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上海初三英语16区县一模首字母专项
2021年上海初三英语16区县一模首字母专项
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RecentlyresearchersinBrownUniversityhavefoundthatitonlytakesacoupleofminutesforamantostartmakingjudgmentsaboutyouwhenhefirstmeetsyou.Thatiswhyyoushouldfollowthefollowingtipsonhowtocreateagoodi___1___.
Beforeyoumeetsomeone,startthinkingaboutthep___2___ofthemeeting.Decidewhatimage(形象)youwanttopresent.Forexample,ifyouwanttomakenewfriendsinsomesocialactivities,youwillwanttobefriendly.Andifyoudecidetorunforclasspresident,youneedtobec___3___.
Ithelpsyoualotwhenyoumeetsomeonenewifyoulikes___4___.Itshowsthatyouarefriendlyandmakespeoplearoundyoumorecomfortable.Pleasemakesureyourteetharecleanbybrushingthemeveryday.
Beforeyoubeginspeaking,youwillbejudgedonyourbodylanguage.Therefore,it’simportanttoshowtrustinyourselfbystandinguptallandputtingyourshouldersback.Besides,ifyoudon’tcrossyourarms,youwilllookcalmandr___5___.
Yoursmellcana___6___howotherpeoplejudgeonyou.Ifyouhaveabadbodysmell,itwillputpeopleoff.Inshort,smellcleananddon’tputonalotofscentedproducts.
Whatyouwearreallymatters.Whileyoushouldlookcleanandtidy,it’salsoimportanttodressp___7___,whetheryou’regoingtoabirthdaypartyorasportingevent.Youshouldthinkaboutwhatyourclothessayaboutyou.
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Unlessyouareoneofthoserarepeoplewithanexcellentmemory,youprobablyhavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeopleyouhavejustmet.Thisproblemcanbefrustrating(令人沮丧的)andembarrassing.F___1___,thereareanumberofwaysyoucanovercomethishumanweakness.
Beforeexaminingthemethodstohelprememberpeople’snames,let’slookatthereasonswhywearesof___2____inthefirstplace.Researchersthinkit’sduetoalackofmotivation.Peoplearebetteratrememberingthingsthattheywanttolearn.Toputitsimply,you’rejustnotthati___3___.Anotherreasonisthatputtinganewfacetoanameismorecomplicatedthanwethink,whichleadstoanotherproblem.Weusuallydon’tmaketheefforttom___4___newnamesimmediately.Notonlythat,butwhenmeetingsomeonenew,wemaybethinkingaboutotherthingsandnotbepayingenoughattention.
Allofthismeansthatweneedtotakemeasurestoavoidtheembarrassmentofforgettingaperson’sname.Onegoodmethodistosayaperson’snamewhenyoug___5___themandalsorepeatitsilentlytoyourselfafewtimes.Thistypeofrepetitionisessentialforlearninganytypeofskill.Usingamemorymethod,suchasl___6___individualnameswithsomethingelse,alsohelps.Forexample,ifsomeone’snameisBenandheistall,youcanlabelhim(toyourself,ofcourse)“BigBen.”Inaddition,focusingonpeopleandlisteningmorecloselywhenyoumeetthemwillassistyouinrecallingtheirnames.Althoughforgettingnamesisn’tamatteroflifeordeath,it’suncomfortable.Puttingtheset___7___intopracticewillhelpyoubetteravoidthissocialdiscomfort.
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HaveyouseentheHollywoodmovieSherlockHolmes?
HolmesisacharactercreatedbyBritishwriterSirArthurConanDoyle.HisbooksweresopopularthatHolmessoonb___1___“themostfamousdetectiveintheworld.”Whatdoyouneedtobeagooddetective?
ThemovieSherlockHolmeswillshowyou.
Inthismovie,thisgreatdetectivefacesadangerousman,LordBlackwood.TogetherwithhisbestfriendDr.Watson,HolmesstopsBlackwood’splantoc___2___theworldwithblack“magic.”
MostofusarenotasintelligentasHolmes.Butwecanalsoworkoutmysteriesonourown.Allwehavetodoistofollowsomesimplerules.
RuleNo.1:
Justice(正义)isthemostimportant.
Nomatterhowsmartheorsheis,themostimportantqualityforadetectiveisbeinggood.Inthemovie,LordBlackwoodandSherlockHolmesarebothveryintelligent.Thed___3___isthatLordBlackwoodisabadmanandhedoesbadthings.Holmescanbeathimonthesideofjustice.
RuleNo.2:
Havesharpeyes.
Everybadmantriestocoverupwhathedid.Butnotallthingscanbecoveredupeasily.Agooddetectivecandiscoverclueshiddenatcrimesceneswithsharpeyes.Forexample,Holmescansimplylookataman’sfootprintsandq___4___findouthispersonalinformationlikeageandhabits.
RuleNo.3:
Agooda___5___isagreathelp.
EventhoughHolmeshasknowledgeaboutmanys___6____,suchaschemistry,botany(植物学)andanatomy(解剖学),hestillneedsDr.Watson’shelptosolvemysteries.Youshouldalsohavesomeonetohelpyou,especiallyifyoudon’tknowasmuchasHolmes.
RuleNo.4:
Logic(逻辑)isthekey.
Agooddetectiveneverjumpstoconclusions.Whenallthenecessarycluesareputtogether,you’dbetterthinkcarefully.Ifyoucan’tworkitout,don’tbea___7___.Justtakeadeepbreathandconcentrateonthinking.Logiccanhelpyoudiscovermissingclues.
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Alocalnewspaperisdoingasurveyofproblemsinpeople’slife.Recentlypeopleofdifferenta81fromaroundthecityhaveemailedthepaperabouttheirsleepproblems.
Philip--aged64
Ihaveastrangehabitoff82asleepwhenIwatchTVanditusuallyhappenswhenIamwatchingsomethingIamreallyinterestedin.Thetelevisionseemstomakemesleepe83.ThenwhenIgoupstairstobed,IfindIcan’tsleepandIusuallylistentotheradioforhoursandhoursduringthenight.
Clare--aged35
Ihaveaneight-month-oldbabyandathree-year-oldson,soIdon’tgetmuchsleepatthemoment.Infact,Ican’trememberthelasttimeIhadaw84night’ssleep.LastnightIthinkIhadaboutfivehours,asthebabywokeupthreetimes.IworkduringthedayanditcanbedifficulttostayawakewhenIhaven’tsleptmuch.
Jag--aged29
Ireadinthepapertheotherdaythatmostchildreninthiscitydon’tsleepenough.Manyofthemdohomeworkuntilmidnightandthentheyarereallyt85atschool.I’mateacher.Sometimes,intheclassesafterlunch,thestudentslookasiftheyareabouttosleep.Somepeoplesaythatmaybeschoolshouldstartl86forteenagers.Ithinktheymightberight.
Clyde--aged16
Athome,Is87aroomwithmyelderbrother.Hesnores(打鼾),whichisreallyterrible.Ihaveadifficulttimegoingtosleep.
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Whenyou’rebored,whatwillyoudofirst?
Ifyou’relikemany,theanswerisquitesimple:
Youreachforyourphone.Fiveminutesofshortvideosorfunnypicturesseemlikeap____1____break.
Ifthatsoundsfamiliar,anewstudyhasbadnews.Reachingforyourphoneisprobablytoleaveyoufeelingmorebored.Theproblemisn’ttakingabreak.Theproblemisyourphone.Aresearchshowsusingphonescan’thelppeopler____2____fromtheirheavywork.
Tofigureoutther____3____betweenphonesandboredom,theresearchteaminstalled(安装)anapponthephonesof83volunteerstofindouthowoftentheyusedtheirphones.Theyalsoaskedthesevolunteerstokeepdiariesforthreedays,recordingtheirlevelofboredomeveryhour.
“Phonebreakswerefrequent(频繁的):
Inthe20minutesfollowingeachquestionnaire,thevolunteerspickeduptheirphones52percentofthetime.Theyspentanaverageofaround90secondsoniteachtime,”reportstheresearchteam.“Themoretiredweare,themorel____4___wearetoreachforourphones.Whilewelooktoourphonestorelieve(减轻)boredom,screentimeseemedtoi____5____feelingsofboredom.Thevolunteersactuallyreportedhigherlevelsofboredomafterhavingusedtheirsmartphones.”
Theresearchteampointedoutthatphonebreaksmayendupbeingmoretiringthanstimulating.Inotherwords,watchingthefunnyvideosisverynice,butit’snotw____6____thecosttoyourbrainineffortandconcentration.Inaddition,pickingupyourphonemightremindyouthatyouhaveabetterchoicetodosomethingelseifyoudon’thavetofinishthetasksimmediately.Bothyourtimeandeffortareeasilywasted.
Whatshouldwedoi____7____?
Takingawalkisgoodexercise.Callingsomeonecanmakeyourmoodcheerful.Readingabookgivesyourbrainafreshstart.Youcandomanythingslikethat.Justremember,don’treachforyourphone!
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Fivetipsforlessplastic
Theworldhasaplasticproblem---anditisincreasing.Scientistsareworkingtofindalong-termsolutionbymakingplasticmorebiodegradable(可生物降解的).Butinthemeantime,herearefivethingsyoucandotor___1___plasticwastenow.
1.Stopusingplasticbags.Instead,takeyourownreusableshoppingbagtothestore.Peopleuseatrillionplasticbagsworldwideeveryyear.About10percentareusedintheUnitedStatesalone.That’salmostonebagperAmericanperday.butthea___2___Dane(丹麦人)usesfoursingle-usebagsperyear.In1993,Denmarkwasthefirstcountrytoplaceataxonplasticbags.Today,othercountries(suchasChile,KenyaandNewZealand)eithermakecustomerspayforplasticbags,orhavebanned(禁止)themc___3___.
2.Skipthestraw.Today,around8.3billionplasticstrawspollutetheworld’sbeaches.Sowhenyouorderadrink,say“no”tothereusablestraw,orbringyourownreusableone.In2018,SeattlebecamethefirstmajorU.S.citytobanplasticstrawsandmanyothercitiesaresettofollowitse___4___.
3.Don’tuseplasticbottles.Buyareusablebottleandfillitwithanyt___5___ofdrinkyoulike.Some