentaking.Iwouldnothavegiventhisgirlasecond52before.Inowlovedeveryinchofherandlookedforwardtoher53.Finally,IwasimprovingandsoonIwenthome.Mylegwasstillswollen,54Iwaswalking,andIhadmyfoot!WhenIwouldgobacktothehospital,Ioftensawmyfriend.Shewasstillvisitingpeopleand55goodcheer.Ithoughtifeventherewasanangelonthisearth,ithadtobeher.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.AIn1977,IrenePepperbergofHarvardUniversitybeganstudyingwhatwasonanothercreature’smindbytalkingtoit.HerfirstexperimentsbeganwithAlex.Alexwasaone-year-oldAfricangreyparrotandIrenetaughthimtoproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.“Ithoughtifhelearnedtocommunicate,Icouldaskhimquestionsabouthowheseestheworld.”Atthetime,mostscientistsdidn’tbelieveanimalshadanythoughts.Theythoughtanimalsweremorelikerobotsbutdidn’thavetheabilitytothinkorfeel.Ofcourse,ifyouownapetyouprobablydisagree.Butitisthejobofascientisttoprovethisandnowadaysmorescientistsacceptthatanimalscanthinkforthemselves.“That’swhyIstartedmystudieswithAlex,”Irenesaid,“Somepeopleactuallycalledmecrazyfortryingthis.”Nowadays,wehavemoreandmoreevidencethatanimalshaveallsortsofmentalabilities.Sheepcanrecognizefaces.Chimpanzees(黑猩猩)useavarietyoftoolsandevenuseweaponstohuntAndAlextheparrotbecameaverygoodtalker.ThirtyyearsaftertheAlexstudiesbegan.IrenewasstillgivinghimEnglishlessonsupuntilhisrecentdeath.Forexample,ifAlexwashungryhecouldsay“wantgrape”.Alexcouldcounttosixandwaslearningthesoundsforsevenandeight.“Hehastohearthewordsoverandoverbeforehecancorrectlysaythem.”Irenesaid,afterpronouncing“seven”forAlexafewtimesinarow.Alexcouldalsolthedifferencebetweencolors,shapes,sizes,andmaterials(e.g.woodandmetal).Beforehefinallydied,Alexmanagedtosay“seven”.AnotherfamouspetthatprovedsomeanimalshavegreatermentalskillswasadogcalledRico.HeappearedonaGermanTVgameshowin2011.Ricoknewthenamesof200differenttoysandeasilylearnedthenamesofnewones.WhenRicobecamefamous,manyotherdogownerswantedtoshowhowclevertheirpetswere.AnotherdogcalledBetsycouldunderstand300words.Onetheoryfordogs’abilitytolearnalanguageisthattheyhavebenclosecompanionstohumansformanycenturiesandsotheirabilitytounderstandusisconstantlyevolving(進(jìn)化).Whileanimalscan’tdowhathumansdoyet,somescientistsbelievethatexampleslikeAlexandRicoprovethatevolutiondevelopsinligence,aswellasphysicalappearance.Irenewantedtofindout whataparrot B.whyaparrotcanC.howparrotsmake D.ifparrotsspeakAlexlearntnewwordsby A.singing B.readingC.writing D.rehearingThetwodogsmentionedinthearticlecould understandsome B.recognizestrangeC.copyhuman D.ldifferentThearticleconcludesthat ourpetsunderstandwhatwe B.dogsmayspeaktohumansoneC.humansarerelatedto D.mentalabilitycanevolveinBSportsarethebaseofmylife,nexttomymotherwhoraisedmewhenmydadleftus.IhavebeenintosportssinceIwassixyearsold.Ihaveknownmanycoachesandheardhundredsoftheirtips,buttheyusuallyfocusedondrillstodevelopmyskillsandreachthenextlevelofy.WhenIwasinSeniorTwo,Imetthenewschoolbasketballcoach,BrianPawloski.IthoughtIwascertaintobeselectedfortheschoolteamsinceIhadbeeninittheyearbefore.Ishoweduptothetryoutsandputoutabout90%effortsinceIthoughtI’dmakeitwithnoproblem.Thatwasabigmistake.BrianPawloskiisthehardest-workingcoachIhaveevermet.Hedidn’texpect100%effort,heexpected200%effortOneexample:heoncemadeusdo40suicidedrillsforthe40lay-ups(投籃wemissedinagameSomethinkthisiscrazy,butitisn’tAfterthisconditioningpractice,asweweregettingacupofcoldwatertodrink,Isaid,“coach,thatwasthebestpracticeIeverhad.”Iwascompleysincere.Thismanwasandisthewhoinfluencedmemostatmyhighschool.Heexpectsustobeexcellentnotjustonthecourtbutintheclassroom.IfIamnotworkingonbasketball,Iamreadingabookthathethinkswillhelpusbetterunderstandlife’schallenges,includingWooden,Coach,andTheScrewtapeLetters.InthefirsttwoyearsIslackedoff,notputtingforthmyfullpotential.Now,unlikethecoachesofmyyouth,thismanwasinterestedinhowhedidoffthecourt.HealwaysmadesureIkeptupwithmystudiesandwasabletobetrusted.Icanhonestlysaythatonothercoachhasgivenmesomuchadviceonhowtosucceedinbasketball,butmoreimportantly,inlife.Myschoolisluckytohavesuchagreattoteach,coachandinfluencetheirstudents.Iwillalwaysremembermyhigh-schoolbasketballdaysasoneofthehardesttimesIhaveeverworkedinmylifenotonlyinbasketballbutinmygrowthasanindividual.Differentfromothercoaches,CoachBrian concentratedonskilltrainedtheteamtotheedgeofexpectedtheteamtodowellintheiraskedtheteamtodomorereadingthanTheunderlinedphrase“slackedoff”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans paidno B.showednoC.hadless D.madelessIntheauthor’seye,CoachBrianis strictand B.hardworkingandC.skilledand D.professionalandCAswegrowold,werealizethatwehavesolittletimetoreadandtherearesomanygreatbooksthatwe’veyettogetaroundto.Yere-readersareeverywherearoundus.Forcertainfans,re-readingTheLordoftheRingsisaconventionalpracticeannually.OnefriendtoldmethatJaneAusten’sEmmacanstillsurprisehim,despitehishavingreaditover50times.Newsuddenclearunderstandingscanbegainedfromtheprocessofre-reading.JournalistRebaccaMead,along-timeEnglishwomaninNewYork,firstcameacrossGeorgeEliot’sMiddlemarchat17Sincethenshehasreaditagaineveryfiveyears.Witheachre-reading,ithasopenedupfurther;ineachchapterofherlife,ithasresonated(引起共鳴)differently.Meadevidencedthelargenumberofwaysinwhichreallygoodbooksnotonlystandthetestofrepeatreads,butalsoofferfreshgiftseachtimewecracktheirspines.Thesekindsofbooksgrowwithus.Scientistshavealsorecognizedthementalhealthbenefitsofre-reading.ResearchconductedwithreadersintheUSfoundthatonourfirstreading,weareconcernedwiththe“what”andthe“why”.Secondtimeround,we’reabletobetterappreciatetheemotionsthattheplotcontinuestoexpress.AsresearcherCrisRusselloftheAmericanUniversityexined,returningtoabook“bringsneworrenewedappreciationofboththegreatbookanditsreaders.”It’struethatweoftenfindformerselvesonthepagesofoldbooks(ifwe’refondofmakingnotesonthepages).Thesetextscancarryusbacktoatimeandce,andremindusofthekindof thatwewerethen.We’rechangednotonlybylivedexperiencebutalsobyreadexperience–bythebooksthatwe’vediscoveredsincelastreadingtheoneinourhand.Moresothanthemoviedirectororthemusician,thewritercallsuponourimaginations,usingwordstoleadustopicturethisdeclarationofloveorthatunfaithfulnessinlife.Abookisajointprojectbetweenwritersandreaders,andwemustpoursomuchofourselvesintoreadingthatourownlifestorycan econnectedwiththestoryinthebook.Perhapswhat’sreallystrangeisthatwedon’tre-readmoreoften.Afterall,wewatchourfavouritefiagainandwewouldn’tthinkoflisteningtoanalbumonlyonce.Wetreasuremessyoldpaintingsasobjects,yetofallartforms,liturealoneisalargelyone-timedelight.Abook,ofcourse,takesupmoretime,butasMeadconfirms,therewardsmakeitadequayworthwhile.ThetwobooksarementionedinParagraph1mainlyto attracttheattentionofintroducethetopicoftheprovidesomebackgroundshowthesimilaritybetweenre-Theunderlinedexpression“cracktheirspines”inParagraph2refersto A.recite B.re-read C.recall D.relItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat readingbenefitspeoplebothmentallyandreadersmainlyfocusonfeelingsontheirfirstweknowourselvesbetterthroughre-readingwritersinspirethesameimaginationsasfilmdirectorsThepurposeofthepassageisto callondifferentunderstandingsofoldfocusonthementalhealthbenefitsofbringawarenesstothesignificanceofre-introducetheeffectivewaysofre-readingoldDEverydayweareexposedtoimages,s,musicandnews.Inthisageofvisualandauralhyper-stimulation,themediumofradioismakingagreatcomeback.“We’reatthebeginningofagoldenageofaudio,”saidUS-basedpodcasterAlexBlumberginanarticleinTheSydneyMorningHeraldInthelastmonthalone15percentofUSadultslistenedtoaradiopodcast(播客).Thesestatistics,releasedbyEdisonResearch,showthesuccessfulevolutionoftraditionalradiobroadcaststothepresentday’sdigitalpodcastformat.Thetermpodcast”wasinventedin2004,butthetrendonlystartedgainingmainstreampopularityinrecentyears.Withthesharpincreaseinconsumerdemandforsmartphonesandtablets,podcastsaleshavejumped.Theappealofthepodcastpartlyliesinitsmultitformdeliveryandon-demandcapabilities(功能).Youcanlistenduringthoseextraminutesofthedaywhenyou’rewalkingtotheshopswaitinginaqueueorridingthesubwaySimilartoevisionshows,podcastsaregenerallytodownloadandmostoffernewcontenteveryweek.DonnaJackson,22,SydneyUniversitymediagraduate,listenstopodcaststwoorthreetimesaweek,viaiTurns.“IlistenwhileI’mwanderingaroundthehousengsomethingelse.Itmakescompletingaboringtaskmuchmoreenjoyable…Andit’saneasywayofkeeintouchwithwhat’sgoingonintherestoftheworld,”shesaid,“ImainlylistentoBBCpodcasts,butrecentlyI’vealsobeenlisteningtoThisAmericanLifeandSerial.Theyhaveaspecialskilltoreallydrawyouin.”Unlikeevisionandmusic,theaudioformathasthepotentialtocreateadeepimpressiononreaders.Blumbergsaysthisowestothepodcast’sability“tocreatecloserelationshipandemotionalconnection.”SydneyUniversityundergraduateHazelProust,majoringinsocialworkandarts,agrees.“Whenyou’relistening,itfeelsasifthevoiceofthepodcast’sstoryleristalkingdirectlytoyou.It’scomforting,”saidProust.Itseemstheage-oldtraditionofverbalstorylingisverymuchaliveandFromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat traditionalbroadcasthascomeAmericanslovelisteningtothepodcasts everypopularsmartphonessellwellbecauseofThewritermentionsDonnaJacksonmainlyto lhowyoungpeoplerelaxexinwhyyoungpeoplelikeintroducewhatprogramspodcastsareshowhowpopularpodcastsareParagraph5ismainlyabout theinfluenceof B.theadvantageofC.readers’impressionon D.people’sreactiontotheWhatisprobablythebesttitleoftheReturnof B.OpinionsofFeaturesof D.TechnologyofHouseInmanycountriesoftheworldpeopledowhatiscalledhousesitting.Itmeansthatifownersofthehousearegoingaway,theywantsomeonetocomeintotheirhomeandlookafterthehouseandmaybepetswhiletheyareaway.InAustralia,manypeopletravel.Afterpeopleretire,theymightbuyavanandtravelalloverthecountry.71Soifsomeonewantstotravelorgoawayforsomereason,theymightwantsomeoneintheirhometocareforitandkeepthegardenstidy.Housesittersmighthavetocareforpets.Also,quiteafewpeoplehaveswimmingpoolsintheirbackyardandtheyneedcleaning.72Ifeelitisagreatwayofseeingthecountry,becauseyougoandstayinanewcity,gettomeetnewpeople,andhavetimetogosightseeinginanewarea. Therearewebsiteswhereyoufindtheadvertisementsbypeoplewhowanttotravel,andbyreplyingtotheadvertisement,youcanmakearrangementstogoandlookaftertheirhome.Therearesomerequirementstobeahousesitter.Youmustbeatrusted ,sothatthehomeownerknowsyouwillnotstealanything.Youmustbeabletogowhenthehouseownerwantsyoutogo,soyouneedlotsoftime.74Youneedtobegoodwithpets,abletocareforcatsanddogs,orotherpetstheymayhave.Somehousesittingjobsarejustforafewdaysoracoupleofweekswhilethehouseownerhaveashortholiday.Sometimesitisformuchlonger.Wehavehadonehousesitforsixmonths,whilethehomeownertravelledtoEurope.75Thenyoucantraveltomanydifferentcountriesandstaythere.Oneoftheimportantthingstogetarereferencesfromthehomeownerswhereyouhavestayed.Areferenceisawrittenlettertosaythatyouaretrustworthyandhavelookedaftertheirhomewell.Youcanshowtheseletterstoprospectivehousesittingjobsandtheyknowyouwilldoagoodjob.IhavedonehousesittingmanyThousandsofpeopledothisalltheItisalsopossibletodohousesittinginotherGenerallyyouhavemanyopportunitiestogetahousesittingYoumusttakealittlecareoverwhatyourdescriptionsaysaboutThisisaninternationalhousesittingserviceforallcityandcountryYoumusthaveagoodcar,soyoucantraveltodifferentpartsoftheThereisapopularbeliefamongparentsschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolinIhaveevertaughthaseverignoredspellingorconsideredit(important)asabasicskill.Thereare,however,differentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority(優(yōu)先)itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.The (general)acknowledgedproblemishowtoencouragechildrentoexpress lyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimback.OnceIwasalarmedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutaalexperience:“Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingandyourwritingisterrible.”Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsosadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattention theerrors,butifhispriorities(centre)onthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivation(動(dòng)機(jī))(seek)improvement.WhenIwasfouryearsoldIgotill.Itookmedicinetwiceaday.ThemedicinehadsoabittertastethatItookitmixedinorangejuice.TheproblemwasthatIcanstilltastethemedicine.Inaparticularafternoonmymotherbroughtthedrinkin.Asshegaveittome,whenthephonerangandshewenttoanswerit.IlookedattheorangedrinkanddecidedIcouldn’tfacethem,soIhidtheglassbehindapilemagazines.Ofcourse,whenmymotherwasasked,“Haveyoualreadytakenyourmedicine?”Isaid,“Yes.”Ifeltverypleasedwithme.Thenextday,mymotherfounddrinkwhenshewasngthehousework.Shelookedatmeseriousandsaid,“It’sbadtollies!”2005（卷注意：160。Duringthiswintervacation,IworkedasavolunteerguideintheNationalMuseumof.Step1:<詞匯與表達(dá)>Thefollowingaresomewordsandexpressionsthatweuseinthiscomposition.TranslatethemintoEnglishandpayattentiontoyourStep2:<重點(diǎn)句型>TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandtrytousethesesentencepatternsflexi