1、 任务型阅读十篇： 1 Good communication is vital in modern society. We know that much of the communication is unspoken. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes. Your good qualities can make good communication. The personal qualities include: physical
2、 appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expressiveness of eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others. What should we do so that our communication will be effective? Here are my suggestions. Firstly, you should be yourself. The trick is to be consistently you
3、, at your best. The most effective people never change character from one situation to another. Theyre the same whether theyre having a conversation with their close friends, addressing their garden club or being interviewed for a job. They communicate with their whole being. Secondly, whether youre
4、 talking to one person or one hundred, always remember to look at them. Dont break eye contact while talking. As you enter a room, move your eyes comfortably, then look directly at those in the room and smile. This shows clearly that you are at ease. Smiling is important. The best type of smile and
5、eye contact is gentle and comfortable, not forced. You should also absorb other people before showing yourself. You cant learn anything when you talk. When you attend a meeting, a party or an interview, dont immediately start throwing your opinions. Stop for a second. Absorb whats going on. Whats th
6、e mood of the othersare they down, up, happy, expectant? Are they eager to learn from you, or do they show resistance? If you can sense whats happening with others, you will be better able to reach them. So, listen before you talk. The fourth suggestion is that you focus your energy. How do you get
7、your energy up? Before the meeting, collect your thoughts about the goal of the meetingyours and the others. Once you go through the doorway, no longer think about yourself. Focus on the person you are meeting to find out what he is interested in. Properly collected energy comes across when we since
8、rely believe something. When you speak with energy, you are involved with your audience and your message. You create an air of certainty. The audience may disagree with you, but they cant question your belief. Lastly, I would like to remind you that you should lighten up. Take a good hard look at yo
9、ur self. Do you say “I” too often? Are you only concentrated on your own problems? Do you complain frequently? If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you need to be more relaxed. How to communicate (71) Suggestions Dos Donts Be yourself Always be the same and communicate with your whole
10、 being. Change character in (72) situations. Use your eyes and smile Make direct eye contact. Present a gentle and comfortable (73) . Break eye contact. (74) yourself to smile. Listen before (75) Stop for a short time to know the others mood and what is happening with them. Begin your talk immediate
11、ly. Focus your (76) Remain (77) and think clearly and carefully before the meeting. Focus on the person youre meeting. Think about yourself. Lighten up Try to be (78) . Say “I” too often. Concentrate on your own problems. Make too (79) complaint. Conclusion Good communication (80) on good personal q
12、ualities. 2 Homework is a great way for kids to develop independent, lifelong learning skills, so here are some general homework tips for parents: Make sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place to do homework. Avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places with other distr
13、actions, such as people coming and going. Make sure the materials your child needs, such as some paper, pencils and a dictionary, are available. Ask your child if special materials will be needed for some projects and get them in advance. Help your child with time management. Establish a set time ea
14、ch day for doing homework. Dont let your child leave homework until just before bedtime. Think about using a weekend morning or afternoon for working on big projects, especially if the project involves getting together with classmates. Be positive about homework. Tell your child how important school
15、 is. The attitude you express about homework will be the attitude your child acquires. When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers. Giving answers means your child will not learn the material. Too much help teaches your child that when the going gets rough, someone will do the work
16、for him or her. Cooperation with the teacher. It shows your child that the school and home are a team. Follow the directions given by the teacher. Reward progress in homework. If your child has been successful in homework completion and is working hard, celebrate that success with a special even (e.
17、g. pizza, a walk, a trip to the park) to reinforce the positive effort Title (1) _ for parents on their childrens homework Topic Basic requirements (2)_for homework A single room Quiet and well-lit (3) _ TV or other distractions Materials for homework Things (4) _ Some paper Some pencils A dictionar
18、y (5)_ materials for some projects ahead of time Time management Doing homework A (6)_ time each day or a whole morning or afternoon on weekends Attitudes to homework (7)_of homework (8)_ by parents Accepted by children (9)_from parents Dos and donts Provide guidance Dont give answers Cooperate with
19、 the teacher Follow the teachers directions (10) _ Successful homework Reward the child with a special event. 3 Many people would like to watch sport matches .First， you need to know about audience manners w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m Most sporting arenas （竞技场） have rules for spectators written on the back o
20、f the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and dont leave when a game is in progress When you leave， remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbish During exciting games, try to control yourself. Dont
21、 criticize the performance of players and coaches Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players， but you should do it properly When players first appear， clap your hands to
22、gether to welcome them, but dont go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for t
23、he audience Enjoying artistic gymnastics silence But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers. To be a good spectator, you should take time to l
24、earn the game specific rules and related culture of each event Title: Good Audience(1)_ topic rules Before games Sporting arenas read your tickets carefully in (2) _ reach and leave there in time take (3) _ your rubbish when leave During games Exciting games pay attention to your behavior and be(4)_
25、 (5) _ use it properly (6)_gymnastics keep (7)_ Basketball and football you should (8) _ Snooker and table tennis forbid (9) _ photos Shooting centers Dont use mobile phones After games How to be a good spectator to learn the (10) _ rules and culture w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m 4 Every year there are hundre
26、ds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept.1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in Chinas Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.
27、We measure an earthquakes strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious. The earths crust (地壳 ) is made up of layers of rock called
28、plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it. Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pi
29、pes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself. Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸 ). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many metres high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities. China, Japan, R
30、ussia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生 ) of earthquakes in the world. Knowing about 1._ Two serious earthquakes in 2._ An earthquake and 3._ fires destroyed both Tokyo and Yokohama in Sept. 1923. In 1556, a very serious earthquake 4._ in Chinas Shanxi Province. The way to 5._ an earthquak
31、es strength People can measure an earthquakes strength on the Richter scale of one to ten, 6._ in 1935 in the USA. If an earthquake measures five or more, its usually serious. The 7._ of earthquakes As the plates, which form the earths 8._, move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the
32、crust to quake. Some 9._ of earthquakes If earthquakes break up gas or oil pipes, 10._ will happen, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself. Tsunami is another effect of earthquakes. 5 Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind
33、 was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and ever have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time. “On the contrary,” says L. Giambra, an expert in psychology, “daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldnt get done all the thinking
34、it has to do during a normal day. You cant possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one way that the conscious and unconscious states of mind have silent dialogues.” Early experts in psychology p
35、aid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book
36、Daydreaming. Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life.” Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, qu
37、ite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand. Its easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in your life and find out a possible
38、 way of dealing with them. Daydreams cannot be predicted; they move off in unexpected direction which may be creative and full of ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy. About daydreams Opinions 1. _ Features 2. _ A. 3. _: one way that
39、the 4._ and unconscious states of mind have 5. _ dialogues organize our lives cannot be predicted A. daydreams: 7. _ and direct B. harmful: a 8. _ of some mental illnesses learn from our 6. _ move off in unexpected 9. _ B. 10. _ dreams: hard to understand 6 The family sphere(范围 ) used to be defined
40、by its isolation from the public realm. There was the public male realm（领域） of “rational accomplishment“ and cruel competition, and the private female and child-rearing sphere of home, intuition（直觉） and emotion. The private realm was supposed to be isolated from the realities of adult life. For both
41、 better and worse, television and other electronic media tend to break down the difference between those two worlds. The membrane around the family sphere is much more permeable(可渗透的 ). TV takes public events and transforms them into dramas that are played out in the privacy of our living rooms, kit
42、chens and bedrooms. Parents used to be the channel through which children learned about the outside world. They could decide what to tell their children and when to tell it to them. Since children learn to read in stages, books provide a kind of natural screening process, where adults can decide wha
43、t to tell and not tell children of different reading abilities. Television destroyed the system that separated adult from child knowledge and separated information into year-by-year slices for children of different ages. Instead, it presents the same information directly to children of all ages, wit
44、hout going through adult filters. So television presents a real challenge to adults. While a parent can read a newspaper without sharing it with children in the same room, television is accessible to everyone in that space. And unlike books, television doesnt allow us to flip（翻转） through it and see
45、whats coming up. We may think were giving our children a lesson in science by having them watch the Challenger take off, and then suddenly they learn about death, disaster and adult mistakes. Books allow adults to discuss privately what to tell or not tell children. This also allows parents to keep
46、adult material secret from children and keep their secret keeping secret. Take that same material and put it on The Today Show and you have 800,000 children hearing the very things the adults are trying to keep from them. “Television takes our kids across the globe before parents give them permissio
47、n to cross the street.“ More importantly, children gradually learn that adults are worried and anxious about being parents. Actually, television has also places families under a lot of stress. How Television Changes Childhood? Main comparisons Contexts Distance between _1_and the outside. Homes used
48、 to be isolated from the _2_realm. Homes nowadays are _3_to the outside world. Media through which children can obtain information In the past, children might learn _4_about the outside world with the help of parents and _5_. More information is got directly through TV and other electronic media, which breaks down the _6_ between adult world and the child world. _7_ of the information children get Traditionally, kids could only knew what they sh
