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1、任務(wù)型閱讀（1）I used to be the messiest person alive. Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I havefin ally found ways to come up with pla ns, orga nize them and follow through with them.Make an outl ine of everyth ing you n eed to have and do to make your pla n happe n. Make a li

2、st of all of thesteps that n eed to be accomplished and think about what n eeds to be done.Detail everyth ing thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some men tal soluti ons of how to carry out your pla ns.You should make sure that if for some reason Way O ne doesn ' t work,

3、you haveay Two and Way Three tolean back on. Therefore, different ways are needed at hand. It' s just a matter of being organized. Chthere is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of those ways doesn'the other ones will.Committing yourself to finishing at leas

4、t part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary. It will showthat you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everyth ing done.If you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that yo

5、u carry that out, and be sure todo everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for yourself.Don' t try to tackle more things all at a time. All that does is delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your in terest, motivati on and en ergy.Carrying out an eff

6、ective pla n requires being as orga ni zed as possible. You will only achieve this by stick ingto the order of the plan and not deviating or trying to do more at a time.Last but not least, you should n ever aba ndon things mid-project. It will only annoy every one around youincluding yourself. Unfin

7、ished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money.So, don ' t be afraid of organization. The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills to follow through with con fide nce and to be able to carry through pla ns in an orga ni zed and man ageable way. It pa

8、ys to be orga ni zed, after all.Title: Tips on how to be 71 in your lifeTipsDetails7273dow n yourpla n. List everyth ing you n eed. List the74you willfollow.To make your pla n happe n.Prepare three75ways to carryout your pla n.To76that you can have some otherchoices when one way doesn' t work.77

9、to finish at least part of your pla n if not all.Do everything 78 yourown time-frame.To show yourself you are determ ined to get things started and cari ng about the results.Do one thing at on ce.Stick to the order of your pla n.To save your in terest, motivati on and en ergy.Finish what you have st

10、arted.To get your plan 79 out thoroughly.任務(wù)型閱讀（2）In the far north-eastern corner of South Africa, Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in the country, and the most famous wildlife zone on the African continent. Stretching out over 7,332 square miles, Kruger is a won derla nd of wildlife.

11、 It has 507 species of birds and 147 species of mammals. It also has a fair bit of history - it dates back to 1898 when it was founded as a game reserve in an attempt to control hunting in the area. It didn ' t see a tourist until 1927; however, oneiteet became a national park.It's a good pl

12、ace to see roaring beasts in their own backyards. South Mrica is an increasingly hot tourist spot, and you may want to visit it this year, before it hosts the 2010 football World Cup. South Africa is also an in expe nsive country for tourists.Anyone seek ing to escape the Europea n win ter will be s

13、urprised to hear that March is not the best time to go to Kruger.The six-m onth period betwee n May and October tends to be the most suitable time for wildlife-spott ing. The weather is not only cooler but also considerably drier. This means that water sources dry up and animals are forced to approa

14、ch rivers, creeks, dams and watering holes in search of liquid refreshment.If you go to South Africa, you need to pay attention to the threat of malaria ( 瘧疾).Kruger is one of the only two South Africa n n ati onal parks that have an issue about the disease, but only duri ng the rainy seas on (Decem

15、ber to April).A disadva ntage of Kruger is that it sits a long way from South Africa's other well-k nown tourist attract ions-Cape Town, the Garde n Route, and the meeti ng of the Atla ntic and In dia n Ocea ns at Cape Agulhas.Title: Kruger National ParkWhere is the park (86)?It is in the far no

16、rth-eastern corner of South Africa.What is special about the park?It is the largest game reserve in South Africa and the most famous wildlife zone on the (87)con ti nent.What is the (88)of the park?The park covers about 7,332 square miles.How (89)is the park?It is over about 110 years since it was f

17、ounded as a game reserve.What are the (90)for the touristsport gett ing in creas in gly hot?It has roari ng beasts.It's an (91)place for tourists to visit.What does the most suitable time lie betwee n May and October?The temperatures are (92).The weather is considerably drier, and the animals ha

18、ve to be active for (93).It's the time of year to (94)the threat of malaria.What 'the disadva ntage about the park?It is a long way from other African tourist (95).任務(wù)型閱讀（3）Educators have spe nt ages arguing about whether the traditi onal classroom structure, with stude nts all work ing on th

19、e same less on, is really suited to differe nt lear ning styles.s among 10 stude nts s Yes, ” he says, looki raise your hand ”Twelve-year-old Yuval Kagan looks li ke he ' s ready to work at a call center. He long table covered with laptop computers, talk ing into their headpho nes.scree n. Yural

20、 is talk ing to a math teacher. If he has a questio n, h e hits a butt on called teacher speaks to him.Yuval says he enjoys this form of teach ing. "Ina less on with a class, the teacher always has to tell other stude nts to stop talk ing, but here you can have one-on-one teach ing.”That pers o

21、n alized approach is what makes School of One differe nt. It-school m'tls purogfamn tak ingplace here at I.S. 228 and two other middle schools. Kids spe nd part of their time worki ng with on li ne teachers.But teachers can also set in struct ion in small groups, where a teacher expla ins a spec

22、ial math problem. And sometimes they work together, as dem on strated by two boys using colorful blocks to figure out a geometry problem.School of One was first piloted last summer with middle scholars in Chin atow n. Assessme nt tests showed so much progress that the Department of Education expande

23、d the program. Dominick D' Angelo, the pr228, says he wan ted his sixth graders to take part because the traditi onal classroom does nut 'School of One is what its n ame suggests.“ A student is working at his or her own pace,” says D ' Angelo. “ Not with a group of 30 other studon '

24、t get it today, they have to work on it again tomorrow. They' re not left behindaiebaupBe they cawith the class. Its at their own pace.Chan cellor Joel Klein says“ This kind of apstudehts cen tered, not classroom cen tered-is going to bea part of the future of Educatio n.But Daniel Willingham, a

25、 professor of Psychology says “ Stdies have been done trying to prove that somepeople learn best visually, however, other people learn best aurally （ 聽覺上）.They have shown that there' s n，ben efit i n meet ing the n eeds of those lear ning styles.” He adds, " It ' s not clear whether con

26、 side of lear ning makes a real differe nee.The city has raised money from private donors to keep the program going next fall. And though officials say they didn ' deliberately launch it this spring in time for the state exams, they ' ble very curious to see the performance of those 240 sixt

27、h graders at the three schools now using the School of One.Title: Argume nts about classroom structures and lear ning stylesA comparis on of two71. approaches72.classroom Classroomcentered: all the students work on the 73.lesso n. Teachers have to tell stude nts to kee|74.in class.School of One75.ce

28、ntered: students spend part of their timeworking with online teachers and talking to them separately. Teacherscan also organize the kids in small groups to expla in special problems. Sometimes they can 76.Experts 'op inionsThe new approach will be part of the future of Educati on. Some peopledar

29、 n best visually, while other people lear n best by 77. It is not78.to meet the needs of those learn ing styles. We are not 79.about whether considering different styles oflear ning makes a real differe nce.Officials ' expectatio nsHow the three schools ' sixth graders 80.in the coming state

30、 exams.任務(wù)型閱讀(4)Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executi ng work with two han ds. These are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problems. In order to help them carry on their work in the no rmal way, disability aids are manu factured. This

31、 helps them make their life a lot easier tha n what it would have bee n without these aids. The kind of disability aids that an in dividual might require depe nds on the pers on onl y. It is the problem that a pers on faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carry ing out their respectiv

32、e jobs. The follow ing is the list of a few disability aids that come of sig ni fica nt use.The first and foremost aid is the stocking aid, aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socks. These stocking aids have a gutter( 槽)that is made

33、up of plastic material. These gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in it. The sock is the n put over the gutter. The foot is placed in side the gutter. The cotton tapes help in pulli ng the socks up the leg and subsequently the sock. In this manner, the sock

34、is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending one' s back and reaching the foot.There are openers that help the people who have problems with their hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that n ecessitates the use of hands and fin gers.The th

35、ird type of disability aids that comes to our minds are lifts. Now what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as a bathtub or a set of stairs. These lifts are of varied types and come for nu merous applicati on s. It is for the in dividual to dec

36、ide the type that he/she requires to use.For people, who have problems in bala ncing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is someth ing known as grab rails. These grab rails are in stalled for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodies. These rails come in varieties of shapes, si

37、zes and angles. These grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different variations. One can purchase and fix one to their homes a ccording to one ' s specificities. These grab rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate place. The prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizes.A portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aid. It can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the disabled. These portable book holders are light-weigh