英语（二）串讲(3)

21. The machinery outside the calorimeters records everything _______. 22. Nicola Walters had time for the experiments _______.

23. Volunteers have to get prepared for the time in the calorimeter _______. 24. The experiments show that high-fat diets _______. 25. Researchers watched Nicola pedaling _______. A. the volunteers do. B. because she does not have a weight problem. C. because the life there can be very boring. D. make people overeat. E. because she was her own boss. F. so as to control the speed. 21. The machinery outside the calorimeters records everything _______. 【答案】A 【解析】根据题干中的关键词calorimeters和record定位在第一段。从第一段第三句话尤其是后半句Outside these rooms another sign reads ?Please do not enter—work in progress‘ and in front of the rooms advanced machinery registers every move the volunteers make.可知答案为A。此处record和register属同义替换。

22. Nicola Walters had time for the experiments _______. 【答案】E

【解析】根据题干中的关键词Nicola Walters定位在第二段，关键句是第二段的第三句话A self-employed community dance worker, she was able to fit the experiment in around her work.

23. Volunteers have to get prepared for the time in the calorimeter _______. 【答案】C

【解析】根据题干中的关键词volunteers及同一顺序的原则定位在第四段。该段主要讲了密室里的生活很枯燥。同时根据句子结构分析可知此处需填从句，故从B和C中选择。

24. The experiments show that high-fat diets _______. 【答案】D

【解析】根据第五段第二三句话Volunteers are already showing that high-fat diets高脂膳食 are less likely to make you feel full. Believing that they may now know what encourages people to overeat, …

25. Researchers watched Nicola pedaling _______. 【答案】F

【解析】根据题干中的关键词researchers，Nicola及pedaling定位在第四段的最后一句She pedaled（踩踏板) for half an hour, watched by researchers to make sure she didn‘t go too fast.

小贴士：根据题干中的关键词回到原文中快速进行定位是取得高分的诀窍，同时要观察题干的结构及备选答案的结构以快速缩小范围。

Passage 2 （选自Self-Assessment 1）

Five Reasons to Celebrate Mistakes

① Mistakes have a way of focusing our attention and putting crucial problems right in our face. Mistakes light a path for us. When we own up to our mistakes, we often know exactly what‘s working and what we can do to fix it.

② There is one sure way to avoid mistakes and that‘s to avoid life. The writer who never finishes a book will never have to worry about getting negative reviews. The comedian who never performs in front of an audience is sure to avoid telling jokes that fall flat失败，达不到预期效果. When we are comfortable with making mistakes, we‘re more likely to take risks and tackle projects. Celebrating mistakes involves wisdom. Effective people don‘t set goals with the idea of making mistakes. Instead, they aim to reach those goals while accepting the risk of error.

③ Imagine working at a company that has no standards – where mistakes are not distinguished from successes and no one is held accountable for errors. We could turn in the most careless and the crudest未加工的，肤浅的 pieces of work we‘d ever done, and they would get treated the same as our best work. We‘d never be able to count on having the supplies we needed because no one would complain when vendors供应商，商贩 failed to deliver. Projects could go permanently unfinished and no one would say anything. In an atmosphere where there‘s no difference between failure and success, the word ―mistake‖ would be without meaning. Mistakes can happen only when people are truly committed to making things work.

④ The word ―mistake‖ derives meaning only by comparison to what we desire. Noticing and admitting our mistakes reminds us of what we really want to have, do, and be. Mistakes offer us an opportunity to practice truth telling. With this act come the rewards of honesty and frankness, including self-knowledge自知之明 and the capacity for change. As we tell the truth about our mistakes, we can benefit by releasing shame and blame. Fixing

mistakes and preventing them from happening again are key goals.

⑤ Mistakes are usually more instructive than successes – and often far more interesting. The lessons we learn from making mistakes often stick with us for a lifetime. We can translate those lessons into new values and behaviors that make a profound difference. With all these potential benefits from mistakes, we have plenty of reasons to celebrate them.

Task l

A. Mistakes encourage taking risks 16. Paragraph ①

B. Mistakes practice telling truth 17. Paragraph ②

C. Mistakes make powerful teachers 18. Paragraph ③

D. Mistakes are as important as successes 19. Paragraph ④

E. Mistakes focus our attention 20. Paragraph ⑤ F. Mistakes make things work :

16. Paragraph ① 【答案】E

【解析】第一段首句给出了相关信息Mistakes have a way of focusing our attention and putting crucial problems right in our face.故选E。

17. Paragraph ② 【答案】A 【解析】第二段通过事例讲到人应该不惧怕犯错误，才能改正错误，让自己进步。A项中的关键词encourage taking risks符合本段语境，故选A。

18. Paragraph ③ 【答案】F

【解析】第三段通过在公司工作的情况，指出没有正确与错误标准的公司不会有任何进步和发展。所以结尾总结出只有在人们推动事情有所进展的时候，错误才会发现。与F含义相符。

19. Paragraph ④ 【答案】B

【解析】第四段是对“错误”的意义的论述，承认错误可以让我们知道自己真正所想，可以给我们机会说出真相。这样的话我们就可以得到诚恳和坦率、自身知识的提高和改变的能力，又讲到了说出错误的种种好处。再结合第四段的第三句Mistakes offer us an opportunity to …… 此处隐藏：15221字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……