题目内容
To ensure people’s happiness, the central government will not _____ to take the severest measures against the rising housing prices.
A．hesitate B．mind C．continue D．forbid
A
Teamwork is just as important in science as it is on the playing field or in the gym. Scientific investigations (调查) are almost always carried out by teams of people working together. Ideas are shared, experiences are designed, data are analyzed, and results are evaluated and shared with other investigators. Group work is necessary, and is usually more productive than working alone.
Several times throughout the year you may be asked to work with one or more of your classmates. Whatever teh task your group is assigned, a few rules need to be followed to ensure a productive and successful experience.
What comes first is to keep an open mind, becasue everyone’s ideas deserve consideration and each group member can make his or her own contribution. Secondly, it makes a job easier to divide the group task among all group members. Choose a role on the team that is best suited to your particular strengths. Thirdly, always work together, take turns, and encourage each other by listening, clarifying, and trusting one another. Mutual support and trust often make a great difference.
Activities like investigations are most effective when done by small groups. Here are some more suggestions for effective team performance during these activities: Make sure each group member understands and agrees to the task given to him or her, and everyone knows exactly when, why and what to do; take turns doing various tasks during similar and repeated activities; be aware of where other group members are and what they are doing so as to ensure safety; be responsible for your own learning, though it is by no means unwise to compare your observations with those of other group members.
When there is research to be done, divide the topic into several areas, and this can explore the issue in a very detailed way. You are encouraged to keep records of the sources used each person, which helps you trace back to the origin of the problems that may happen unexpectedly. A format for exchanging information (e.g. photocopies of notes, oral discussion, etc.) is also important, for a well-chosen method not only strengthens what you present but also makes yourself easily understood. When the time comes to make a decision and take a position on an issue, allow for the contributions of each member of the group. Most important of all, it is always wise to make decisions by compromise and agreement.
After you’ve completed a task with your team, make an evaluation of the team’s effectiveness ― the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and challenges.
Title | Working Together |
Theme | Effective performance needs highly cooperated (71) ________ |
General rules | Keep an open mind to everyone’s (72) ________. Divide the group task among group members. (73) ________ and trust each other. |
(74) ________ | Understand and agree to the (75) ________ task of one’s own. Take turns doing various tasks. Show concern for others to ensure safety. Take (76) _________ for one’s own learning. Compare your own observations with those of others. |
Explore an issue | Break the (77) ________ into several areas. Keep records of the sources just in (78) ________. (79) ________ your information with others via proper format. Make all decisions by compromise and agreement. |
(80) ________ effectiveness | Analyze the strengths and weaknesses. Find out the opportunities and challenges. |
What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority（优先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.
In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail— other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.
Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical（合乎道义的）or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.
Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution（美国宪法）.
1.According to the passage, persuasion means ________.
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A．changing others’ point of view |
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B．exercising power over other people |
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C．getting other people to consider your point of view |
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D．getting people to agree with you and do what you want |
2.The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means“________”.
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A．win |
B．fail |
C．speak |
D．listen |
3.The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is ________.
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A．a danger to society |
B．difficult to do well |
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C．unwelcome behavior |
D．never successful |
4.The passage mainly discusses ________.
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A．people’s different opinions towards persuasion |
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B．the reasons why people persuade |
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C．that persuasion is both good and bad |
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D．that persuasion is important and it is all around us |