While watching television, .
A．the doorbell rang
B．we heard the doorbell ring
C．there was someone knocking at the door
D．we heard the doorbell rung
In face of failure, it is the most important to keep up good state of mind.
A．a; 不填 B．不填；a C．the; 不填 D．不填；the
—What did she for so much money.
—Nothing but a few CDs.
A．pay B．spend C．buy D．prepare
用所给关键词翻译句子
1.总体说来，他取得这样的成绩已经很不容易了。（in general）
2.受到污染的空气将会导致很多疾病。(lead to)
3.一些人在担心网络商店会取代真正的商店。（take the place of
4.这是一座以旅游胜地而闻名的城市。(be famous for)
5.让我们特别高兴的是老师接受了我们提出的建议。(to one’s delight)
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? __1___.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. ___2____. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. ___3____. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
___4 _. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. _ 5___, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”
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A．Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children |
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B．The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent |
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C．It needs exercise |
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D．These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear. |
E. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children
F. A person often thinking about difficult problems is more likely to become a genius.
G. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.
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 |
