E时代大学英语-阶梯阅读教程1

E时代大学英语——阶梯阅读教程1UnitOneStudyinginUniversityCONTENTSReadinginDepth01.BankedCloze02.SkimmingandScanning03.TipsforEffectiveReading04.ExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05.PARTⅠReadinginDepthReadinginDepth01Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadtwopassages.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.ReadinginDepth01PassageAWordBankReadinginDepth01ANewStudy

Theuniversityhasawell-respectedhighereducationsystemandalargevarietyofknowledgereserve1.Universitylifemeansabrandnewstageofyourlearningexperience.Anditcanwidenyourknowledge,buildupyourpersonality2andfinallyleadtoyoursuccess.Buttothosewhoarenewtoitall,itcanbeoverwhelming3andsometimesconfusing.Themonththatbeginsschoolinautumnisusuallythebusiestmonthintheacademic4

calendar.UniversitieswillwelcometheirfreshmanstudentsandtheyhavesomethingcalledFreshers’Week.It’sagreatopportunitytomakenewfriends,joinlotsofclubsandsettleintouniversitylife.

★reserven.储备，储存

★personalityn.个性，品格

★overwhelmingadj.令人不知所措的

★academicadj.学校的，学院的ReadinginDepth01

However,havingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehind,theprospect5

ofmeetinglotsofstrangersinbighallscanbenerve-wracking.Wheredoyoustart?Whoshouldyoumakefriendswith?Whichclubsshouldyoujoin?Luckily,therewillbethousandsofothersinthesameboatasyouworryingaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontherightfoot.Sojusttakeitallinslowly.Don’trushintoanythingthatyou’llregretforthenextthreeyears.Herearesometoptipsfrompaststudentsonhowtosurvive6Freshers’Week:Blendin.Makesureyouareawareofsocialetiquette7.Breaktheicebytalkingaboutweatherorsomeothersafetopics.Usepolitegreetingsandresponseswhilecommunicatingwithyournewhousematesandclassmates.

★prospectn.将要发生的事

★survivev.挺过，艰难度过

★etiquetten.礼仪，礼节ReadinginDepth01

Behospitable.Gettingsnackshandyforthosearoundisextremely8helpful.Cupsofteaorevenslicesoftoastcangiveyouaheadstartinmakingfriends.Besociable.Themoreactiveyouare,themorelikelyyou’llbetomeetnewfriendsinthecampus.Don’tseparateyourselffromthenewclassmatesandfriendsinthecampus.Don’tlockyourselfinsidetheroomallday.Someonewhoneverleavesroomishardtogethimselfinvolved9inthecampuslifearound.Bringadoorstop.Keepyourdooropenwhenyou’reinandthatsendspositivemessagestoyourneighboursthatyou’refriendly.Sowithabitofcleverplanningandmotivation,Freshers’Weekcangiveyouagreatstarttoyouruniversitylifeandsoonyou’llbepassingonyourwisdomtonextyear’snewrecruits.(391words)

★extremelyadv.非常地，极其地

★involvev.参与ReadinginDepth011.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout“Freshers’Week”iscorrect?A)Freshers’Weekdefinesthetimewhenfreshmenstarttheircollegeeducation.B)Freshers’Weekindicatesfreshmen’susuallearningtime.C)DuringtheFreshers’Week,freshmenusuallyfeelrelaxedandbored.D)CollegestudentscanexperienceFreshers’Weekeverymonth.2.WhichofthefollowingproblemsfreshmenfaceisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A)Wheretostart. B)Whotomakefriendswith.C)Howtomakeastudyschedule. D)Whichclubtojoin.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nerve-wracking”meanaccordingtothecontext?A)Exciting. B)Troublesomeanddifficult.C)Dull. D)Interesting.ACBReadinginDepth014.WhichtopicisNOTpossiblysafewhiletalkingwithyournewroommatesaccordingtoyourownexperience?A)Hometown. B)Weather.C)Age. D)Hobbyandinterest.5.What’sthepurposeofthewriterbywritingthepassage?A)Tostresstheimportanceofuniversityeducation.B)TohelpsurvivetheFresher’sWeek.C)Tohelpstudentsbecomesociable.D)Topassonwisdomtothenewrecruits.CBReadinginDepth01PassageBWordBankReadinginDepth01YoungPeopleLearnLeadershipintheGreatOutdoors

TheCottonwoodInstitutewasfoundedbyFordChurch,M.A.intheU.S.cityofDenver,ColoradoinSept.2004anditisanonprofit1groupthatworkswithteenagers.Ithelpsthemlearnaboutleadershipwhilealsolearningabouttheenvironment.JulietLunaattendsNewVistaHighSchool.Shesaysitisnotdifficulttopersuade2youngpeopletogointothemountainsandsearchforsolutions3toenvironmentalproblems.“Gettingkidsoutintotheenvironmentinspires4themtoprotectit,becauseifyoudon’tknowwhatyou’reprotecting,whywouldyoubother?”TheCottonwoodInstituteworkswithteacherstohelpthemcombineclassroomstudieswithenvironmentalprojects.

★nonprofitadj.非营利的

★persuadev.说服，劝服

★solutionn.解决，解决方法

★inspirev.鼓舞，激励 ReadinginDepth01Agroupofstudentschooseanenvironmentalproblemtosolve.Over6or12weeks,theylookforanswersandjoinwithlocalenvironmentaliststomakethosesolutionswork.Aftertheprojectends,thestudentshaveagreaterunderstandingoftheenvironment.JadenGamesisinhisfinalyearofhighschool.“I’velearnedalotaboutCCD,whichiscolonycollapse5disorder,whichhastodowiththedisappearanceofbees.I’vealsolearnedalotabouttrackingandwaterpollution.”FordChurchlaunched6theCottonwoodInstitutetenyearsago.Hesayshewantsyoungpeopletolearnabouttheenvironmentsothatitwillbehealthymanyyearsfromnow.Hebelievesthatstudentscan’tbeexpectedtocareabouttheenvironmentiftheyneverhaveachancetoexploretheoutdoors.

★collapsen.崩溃，瓦解

★launchv.发起，建立ReadinginDepth01“Thebigthingthat’simportantforusismakingsurethatourstudentstakecareofthelandthatwe’reexploring.Inthecityyoumighttrashonthegroundandit’snotabigdealandthat’sabigdealtousbecausethisisourplayground

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thisisourofficesotospeak

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andwereallywannatakecareofit.”JadenGamesandhisclassmateCassidyLamsaybeinginvolvedwiththeprojecthasshownthemthatonepersoncanmakeadifference.“It’sreallygoodtolearnabouttheecology7andlearnabouttheissuethatwecauseontheenvironmentandhowwecanworkonthatandtrytofixthat.”“Itjustfeltlikeallofthethingsthatarehappeningtoourplanetthatarenegative8feelsobigandimpossibleformetochange;butwhilegettinginvolvedinthisprogramIrealizedthatit’sactuallyreallyeasytotakeitstep-by-little-step.”Uptonow,theCottonwoodInstitutehasguidedtheteenagersthroughalmostseveralthousandhoursofprojects,givingthemachancetoexplorelifeoutsidetheclassroomandmakeadifferenceintheircommunity.(445words)

★ecologyn.生态，生态学

★negativeadj.有害的，不良的ReadinginDepth016.WhichstatementisNOTtrueabouttheCottonwoodInstitute?A)TheCottonwoodInstitutehelpstheteenagerslearnaboutleadershipwhilealsolearningabouttheenvironment.B)TheCottonwoodInstitutehelpscombineclassroomstudieswithenvironmentalprojects.C)PeopleofallagesandallsociallevelscanattendtheCottonwoodInstitute.D)TheCottonwoodInstituteofferschancestoexplorelifeoutsidetheclassroomandmakeadifferenceincommunity.7.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence“…ifyoudon’tknowwhatyou’reprotecting,whywouldyoubother?”A)Studentscanprotecttheenvironmentactivelybysimplylearningtheknowledgeinclassroom.B)It’snotnecessaryforstudentstoknowwhatthey’reprotectingbyexploringoutdoors.C)Studentscan’tbeexpectedtocareabouttheenvironmentiftheyneverhaveachancetoexploreoutdoors.D)Studentsshouldneverbothertocareaboutwhattheyareprotecting.CCReadinginDepth018.AccordingtoFordChurch,what’stheimportantthingfortheInstitute?A)Makingsurethatstudentstakecareofthelandthey’reexploring.B)Makingsurethatstudentscanmakeadifference.C)Makingsurethatstudentsareconfidentinthemselves.D)Makingsurethatstudentscanfindsolutionstotheenvironmentalproblems.9.WhatdoJadenGamesandhisclassmateCassidyLamlearnfromtheprogram?A)Onepersoncannevermakeadifference.B)Itisnotdifficulttopersuadeyoungpeopletogointothemountainsandsearchforsolutionstoenvironmentalproblems.C)It’sreallygoodtolearnabouttheecologyandlearnabouttheissuescausedontheenvironmentandhowtoworkonthatandtrytofixthat.D)Totrasheverywhereisabadhabit.10.What’sthispassagemainlyabout?A)ThestudentswhotookpartintheprojectsoftheInstitute.B)TeachersinvolvedintheprojectsoftheInstitute.C)Theenvironmentalproblemsthatshouldbesolved.D)TheCottonwoodInstituteanditsprojects.ACDPARTⅡBankedClozeBankedCloze02Inthispart,thereisonepassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.WordBank:BankedCloze02DifferentStudentswithDifferentGoalsUniversitystudentscomefromdifferentpartsofthecountryandtheyhavevariousgoals.However,acloserlookattheirreasonsforlearningintheuniversitywillenableustoclassify1them1)________intothreegroups:thosewhohaveapassion2forlearning,thosewhowishtoattainabrightfuture,andthosewholearnwithno2)________goals.

Firstly,therearemanystudentswholearnsimplybecausetheypursuetheirgoaloflearning.SomereadawealthofBritishandAmericannovelsbecausetheyarekeenly3)________inliterature.Otherssitinfrontofthecomputerscreen,workingonanewprogram,4)________dayandnight,becausetheyfindsomecomputerprogramsfascinating,andtheydreamofbecominga“BillGates”someday.Secondly,therearemanystudentswhoworkhardmainlyforabetterandmore

prosperous3future.Itseemsthatthe5)________ofstudentsfallintothisgroup.Afteradmission4totheuniversity,theyreadbooksafterbooksto6)________knowledgefromalloftheresourceswhichare7)________tothem,andfinally,tosucceedinthefuturejobmarket.roughlydefiniteinterestedvirtuallymajorityacquireavailableBankedCloze02Thirdly,therearestillsomestudentswholearnwithoutacleargoal.Theytakecourses,finishhomework,enjoylifeoncampus,butdon’twantto8)________anythingneworchallenging.Theyhavenoideawhattheywillbedoingaftergraduation.Andasaresult,theymay9)________upwithnothingintheirlives.Toputit

bluntly5,ifthey’rereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege,theyhavetomakeitmeansomething,andmusthavesomeideaaboutwhythey’rethere,whattheyhopetogetoutofit,and10)________evenwhattheyhopetobecome.Onlywiththeclearanswerstothesequestions,cantheymakegreatereffortsinuniversitystudiesandintheendtheireffortswill

payoff6.(331words)sampleendprobablyPART03SkimmingandScanningSkimmingandScanning03Inthispart,thereisonepassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.SkimmingandScanning03WordBank:SkimmingandScanning03

HowtoBeaSuccessfulCollegeStudentA) Collegecanbeanoverwhelming

experience,withsomuchtodoandseeminglylittletimetodoitall.Inordertomakethemostofyourtimeincollege,youwillneedtodowellinclass,takeadvantageofextracurricular1opportunities,andprepareyourselfforlifeaftergraduation.Goingtocollegecanbeafunandexcitingtime,especiallyifyouarecommittedtobeingsuccessful.B) Herearesometoptipsforyoutomakethemostofyourcollege:C) Gotoclass.Don’trelyona“magicnumber”ofclassesyoucanmissandstilldowell.Eachmissedclassrepresents2missedcontentandmisseddiscussion.Someprofessorsweighparticipationintoyourfinalgradecalculation3.Evenifattendanceisn’trequired,however,youwillmakeagoodimpressiononyourprofessorifyoushowuptoclass.D) Takenotes.Yourmemoryisneverasgoodasyouthinkitis.Therewillprobablybeplentyofthingstakingupspaceinyourmindwhileatschool.Takinggoodnoteswillkeepyouengaged4

inclassroom

activities(lecturesanddiscussion)andgiveyouagoodbasiswhenstudyingforexams.SkimmingandScanning03E) Participateinclass.Askquestionsofyourinstructors,giveanswersiftheyaskquestions,andcontributeto5

discussionsections.Takinganactivepartintheclasswillkeepyouinvolvedwiththematerial,andhelpyoubetterunderstandwhattheinstructorneedsyoutoknow.F) Taketimetostudy.Successincollegereliesonyoupreparingoutsideofclass,sospendtimereviewingyournotesandreadingthetextbookforeachsession.Whenyoustudy,findaquietspaceandcutoffoutsidedistractions6.Agood

ruleofthumb7

istospendtwohoursstudyingforeachhouryouspendinclass.G) Avoid

procrastinating8.Noprofessorevercomplainsaboutherstudentsfinishingan

assignmentearly.Settingasidetimetocompleteonetaskwilleaseyourstresslevel,andmakeitmorelikelytocompleteothersontime.H) Communicatewithyourinstructor.Yourprofessorswantyoutodowellinclass,sofeelfreetoaskquestionsaboutthematerial.Everyprofessorhasopenofficehours,sostopbytointroduceyourself,askabouttheclass,ordiscussyourgrades.Thiscanallowthemtolearnmoreaboutyou,yourstrengthsandweaknesses,andprovidebetterfeedback9forimprovingyourwork.SkimmingandScanning03I) Beconfident.Moststudents’attitudetowardsaclassdictates10theirsuccess.Believeyoucanlearnthematerialandbesuccessful,andyouwillincreaseyourchancesofsucceeding.Don’tthinkabouthowdifficultthingsare,buthowyouaregoingtoovercomethosedifficulties.J) Getinvolvedinateamorclub.Youwon’talwaysbeabletofollowyourpassionsintheclassroom.Findgroupsandactivitiesthatyouenjoy,ormaybeinvolvepracticalapplicationsforyouracademicwork.Theseeventsarealsoagreatwaytomeetnewpeopleandmakefriends.K) Attendon-campusevents.Collegeshaveaccesstoanearlyunmatchedvarietyofcultural,intellectual,andathleticeventsthatareavailabletostudents.Takeadvantageofthese,andtakepartintheculturallifeoftheschool,someofwhichyoumayneverhavetheopportunitytodoagain.L) Organizeyourtime.Unlikeinhighschool,noonewillbetrackingyouandyouractivitiesincollege,soyouwillhavetodothatyourself.Giveeacheventandassignmentapriority11basedontiming,anditsimportancetoachievingyourultimategoals.Yourscheduleshouldnotjustbeaboutacademicwork,soincludetimeforpersonalactivitiesandinterests.SkimmingandScanning03M) Makefriends.Studiessuggestthatbeingafreshmanisincrediblystressful.Itcandoanumberonyourmentalhealth.Oneofthebestwaystomakesureyou’resuccessfulincollegeistomakefriendswithavarietyofdiverse12people

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hangingoutwiththem.Thisdoesn’tmeanyoushouldspendeverynightpartyingandditchingclassandhomework.Instead,striveforahealthybalance.Youcanevengetyourfriendsinvolvedinclassandotherschoolactivities,suchasasportordebateteam.N) Choosetherightclasses.Pickcoursesthatinterestyou,andmakeyouexcitedtolearn.Thiswillleadyoutointerestingandrewardingwork,ratherthansimplychasingeasyclasses.O) Keeptrackofyourprogress.Youwanttograduateontime,somakesureyouhavefulfilledallrequirementsfortheschoolandyourmajor.Youwillneedtohaveenoughcredithours,andhighenoughgrades.Keepaneyeoutfornon-academicitemslikephysicalfitnessrequirements.SkimmingandScanning03P) Don’tgoforthe“easyA”.Collegeshouldbedifficult,andyoushouldbepreparedtodealwithfailure,oratleastnotsucceedingasmuchasyoudidinhighschool.Yourlifeaftercollegewillnotbeaboutthegradesyougetinschool,butthewaysyoulearntodealwithdisappointment.Q) Findinternships14andotherprofessionalwork.Ifpossible,findsomethingthatwillletyouapplywhatyouarelearninginaworkenvironment.Youcangainvaluableprofessionalexperienceforafterwards.(868words)SkimmingandScanning03___1 Onesymbolofsuccessincollegeistomakefriendswithavarietyofdiversepeople.___2 Collegeshaveaccesstomanyeventsconcerningvariousaspectsavailable.___3 Keepaneyeonnon-academicitemslikephysicalfitnessrequirements.___4 Goingtocollegecanbefunandexciting,especiallyifoneiscommittedtosucceeding.___5 Ifpossible,findachancethatyoucanapplyyourknowledgeinaworkenvironment.___6 Settingasidetimetofinishonetaskwilldecreaseyourstresslevel,andmakeitpossibletocompleteothersontime.___7 Don’tthinkabouthowdifficultthingsare,buthowyouwillovercomethem.___8 Yourlifeaftercollegewillmostlybeaboutthewaysyoudealwithdisappointment.___9 Everyprofessorhasopenofficehours,soyou’dbetterstopbytointroduceyourself,askabouttheclass,orconsultyourgrades.___10 Agoodruleofthumbistospendtwohoursstudyingforeachhourinclass.MKOAQGIPHFPARTⅣTipsforEffectiveReadingTipsforEffectiveReading04BreakingPoorReadingHabitsEffectivereadingactuallyrequiresacombinationofvariousreadingskills.Toincreasethereadingspeedwithoutcompromisingontheunderstanding,youhavetoovercomethemostcommonbadreadinghabits:1)Poorconcentration;2)Word-by-wordreading;3)Soundingorsub-vocalizingoutwordsorphrases;4)Spendingthesametimeonallthewordsorphrases;5)Regression:Beveryconsciousofregression,anddon’tallowyourselftore-readmaterialunlessyouabsolutelyhaveto;6)Inefficienteyemotion:Toovercomethis,youshouldrelaxyourfaceandexpandyourgaze,andbegintoseeblocksofwordsinsteadofseeingeachwordasadistinctunit.Asyougetgoodatthis,youreyeswillskipfasterandfasteracrossthepage.PARTⅤExtendedReadingofChineseCultureExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05TheEducator

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ConfuciusIntheyearof551B.C.,Confucius,thefamousthinkerandeducatorofancientChina,wasborninthepresenttownofQufuinpresentShandong.NootherphilosopherintheworldhashadmoreenduringinfluencethanConfucius.ForovertwothousandyearshisconceptofgovernmentandhisideasaboutpersonalconductandmoralitydominatedChineselifeandculture.Eventoday,histhoughtsstillremaininfluential.Althoughhisfamilywasimpoverished,heworkedveryhardeversincehischildhood.Inhistwenties,hebecameapettyofficial.Asalearnedmanwhodidoutstandingwork,onlyaroundtheageofthirty,hewell-establishedhisfame.ConfuciushadvisitedmanystatesoftheZhouDynastyinanattempttoserveundertheirrulers.However,noneofthemacceptedhispoliticalideas.Therefore,Confuciusdecidedtodevotehimselftoeducating.Onhearingthenews,lotsofpeoplesenttheirchildrentotheConfucius’inordertobehisstudents.Confuciusacceptedallofthem,andthusheinitiatedtheprivateschoolinginthehistoryofChineseeducation.ExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05教育家孔子公元前551年，在今天的山东省曲阜诞生了中国古代著名的思想家、教育家孔子。世界上没有其他哲学家比他更有持久的影响力，两千多年来，他的政治理念和个人思想道德理念主导着中国人的生活和文化，即使在今天，他的思想仍然很有影响力。孔子的家里十分贫穷，但是他从小就认真读书，刻苦学习。20多岁的时候，做了个小官。他很有学问，办事认真，工作出色，30岁左右就已经很出名了。孔子到过许多诸侯国家，想为各国君王效力，但是他们都不接受他的政治主张。于是，孔子决心用自己全部的精力来办学。很多人知道这个消息之后，都把自己的孩子送来拜孔子为师。孔子收下了这些学生，开创了中国教育史上的私人讲学事业。感谢您的观看E时代大学英语——阶梯阅读教程1UnitTwoDiscoveringYourselfCONTENTSReadinginDepth01.BankedCloze02.SkimmingandScanning03.TipsforEffectiveReading04.ExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05.PARTⅠReadinginDepthReadinginDepth01Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadtwopassages.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.PassageAWordBankReadinginDepth01HowtoHelpKidstoGrow

Allparentshave

sky-high1hopesfortheirchildren.Wewantthemtobeconfidentandcontent.Whatcanparentsdotohelptheirkidsgrowuptoleadhappy,productivelives?Expertsadvise:1.Applaudingtheir

accomplishments2.Astudyfoundthatstudentswhoseparentsfussedovertheirabilitieswerefarmorelikelytodowellinschool

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andinlife

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thanstudentswhoseparentsdidn’tshowsuchsupport.Socelebrateyourkids’achievements,nomatterhowsmallandfindaplacetoprominently3displaytheir

trophies4,awardsandartwork.Theseremindersofpastachievementswillgiveyourchildtheself-assurance5heneedstomeetthenextchallenge.

★sky-high

adj.

极高的

★accomplishment

n.

成就，成绩

★prominently

adv.

突出地，显眼地

★trophy

n.

奖杯，奖牌

★self-assurance

n.自信ReadinginDepth012.Givingthemresponsibilities.Responsibilitieshelpyoungstersgrowintomature,competentandself-motivatedadults.Soassignyourchildrenhouseholdchores6whentheyareyoung

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evenfour-year-oldscanpitchin7

bypickinguptheirdirtyclothesandhelpingtosetthetable.3.Lettingthemmakedecisionsandmistakes.Makingtheirowndecisionsincreasesachild’ssenseofcontrolandbooststheir

self-esteem8.Andallowingkidstomakewrongdecisions

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solongasdoingsowon’tharmthem

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helpskidslearnfromtheirmistakes.4.Encouragingthemtosolvetheirownproblems.Astheygrow,childrenneedpracticeincommunicating,standingupforthemselvesandcompromising.Oneofthebestplacestolearntheseskillsisathome.Sothenexttimeyourchildrunstoyoucomplainingthatherbrotherispickingonher,stepbackandletthemworkitout.Ofcourse,you’llneedtoenforce9afewgroundrulessuchasnoswearingorhitting.But,forthemostpart,trytostayoutofit.(288words)

★chore

n.

家庭杂务，日常琐事

★pitchin投入，参与

★self-esteem

n.

自尊

★enforce

v.执行，实施ReadinginDepth011.Whatshouldparentsdosothattheirchildrenarelikelytodowellinschool?A)Havehighexpectationsonthem. B)Appreciatetheirachievements.C)Putgreatpressureonthem. D)Expandtheirrangeofinterest.2.Whatistheparents’purposetoassigntheirchildrenhousework?A)Tosparesometimetorelax.B)Torelievethemselves.C)Toenhancechildren’ssenseofresponsibility.D)Tosharetheheavyhousework.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Parentsshouldstandupforchildrenwhenevertheyareneeded.B)Parentsshouldtrytosettlethedisputeamongchildren.C)Parentsshouldstayoutofanyconflictamongchildren.D)Parentsshouldencouragechildrentocommunicatewitheachother.BCDReadinginDepth014.Whatshouldchildrendoasadvisedbyexperts?A)Tryeverymeanstopleaseparents.B)Beentitledtomakefamilydecisions.C)Beencouragedtosolvetheirownproblems.D)Learntomakegooddecisionsatanearlyage.5.Whatdoesthewritermeaninwritingthispassage?A)Tocriticizesomewrongideasheldbyparents.B)Tocommentonsomepopularwaysoffamilyeducation.C)Topresentsomegoodwaysofhandlingtroublesomechildren.D)Toofferparentssomegoodsuggestionsonchildreneducation.CDReadinginDepth01PassageBWordBankReadinginDepth01YouAreWhatYouThinkYoumusthaveheardthesaying,“Youarewhatyoueat.”Butdidyouknowthatwhatyouthinkisequallyasimportant?Infact,apositive

outlook1onlifeisoneofthemostimportantthingswecandotokeepourbrainhealthyandreadyforlearning.Howweviewourselves,howweperceive2

theworldaroundus,andhowweinteractwithotherscanhaveprofound3effectsonouroverallwell-beingandonourbrains.Thegoodnewsisthatallofthesearecompletelywithinourcontrol.Nomatterwhat

challenges4weface,wecanchoosetostarteachdaybylookingattheglassashalffull,ratherthanhalfempty.Thewayyoulookatyourlifeindeedplaysanimportantroleinyourentirelife.

★outlookn.看法，态度

★perceivev.看待，理解

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profoundadj.深刻的，极大地

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challengen.挑战 ReadinginDepth01Researchshowsthatolderadultsmaynaturallytuneintothepositiveaspectsoflife.Thiscouldbebecausetheywanttomakethemostoutoftheirremainingyearsandsochoosenottofocusonthenegative.Infact,astudyatStanfordUniversity,whichusedabrainimagingtechnologycalledfunctionalmagneticresonance5imaging(FMRI)totrack

patterns6ofactivityinthebrain,foundthatolderadultsaremoreresponsivetopositiveimagesthantonegativeones.Comparedtoyoungeradults,peopleaged70to90showedgreateractivityintheamygdala7

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thebrainregioncentraltoemotionalprocessing

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whentheylookedatp