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A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. It’s a nice way of gaining a lot of knowledge and views on a topic, or situation that we aren’t either aware of, or haven’t really looked into in detail. It makes you more able to think critically and more confident in speaking. In addition, it helps in appreciating tolerance of others’ opinion and improves your listening skills.
A debate requires one to know how to use words and intelligence to overcome his or her opposing team members. To give great arguments during a debate, first you need to get your facts right. To make what you have in material for a debate contain facts, don’t just depend on the Internet, especially avoid just referring to one website for all your information. You are also required to refer to books, and make sure they’re authors of a high degree, since their materials have reference notes and extensive research projects done on what they are covering.
Second, you should be full of confidence. You need to show that you’re sure of what you’re saying , and point out how flawed their comeback arguments were. The only way to do this is to thoroughly know your material before heading on out to a debate session. Know your statistics, know your history and above all know names, dates and places. Make key notes to refer to. Don’t stammer (口吃), and also don’t level your gaze with your opponent or the rest of them. All this will help you keep confident.
At last, by no means should you lose your calmness, but keep your voice firm and raised enough to sound calm. A good team member should know how to keep his emotions in control as well as keep others under control in his/ her team.
Title | Debate | |
1. | A discussion about a subject on which people have different views. | |
2. | ◇Help understand a topic or situation more deeply. | |
| Get your facts right | ◇Don’t just be5.on the Internet for your information. |
Be7.with confidence. | ◇Show your8.of what you’re saying. | |
Keep cool | ◇Speak10.and loudly enough to sound calm. |
Since the first Earth Day in 1970,Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment(环境).“We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,”says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day the USA.
But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement.Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement.“The understanding has increased many,many times,”says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thought up the first Earth Day.
According to US government reports,emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with,the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices.
Great improvement has been achieved.In 1988 there were only 600 recycling(回收利用)programs;today in 1995 there are about 6,600.Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.
Twenty-five years ago,there were hardly any education programs for environment.Today,it’s hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of program.“Until we do that,nothing else will change!” says Bruce Anderson.
1.According to Anderson,before 1970,Americans had little idea about______.
A.the social movement
B.recycling techniques
C.environmental problems
D.the importance of Earth Day
2.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?
A.The grass-roots level.
B.The business circle.
C.Government officials.
D.University professors.
3.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?
A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.
B.They have settled their environmental problems.
C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.
D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.
One of the latest trends(趋势) in American childcare is Chinese au pairs.Au Pair in Stamford,Conn.,for example,has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to around 4,000 since 2004.And that’s true all across the country.
“I thought it would be very useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age,”Joseph Stocke,the managing director of a company,says of his 2-year-old son.“I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.”After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from China,the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions,his dad says.
Li Drake,a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband,had another reason for looking for an au pair from China:She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots.“Because I am Chinese,my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture(文化),”she says.
“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn,a professor in language education of children.“But parents must understand that just one year with an au pair is unlikely to produce wonders.Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”
The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese.It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.
1.What does the term “au pair” in the text mean?
A.A mother raising her children on her own.
B.A young foreign woman taking care of children.
C.A professor in language education of children.
D.A child learning a foreign language at home.
2.Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them ______.
A.to live in China some day
B.to speak the language at home
C.to catch up with other children
D.to learn about the Chinese culture
3.How can children learn a foreign language best according to Flynn?
A.From their parents.
B.By attending classes.
C.From a native speaker.
D.By starting at an early age.
4.What can we infer from the text?
A.Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.
B.Educated women do better in looking after children.
C.Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skills.
D.Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.
Metro Pocket Guide
Metrorail (地铁)
Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under five may travel free with a paying customer.
Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.
Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.
Hours of Service
Open: 5 a.m. Mon — Fri 7a.m. Sat — Sun.
Close midnight Sun — Thur. 3. a.m. Fri — Sat. nights
Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train time posted in the station.
Metrobus
When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1.35. When paying with a smatTrip CARD the fare is $1.25
Fares for the Senior /disabled customers
Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTripR card and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors.com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.
Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100
Travel tips
Avoid riding during weekday rush periods — before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.
If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.
1.What should you know about farecard machine?
A.They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.
B.They are connected to change machines.
C.They offer special service to the elderly.
D.They make change for no more than $5.
2.At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?
A.At midnight B.at 3 a.m.
C.at 5 am D.at 7 p.m.
3.What is good about a SmarTrip card?
A.It is convenient for old people B.It saves money for its users[
C.it can be bought at any time D.it is sold on the Internet
4.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?
A.202-962-1195 B.202-962-1100
C.202-673-7000 D.202-673-8000
Which boy hasn’t dreamed of being a cool secret agent (特工)? The wonderful fighting abilities and the world-saving adventures are much more colourful than most people’s everyday lives. Well, Cody Banks is just like any other boy，except that he is not just dreaming. He has a big secret his friends never know about. He was trained to be a spy (间谍）by a special CIA programme，which was made to look like a summer camp. He learned high-speed driving，hand-to-hand fighting and the use of high-tech tools.
After proving he could become a young hero by saving a baby from a runaway car，Banks gets his first real task. He must make friends with a popular girl at school，Natalie Connors. Then，he must spy on her father，a scientist who has developed a dangerous technology (技术).Banks must stop a group of bad people from forcing Natalie’s father into using the technology to endanger the world.
The CIA may have taught him first-class self-defence moves，but they didn’t show him how to talk to girls. Banks has zero ability when it comes to dealing with girls. How can he get around his problem and get an invitation to the girl’s upcoming birthday party? Will he finally become Natalie’s boyfriend and find out whatever he can about her father’s work?
Agent Cody Banks has everything that young people are interested in: big explosions, breath-taking performances and funny girl-dating experiences. It was listed No.2 in the American box office last week.
“This story is interesting and fun for the whole family to enjoy，and especially cool for young boys，” said Paul Perkins, a film reviewer in theUS.
1.What is Banks’ first real task?
A.To test a high-tech tool. B.To save a baby from a car.
C.To study a new technology. D.To watch a scientist secretly.
2.Banks wanted to go to Natalie’s birthday party to______ .
A.meet her father B.know more people
C.make friends with her D.steal some information
3.What is considered as a great danger in the text?
A.The technology developed by Natalie’s father.
B.An explosion set off by some bad people.
C.The CIA’s training of boys for its tasks.
D.Secret agents’ spying on scientists.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A.Making known the work of the CIA. B.Telling the story about a cool boy.
C.Showing the dark side of science. D.Introducing a new film.
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets _______ him, especially those who are _________.
For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _______? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _______. His briefcase always has some gloves(手套).
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk(人行道) and _______ the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold ____________.
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ______________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he ____________ gloves. People who have heard about him ____________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓).
Mr. Greenberg ______________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and ______________ his behavior(行为). But people who don’t know him are sometimes ____________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them ____________.
It runs in the ____________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the ____________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
1.A.know about B.learn from C.cheer for D.look after
2.A.old B.busy C.kind D.poor
3.A.job B.name C.chance D.message
4.A.calm B.different C.crazy D.curious
5.A.act B.sound C.feel D.dress
6.A.cross over B.drive along C.hurry down D.keep off(不接近)
7.A.cars B.people C.street numbers D.traffic lights
8.A.helps B.chooses C.greets D.sees
9.A.holds up B.hangs out(闲逛) C.moves on D.turns around
10.A.hands B.ears C.faces D.eyes
11.A.searches for B.stores up(储存起来) C.gives away(赠送、分发) D.puts on
12.A.borrows B.sells C.returns D.buys
13.A.call B.send C.lend D.show
14.A.delayed(推迟) B.remembered C.began D.enjoyed
15.A.understand B.dislike C.study D.excuse
16.A.sorry for B.satisfied with C.proud of D.surprised by
17.A.smart B.rich C.special D.happy
18.A.city B.family C.neighborhood D.company
19.A.honor B.pain C.same D.cold
20.A.small B.useful C.delightful(高兴的) D.comforting
