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1、完型:There was a very special teacher who made a fareach ing differe nee in my life.Fall,1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about beg in .“Who”, I asked a seni or, is Mrs. McNamara, my 10 grade En glish teacher?He just _1_ and said something about my benig in _2_. Soo
2、n, I understood what he meant. Mrs Men amara had a patter n of3that she repeated aga in and aga in. wewould have a literature read ing tadk for_4_. The n ext day, whe n we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard 5 to the homework read ing. We were_6_to write an in -class
3、essay about one of the topics. The followi ng day, she would _7_thd corrected and graded essays and each pers on would be called _8_to sta nd in front of the class and to _9hisher essay. The class were repuiredto critize(评论)that essay,10_the grade of every one in class would be redued.The first time
4、 that I_11_her read -write crirtize method, I had not 12 to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant. _13_the extreme embarrassme nt I suffered, sta nding berore my classmates, _14_myself. No one laughed at me, no one would be15eno rgh, or foolsh eno ugh, to do thatin
5、Mrs .McNamara s ciasss embarrassment came from16and along withit came a strong17not to let it happe n aga in.Mrs.McNamara kept all of our written work in files; it was easy to see the _18_in writi ng that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner tran sformati on that had take n place,
6、 at least for me.What Mris .McNamar19me to do was tosee myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I_21.!0_. Thank you,A.no ddedMrs.McNama.B.l aughedC. apologizedD. shouted2.A.troubleB. sorrowC.dangerD. anger3.A.behaviourB. evaluati onC. activityD. thought4.A.reviewB.
7、 performa neeC. practiceD. homework5.A.addedB. relatedC. con tributedD. compared6.A.expectedB. persuadedC.allowedD. advised7.A.collectB. returnC. sendD. receive8.A.on purposeB. at firstC. by cha neeD. i n turn9.A.talk throughB.ha nd overC. read outD. show off10.A.soB.a ndC. butD.or11.A.triedB.adopte
8、dC. exam inedD. experie need12.A.un dertake nB.attemptedC. botheredD. hesitated13.A.RememberB. PredictC. BearD. Imagi ne14.A.play ing jokes onB.making a fool ofC. sett ing a trap forD.tak ing adva ntage of15.A.braveB.carelessC.proudD.selfish16.A.aboveB.withinC.behi ndD.below17.A.te ndencyB.prefere n
9、eeC.determ in ati onD.se nse18.A.improveme nts B.pai nsC.difficultiesD.adva ntages19.A. trustedB. i nvitedC.forcedD.permitted20.A.didB.couldC.hadD.would阅读Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure youding a larg
10、ereglhaosls oficed tea.The physical sen sation感觉)of warmth en courages emoti onal warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisionsthose are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research bpysychologist John A. Bargh.Psychologists have known that one person percepti
11、on(感知)of another s“ warmth ” a powerful determ iner in social relati on ships. Judgi ng some one to be either “warm”or “cold i”s a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a“cold ” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when ba
12、bies nceptual sceonse of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations,particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth“mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire“mother” carried a foobottle
13、. Harlow s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness ” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study
14、 has been done, Bargh says that describing people as“warm”or “cold ”is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 colle
15、ge students. A research assistant who was unaware of the study s hype假设eshanded the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form: The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of“Person A ” based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.“ We are grounded in our physical experiences even when