题目内容
【题目】Polar bears are suffering in a 【1】(warm) world.
Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals.【2】much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 【3】for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 【4】 (threat)the only home they know.
The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years【5】1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their【6】(survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher,【7】scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “【8】it, they can’t exist.”
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural.【9】in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later,【10】the bears are not actively hunting.
【答案】
【1】warmer
【2】they
【3】that
【4】has reduced
【5】survival
【6】a
【7】Without
【8】But
【9】to hunt
【10】when
【解析】本文是一片说明文,说明了在日益温暖的世界下,北极熊的生存现状与面临的危险。考查基本知识点,题目较容易。
【1】考查动词比较级用法 根据后文than提示 要用 warmer
【2】考查介词用法 在很多年中 用for/during
【3】考查动词词组用法 prepare sb for sth 这里的sb就指北极熊 故填them
【4】考查动词变化形式的用法 危险使他们受到威胁或者危险正让他们受到威胁 故填threatens/is threatening
【5】考查连词用法 The polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 yearssince 1978. 自从1978年以来,北极冰每十年减少9.8% 而现在完成时也对应since 故填since
【6】考查动词形式的变换 their后应加名词 故填survival
【7】考查冠词用法 名词要么有冠词要么用复数, 而scientist没用复数 故填a
【8】考查文章理解 如果没有冰,北极熊就无法生存。故填without
【9】 考查连词用法 Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural 与these cycles speed up,and bears have less time to hunt 这两句话是转折关系 故填But
【10】 考查连词用法 当北极熊不积极捕猎时,多余的脂肪就会在之后使用。故填when
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Simon Sinek is naturally shy and doesn’t like speaking to crowds. At parties, he says he hides alone in the corner or doesn’t even show up in the first place. He prefers the latter. Yet, with some 22 million video views under his belt, the optimistic ethnographer also happens to be the third most-watched TED Talks presenter of all time.
Sinek’s unlikely success as both an inspirational speaker and a bestselling author isn’t just dumb luck. It’s the result of fears faced and erased, trial and error and tireless practice, on and off stage. Here are his secrets for delivering speeches that inspire, inform and entertain.
Don’t talk right away.
Sinek says you should never talk as you walk out on stage. “A lot of people start talking right away, and it’s out of nerves,” Sinek says. “That communicates a little bit of insecurity and fear.”
Instead, quietly walk out on stage. Then take a deep breath, find your place, wait a few seconds and begin. “I know it sounds long and tedious and it feels excruciatingly awkward when you do it,” Sinek says, “but it shows the audience you’re totally confident and in charge of the situation.”
Show up to give, not to take.
Often people give presentations to sell products or ideas, to get people to follow them on social media, buy their books or even just to like them. Sinek calls these kinds of speakers “takers,” and he says audiences can see through these people right away. And, when they do, they disengage.
“We are highly social animals,” says Sinek. “Even at a distance on stage, we can tell if you’re a giver or a taker, and people are more likely to trust a giver — a speaker that gives them value, that teaches them something new, that inspires them — than a taker.”
Speak unusually slowly.
When you get nervous, it’s not just your heart beat that quickens. Your words also tend to speed up. Luckily Sinek says audiences are more patient and forgiving than we know.
“They want you to succeed up there, but the more you rush, the more you turn them off,” he says. “If you just go quiet for a moment and take a long, deep breath, they’ll wait for you. It’s kind of amazing.”
Turn nervousness into excitement.
Sinek learned this trick from watching the Olympics. A few years ago he noticed that reporters interviewing Olympic athletes before and after competing were all asking the same question. “Were you nervous?” And all of the athletes gave the same answer: “No, I was excited.” These competitors were taking the body’s signs of nervousness — clammy hands, pounding heart and tense nerves — and reinterpreting them as side effects of excitement and exhilaration.
When you’re up on stage you will likely go through the same thing. That’s when Sinek says you should say to yourself out loud, “I’m not nervous, I’m excited!”
Say thank you when you’re done.
Applause is a gift, and when you receive a gift, it’s only right to express how grateful you are for it. This is why Sinek always closes out his presentations with these two simple yet powerful words: thank you.
“They gave you their time, and they’re giving you their applause.” Says Sinek. “That’s a gift, and you have to be grateful.”
Passage outline | Supporting details |
【1】to Simon Sinek | ●He is by【2】shy and dislikes making speeches in public. |
Tips on delivering speeches | ●Avoid talking【4】for it indicates you’re nervous. |
●Try to be a giver rather than a taker because in【6】with a taker, a giver can get more popular and accepted. | |
●Speak a bit slowly just to help you stay calm. | |
●Switch nervousness to excitement by【9】the example of Olympic athletes. | |
●Express your【10】to the audience for their time and applause to conclude your speech. |