体裁:说明文题材:团队合作词数:362难度:难建议用时:10分钟Passage19(2019•北京)Muchoftheworkintoday'sworldisaccomplished(完成)inteams.Mostpeoplebelievethebestwaytobuildagreatteamistogatheragroupofthemosttalentedindividuals.(1) Companiesspendmillionshiringtopbusinesspeople.Istheirmoneywellspent?(2) Theyfocusedonfootball,basketballandbaseball.Theresultsaremixed.Forfootballandbasketball,addingtalentedplayerstoateamprovesagoodmethod,butonlyuptothepointwhere70%oftheplayersaretoptalent;abovethatlevel,theteam'sperformancebeginstodecline.Interestingly,thistrendisn'tevidentinbaseball,whereadditionalindividualtalentkeepsimprovingtheteam'sperformance.Toexplaintinsphenomenon,theresearchersexploredthedegreetowhichagoodperformancebyateamrequiresitsmemberstocoordinate(协调)theiractions.(3) Inbaseball,theperformanceofindividualplayersislessdependentonteammates.Theyconcludethatwhentaskinterdependenceishigh,teamperformancewillsufferwhenthereistoomuchtalent,whileindividualtalentwillhavepositiveeffectsonteamperformancewhentaskinterdependenceislower.Ifabasketballstaris,forexample,tryingtogainahighpersonalpointtotal,hemaytakeashothimselfwhenitwouldbebettertopasstheballtoateammate,affectingtheteam'sperformance.Youngchildrenlearningtoplayteamsportsareoftentold,"ThereisnoIinTEAM."(4) Anotherpossibilityisthatwhenthereisalotoftalentonateam,someplayersmaymakelesseffort.Justasinagameoftug﹣of﹣war(拔河比赛),wheneverapersonisadded,everyoneelsepullstheropewithlessforce.(5) AnA﹣teammayrequireabalance﹣notjustAplayers,butafewgenerousBplayersaswell.A.It'snotasimplemattertodeterminethenatureoftalent.B.Sportsteamownersspendmillionsofdollarsattractingtoptalent.C.Thegroupinteractionanditseffectdrewtheresearchers'attention.D.Starsapparentlydonotfollowthisbasicprincipleofsportsmanship.E.Severalrecentstudiesexaminedtheroleoftalentinthesportsworld.F.Buildingupadreamteamismorecomplexthansmiplyhiringthebesttalent.
G.Thistaskinterdependencedistinguishesbaseballfromfootballandbasketball.体裁:说明文题材:乐队文化词数:231难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage20(2019•浙江)Rockmusicconsistsofmanydifferentstyles.Eventhoughthereisacommonspiritamongallmusicgroups,theymakeverydifferentmusic.(1) AtthattimetheBeatlesenteredtheworldofmusicfromLiverpool.AftertheyweregivenaninvitationtoappearliveonBBC,theBeatlesquicklybecamefamousinBritainwithnationwidetours.Bymid﹣1963,theBeatleshadbeenextremelypopularinEngland.(2) Theyheldlargeconcertsandperformedatclubs.TheybecamethehottestthingonthepopmusicsceneinEngland.Theybeganasamodestlysuccessfulmusiciangroupandendedtheyearasshowbusinesslegends(传说).JohnLennonandPaulMcCartneywerenamedcomposersoftheyear.(3) TheywerenotsurehowtheAmericanswouldreacttothenewtypeofmusic.BeatlemaniahitNewYorkonFebruary7,1964.Hundredsoffansjammedtheairporttogreetthem.(4) Theconcertwasbroadcastliveandattractedthelargestonenightaudienceinthehistoryoftelevisionuptothattime.TheBeatlesweredescribedasaBritishinvasion(入侵)bylocalandnationwidenewspapersatthattime.TheirvictoryinAmericawasstillrememberedasamajorturningpointinthehistoryofrockandroll.ThankstotheBeatles,alotofopportunitieswereopeneduptonewfacesonthemarket.(5) A.TheydecidedonatourtotheUnitedStatesin1964.B.Eventheirhairstylesbecamemajortrendsatthattime.C.Rockmusicdevelopedinthe1950sandtheearly1960s.D.However,theirsongschangedthelivesofgenerationstocome.E.ManyrockbandswereabletofollowinthefootstepsoftheBeatles.F.TheyappearedinthefilmsAHardDay'sNight(1964)andHelp!(1965).G.TheyperformedtheirfirstconcertinAmericaatCBStelevision's53rdstreetstudio.体裁:说明文题材:社交礼仪词数:320难度:中建议用时:8分钟Passage21(2018•浙江)Movingintoanewhomeinanewneighborhoodisanexcitingexperience.Ofcourse,youwanttomakesurethatyoubecomeanacceptedandvaluablepartofyournewneighborhood.
Theeasiestwaytoaccomplishthisistomakesureyouconductyourselfasagoodneighborshould.(1) Perhapsoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoasagoodneighboristokeepyourproperty(房产)neat,clean,andingoodrepair.(2) Bychoosingtokeeptheoutsideofthehomeingreatshape,youwillhelptoimprovethelookandfeelofthearea.Second,taketheoverallappearanceoftheneighborhoodseriously.Whengoingforawalk,takealongasmallgarbagebag.(3) Thissmallactwillletyourneighborsknowthatyoucareaboutthearea.(4) Ifaneighborisgoingtobeoutoftown,offertocollectmailandnewspapers.Ifaneighborsuffersanillness,offertodothegroceryshopping.Letthemknowthatyouaretheretohelpinanywaythatisacceptable,whilestillrespectingtheprivaryofyourneighbor.(5) Byfollowingthebasicrulesofrespectingothers,takingcareofwhatbelongstoyou,andtakingprideintheappearanceoftheneighborhoodingeneral,youwillquicklybecomeagoodneighborthateveryoneappreciates.A.Ingeneral,keepaneyeontheirpropertywhiletheyaregone.B.Agoodneighborisalsoonewholikestohelpoutinsmallways.C.Beingagoodneighborismoreorlessaboutconsideratebehavior.D.Sometimesneighborsmaygotothesupermarkettogethertodoshopping.E.Shouldyoucomeacrosswastepaperthrownoutofapassingcar,pickitup.F.Peopletendtotakeprideinkeepingeverythingintheirstreetfreshandinviting.G.Hereareafewtipstohelpyouwinovereveryoneintheneighborhoodquickly.体裁:说明文题材:生气的原因词数:251难度:中建议用时:9分钟Passage22(2018•北京)WhyDoWeGetAngry?Angerseemssimplewhenwearefeelingit,butthecausesofangerarevarious.Knowingthesecausescanmakeusexamineourbehavior,andcorrectbadhabits.Themainreasonswegetangryaretriggering(触发)events,personalitytraits(特征),andourassessmentofsituations.(1) Triggeringeventsforangeraresomanythattodescribethemallwouldtakehundredsofpages.However,herearesomeexamples:beingcutoffintraffic,adeadline
approaching,experiencingphysicalpain,andmuchmore.(2) Thereasonwhysomeoneistriggeredbysomethingandothersarenotisoftenduetoone'spersonalhistoryandpsychologicaltraits.Eachperson,nomatterwhotheyare,haspsychologicalimbalances.Peoplewhohavepersonalitytraitsthatconnectwithcompetitivenessandlowupsettolerancearemuchmorelikelytogetangry.(3) Also,sometimespre﹣angerdoesnothavetodowithalastingcondition,butratheratemporarystatebeforeatriggeringeventhasoccurred.(4) Sometimesevenroutineoccurrencesbecomesourcesofpre﹣anger,orangeritself.Sometimesignoranceandnegative(消极的)outlooksonsituationscancreateanger.(5) However,angercaneasilyturnviolent,anditisbesttoknowthereasonsforangertoappearinordertopreventitspresence.Withthesemainreasonsinmind,wecanevaluateourlevelofangerthroughoutthedayandpreventcasesofoutburstsbycomprehendingthereasonsforourfeelings.A.Ourattitudeandviewpointonsituationscancreateangerwithinusaswell.B.Butsometypesofsituationscanhelpustogetridoftheoccurrenceofanger.C.Angerisrarelylookeduponasabeneficialcharactertrait,andisusuallyadvisedtoreduceit.D.Angerisaparticularlystrongfeelingandmaybepeoplethinkthattheyhavereasonstofeelangry.E.Havingthesepersonalitytraitsimpliesthepre﹣angerstate,whereangerisinthebackgroundofyourmind.F.Understandingthesereasonswillcontrolourownangerifwearewillingtoevaluateourselveswithacriticaleye.G.Noteveryoneactsthesameinresponsetoevents,andthatiswhywhattriggersonepersonmayormaynottriggeranother.体裁:说明文题材:高效阅读词数:268难度:中建议用时:9分钟Passage23(2017•浙江)HowtoDoMan﹣on﹣the﹣StreetInterviewsTheman﹣on﹣the﹣streetinterviewisaninterviewinwhichareporterhitsthestreetswithacameramantointerviewpeopleonthesport.(1) Butwiththesetips,yourfirst
man﹣on﹣the﹣streetinterviewexperiencecanbeeasy.●Whenyourbossorprofessorsendsyououttodoman﹣on﹣the﹣streetinterviewsforastory,thinkaboutthetopicanddevelopalistofabouttengeneralquestionsrelatingtoit.Forexample,ifyourtopicisaboutenvironmentalproblemsinAmerica,youmightask,"WhydoyouthinkenvironmentalprotectionisimportantinAmerica?"(2) ●Hitthestreetswithconfidence.(3) Say,"Excuseme,IworkforXYZNews,andIwaswonderingifyoucouldshareyouropinionaboutthistopic."Thisisaquickwaytogetpeopletowarmuptoyou.●Moveontothenextpersonifsomeonetellsyousheisnotinterestedintalkingoncamera.Don'tgetdiscouraged.●(4) Eachinterviewthatyougetonthestreetshouldn'tbelongerthantenminutes.Assoonasyougettheansweryouneed,moveontothenextperson.Makesurethatasyougofrominterviewtointerview,youaregettingavarietyofanswers.Ifeveryoneisgivingyouthesameanswer,youwon'tbeabletouseit.Asafenumberofinterviewstoconductisaboutsixtoten.(5) ●Ifyournewsstationorschoolrequiresintervieweestosignreleaseformstoappearontheair,don'tleaveworkwithoutthem.A.Limityourtime.B.Asyouapproachpeople,bepolite.C.Ifyoudon'townacamera,youcanbuyone.D.Fornewreporters,thiscanseemlikeachallengingtask.E.Togetgoodandusefulresults,askthemthesamequestion.F.Thatnumberofinterviewsshouldgiveyoualltheanswersyouneed.G.Withaquestionlikethis,youwillgetmorethana"Yes"or"No"reply.体裁:说明文题材:技能培养词数:307难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage24(2014•新课标I)Thejobsofthefuturehavenotbeeninvented, (1) Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds. 1.Curiosity Yourchildrenneedtobedeeply curious. (2) Askkids,“Whatingredients (配料) canweaddto
makethesepancakesevenbetternexttime”andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime? 2.Creativity Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit. (3) Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.ExperimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheirCreativity. 3.InterpersonalSkills Understandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhatisgoing on inside our ownhead,butwhataboutothers?Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidsfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions. (4) “Whydoyouthinksheiscrying?”“Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?”“Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyou,howwouldyoufeel?”4.Self-Expression (5) Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas ¡ª music,acting,drawing,building,photography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemorethananother. A.Encouragekidstocookwithyou. B.Andwecan’tforgetscienceeducation. C.Wecangivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewways. D.Sohowcanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’tyetexist? E.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisskill. F.Wecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinstories. G.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluableskill. 体裁:说明文题材:烹饪技巧词数:316难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage25(2014•新课标Ⅱ)TipsforCookingonaTightScheduleFrommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:ability,money,andtime(1).MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspentinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:1.Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandthere’snothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaheadofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?Doyouhavetherightmaterialsalready?(2).2.Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,makethemostofitandsaveyourselftimelateron.Areyoumakingoneloafofbread?(3).Ittakesaround
thesameamountoftimetomakemoreofsomething.Sosaveyourselftheeffortforfuturemeal.1.(4)Thismaysurpriseyou,butoneofthebesttoolsformakingcookingworthyourtimeisexperimentation.Itgivesyouthechancetohituponnewideasandrecipesthatcanworkwellwithyourappetiteandschedule.Themoreyoulearnandthemoreyoutry,themoreabilityyouhavetotakecontrolofyourfoodandyourschedule.Hopefullythatgivesyouagoodstart.__(5)_____Anddon’tletabusyschedulediscourageyoufrommakingsomegreatchangesinthewayyoueatandlive!A.Trynewthings.B.Abilityiseasilyimproved.C.Makethreeorfourinstead.D.Understandyourfoodbetter.E.Cookingisaburdenformanypeople.F.Letcookingandlivingsimplybeajoyratherthanaburden.G.Alittletimeplanningaheadcansavealotofworklateron.体裁:说明文题材:公众演说训练词数:273难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage26(2013•新课标Ⅱ)PublicSpeakingTraining·Getacoach(1),sogethelp.Sincethereareaboutabillioncompaniesoutthereallreadytoofferyoupublicspeakingtrainingandcourses,herearesomethingstolookforwhendecidingthetrainingthat'srightforyou.·FocusonpositivesAnytrainingyoudotobecomemoreeffectiveatpublicspeakingshouldalwaysfocusonthepositiveaspectsofwhatyoualreadydowell.Nothingcanhurtconfidencemorethanbeingtoldthatyouaren'tdoingwell.(2),sogoodpublicspeakingtrainingshoulddevelopthoseinsteadoftellingyouwhatyoushouldn'tdo.·(3)Ifyoufindapublicspeakingcoursethatlooksasthoughit'sgoingtogiveyoulotsofdosanddon'ts,walkaway!Yourbrainissofullofwhatyou'regoingtobetalkingabout.(4).Asfaraswe'reconcerned,therearebasicallynohardandfastrulesaboutpublicspeaking.Youraudiencecanbeyourfriends.
·YouareaspecialpersonnotacloneMostimportantly,goodpublicspeakingtrainingshouldtreatyouasaspecialone,withyourownpersonalhabits.(5).Yourtrainingcourseshouldhelpyoubringoutyourpersonality,nottrytoturnyouintosomeoneyou'renot.A.Youaren'tlikeanybodyelseB.YoualreadydolotsofthingswellC.TurnyourbackontoomanyrulesD.Checktherulesaboutdosanddon'tsE.Whateverthepresentation,publicspeakingistoughF.Theonethingyoudon'twantisforthemtofallasleepG.Sotryingtoforceawholesetofrulesintoitwilljustmakethingsworse