UNIT 3 CONSERVATION(一)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(九省适应性测试,C)In his 1936 work HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople,Dale Carnegie wrote:“I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way to get the best of an argument —and that is to avoid it.” This distaste for arguments is common,but it depends on a mistaken view of arguments that causes problems for our personal and social lives — and in many ways misses the point of arguing in the first place.Carnegie would be right if arguments were fights,which is how we often think of them.Like physical fights,verbal (言语的) fights can leave both sides bloodied.Even when you win,you end up no better off.You would be feeling almost as bad if arguments were even just competitions —like,say,tennis tournaments.Pairs of opponents hit the ball back and forth until one winner comes out from all whoentered.Everybody else loses.This kind of thinking eany people try to avoid arguments.However,there are ways to win an argument every time.When you state your position,formulate (阐述) an argument for what you claim and honestly ask yourself whether your argument is any good.When you talk with someone who takes a stand,ask them to give you a reason for their view and spell out their argument fully.Assess its strength and weakness.Raise objections (异议) and listen carefully to their replies.This method will require effort,but practice will make you better at it.These tools can help you win every argument — not in the unhelpful sense of beating your opponents but in the better sense of learning about what divides people,learning why they disagree with us and learning to talk and work together with them.If we readjust our view of arguments —from a verbal fight or tennis game to a reasoned exchange through which we all gain respect and understanding from each other —then we change the very nature of what it means to “win” an argument.1.What is the author’s attitude towards Carnegie’s understanding of argument?A.Critical.B.Supportive.C.Tolerant.D.Uncertain.2.Why do many people try to avoid arguments?A.They lack debating skills.B.They may feel bad even if they win.C.They fear being ignored.D.They are not confident in themselves.3.What does the underlined phrase “spell out” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Defend.B.Explain.C.Conclude.D.Repeat.4.What is the key to “winning” an argument according to the author?A.Sense of logic.B.Solid supporting evidence.C.Proper manners.D.Understanding from both sides.BI saw the Swedish film adaptation (starred by Tobias Almborge and Anna-Lena Brudin) of Fredrik Backman’s incrediblyfunny,heartbreaking novel “A Man Called Ove”.Toward the end of that film,which was beautifully written and directed by Hannes Holm,there is a scene in which Ove,a widower(鳏夫) in his 60s,takes his neighbours out for a drive.As they ride together,the normally unfriendly and severe Ove sighs,allows himself a rare smile and says:“This is living.”Most viewers probably didn’t give this little comment of Ove’s a second thought.For me,though,it marked the turning point of Ove’s search for renewed purpose in his life.In Ove,Backman has created a character who at times can be unreasonable,stubborn and even downright rude—the sort of man whose shocking and morally unacceptable reactions to everyday situations become the subject of comic anecdotes that are retold countless times by enemies and friends alike.Many of the people telling those stories don’trealize,though,that much of Ove’s strange behaviour is actually a symptom of his private heartache.Widowed,living alone and recently pushed into retirement,Ove is struggling at the outset of Backman’s story to find something worth living for,and his unwillingness to share with others what he is going through serves only to further separate him from the world.Ove’s situation reminds me of the isolation we all felt during the pandemic.I saw along with everyone else how quickly loneliness and isolation can influence harmony,driving people apart at a time when we need to connect to others the most.Ove is just going on a drive with neighbours when he says,“This is living,” but I think he is feeling the way many of us did when the pandemic became less serious and we began to reconnect with the world.In that moment,Ove has started to find his new purpose just by allowing others back into his life and caring for them.5.Who is the screenwriter of “A Man Called Ove”?A.Tobias Almborge.B.Anna-Lena Brudin.C.Fredrik Backman.D.Hannes Holm.6.What can we know about Ove?A.He was born with a bad temper.B.He is popular with people around.C.He has integrated himself into society.D.He suffers from social anxiety disorder.7.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A.Ove’s present living situation.B.The influence of the pandemic.C.The reasons behind Ove’s strange behaviour.D.The importance of relationship with others.8.What is this teovie review.C.A book introduction.D.A short story.Ⅱ.七选五Left-handed people make up around 12% of the global population.One really interesting fact that I picked up was from a scientist who believed that left-handed people tended to be more independent as a result of having to adapt to a world that is largely built for right-handed individuals. 1MorelikelytohaveallergiesandsleepdisordersA study found that left-handed people were 11 times more likely to suffer from allergies than right-handed folk. 2Left-handedpeopleusetherightsideofthebrainthemost3 meaning that the right side controls the left side of the body and the other way around.Hence there is a well-known saying “only left-handed people are in their right minds”.The right-hand side of the brain is thought to control the left side of the body and tasks to do with the arts and creativity.Areleft-handedpeoplesmarter?4 One study “Effect of handedness on intelligence level of students” shows that lefties are more likely to have higher IQ.However,another study “The relationship between handp reference,hand performance,and general cognitive ability” suggests the eents showed that when given two tasks to complete simultaneously (同时),lefties performed best.This is because right-handed people tend to solve problems by breaking them down into parts and analyzing each piece one at a time.While left-handed people tend to look at the problem as a whole and usepattern-matching to try and solve it.A.Better at multitaskingB.Smarter than the right-handedC.As we know,the brain is cross-wired,D.This one varies depending on how dated your source is!E.Here are a few more fascinating left-handed people facts!F.Miore likely to experience language issues.G.And lefties were two and a half times more likely to suffer from sleep disorders.Ⅲ.语法填空The stone lion is carved out of stone,1. is the common ornament(装饰物) in traditional Chinese architecture,suchas temples,bridges,gardens and so on.A lion indicates 2. (safe) and luck in China.It is said that the lion 3. (introduce) into China in the Han Dynasty from the Western Region.In Chinese culture,a lion is 4. mythical(神话的) figure rather than real animal.After its introduction,a lion gradually became the mascot outside the gate,for Chinese people think that a lion can drive away the evil spirits.Another saying of why people take the stone lion 5. the gate keeper is related to the pronunciation of the stone lion(Shishi) in Chinese.Stone sounds like “Shi” in Chinese with the meaning of solid,and the second “Shi”6.(refer) to lion sounds similar to “Si” which means ‘to think about’.Stone lions have the obvious local 7. (feature).The lions from the South are 8. (vivid) with many sculptures than the lions from the northern China.The stone lion is carved 9.(base) on a kind of architectural ornament frequently used as the base for decent buildings.10. (general),the location of the stone lion is settled with the female in the right side and the male the left according to traditional Chinese Yin and Yang philosophy.Ⅳ.应用文写作假定你是校学生会负责人李华,来自新西兰友好学校的师生代表将体验你校下周举办的中国传统文化周活动,请你结合图示用英语写一篇欢迎辞。
