Unit 1 Know yourself【同步拓展閱讀】九年級上冊英語單元閱讀深度指導(dǎo)（牛津譯林版）

Unit1Knowyourself人與自我：做人與做事單元引言解讀Knowingthyselfistheheightofwisdom—Socrates,GreekPhilosopher

釋義：了解自己是智慧的最高點。?啟示：蘇格拉底的名言。這句話體現(xiàn)了自我認知在個人成長和發(fā)展中的核心作用。?通過深入了解自己，?個人可以更好地認識自己的優(yōu)點和缺點，?從而做出更明智的決策，?實現(xiàn)個人潛能的最大化。?名言名句積累人與自我1.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

這句話說明了人們傾向于與自己相似的人交往，?反映了性格和興趣的相似性在工作團隊中的重要性。?2.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有智者事竟成！3.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.冰凍三尺非一日之寒。4.Knowledgemakeshumble,ignorancemakesproud.博學(xué)使人謙遜，?無知使人驕傲。?5.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.

功夫不負有心人時文拓展閱讀盤古開天地：以身體化作宇宙萬物Inthebeginning,theuniverse(宇宙)wasdarkeverywhere.Atthattime,heavenandEarthweremixedtogetherlikeanegg.ThegiantPangusleptinsideitforabout18,000yearsandthenwokeup.Hecouldonlyseethedarknessaroundhim,sohestartedtoswinghisgiantaxe.Upondoingso,theeggbroke.HeavenandEarthstartedtobreaktoo.Thelighterpartsoftheeggwentupwardtoformheaven,andtheheavierpartswentdownwardtobecomeEarth.PanguworriedthatheavenandEarthmightcometogetheragain,soheheldheavenupwithhishandsandputhisfeetdownontheland.Eachday,heavengrewonezhang(around3.33meters)higher,EarthonezhangthickerandPanguonezhangtaller.Another18,000yearspassed.Heavenreacheditsfullestheight,whileEarthreacheditslowestdepth.That’sthewaytheystayedfromthenon.Pangu,too,hadbecomefullygrown.Feelingtired,Panguwentbacktosleepandneverwokeup.Hedied,andhisbodyturnedintoallthethingsweseenowintheuniverse.Hislefteyebecamethesunandhisrighteyethemoon.Hisbonesturnedintothemountains,hisfleshintothesoil,andhisbloodintotherivers.Hishairandbeardgrewintotreesandgrasses.Hisbreathturnedintothewindandclouds,hisloudvoiceintothunderboltsandhissweatintorain.Andso,theuniverseasweknowitcametobe.swing(用力揮動)beard(胡子)thunderbolts(雷電)upward向上thunderbolts(雷電)sweat(汗)flesh(肉)譯文欣賞起初，宇宙到處都是黑暗的。那時，天地像雞蛋一樣混合在一起。盤古巨人在里面睡了大約18000年，然后醒了過來。他只能看到周圍的黑暗，于是他開始揮動他的巨斧。這樣做的時候，雞蛋碎了。天地也開始破碎。蛋的較輕部分向上形成天堂，較重的部分向下形成地球。盤古擔(dān)心天地會再次結(jié)合，于是他雙手托起天，雙腳踩在地上。每天，天高一丈（約3.33米），地厚一丈，盤古高一丈。又過了18000年。天堂達到了最高點，而地球達到了最低點。從那時起，他們就一直這樣。盤古也已經(jīng)完全長大了。盤古覺得累了，又睡著了，再也沒有醒來。他死了，他的身體變成了我們現(xiàn)在看到的一切他的左眼變成了太陽，右眼變成了月亮。他的骨頭變成山，他的肉變成土，他的血變成河。他的頭發(fā)和胡子長成了樹和草。他的呼吸變成了風(fēng)和云，他洪亮的聲音變成了霹靂，他的汗水變成了雨。所以，我們所知道的宇宙就這樣形成了。這篇文章不僅是一個關(guān)于宇宙起源的神話故事，更是一種文化和精神的傳承，它教導(dǎo)人們要有勇氣面對困難，有責(zé)任維護和諧，有智慧理解生命和宇宙的奧秘。這激勵人們在逆境中不屈不撓，勇往直前。綜合實戰(zhàn)演練（一）Doyouknowwhatdecidesyourpersonality?IntheChineselunarcalendar,thereare12animalsigns.Somepeoplebelievethatpeoplebornunderthesameanimalsignmayhavesimilarpersonalities.Forexample,theythinkthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheRabbitaremorecareful,whilepeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonareverypowerful.Inwesterncountries,ayearisdividedintoacycleof12starsigns.Yourstarsigndependsonyourdateofbirth.Somepeoplebelievethatyourstarsignmaydecideyourpersonality.Doanimalsignsorstarsignsreallytellanythingaboutyourpersonality?No,notreally.Ifyouareinterestedineitheranimalsignsorstarsigns,readaboutthemjustforfun.Itisyouwhoshapeyourlifeandyourfuture.__________Personalityincludesyourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviorswhichmakeyoudifferentfromotherpeople.Howisyourpersonalityformed?Mostpeoplebelievethatitisformedbybothnatureandtheenvironment.__________Someaspects(方面)ofyourpersonalityarepassedontoyoubyyourparents,forexample,livelinessandimpatience.Thatiswhypeoplesay“l(fā)ikefather,likeson”.Sometimesthesepersonalitiesdonotchangeandremainthesamethroughoutyourlife.__________Theenvironment,includingyoureducation,yourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyou,canchangeyourpersonality.Forexample,youmaybecomeconfidentifyousuccessfullycompleteadifficulttaskthroughhardwork.Thatishowyourexperienceinfluencesyourpersonality.1.Whydopeoplesay“l(fā)ikefather,likeson”?A.Becauseyourstarsignoranimalsigndecidesyourpersonality.B.Becauseyourexperiencemakesyouthesameasyourparents.C.Becausesomeaspectsofyourpersonalityarepassedontoyoubyyourparents.D.Becausepeoplearoundandyoureducationinfluenceyourpersonality.2.Whichexampleshowshowexperiencesinfluencepeople’spersonalityaccordingtothepassage?A.SomeChinesethinkpeoplebornintheYearoftheRabbitaremorecareful.B.SomeWesternpeoplethinktheirstarsignsdependontheirdatesofbirth.C.Somepeoplearebornlivelyorimpatient,justliketheirfathers.D.Somepeoplebecomeconfidentaftertheycompleteadifficulttasksuccessfully.3.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Allthesepersonalitieswillbechangedthroughoutyourlifeallthetime.B.AllpeopleinWesterncountriesbelievetheirstarsignsdecidetheirpersonalities.C.AllChinesebelievepeoplebornunderthesameanimalsignhavesimilarpersonalities.D.Allyoureducation,yourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyoumaychangeyourpersonality.4.Matchthetitlewitheachpart.a.Dependsonyourdateofbirthb.Howisyourpersonalityformed?c.Bytheenvironmentd.Bynaturee.ByanimalsignsorstarsignsA.①-a，②-b，③-c B.①-b，②-d，③-cC.①-a，②-c，③-e D.①-b，②-e，③-d5.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.Life. B.Nature. C.Animal. D.Health.（二）HuangYongyu,oneofChina’smostproductive(高產(chǎn)的)andbest-knownartistsinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,diedonJune13,2023.Hewas99.Huangwastakenasalegendaryfigure(傳奇人物)inChineseartanddesign.Self-taughttopaintandwrite,hisworksincludedwoodcuts(木刻),inkpainting(水墨畫),literatureanddesigningstamps.Huang’sartisticabilitycamefromhisnevergivingup,self-learningandexperiencestakingondifferentjobsinhisearlyyearsaswellastraveling.FromFenghuang,Hunanprovince,andbeingamemberoftheTujiaethnic(少數(shù)民族的)group,Huangdroppedoutofschoolbecauseofmoneytroubles.Atage14,helefthishometownandtraveledacrossthecountrytomakealiving.Heworkedatceramic(陶瓷)workshops,taughtatprimaryschools,designedtheaterprops(道具)andmadeartformagazines.Thesejobsgothimmoneyandlethimdevelophisskillsforhisfuturecareer(事業(yè))asanartist.HisgiftandhardworkwonhimrecognitionfromXuBeihong,formerdeanoftheCentralAcademyofFineArtsinBeijing,whoinvitedHuangtobeaprofessor(教授)attheschoolintheearly1950s.HuangbecameahouseholdnamewithhisChineseNewYearstamps,includingthe“GoldenMonkey”,andtheYearoftheRabbitstamps.InJanuary2023,heonceagainshowedhiscreativitybydesigningabluerabbitzodiac(生肖)stamp.Huangoncesaid:“Ihaveachievedlittleinmylifetime.Ididn’treceivemuchformaleducation.ButIdarednotlivealifewithoutanaimorinlaziness.”1.WhenwasHuangYongyuborn?A.In1913.B.In1923.C.In1924.D.In1938.2.WhichistherightorderofHuang’sexperiences?a.Hetaughtatprimaryschools.b.Heworkedasaprofessorataschool.c.Hedesignedabluerabbitzodiacstamp.d.Hetraveledacrossthecountrytomakealiving.A.a→b→c→dB.c→b→d→aC.b→a→c→dD.d→a→b→c3.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuangYongyuaccordingtothepassage?A.Heusedallhismoneytohelphisfamily.B.Hehadastrongwillandnevergaveup.C.Hewasastudentofanexcellentteacher.D.HewastheteacherofXuBeihong.4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencourageustobeartists.B.Totellustogotoworkasearlyaspossible.C.TointroduceHuangYongyu’sfamouswork.D.TointroduceHuangYongyu’slifeandcareer.（三）Peoplegettrulyhappyandsuccessfulbytryingtobethemselves.Notontheoutside—ontheinside.It’snotaboutabrand（品牌）oracharacter.It’sabouttruth.Whoyoureallyare.Itsoundssimple,Iknow.Theproblemis,it’sveryhardtodo,ittakesalotofwork,anditcantakealifetimetounderstandwhoyouare.Nothingworthdoinginlifeisevereasy.Ifyouwanttodogreatwork,it’sgoingtotakealotofhardworktodoit.Andyou’regoingtohavetobreakoutofyourcomfortzone（舒適區(qū)）.Butyouknow,youcan’tthinkofabetterwaytospendyourlife.Imean,what’slifeforifnotfindingyourselfandtryingtobecomethebest,thetruestversion（版本）ofyouthatyoucanbe?That’swhatSteveJobsmeantwhenhesaidthisinaspeechatStanfordUniversity:Yourtimeislimited（有限的）,sodon’twasteitlivingsomeoneelse’slife.Don`tletthenoiseofothers‘opinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Youhavetotrustthatthepointswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething—yourheart,luck,life,whatever.Thiswayhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife.Theonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.Notonlythat,butwhatJobswastalkingaboutandwhatI’mtalkingaboutrequirefocusandhardwork,twothingsthatareveryhardtocomebythesedays.Unlessyoutakeonthechallengeandstartuptheroadtoself-discovery,ornothingwillbeachieved.Whateveryoumightdiscover,allyouhavetodoistostartthejourney.1.Itis_____________foryoutofindoutwhoyoureallyare.A.simple B.difficult C.funny D.clever2.Ifyouwanttodogreatwork,youshould_____________.A.makeasmanyfriendsasyoucan B.payattentiontoyouroutsideworldC.setupyourownspecialbrand D.getawayfromcomfortzone3.WhatcanweknowfromSteveJobs’speech?A.Trytobecomeafamousperson. B.Makefulluseofourtime.C.Earnalotofmoneyandenjoylife. D.Spendnotimeinplaying.4.Whatunderlinedword“settle”inthepassagemeans“_____________”.A.stop B.return C.forget D.complete5.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ToMoveForwardorStepBack B.ToBeHappyorSuccessfulC.HowtoBeYourselfTruly D.HowtoStartOurJourney（四）Ishumanblood(血液)allthesame?Ofcoursenot.Bloodismadeupofdifferentparts,suchasredbloodcellswhitebloodcellsandsoon.Twochemicalmolecules(分子)ontheredbloodcellsmakepeople’sblooddifferent.Scientistsmarkonemolecule“A”andtheothermolecule“B”.Accordingtowhichandhowmanymoleculesareontheredbloodcell,scientistsdividebloodintofourtypes:A,B,ABandO.Yourbloodtypewillstaythesamethroughthewholelife.Scientistshavefoundthatpeoplewiththesamebloodtypemayhavethingsincommon.PeoplewithtypeA:Theylookpeacefulfromtheoutside.Buttheyasksomuchofthemselvesthattheymaybeverynervousinside.Theybecomehappyorsadeasily.Theycaneasilywinpeople’strust.PeoplewithtypeB:Theyhavestrongminds.Oncetheybeginataskandmakeuptheirmindstodoit,theywillnotgiveupeasily.Andtheywanttodothingsintheirownway.PeoplewithtypeAB:Maybetheyarethestrangestamongallbloodtypes.Theycanbebothopenandshy,noisyandquietatthesametime.PeoplewithtypeO:They’reopenandgoodatmakingfriends.Theyalwaysbegintasksbutdon’talwaysfinishthemintheend.Theyhavelotsofnewideasandtheyalwaysstronglybelieveinthemselves.6.________make(s)people’sblooddifferent.A.Twochemicalmoleculesontheredbloodcells B.TwochemicalmoleculesonthewhitebloodcellsC.Theirdifferentkindsofpersonalities D.Thenumberofpeople’sbloodcells7.Aperson’sbloodtype________.A.canbechangedwhenhegrowsup B.decideswhathisjobisC.willneverchangethroughhislife D.decideswhatkindoffriendshewillmake8.Ifapersonhasastrongmind,whichbloodmightheorshebewith?A.TypeA. B.TypeB. C.TypeAB. D.TypeO.9.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.People’sPersonalitiesDependonManyThings B.TrytoMakeFriendswithMorePeopleC.HowtoDividepeople’sbloodandPersonalities D.DifferentbloodTypeshavedifferentPersonalities（五）Makingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlife.Sochoosingajobisoneofthemostimportantdecisionstomakeinlife.Formyjob,therearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:ThefirstoneisthatImustworkinanareaIlike.It’sthemostimportanttome.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoy,thenyouwon’thavetoworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreative.Iwouldliketobethemostvaluablememberthere.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems.Iwouldliketostayinthesameareaforalongtime.Sotheworkmustprovideenoughproblems.Ienjoytryingmybestforthewholeprogress.Morethanjustworkingtolive.Ofcourse,Iwouldalsoliketobewellremuneratedformyhardwork,soIcanleadacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenIcanprovidethebestformyfamily.ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkinanareathatwouldhelpotherpeople.Theworkinmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmy,trainingormanagement.Insuchareas,Icanhelptodeveloptheabilitiesofothersandbringouttheirbest.Itwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecomethebestthattheycanbe.Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajobsuddenlyorquickly.Heshoulddecidewhathewantstobeinthelongrun.Then,heshoulddecidehowheworkstowardsit.Heshouldstudythepropercourses,readthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoice.Agoodchoicewillmostprobablyleadtoabetterlife.1.Whatcanagoodjobchoiceprobablyhelppeopledoaccordingtothepassage?A.Solvefewerproblems.B.Providemoretime.C.Meetknowledgeablepersons.D.Chooseagoodlife.2.Whydoesthewriterconsideranenjoyablejobmostimportant?A.Becauseitcanmakehimmorecreative.B.Becauseitcanprovidethebestforhisfamily.C.Becausehehaschancestohelpothers.D.Becausehehaschancestostudypropercourses.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remunerated”meaninthepassage?A.Trained. B.Praised. C.Accepted. D.Paid.4.Whatshouldwedobeforemakingajobchoiceinthewriter’sopinion?A.Becomeaknowledgeableperson.B.Jointhearmytobecomeabetterperson.C.Makepreparationstofindasatisfyingjob.D.Helpyoungpeopletochooseaninterestingjob.5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MyJobChoice B.MyFavouriteJobC.MyComfortableLife D.MySenseofSatisfaction（六）請閱讀下面的非連續(xù)性文本，按要求完成所給任務(wù)，并將答案寫在相應(yīng)的位置上。Doyouknowwhatdecidesyourpersonality（性格）?Somepeoplebelievethatpeoplebornunderthesameanimalsignmayhavesimilarpersonalities.Forexample,theythinkthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheOx（牛）areveryhard-working.WhilepeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonareverypowerful.IntheChineselunarcalendar,thereare12animalsigns.Eachofthemrepresentsalunaryear.Theyappearinafixedorderandthecyclerepeatsevery12years.Mouse:smartHorse:livelyOx:hard-workingSheep:gentleTiger:braveMonkey:cleverRabbit:carefulRooster:practicalDragon:powerfulDog:loyalSnake:wisePig:honestInwesterncountries,ayearisdividedintoacycleof12starsigns.Yourstarsigndependsonyourdateofbirth.Somepeoplebelievethatyourstarsignmaydecideyourpersonality.Doanimalsignsorstarsignsreallytellanythingaboutyourpersonality?No,notreally.Ifyouareinterestedineitheranimalsignsorstarsigns,readaboutthemjustforfun.Itisyouwhoshapeyourlifeandyourfuture.Howisyourpersonalityformed?Personalityincludesyourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviorswhichmakeyoudifferentfromotherpeople.Howisyourpersonalityformed?Mostpeoplebelievethatitisformedbybothnatureandtheenvironment.BynatureSomeaspectsofyourpersonalityarepassedontoyoubyyourparents,forexample,livelinessandimpatience.Thatiswhypeoplesay"likefather,likeson".Sometimes,thesepersonalitiesdonotchangeandremainthesamethroughoutyourlife.ByenvironmentTheenvironment,includingyourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyou,canchangeyourpersonality.Forexample,youmaybecomeconfidentifyousuccessfullycompleteadifficulttaskthroughhardwork.Thatishowyourexperienceinfluencesyourpersonality.1.PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.2.Doanimalsignsorstarsignsreallytellanythingaboutyourpersonality?3.Fromthepassage,howisyourpersonalityformed?4.Whatcanchangeyourpersonality?5.Doyouthinkyourpersonalityisformedbynatureorbyenvironment?Whataboutyourpersonality?（七）DearCarla,MyEnglishteacherhastoldmethatyouarelookingforapenfriend,soI’mwritingtointroducemyselftoyou.I’mFangWeijun,myEnglishnameisFrancis.I’m14yearsoldandIliveinShanghai.Iam1.63meterstall,butIamstillgrowing.Iamnowaneighth-graderatXinchengMiddleSchool.Atschool,weallhavetowearuniforms,butonFridays,wecanwearourownclothestoschool.IliketowearaT-shirtandjeans.Doyouhaveaschooluniform?Whatdoyouweartoschool?Ilivewithmyparentsandmyyoungersister.Mymotherisasecretaryforafoodcompanyandmyfatherisahighschoolscienceteacher.Mysisterisonlyeight.Ioftenhelpherwithherhomeworkandtalkwithheraboutdreams.Whatisyourfamilylike?Doyouhaveanybrothersorsisters?Asformyhobbies,Iamveryinterestedinsports.IgoforawalkeverymorningbeforeIgotoschool.Iplaybadmintontwiceaweek.Ienjoyhikingandgotothecountryparkatleastonceamonth.Inthesummer,Ioftengoswimming.Apartfromsports,Iplaythedrumsinabandwithmysisterandherfriends.Whatdoyouoftendoinyourfreetime?Ihavetohelpwiththedishesafterdinner.Ialsohelpmyparentskeepourflatclean.Whatdoyouhavetodotohelpoutaroundyourhouse?Ihopeyouwillwritebacksoon.IhavealwayswantedtohaveapenfriendfromAfrica.IwouldliketoknowallaboutSouthAfrica.Sincerely,Francis1.WhatcanweknowaboutFangWeijun?A.Hewasbornin2007. B.Heismorethan1.7meterstall.C.HeisastudentfromGradeEight. D.Hehastowearuniformsonweekdays.2.HowmanypeoplearethereinFangWeijun’sfamily?A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.3.FangWeijun________atleastonceamonth.A.helpshissisterwithherhomework B.goesforawalkC.playsbadmintonwithhisfriends D.enjoyshiking4.FangWeijunwritesthelettermainlyto________.A.introducehimselftoCarla B.tellCarlaabouthisfamilyC.findapenfriendfromAmerica D.finishhishomework5.Wecanlearnfromtheletterthat________.A.FanghasbeentoAfrica B.CarlaisfromSouthAmericaC.Fang’ssistercanplaythedrums D.Fang’smotherworksinaschool（八）Idecidedat10thatIwasgoingtobeateacherbecauseIhadaburningdesireforsuperpowers.Asaboy,Icouldclearlyseesomeofmyteachershadsuchpowers.TherewasanEnglishteacherinfifthgradewhocouldmagicallytakeustodifferentworldseverydaybytellingusstoriesandreadingtousfrombookswewouldotherwiseneverpickup.Thiswasoursecretandfuntimebecausefifthgraderswereconsideredtoooldtohavestoriesreadouttothem.Itwasevenshockingthatmyteachercouldseethehidden.Iwasoneofthosewhohadnoinsight(洞察力),yetmyteacherwouldnoticemeandtheunspokenmessageinhereyessuggestedthatshecouldseemethrough.Shehadanothersuperpowerandevenafterfortyyears,Icouldstillrememberherlessonsaboutthegreatmastersofartandgreatgeographers.Shedidthiseventhoughhermajor(專業(yè))wasneitherartnorgeography.Herlessonswentbeyondthetextbook.IknewIwantedtobeoneofthoseall-seeingoneswithsuperpowersthatmadechildrenfeelsafeandvalued.Iknowbeingateacherisn’ttheeasiestorthemostfinanciallyrewarding(經(jīng)濟回報)ofjobs.Andtherearejobrisks—yourkneescanbecomewornoutfromyearsofcarryingpilesofnotebooksupanddowntheschoolsteps,andyourvoicecansufferfromtoomuchtalking.Evenso,therearestillthosechoosingthisjob.Tothem,teachingisnotjustajob,butascience,anartanditrequireslotsofeffort.Allmylife,forthirtyyearsnow,I’vegonetoworkearlyeachdaywithaspringinmystep.Sometimes,Imeetmyformerstudents.Theirloveformeandsweetmemoriesofourtimetogetheraremyrewards.WhenImeetotherswhothirstforsuperpowers,likeanewteachertryingtoperfectherskillswithabravefaceon,ortheoneinalonely,villageschooltravelling70kilometerseachdayjustforhispupils,Ifeelproudtobelongtothesamegroup.1.Theauthormadeuphismindtobeateacherbecause________.A.teachershavesuperpowersB.hewantedtomakemuchmoneyC.hehadadeepadmirationforteacherswithsuperpowersD.hisEnglishteacherwishedhimtobeateacher2.WecaninferfromPara.2thatthestories________.A.weretoldinamagicway B.werewrittenbytheteacherC.includedsomestudents’secrets D.leftthestudentswithhappymemories3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheEnglishteacher?A.Intelligentandstrict. B.Hard-workingandselfless.C.Professionalandhumorous. D.Knowledgeableandsharp-eyed.4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorasateacher?A.Hesufferedalotinhiskneesandvoice.B.Hetraveled70mileseachdaytowork.C.Hethoughtteachingwasmorethanspreadingknowledge.D.Hehadsomeideasofhowtobeagoodteacheratayoungage.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ToBeaTeacher B.ToHonoraTeacher C.ToChallengeaJob D.ToGainRewards（九）Wecanprobablyallagreethatitisgoodtobekind,nicetobekind,butdoesitleadtosuccessinlife?Afterall,isn’tkindnessaboutputtingotherpeople’sinterestsfirst?Doesn’titrequireself-sacrifice?Yetconsiderthesewell-knownpeople:JamesTimpson,bossoftheTimpsonchainofshoerepairers;JacindaArdern,theprimeministerofNewZealand.Thesetwoareclearly“winners”intheirfields,andyetbothputkindnessattheheartoftheirstrategiesforsuccess.Whattheyhavefoundisthattakingamoresympatheticandapparently“softer”approachtobusiness,politicsandsportsmanagementbringspositiveresults,notjustforthebenefitofpeoplewhoworkforthem,butfortheirownbenefit.Thetraditionalideathatyouhavetobecruel,drivenandfocusedonnumberoneifyouwanttoachievesuccessisbecominglesspopular.It’snotablethatinthefieldofbusinessresearch,kindleadershipismoreoftenreferredtoas“ethical”(有道德的)leadership,maybebecauseitsoundslesssoft.Butwhateveryoudecidedtocallit,studieshaveshownthatitcanresultinamorepositiveatmosphereatworkandthatemployeesperformbettertoo.There’sevidencethatevensmallactsofkindnessandcooperationbyanyonecanmakeadifferenceinaworkplace.Anexamplemightbegettingtheprintermended,ratherthanleavingitbrokenforthenextpersontofind,orwateringtheplantsintheoffice.Theseactionsaren’trequiredaspartofthejob,butifwecarrythemout,theworkingenvironmentisalittlebetterforeveryone.Ofcourse,therearestillplentyofexamplesofpeoplewhodowellinlife,buttheyareself-centeredandunkindtoothers.Butthepointisthatdespitewhatwemightsee,youdon’thavetobehard-nosed(不講情面的)togetoninbusinessorotherhighlycompetitivewalksoflife.Youcan’tbeawinnersimplythroughbeingkindofcourse—youneedmotivation,devotionandskillstoo—butthere’smoreandmoreevidencethatshowingsomekindnessasyougoafteryourgoalisnobarriertosuccess.1.What’sthefunctionofparagraph1?A.Toentertainthereaders B.Toattractreaders’interestC.Tointroducethetopic D.Toinformreadersofthefact2.WhatinspirationcanwegetfromJamesTimpsonandJacindaArden?A.Theyboththinkkindnessisthedecidingfactorinsuccess.B.Beingsympatheticcanonlybenefitpeopleworkingforthem.C.Traditionalideascannotthinkhighlyofkindnesstoomuch.D.Beingkindcontributestotheirsuccesstoacertaindegree.3.Inthefieldofbusiness,youareexpectedto_______.A.givearidetoyourseniorworkmateifit’sconvenientB.lendmoneytoyourcolleagueswhenevertheyaskC.leavethebrokenprinterforthenextpersontofindD.alwaysaskforhelpfromyourbosswhenintrouble4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Kindnessmakesagreatdifferencetoourlife. B.Itiskindnessthatmattersmostinbusiness.C.Successfulpeoplegiveuslotsofinspiration. D.Beingself-centeredandunkindleadstofailure.（十）Asateenager,IamoftenaskedwhatIamgoingtobeinthefuture.Alawyer?Adoctor?Orascientist?No,myidealcareeristobeateacher.Oneofthe1forthatisIwanttobeateacherlikeMr.Chen.“Look!Doyouknowwhatitis?A-ha,it’sthe2!Anditwillalwaysmovearoundthesun.”Mr.Chensaidandpointedtohishead.Hethentouchedthenoseand3,“Canyoutellmethenameofthismountain?ItisthehighestmountainonEarth!What’sthe4ofit?Yes,it’s8844.43metres…”I’llneverforgetmyfirstgeographylesson.Hewas5humorousthatweallfellinlovewithhislessons6.It’sMr.Chenwhoopenedthedoorofgeographyforus.Gene