" ____________ " Adam said. "Is that a nurse thing?"
A.I feel a burst of fury, B.You've got all the details figured out,
C.How come they never came to visit? D.I turned to Mom and Dad,
The band was ____________ big, but they had a following in the Northwest and in various college towns between here and Chicago.
A.in exchange for B.by no means
C.in terms of heartbreak D.on behalf of
The idea of me going to New York was seeming more and more real, and though this generally filled me with a nervous, if conflicted, excitement, the image of me and Teddy __________ on New Year's Eve left me feeling unbearably lonely.
A.hanging out together B.releasing all of the tension and uncertainty
C.dropping out D.graduating from high school
Gran had only recently planted the seed of Julliard in my head, but it hadn't __________.
A.stopped by B.cheered on C.lifted me up D.taken root
Apathy
Apathy is a state of lacking interest, enthusiasm or concern. 1.They may also exhibit unfeelingness. Christians have condemned apathy as a lack of love and devotion to God and His works.
2. Also meaning "absence of passion" in Greek, the term "apatheia" was used by the Stoics (禁欲主义者) to show a desirable state of indifference towards events and things which lie outside one's control.
The modern concept of apathy became well known after World War I, when it was called “shell shock. " Soldiers, living in the trenches among the bombing and gun fires, saw the battlefields filled with dead and wounded companions.3.In 1950, US novelist Passos wrote "Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living being when it is subjected to something too tense or too complicated to deal with. " US philosopher Robert M. Hutchins summarizes the concerns about political indifference. He claims that the death of democracy is not likely to be a sudden murder from ambush (埋伏)．4.
There may be other things contributing to a person's political apathy. Activist Dave Meslin argues that apathy is often the result of social systems actively blocking engagement and involvement. He describes various barriers that prevent people from knowing how or why they might get involved in something,5.These include: political media that make it difficult for potentially interested individuals to find relevant information, and media descriptions of heroes as "chosen" by outside forces rather than self-motivated. He suggests that we redefine social apathy not as a population that is stupid or lazy, but as a result of poorly designed systems that fail to invite others to participate.
A. It will be a slow process of fading away from apathy and indifference.
B. Apathetic people may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in their life.
C. The word "dispassion" is used for "apatheia", so as not to confuse it with apathy.
D. He focuses on design choices that unintentionally or intentionally exclude people.
E. So they gradually developed a sense of disconnected numbness to normal social interaction.
F. Although the word "apathy" originates from "apatheia", it is important not to confuse the two terms.
G. Author John McManamy argues apathy is a psychological problem for some depressed people, in which they get a sense that "nothing matters".
Basically, without the possibility of failure, there is little possibility of success. Education is in danger of becoming a branch of the entertainment industry. Although education should indeed be entertaining where possible, it cannot always be fun. Often, it needs the "hard yards".
Some educationalists feel that if something causes worry it should be avoided at all costs, I would disagree. Facing up to challenges helps develop children. Avoiding challenges can severely limit their potential. Tougher children are able to try and fail. The less tough may simply fail to try anything new.
I’m not advocating putting children under pressure. The real debate is perhaps what pressures are unavoidable. It's not about "throwing children into the deep end", but rather encouraging them to put their foot in the water and giving them the skills to float.
This latter approach is basically the work I and my team do at the University of Hull. We measure mental toughness and then provide interventions to improve this. These interventions include psychological skills such as goal setting, relaxation and thought control. So, for example, many children will say: "What happens if it goes wrong?" We work hard to change this so that the sentence reads: "What happens if it goes right?" One word difference, but a world away when thinking about challenges.
We try to help children deal more effectively with life using a three-step approach. Firstly, it is important to set realistic and achievable goals. Then it is a matter of finding out what factors (因素) are helping children to achieve these goals and what factors are working against this. The final step is to discover which of these factors can be controlled, or at least influenced, and what factors the child is in reality stuck with. Redirecting children's energies to movable obstacles (障碍) can produce huge life changes.
However, I think that for most of us we have become stress averse (反对的) and overreact to it. It has always been there, and it has always been the case that some people enjoy it, some need help to deal with it and some people's lives are ruined by it.
Showing our children that stress can be faced with and beaten offers them a way forward. The more a fear is avoided, the bigger it gets.
1.From the passage, we know the writer believes ____________.
A.education needs challenges
B.education should always be fun
C.children should avoid facing challenges
D.the more challenges, the better for the children
2.The writer disagreed with some educationalists because ________________.
A.some children are less tough
B.some pressures are avoidable
C.some challenges do good to children
D.some children are unaware of their potential
3.What do the writer and his team do at the University of Hull?
A.Record what the children do in stressful situations.
B.Make the children tougher mentally and physically.
C.Put the children under pressure by giving them challenges.
D.Give the children challenges and suggest suitable approaches.
4.What is the correct attitude towards stress according to the writer?
A.We should try our best to avoid stress.
B.We should love stress because stress is unavoidable.
C.We should put ourselves to the test in stressful situations.
D.We should experience stress and learn skills to deal with it.
