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高一（2011-2012）下学期期末专项训练任务型阅读10篇(一）第一篇Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyharvestsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentinthedevelopingworld.Women'seducationmaybeanunusualeconomicalfield,butincreasingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsfocusonencouragement,providesanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsareridofaneducation.Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool--theprophecy(观念)becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninavicious(恶性的)circleofneglect.Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.Fewwillarguethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasgreateconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificanteffectonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.Topic:Thesignificanceoffemale(1)_______indevelopingcountries Viewpoint Educatinggirlsismorebeneficialandworthyof(2)_______invested. Families Fromlow-incomefamilies Fromeducatedmothers'families Attitudes Girlsareofless(3)_______thanboys. Developmentshouldbeforallthechildren. Practices Thereis(4)investmentindaughters,(5)_______boysaresenttoschool.Girlsaremadetostayathome,(6)housework. Itisinsistedthatgirlsandboysbeofferedchancestobeeducated(7)____. Consequences Aviciouscircle Avirtuouscircle Significance Educatingwomen(8)tosocialbenefits,andhas(9)________advantagesandhealthpracticessignificantly,includingfamilyplanning. (10) Educatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesisimportant.1.education2.being3.value4.little/no5.while6.doing7.fairly/equally8.leads/contributes9.economic10.Conclusion第二篇HowtobeagoodlistenerEveryonelovesagoodlistener.Buttherearemorereasonstodeveloptheskilloflisteningthantowinheartsorpopularitycontests.Listeninghealshurtsandbuildsbridges.Itgivesustheabilitytounderstandandempathize,toviewtheworldfromourownpoint.Itcanbringuswisdomoverandabovemereintelligence.Butmostimportantly,itallowsustogivethepeoplearoundusthegiftstheycrave(渴望)most—asenseofworth.Asitturnsout,there’smoretogoodlisteningthanjustkeepingquietandallowingsomeonetospeak.Effectivelisteningisactuallyacombinationoftwokeycommunicationskills:listeningandverifying(确认).Evenwhenwe’vemanagedtohearaperson’sentiremessage,weofteninterpretitwrong—accordingtoourownunderstanding,experience,orprejudice.Asaneffectivelistener,yourgoalistohearandabsorbwhatanotherhastosay……inexactlythewaytheymeanittobeunderstood.Onlythencanyourespondproperly.Thisismucheasierreadthandone,sohereareafewhelpfultips:1.Givethespeakeryourfullattention.Stoptalkingandremovealldistractions.TurnofftheTV,yourphone,orcomputer.Watchyourbodylanguage.Thewayyoulookatthespeaker,orthewayyoustandorsit,makesahugedifference.Therightlisteningbodylanguagecommunicatesthatwearelisteningopenlyandattentively,andputstheotherpersonatease.2.Bepatient.Noteveryoneisagiftedspeaker.Somepeopletakelongertofindtherightwordtomakeapoint.Othersaretooworriedtogettheirmessageacrossproperly.Ifnecessary,askthespeakertoexplainfurther.Itwillhelphim/herspeakmoreexactlyanditwillhelpyouhearandunderstandbetter.3.Keepyouremotionsincheck.Ifwhatsomeoneissayingcreatesanemotionalresponseinyou,makeanextraefforttolistencarefully.Whenwe’reangry,frightenedorupset,weoftenmisskeypartsofwhatisbeingsaid.4.Holdyourfire.Don’tjumptoconclusionsimmediately.Agoodlistenerdoesn’treactuntilcomprehensioniscomplete.Ifyourespondinawaythatmakestheotherpersondefensive,evenifyou“win”theargument,youmaylosesomethingfarmorevaluable.5.Evenifyouthinkyouunderstand.VERIFY.Neverassumeyougotthemessageright.Pause,thinkaboutwhatwassaid,andthenask“Isthiswhatyoumeant?”or“AmIunderstandingthisright?”6.EmpathizeTakeamomenttostandintheotherperson’sshoes,tolookatthesituationfromhis/herpointofview……especiallywhenyou’rebeingtoldsomethingpersonalorpainful,orsomethingyoustronglydisagreewith.Themoreshoesyouareabletosuccessfullystandinwithinyourlifetime,thelesspuzzledyou’llfindyourlifeandrelationshipstobe. (1)_____________ofgoodlistening 2)__________hurts.Building3)___________.Allowingusto(4)___________andempathize,andviewingtheworldinanall-roundway.Bringinguswisdomoverandabovemereintelligence.(5)_________thepeoplearoundusfeelworthy. Componentsofeffectivelistening ●Goodlisteningconsistsoftwokeycommunicationskills:(6)__________andverifying. (7)__________tobeagoodlistener Listeningtothespeaker(8)___________.Tryingtobea____9_______listener.Avoidingbeingaffectedbyyouremotions.Waitingbeforeyoutake(10)_________.Verifying.Empathizing1.Effects/Advantages/Benefits2.Healing3.bridges4.understand5.Making6.listening7.Ways/Tips8.attentively9.patient10.actions第三篇Hey!It'sgoingtobeMother'sdayagain.HaveyouplannedsomethinggoodforyourMama?Ifnot,tryevenoneofthesetips.MakeYourMamaProud　　Whatspecialtalentsdoyouhave?Maybethisistherighttimetoshowittoher.Shewouldbeveryproudandsurprisedifshe'drealizedthatyouhavesomethingthatshedoesn'texpect.　　What'sHerFavorite?　　Mostteensdon'tknowwhattheirmama'sfavorite.Youdo?Then,whatareyouwaitingfor?Buyhersomeofherfavoritestuffandputalittletwistonit.Makeitmorespecial.　　Thebesttimetogiveherthatiswhilesheissleepingatnight.Putitonthedrawernexttohersothatwhenshewakesupshe'llbesurprisedtoseeit.And,maybe,alittletearmayfalldownfromhercheeks.　　TheMemories　　Ourmothershavespecialmemoriesinmind.Thosearethetimesthattheygavebirthtotheirhealthybaby.Howaboutyou?What'syourbestmomentwithher?Maybeyoucantellheraboutthetimeshegotmadatyoubecauseyoudidsomethingthatyouthoughtisrightbutsincethatdayforwardyourealizedyourmistakes.Or,youcantellherhowhappyyouarewhenshewasthereduringyourpainfuldaysinyourlife.　　BeHer　　Whatdoesshelooklikeifsheissoexhaustedandangryandtired?Whatdoesshedoforyourfamily?Thisistherighttimetoshowherthethingsthatsheusuallydoesathome.Trytoimitatehervoicewhensheisangry.Makeyourfaceasifyouareherwhensheismad.　　TreataQueen　　Yourhouseisapalacewithakingandqueen(itdoesn'tmatterifyou'rerichorpoor).Ourmotheristherealqueeninourlifeandinourfamilythoughherdutiesmakeherlooklikesheisnot.Givetheladyadayoffbybeingaservanttoher.　　Make-OverBeauty　　Becauseofstressandtheproblemsthatsheisfacingrightnow,especiallyinthefamily,shedoesn'tlookgreatanymore.Admitit!Mostmothersarenotintotrendsanymorebecausetheirfocusingonus.　　Perhapsyoucouldtakesomeofyoursavingstotreatherinasalonorthedepartmentstore.Then,chooseniceclothesthatwouldmakeherlookGLAMOROUS!　　HaveSomeofYourTime　　It'sthecheapestbutameaningfulway.Mostofusarebusyfromourwork,friends,boy/girlfriends,school.Westayhomelateandafterseveralhours,wegooutagain.　　Haveyoueverhadameaningfultimewithyourmotherwhereyoudon'tthinkortalkaboutproblemsandarguments?Haveyouevertoldherhowmuchyouthankherfromthelifeshegavetoyou,thetimeshetookcareofyou,andforeverysufferingshe'dfeltforyou?Haveyouevertoldherthatyouloveher?Lifeisshort.Wedon'tknowwhatwillhappentomorrownortoday.Thosethreewordscanmakeherheartjumpforjoy,youknow?Justtellher“Iloveyou!”anditwouldmakehersmilesosweetly.Justtry!Wedon'twanttomissathing,right? Tipson1_________tomakemotherhappy1.how2.Remind3.beautiful4.pride5.surprise6.tears7.moment/time8.took9.from10.arguments第四篇Itisanalltoofamiliarstory.Anaturaldisasterstrikesinaremotepartoftheworld,causingdestructionandsuffering.Villagesareflattenedandpeopleareforcedintocamps.ItisnowhappeninginChina,aftertheearthquakeofmagnitude（里氏）8thatwascenteredonWenchuanbutshooktheentirecountry.Actually,inthepastcenturies,therewerehundredsofthousandsofearthquakesindifferentpartsoftheworld.InSept.1923,TokyoandYokohamawerebothdestroyedbyanearthquakeandthefiresthatfollowedit.Theyhadtobecompletelyrebuilt.OneofthemostseriousearthquakeswasinChina’sShanxiProvincein1556.Itclaimedalmostonemillionpeople.Wemeasureanearthquake’sstrengthontheRichterscale.TheRichterscalewasintroducedin1935inSouthernCaliforniaintheUSA.Itmeasuresearthquakesonascaleofonetoten.Anyearthquakemeasuringfiveormoreisusuallyserious.Theearth’scrust(地壳)ismadeupoflayersofrockcalledplates.Astheseplatesmove,theysometimescrashagainsteachother,causingthecrusttoquake.IncitiessuchasTokyo,wheresmallquakeshappenquiteoften,manymodernbuildingsaredesignedtobeflexiblesowhentheearthmoves,theymovewithit.Earthquakescanalsobreakupgasoroilpipes.Thiscancausefirestobreakout,whichcandoasmuchdamageastheearthquakeitself.Anothereffectoftheearthquakesistsunamis(海啸).Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.Theycanbemanymetershighandcausegreatdamagetocostaltownsandcities.China,Japan,RussiaandtheUSAhavethehighestoccurrenceofearthquakesintheworld. Knowingabout(1)_______ Twoseriousearthquakesin(2)________ Anearthquakeandthe(3)__________firesdestroyedbothTokyoandYokohamainSept.1923. In1556,averyseriousearthquake(4)___________inChina’sShanxiProvince,killinglargenumbersofpeople. The(5)_________tomeasureanearthquake’sstrength Peoplecanmeasureanearthquake’sstrengthontheRichterscaleofonetoten,introducedin1935intheUSA.Ifanearthquake(6)________fiveormore,itisusuallyserious. The(7)__________ofearthquakes Astheplates,which(8)_______theearth’scrust,move,theysometimescrashagainsteachother,causingthecrusttoquake. Some(9)_________ofearthquakes Ifearthquakesbreakupgasoroilpipes,(10)_______willhappen,whichcandoasmuchdamageastheearthquakeitself. Tsunamis.earthquakes2.history3.following4.happenedoccurred5.way6.measures7.cause8.form9.effectsresults10.fires第五篇Angerisnaturalreactionwhichcomesoutwhenwefeelthatwehavenotbeengivenafairtreatment.Angerisanaturalreactionwhichcomesoutwhenwefeelthatwehavenotbeengivenafairtreatment.Thepositivesideofthisnegativeemotionisthatithashelpedustoevolveashumansandcopeinabettermannerwithoursurroundings.However,ittendstobecomeaproblemwhenwefailtocontrolit.Manyatimeithappensthatyourangerhashurtothersorhasspoiledoneofyourrelationshipsforwhichyouregretlater.Ithassomebadeffectsonthehealth,too.Weshouldcontrolangersothatitdoesnotcauseharmtousortothosearounduswhomwelove.Oneofthebestwaystocontrolangeristogethelpfromothers.Ifyoufeelthatyouareunabletomanageyouranger,itcanmakeyoumoreupset.Sotellsomeonethatisclosetoyou,afriendorafamilymember,aboutyourproblem.Whenyoudiscussamatterwithothers,thereisabetterchanceoffindingasolutiontoyourproblem.Besides,therearenobetterstressrelieversthanhumor.Whenyoufeelthatitisbecauseofstressthatyourangerisbecomingunmanageable,youcanusehumor.Itcanhelpyoulookatdifficultthingsinalighterwayandyouwillfeelbetteraboutthethingsaroundyou.Angertendstomakeushavealotofnegativethoughts.Therefore,wehavetochangethenegativethoughtsintopositiveones.Forthisyouhavetofirstrefuseallthenegativethoughtsthatareinyourmindonebyone.Thiscanbedonewithalotofpractice.Onceyouaresuccessfulinthat,youhavetomaintainyourfocusonlyonthepositivethingsoflife.Meditation(冥想)isanexcellentangermanagementtechnique.Inaddition,whatwedoisdisconnectourselvesfromtheouterworldandfocusallourattentionintotheinnerworld.Thishelpsusdevelopasenseofcontrollingourthoughtsthattendtocauseanger. Definition Angerisanaturalreactionwhichcomesoutwhenwehavebeentreated(1)______. (2)sides Helpusevolveashumans.Helpusdealwithoursurroundings(3)______. Negativesides (4)others.Spoilyour(5)______.Havesomebadeffectsonyour(6). Howtomanageyouranger Gethelpfromothers Discussyourproblemswithyourfriendora(7)______member. Use(8) Itcanhelpyoulookatdifficultthingsinalighterway. Thinkpositively (9)allthenegativethoughtsandfocusonlyonpositivethings. Practicemeditation Helpus(10)ourthoughtswhichtendtocauseanger.1.unfairly2.Positive3.better4.Hurt5.relationships6.health7.family8.humor9.Refuse10.control第六篇TheNewYorkCityMarathonwasstartedbyamannamedFredLebow.Itbeganin1970asasmall,unimportantrace.Only127localpeopleran,andjust55ofthemfinished.TheyranaroundCentralParkfourtimes.Fewpeoplewatchedthemrun.However,overtheyearsthemarathongrewandbecamemorepopular.Todaypeoplecomefromallovertheworldtoruninthemarathon.Runnersmustbeatleast18yearsold.Infact,theoldestrunnerwasan89-year-oldman.Recently,morethan27,000peopleranintheNewYorkCityMarathon.Largecrowdscheeredtherunnersandofferedthemcolddrinksandencouragement.Thecourseofthemarathonhaschanged.InsteadofrunningaroundCentralPark,therunnersgothroughthefivedistrictsofNewYorkCity:Queens,Brooklyn,Manhattan,theBronx,andStatenIsland.ThemarathonbeginsatthebaseoftheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeinStatenIsland.TherunnersgoacrossthebridgeintoBrooklyn.ThentheygoupthroughQueensandintotheBronx.ThemarathonfinishesinCentralParkinManhattan.Thecompletecourseis26.2miles,andtakesthebestrunnerslessthan3hours.Althoughithaschangedsince1970,theNewYorkCityMarathonisalwaysexciting.Throughtheyears,manyunusualeventshavehappenedduringthemarathon.Forexample,PatTuzandJohnWeibakergotmarriedafewminutesbeforetherace.Thentheyrantheracewiththeirpartymembers.Somepeoplerunthewholeracealone.Inthefallof1992,FredLebow,thefounderoftheNewYorkCityMarathon,slowlyranhislastrace.Hewasveryillwithcancer,buthedidnotwanttostoprunning.InOctober1994,Freddied.However,theNewYorkCityMarathon,andallitsexcitement,willcontinueformanyyearstocome. TheNewYorkCityMarathon:AWorld(1)▲ The(2)▲oftheNewYorkCityMarathon TheNewYorkCityMarathon,whichbeganin1970asarace,wasstartedbyamannamedFredLebow. Theincreaseinthe(3)▲oftheNewYorkCityMarathon Only127localpeopletookpartinthefirstrace,andjust55ofthemcrossedthe(4)▲line. Nowadays,morethan27,000peoplethroughoutthe(5)▲ranintheNewYorkCityMarathon. The(6)▲oftheNewYorkCityMarathon RatherthanrunningaroundCentralPark,therunnersgothroughthefivedistrictsofNewYorkCity:StatenIsland→Brooklyn→Queens→theBronx→Manhattan. It(7)▲thebestrunnerslessthan3hourstofinishthecomplete26.2-milecourse. TheNewYorkCityMarathonhaschangedalot,butits(8)▲nevergoesdown.Many(9)▲eventshavehappenedduringthemarathon. InOctober1994,Freddied.However,theNewYorkCityMarathon,andallitsexcitement,willnever(10)▲.1.Race2.founder3.popularity4.finishing/finish5.world6.course7.takes8.excitement9.unusual10.die/stop第七篇Dogbehaviorisascomplicatedas,ormorethan,humanbehavior.Thoughtheylacktheabilitytotalk,theymanagetoexpressalotthroughthedisplayofvariouskindsofbehavior.Herearesometypesofbehaviorthatadogdisplays,andthereiscertainlysomethingthatitistryingtoconveythroughit.Wagging(摇摆)ofthetailisthemostcommonbehaviororgesturedisplayedbyadoganditmeansthatit’sextremelyhappyorpleased.Petdogsusuallydisplaysuchabehaviorwhentheyseeyouafteralongtimespanandalsowhentheyspottheirfavoritetreatorfooditem.Digging,too,isaverycommonbehaviorindogs.Dogsusuallydigtohidesomeoftheirfavoritethingswhichtheywouldliketohuntforlater.Theydothisjustforalittleadventureorwhentheyareextremelyplayful.Anotherreasontheymightbediggingistoreleasesomeoftheirenergythathasbeenbuiltup.Dogssniffduetotheirstrongsenseofsmellandtheircuriosity.Theydothismainlytogainthesmellofotherhumansanddogswhichhelpsrecognizethemduringthenextmeeting.Barkingisprobablythemostnaturalandnormalbehaviordisplayedbydogs.Dogsbarktothreatenastrangeoneenteringthehouse,ortocommunicatethearrivalofastrangemanorsomebodytheyarefamiliarandalsotocommunicatewithotherdogs.Dogsmostlywhine(发呜呜声)whentheyareillorinpainortoattractattentionwhentheyarefeelingextremelylovesickandareindesperateneedofsomepampering(娇宠).Theymayalsowhinewhentheyarefearfulofsomeoneorsomethingortodisplaytheirdispleasuretowardssomething.Jumpingismorecommoninpuppiesthanindogsanditisawayofdisplayingaffectionandexcitementforthem.Itmightgettroublesomewhentheyjumptoofrequentlywhichmaybetoattractattention.Makeuseoftheinformationabovetotrainyourdogappropriatelyandhelpitmakeawonderfulpetforyou. Dogbehavior Intention (1)_______ofthetail Showits(2)_________orpleasurewhenthedogseesyouafteralongtimespanorwhenitspotsitsfavoritetreatorfooditem. Digging ·Hidesomeoftheirfavoritethingsthey’dliketohuntforlater·(3)_________alittleadventureorshowtheyareextremelyplayful·Releasesomeoftheirenergythathasbeenbuiltup. Sniffing Showtheyhavestrongsenseofsmellandare(4)______aboutthingsaround.Gainthesmellofotherhumansanddogs. Barking ·(5)___________astrangeoneenteringthehouse.·Communicatethearrivalofa（6）___________oranacquaintance.·Communicatewithotherdogs. (7)_________ ·Showtheyareillor(8)___________orattractattention.·Showtheyare(9)___________ofsomeoneorsomething.·Displaytheirdispleasuretowardssomething. Jumping ·Showthattheyareaffectionateand(10)____________.·Attractattention.1.Wagging2.happiness/joy/delight3.Take4.curious5.Threaten6.stranger7.Whining8.painful9.fearful/afraid10.excited第八篇Workingwomenwithyoungchildrenoftenfaceadilemma(进退两难的困境)ofwhethertokeepworkingortoquittotakecareoftheirchildren.Thoughthefactthatmarriedwomenworkoutsidethehomeshasbecomeasocialtrend,manypeoplestillexpectmotherstostayhomeuntiltheirchildrenaretwoorthreeyearsold.Inmyopinion,it’sunfairtodeprive(剥夺)mothersoftheirrighttokeepworkingonlyforthereasonofchildcare.Womenalsoneedasenseofachievementjustlikemen.Workingwomenoftenfinditdifficulttogiveupthechanceofself-fulfillment(自我实现)andgobackhometoplaythetraditionalrole.Thetimesthatwomenshouldstayathomepassedandweshouldnotneglect(忽视)mother’sdesiretoseekfurthergoalsoutsidethehome.Besides,takingcareofchildrenisbothparents’responsibilityratherthanonlymothers’.Childrenbelongtoboththefatherandthemother.Soitisunreasonabletoaskmotherstogiveuptheirjobsforchildcarebecauseitisalsofathers’duty.Practicallyspeaking,workingmotherscanhelpimprovefamilyfinances.Thoughthere’llbeextraexpenseforchildcareservice,workingmothershaveasteadyincometohelpthefamily.Therefore,mothers’workingoutsideisgoodforthefamily,especiallytothoselow-incomeones.Inaword,toexpectmotherstoputchildcarebeforeeverythingisnotpracticalintoday’ssociety.Onlyiffathersandmotherscooperatecantheproblemofchildcarebesolved.Title:1mothers Topic Whetherworkingwomenkeepworkingorgiveupthejobstolookafter2. Manypeople’sexpectation Mothersshould3homeuntilchildrenaretwoorthreeyearsold. Theauthor’s4 Amotherhasrightto5working. Womenneedasenseof6justlikemen. Takingcareofchildrenisbothparents’7. Motherscanhelp8thefamily. 9 Parents’10isthesolutiontothisproblem.1.Working2.children3.stay4.opinion5.keep6.achievement7.duty/responsibility8.support9.Conclusion10.cooperation第九篇Livinginaforeigncountryisfunbutitisn’talwayseasy.Therearemanydifferencesbetweenculturesandalthoughsomeofthesedifferencesareunimportant,somecancausealotofembarrassment.Inadditiontotheobviouslanguageproblemsoflivinginaforeigncountry,IcertainlyexperiencedcultureshockwhenIwaslivinginParis.IknowI’mnottheonlyonesoIspoketoafewforeignfriendsabouthowtheyexperiencedcultureshockinChina.AubinarrivedtwomonthsagofromEuropetotakepartinalanguageprogrammeinShanghai.Beforeheleft,hewasactuallytaughtthedifferencesbetweenEuropeanandChineseCultures,includingeverythingfromtablemannerstoclassroombehavior.However,somethingshavestilltakenhimbysurprise.Forexample,hecouldn’tunderstandwhywaitersdidnotwanttoacceptthetipshegavethemaftermealsinrestaurants.HesaidthatinEuropewaitersgotangryifyoudidn’tleavethematip!Ihadtoexplaintohimthatpeopledon’tusuallytipinChinaandthatthiscomesfromtheConfucianideathatonemustavoidacceptinganyundueincome.Anotherfriend,Julia,cametoGuangzhoufromLondontoteachatalanguageschool.Afteramonth,shetoldmethatshewasreallyletdownbyherstudents.Iaskedherwhyandshetoldmethattheyweresoquietthatshewastheonlypersontalkinginclassanditfeltlikethechildrenwerebeingrespectfulbutshesaiditwouldbemorerespectfuliftheyansweredherquestions.IthinkweshouldbeproudoftheChinesetraditionthatstressespolitenessbutIdothinkJuliahasagoodpoint.AnditisnotonlytheWestandtheEastthathaveculturaldifferences.EvenKoreaandChina,twocountriesthatareveryclosetoeachother,havedifferencestoo.“IthoughtChineseandKoreanpeoplewerethesame,”saidmyfriendJi-HyuninperfectChinese,“butIwaswrong.InancienttimestheChineseusedtotaketheirshoesoff.Theydon’tdothatanymore,butKoreanpeoplestilldo!IkeepgettingthatwrongeventhoughI’vebeenhereforfiveyears!”Luckily,whetherwetakeourshoesoffornot,orleaveunnecessarytips,theworldstillrunsperfectly.Inmyopinion,culturaldifferencesshouldsimplybeseenasawayofmakinglifeinteresting.Imaginehowboringitwouldbeifwealldideverythingexactlythesameway!Learningtounderstandandrespectdifferencesis,afterall,whatlifeisallabout.　　 Title LivingwithDifferences Theme Oneproblemoflivingabroadistoexperienceculturalshock1. Experiencesandreasons Waiters2toaccepttipsunderthe3oftheConfucianidea. Studentsarequiet4inclassbecausetheyare5toteachers. Chinesedon’t6theirshoesasthey7to. Right8toculturaldifferences Learntounderstandand9them. 10ofthemasfuninlife.1.differences2.refuse3.influence4.passive5.respectful6.remove7.used8.attitudes.9.respect10.Think第十篇Forcenturiespeopledreamedofgoingintospace．Thisdreambegantoseempossiblewhenhigh-flyingrocketswerebuiltintheearly1900s.In1903aRussianteachernamedKonstantinTsiolkovskyfiguredouthowtouserocketsforspacetravel．Hisplanwasthefirstoneinrocketsciencetousecorrectscientificcalculation．About30yearslater,aU.S．scientistnamedRobertGoddardbuiltthefirstrocketsthatcouldreachhighaltitudes．DuringWorldWarII,Germanscientistsbuiltlargerocketsthatcouldtravelveryfarandcarrydangerousexplosives．Afterthewar,scientistsfromGermanywenttotheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUniontohelpthosecountriesbuildspacerockets.Thesetwocountriesweresoonracingtogettospacefirst．Eachofthesecountrieswantedtoprovethatitwasstrongerandmoreadvancedthantheotherone．Bothcountriesalsohadpowerfulbombs．PeopleintheUnitedStateswereworriedwhentheSovietswerefirsttolaunchaspacesatellite,whichwascalledSputnik．TheSovietswerealsofirsttosendapersonintospace．YuryGagarinorbitedtheearthintheVostokIspaceshipin1961.TheUSgovernmentsetagoalforitsspaceprogramtobethefirstcountrytoputapersonontheMoon．TheU.S．spaceprogrambuiltaseriesofApollospaceship．ThesevehicleswerepoweredbyhugeSaturn5rockets．In1969ApolloIItookthreementothemoonsuccessfully．NellArmstrongbecamethefirstpersontowalkontheMoon.TheSovietsmayhavelosttheracetoflypeopletotheMoon,buttheybuiltthefirstspacestationin1971．TheUnitedStatesalsobuiltaspacestation．Thespacestationsallowedpeopletoliveandworkinspace．ThentheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatescooperatedtohooktwospaceshipstogetherinspace．Thisactionendedthe"spacerace"．Todayamuchlargerspacestation,builtbyseveralcountriestogether,orbitsEarth.Anothernewwaytogotospaceisbyspaceshuttle．Aspaceshuttle,firstmadeintheUnitedStatesin1981,lookslikeanairplane．Astronautswhoflyspaceshipshaveusedshuttlestohelpputsatellitesintospace. Historyofspacetravel Time Events Informationconcerned Early1900s High-flyingrocketswerebuilt. Itmadetheancientdreamofgoingtospacepossibletocome1)▲ 1903 KonstantinTsiolkovsky(2)▲outawaytouserocketsforspacetravel. Heplannedtoputcorrectscientificcalculationtouseinrocketscience. Around(3)▲ RobertGoddardbuiltnewrockets. Therocketscouldflyvery(4)▲inthesky. DuringandafterWorldWarII Germanscientistsbuiltlargerocketsthatcouldtravelveryfarandcarrydangerousexplosives. Germanywasaheadofalltheothercountriesinbuildingspacerocketsandlaterit(5)▲theSovietUnionandtheUnitedStates TheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatescompetedtogettospacefirst. TheSovietUnionbecamethe(6)▲ofthecompetitionwhenitlaunchedthefirstsatelliteandsentthefirstastronautintospace. 1969 TheUnitedStateswas(7)▲inputtingapersononthemoon. Inoneway,it(8)▲theSovietUnionbybecomingthefirstcountrytoflypeopletothemoon. 1970s TheSovietsbuiltthefirstspacestationandwassoonfollowedbyAmericans．Andtheyfinallyendedthe"spacerace"by(9)▲ Astronautscanliveandworkinspacestations. 1980s-- Spaceshuttlesareusedasnewvehiclesforspace(10)▲. Shuttlesarealsousedtohelpputsatellitesintospace.1.true2.figured3.19334.high5.helped6.winner7.successful8.beat/defeated9.cooperation/cooperating10.travelTellyourmotheryourbest7______withher.Forexample,tellheryouweresohappywhenshe8________careofyouduringpainfuldays.Imitateherwhensheistiredorangryandallthatshedoesforthefamily.Showyourmotheryourspecialtalentssothatshewouldtake4________inyou.Buyhersomethingthatshelikesbestandputitonadrawernexttoherto5_______her.Maybeshewouldbemovedto6_________.Havesomeofyourtime.Haveameaningfultimewithyourmotheranddon’tthinkortalkaboutanyproblemsor10_________.Tellherthatyouloveher.Makeyourmotherproudandbuyhersomeofherfavorite.2_________herofsomespecialtimesandbeher.Treatherasaqueenandmakeher3_________Freeyourmother9________allherdutiestomakeherqueenandtreatherinasalonorbuyhersomeniceclothesfromthedepartmentstore.PAGE