中考英语二轮复习最新资源.docx

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（1）

  Whatmakesagroupsmartandabletosolveproblemssuccessfullyandproducegoodsolutions?

Oh,we may ask:

whatmakesagroupintelligent?

Agroup’sIQ（智商）,wemightthink,wouldbesimplytheaverageintelligence（平均智力）ofthegroup’smembers,orperhapstheintelligenceofthegroup’ssmartestmember.___1___

    Agroup’sintelligencecomesout from communicationsthatgoonwithingroup.Agroup’sintelligencecanbecalculated,andliketheIQgradesofasingleperson,anditcanpredictthegroup’sperformanceonlotsofkindsoftasksperfectly.Justlikeasingleperson’sintelligencecanbetrainedanddeveloped.__2___.Herearesomesuggestionsonhowtoguidethedevelopmentofsmartgroups:

___3___Thesmartestgroupsaremadeupofpeoplewhoaregoodatreadingoneanother’ssocialsigns.___4___Groupswhotakethetimetodiscusshowtheywillworktogetheraremorewell-organizedandsuccessful.

Asagroupmember,itisalso very importantforyoutoshare（分享）thefloorintheformal（正式的）meetings.Thememberswhojustcontrolthediscussionorwhostayawayanddon’tsaymuchmaketheintelligenceofthegrouplower.Butinthe smart group,membersconnectdirectlywitheachother,notjustwithgroupleader.____5___Outsideofformalmeetings,thesmartestgroupsspendalotoftimecommunicating,too.Allmemberscanhaveacoffeebreakatthesametime,leadingthemtodotheirworkmoreprofessionallyandfeelmorepleasedwiththeirjobs.

AButsomescientistshavefoundthatthisisn’tso.

BPersonally,youcanchoosegroupmemberscarefully.

CAndthenit’sbetterforyoutotalkaboutthe “how”.

DItcanbeincreasedbytraining.

EAgroup’sintelligencecanalsobeincreased

FTheyalwaystakeanactivepartineverysmallconversationthatcouldbeaddedtomaindiscussion.

GEachgroupmembershouldhavethesamechancetoexchangeinformationintheformalmeetings.

（2）

Tigersarefierceanimals.TheyarethebossesoftheAsianjungleswiththeircleverness,quicknessandstrength.______

Asamother,theChinese-AmericanwriterAmyChuaisdefinitelyatiger.Herbook,BattleHymnoftheTigerMother（虎妈战歌）tellsofthestrictupbringingshegavehertwochildren.______HerkidswerenotallowedtowatchTVorplayvideogames.Theywerenotallowedto"hangout"withotherkidsafterschool.Theyhadtobethetopstudentsintheirclasses.Andtheyhadtopracticethepianoandviolinforhourseveryday.______Sheadmitsthiscausedalotoftearsandangerbutshehasfewregrets（后悔）.

Chuasays,likeher,mostAsianmothersaretigersbecausetheybelievetheirchildrencanachievealotifthey'repushedhardenough.______Theycaremoreabouttheirchildren'sself-esteem（自尊）.Theydon'twanttopushtheirkidstoohardforfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Americanmothersencouragetheirchildrentofindtheirownpath.

So,isatigermombetterthanapussycat?

PerhapsitdependsonthedifferencesbetweenAsianandWesterncultures._______Somekidsneedtobepushedwhileothersrespondtoagentlerhand.Togrowlortopurr?

Thereisnoeasyanswer.

A.Mothersshouldbetigersinsteadofpussycats.

B.Asaresult,herkidsbecamesuccessful.

C.ShesaysAmericanmothersarereallypussycats.

D.It’snotpossibleforthekidstobeperfect.

E.Itmayalsodependonthechildhimself.

F.Shethinksthatbeingstrictistheonlywaytodevelopachild'spotential（潜力）andtomakethemstrong,independentandsuccessful.

G.Apussycat,ontheotherhand,isahomebodythatcomfortsuswithitsgentlewarmthandcalmsuswithitspurring.

（3）

HaveyoueverwonderedwhatanAmericanhighschoolisreallylike?

Thisarticlewilldescribeatypical（典型的）highschoolanditsstudents.

AtypicalAmericanhighschoolhasseverallargebuildingsandenoughspaceforabout1,500students.___1_____Whenstudentsfirstarriveatschool,theygostraighttotheirlockerstoputawayorgettheirtextbooksandtohanguptheiroutdoorclothes.AsAmericantextbooksareexpensive,studentswouldratherloan（租借）thanbuythem.Studentsmustpaybackiftheylostanyofthem.

____2_____Theyusuallytakeayellowschoolbusorwalktoschooliftheylivecloseenough.Sometimestheirparentsdrivethemtoschool.Whentheyturn16yearsofage,mosttakeafreedrivingclassatschoolforoneterm.Ifstudentsearnpassinggradesintheclassandalsopasstheirstatedriver’sexam,theycanbegindrivingthemselvestoschool.

Eachday,studentstakesixorsevenclasses.Theymusttakescience,math,Englishandsocialstudies.____3____Insomeschoolsstudentsarerequiredtotakeoneormoreofthefollowingspecialclasses:

healtheducation,physicaleducationorforeignlanguagestudies.Studentsmovetodifferentclassroomsforeachsubject.___4____Thereisafive-minutebreakbetweenclasses,togivethestudentsthetimetohurrytotheirnextclass.

____5_____Afterschoolmorethanhalfofthestudentsareinvolvedinafter-schoolactivities.Theseactivitiesincludesports-especiallyfootball,basketball,baseballandsoccerorclubs,suchasyearbook,speech,schoolnewspaper,photographorstudentgovernment.

ATheycanchooseart,homemaking,fashiondesignandotherclasses.

BThisisbecauseeachteacherhastheirownclassroom.

CEverystudentisgivenalocker.

DTheregularschooldayusuallyendsearlyintheafternoon.

ETheyalllikechoosingsomeinterestingclassesafterschool.

FAmericanstudentshavedifferenttypesofschooltransport.

GDifferentcountrieshavedeterrentculture.

（4）

 Itisaverycommonthingforapersontohaveagoodfriend．MygoodfriendisDiana．Sheisarichandproudgirl．_____1___sonobodywantstobeherfriend．

   onedayafterschool，IwaswaitingforDianawhenViviencameuptome．Shegavemeabiscuit．Iacceptedit．___2____andfromthenon，IbegantospendmoretimewithVivienthanwithDiana．Ifeltalittleuneasy．

   Afterafewdays，IwenttoseeDianaforsomesnackswhenViviencameandsatwithme．Sheofferedmeasandwich．_____3_____Shewalkedaway．IwasangrywithDianaforbeingsorudeandthoughtless．

    “Nevermind，”Viviensaid．“I’musedtoit．”

   Afterschool，ItriedtocatchupwithDiana．____4_____butshewouldnotlistentome．Shesaid，“Goandjoinyour‘dear’Vivien．Iknowyoumakenewfriendsandforgettheoldones．”

Forthenextfewweeks．wedidnottalktoeachother．Then．oneday，DianacametoVivienandme，saying，”I’mreallysorryaboutwhatIdid．I’maspoiled（宠坏的）girl，butIalsoneedgoodfriendsjustlikeyou．Wouldyoupleaseforgive（原谅）me?

”VivienandIlookedateachotherandsmiled．_____5_____

AShealsoofferedonetoDiana，butDianarefusedit．

BSheoftenthinksthatsheistoogoodforanyone

CFromthenon，Diana，VivienandIhavebeenbestfriends．

DWetalkedandjoked.

EWhilewalkinghome，Itriedtocorrectherattitude.

FEverychildneedsarealfriend.

GSheisprideofhavingsuchagoodfriend.

（5）

Sayingnostartssmall

'Allrightthen-justonemorepiece…'Wordseverygirlhassaidwhentheyarefacedwiththedeliciouscheesecake.___1___

Itisn'tjustgirls.Mostofusfindithardtosay'no'tosomethingattractive,however,scientistsnowsaythatwillpowerisveryimportanttosuccessandahappylife.

Scientistsindifferentcountrieshavebeenstudyingtheeffectsofwillpoweronpeople'slivesforalongtime.Theresultsaresimilar,accordingtoanarticleonFebruary7intheGuardian,afamousBritishnewspaper.

Inoneexperiment,scientiststoldyoungchildrenthattheycouldeitherhaveamarshmallow（圆形软糖）now,ortwomarshmallowsin15minutes.____2____Scientiststhencontinuedstudyingthechildrenastheygrewup.Theywantedtoseeifsomechildrenalwayshadstrongerwillpower.Theyalsowantedtoseehowhavingstrongerwillpoweraffectedtheirlives.

_____3_____Oppositely,thechildrenwhohadshownweakerwillpoweratthatyoungageweremorelikelytobeinlow-paidjobs,tobeoverweight,tohavesocialproblems.

Butthereishope,RoyFBaumeister,anAmericansocialpsychology（心理学）professor（教授）toldtheGuardian.Baumeistersayswecantrainourwillpowerjustlikewetrainourmuscles. -____4_____

Youcouldstartbymakingyourselfstandupstraight,speakingincompletesentences,orusingacomputermousewiththeotherhand.Scientistshavefoundthatpeoplewhomanagetochangelittlehabitsoftenperformmuchbetterinlaboratorywillpowertests.

____5______Don'ttrytodotoomanythingsatthesametime,orwhenyoudon'thaveenoughenergy,forexamplewhenyouareill. Ifyoualreadyfeeltired,youcantrytorecharge（恢复）yourwillpowerwithagoodnight'ssleepandbyeatingwell.

AYoushouldhaveagoaleveryday.

BWaitingobviouslyneededmorewillpower.

CEvenalittlepracticecanstrengthenouroverallself-controlifwedoitregularly.

DItshowedthatwillpoweristhemostimportanttosuccessandahappylife.

EYearslater,scientistsfoundthatthechildrenwhohadwaitedfortwomarshmallowswereallhealthier,happierandricheradults.

FLikemuscles,willpowercan'gettired'.

GOfcourse,manyofusknowwemayeatthewholethingintheend.

（6）

Makingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlife.___Formyjob,therearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:

Thefirstone－thatImustworkinanareaIlike－ismostimportanttome.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoy,thenyouwon'thavetoworkanotherday.________Iwouldliketobethemostvaluablememberthere.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.

Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems._______Inorderfor