初中英语拓展阅读 4页

初中英语拓展阅读(1)APersonalitiesofsomeChineseBirthSignsTheRat(SHU)PeoplebornundertheyearoftheRataregenerousandeasygoingtothosethattheyloveandcarefor.Theygenerallyhavehappyandlivelypersonalitiesandareveryoutgoing，althoughtheylosetheirtempersometimes.Onthewholetheyaresuccessfulinwhattheychoosetodo,fullofimaginationandhaveverygoodmemories.TheRatisaloverofmoneyandahaterofwasteandidleness.TheRabbit(TU)PeoplebornundertheyearoftheRabbitdon’toftengetintotroubleandseldommakeenemies.Theyareconsiderate,kindandthoughtfultowardsothers.TheRabbitisthesymbolofalonglife.Theyaresaidtodrawtheirlifeenergyfromthemoon.Theylikeaneasyandgoodtimeandgivegoodadvice，althoughtheyshyawayfrompromises.TheDog(GOU)PeoplebomundertheyearoftheDogseemtobelikedverywellasitisoneofthemostpopularanimals.Dogpeoplearetruthfulandclever，withastrongsenseoffairness.Theyneveravoidtheirduties.Theyalwaysdotheirfairshareofthingsandwillalways“listentoreason，’.Theyarehelpful,open-minded，neverenvious，andhavegreatinsightintohumannature.Theyarealsobraveandpractical.However，ifyoutrytolookintotheiraffairs，theycanbecomesecretiveandalsogiveacoldshouldertothosewhotheydon’treallylike.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.()1.PeoplebornundertheyearoftheRat.A.lovemoneybetterthananythingelseB.arehard-workingC.aregoodatchoosingthingsD.thinkmuchbutdolittle()2.PeoplebornundertheyearoftheRabbit.A.don’tliketotellotherswhattheythinkB.enjoylivingabusylifeC.oftengetonwellwithothersD.don’tbelieveothers’promises()3.PeoplebornundertheyearoftheDog.A.liketodosomethingsecretlyB.areunhappywhenothershavedonesomethingbetterC.oftenmakeexcusesfortheirmistakesD.aregoodatseeingstraightthroughothers()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Ratpeoplecankeepfewthingsinmind.B.Rabbitpeoplepreferthemoontothesun.C.Dogpeopleliketolookintoothers’affairs.D.Dogpeoplearewillingtohelpothers.()5.Whatkindofpeoplewillnotshowtheirdissatisfactiontoothers?A.Ratpeople.B.Rabbitpeople.C.Dogpeople.\nA.Alltheabove.Help:personalityn.个性generousadj.慷慨的loseone’stemper发脾气idlenessn.懒惰;W散considerateadj.巧虑周到的shyawayfrom躲避;羞于listentoreasonv.服理enviousadj.嫉妒的insightn.洞察力dissatisfactionn.不满BIfyou’rehavingdifficultiesinclassanditseemsthatyourteacherisunfairtoyou，takesometimetothinkhardaboutwhat’shappening.Trytofindoutwhetheryourteacherreallydislikesyou,orwhethersomethingelseisgoingon.Herearesomequestionstoaskyourself:1.Areyoutheonlypersonbeingtreatedbadly，orisyourteacherroughonthewholeclass?Askyourclassmatesiftheyarehavingtroublewiththeteacher，too.Iftheysayyes，perhapsyourteacherishavingproblemsoutsidetheschool，orisnewandataloss.2.Areyouworkinguptoyourability?MaybeyougotaCinyourlasttest，andyourteachertoldyouthatyoucoulddobetter.ButthekidsittingbesideyougotaC,too,andtheteacherdidn’tsayanythingtohim!Isn’tthisunfair?Well，itcouldbethatyourteacherknowsthatyoucouldgetabettergradeifyouputmoreeffortintoit.Teachersoftengradestudentsbydifferentstandards.It’stheirwayofencouragingastudenttotryalittleharder.3.Areyoumoresensitivethanotherstudents?There’snothingwrongwithbeingsensitive,butifyoureacttocriticismquitedifferentlyfromothers，thiscouldbeareasonwhyyouthinkyourteacherdoesn’tlikeyou.4.Doesyourteacherseemtoactunfairlyallthetime,orjustonceinawhile?Thinkabouttheharshthingsyourteacherhasdoneorsaidtoyou.Arethesethingshappeningeveryday，orjustonceortwiceamonth?Ifyourteacherreallyhatesyou，youwouldprobablybepickedonallthetime.Ifyourteacherhasactedunfairlyonlyafewtimes，thenthere’sprobablysomethingelsegoingon.Ifyoutakethetimetoaskyourselfthesequestions,you’llgetabettersenseofwhat’shappeningbetweenyouandyourteacher.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.()6.Ifyoufeelyourteacherisunfairtoyou，youshould.A.workharderatyourlessonsB.carenothingforitC.askyourclassmatesforhelpD.makeitclearifthisistrue()7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TeachersareoftenroughonthestudentswhogetaCgrade.B.Ifateacherhatesyou,hewillcriticizeyouonceortwiceamonth.C.Anewteacherisoftenroughonthewholeclass.D.Sometimesyourteachercriticizesyoutomakeyouworkharder.()8.Ifyoufindyourteacheronlytreatsyoubadlyallthetime，maybe•A.hehasproblemsoutsidetheschoolB.hereallydislikesyouC.heismoresensitivethanotherteachersD.heisnewandwantstohavesomeexperience()9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphmean?A.Yourability.B.ACgrade.\nC.Yourstudy.D.Yourteacher.()10.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Isyourteacherreallyunfairtoyou?B.HowtogetonwithyourteachersC.Knowmoreaboutyourteachers!D.HowtogetabettersenseinschoolHelp:roughadj.粗暴的standardn.标准reactv.反应harshadj.苛刻的ataloss不知所措sensitiveadj.敏感的criticismn.批评pickon故意习难;挑易ijcWhatwillyoudotomakesureyoureachyourgoals?Therearethreemainstepstogettowhereyouwanttogo.First,sitdownandwriteyourdreamsout.Bywritingthemyouwillgetabetterideaofwhereyoureallywanttogo.Imagineyourselfattheendoftheyearormaybeinfiveyears.Whatdoyousee?Howdopeopleseeyou?Whatareyoudoing?Areyousuccessful?Well，adreamisjustthat.It’savisionofhowyouseeyourselfinthefuture.Onceyouknowthedirectioninwhichyouwanttogo,youcanbeginworkingonsomegoals.Secondcomethegoals.Goalsare“wants”.Soaredreams,butgoalsaremorespecific.Ifyouwanttoberich,tellhowmuchmoneyyouneedtoberich.Ifyouwantgoodgrades，tellwhatyoumeanby“good”.Infact，themorespecificthegoalis，theeasieritwillbetogetit.Givenumbersandtimes.Don’tusewordslike“lots”or“more”.Forexample,Iwanta“B”ineachofmysubjects.Thirdaretheobjectives.Theytellexactlywhatyouwilldoandwhenyouwilldoit.Whenyouthinkaboutwhatyouwilldo,don’tusewordslike“try”or“maybe”.Besureyourobjectivescanbemeasured.Everydayoreveryweekyoucansay,“DidIdothis?”andyoucananswerwitheitherayesorano.Don’tleaveroomfor“maybes”.OK.Hereisanotherexample.IsayIwanta“B”ineachsubject.Myobjectivesare:Iwillgotoeveryclasseveryday.Iwillsitinthemiddleoftheclassroom.Iwillre-readmynotesfromeveryclasseveryday.Iwillfinisheveryassignmentthedaywhenitisgiven.Well,yougettheidea.Eachofmyobjectivesisspecificandeachonecanbemeasured.IfIdoallthesethings，thereisaprettygoodchanceformetogetwhatIwant，whichmeansI’llfulfillmydream.Fillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothepassage.11.Thewriteradvisesyoutowriteyouroutsothatyoucangetabetterideaofwhereyoureallywanttogo.12.Dreamsarenotsoasgoals.13.tellexactlywhattodoandwhentodoit.14."IwanttolearnmoreEnglishinthefuture”isadream,while“IwanttogototheEnglishDepartmentofWuhanUniversity”isa.15.Mostoftheobjectivesshouldbefulfilledeveryaccordingtothesecondexample.Help:visionn.想象;幻想specificadj.诈细的;明确的objectiven.(奔观的)鬥标measurev.测量;估量assignmentn.任务;作业fulfillv.实现Key:1-5BCDDB6-10DDBCA\n11.dreams12.specific13.Objectives14.goal15.day