thisiswater演讲稿

thisiswater演讲稿篇一

【创新方案】2015届高三英语二轮复习资料 专题滚动检测(三)]

专题滚动检测(三)

[限时：30分钟 形容词、副词和介词(短语)＋阅读理解1篇＋任务型阅读]

Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空

1．(2013·新课标卷Ⅰ)Tony can hardly boil an egg, still________ (little) cook dinner.

2．In that school, English is ________ (compel) for all students, but French and Russian are optional.

3．I've been writing this report ________ (occasion) for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.

4．His teacher took a deep drink, smiled ________ (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.

5．The teacher replied，“You tasted the water.I tasted the gift.The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love.Nothing could be ________ (sweet)．”

6．He was very tired after doing this for a whole day, but he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” ________ (high)．

7．This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their ________ (nature) course.

8. We drank together and talked ________ (merry) till far into the night.

9．One of the ________ (bad) gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen.

10．Games are often ________ (excite) and dramatic, but they generally aren't very intellectual.

11．Seated in a comfortable chair, listening to the peaceful music, you'll be brought into a ________ (relax) state of mind.

12．“How much is a dish of plain ice cream？”he asked.Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit ________ (patience)．“Thirty five cents”， she said ________ (rude)．

13．A great person is always putting others' interests ________ his own.

14．Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are ________ everyone's enjoyment.

15．It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ________ easy reach.

Ⅱ.阅读理解

(2014·石家庄高三调研)

Kieron Williamson: The Art World's Youngest Star

Many parents display their children's artwork on the refrigerator, but Kieron Williamson's

paintings have been on display in professional galleries since he was 6 years old.

Kieron's artwork, though, extends far beyond childlike stick figures or finger painting. In fact, the child from Norfolk, England, has been called “the boy who paints like an old master”．

According to his parents, Kieron was a typical toddler who liked finding bugs and playing in the mud.But on a 2008 family vacation to the beach, the 5-year-old was inspired by the boats and scenery and asked his parents for a sketch pad.His initial drawings could have been done by any young child, but after the family returned home, Kieron continued drawing and began to display a gift for art.

When he started asking about the process of putting a painting together, his parents realized he needed professional instruction. Soon after, he began taking lessons, and his progress amazed everyone as the young boy produced impressive landscapes and watercolors.

In 2009, when the 6-year-old had a chance to exhibit his work in a gallery, he sold 19 paintings for 14,000 pounds, becoming famous overnight. From then on, he was surrounded by buyers from France, Japan, Greece and other countries.The young artist held another exhibit three months after the first one and sold 16 paintings for over 17,000 pounds, followed by a third sale, earning 150,000 pounds.For the fourth exhibit, Kieron took the day off from school but ended up returning to

school early.His entire collection had sold out in 10 minutes to collectors from around the world.Now he has a waiting list of more than 5,000 people who have ordered his paintings.

He has appeared in interviews before millions, and he has been compared to Pablo Picasso.Yet excellent grades at school.

He does have one goal he gets excited about：“I'd like the Queen to have a collection of my work.” With his popularity climbing, this young artist may realize his wish one day.

1．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Kieron's paintings are just as childish as other

children's.

B．Kieron's initial drawings suggested that he would be an art master.

C．Kieron benefited greatly from professional instruction.

D．Before displaying a gift for art, Kieron received professional training.

2．Paragraph 5 is mainly intended to tell us________.

A．the four exhibits of his paintings

B．the process of his wealth accumulation

C．the high quality of his paintings

D．the increasing popularity of his paintings

3. Why did Kieron go back to school early on the day of his fourth exhibit?

A．Because his mind was focused on study.

B．Because the exhibit was put off.

C．Because he wanted to gain praise from teachers.

D．Because his paintings were sold out earlier than expected.

4. What does the word “fazed” probably mean in Paragraph 6?

A．Frustrated. B．Affected.

C．Encouraged. D．Defeated.

Ⅲ.任务型阅读

(2014·北京四中模考)It's water that makes our daily lives possible.That's why protecting water sources is one of the primary missions at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.We provide safe, clean drinking water to 1.8 million residents in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. 1.________

One way we protect water is through the watershed.The watershed reduces the pollutants reaching the reservoirs.They hold the water sources that provide 30 percent of our customers with drinking water.That's over 600,000 people.For many years, we have issued permits to allow limited recreational use of the watershed. 2.________ It's a quiet, beautiful area away from urban stress and traffic.And we use it ourselves and other activities to promote water and environmental awareness.

3．________ Last year, the WSSC issued new regulations with new restrictions impacting all users, including closing the watershed a month earlier in the fall and opening it a month later in the spring.We also limited horseback riding to the access roads.Our goal was and is to protect the watershed.

A very small but vocal group felt we should have consulted them first.Perhaps afterwards we should have.But I do want to make one thing very clear. 4.________ But we cannot allow the interests of a tiny group to override (不理会) the well-being of the WSSC customers who drink the water from those reservoirs. There must be a balance.

5．________ So we hired a consultant to gather data, gather input from watershed users, and assess the condition of the watershed.We also asked them to look at our operations and management practices and provide the WSSC with findings and recommendations on how to make improvements.

It's time to work together to protect water and provide appropriate access to the rare jewel we call the watershed.

A．We certainly understand the attraction.

B．At no time did we consider closing the watershed entirely.

C．However, only a few people like saving water.

D．But most importantly it's about protecting water.

E．The government has taken some strong measures.

F．We take that responsibility very seriously.

G．A review of our watershed policies and regulations was overdue.

答案

Ⅰ.1.less 2.compulsory 3.occasionally 4.warmly 5.sweeter 6.higher 7.natural

8.merrily 9.worst 10.exciting 11．relaxed 12.impatient; rudely 13．above 14.for 15.within

Ⅱ.1.解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“his parents realized he needed professional instruction.Soon after, he began taking lessons，and his progress amazed everyone as the young boy produced impressive landscapes and watercolors.”可知C项正确。

2．解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第五段作者提供的几个数据：第一次“he sold 19 paintings for 14,000 pounds”， 第二次“sold 16 paintings for over 17,000 pounds”，第三次“earning 150,000 pounds”，第四次“His entire collection had sold out in 10 minutes to collectors from around the world. Now he has a waiting list of more than 5,000 people who have ordered his paintings.”可知，他的画越来越受欢迎。故选D项。

3．解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第五段中对几次画展中Kieron的画的销售情况的描述，尤其是“His entire collection had sold out in 10 minutes to collectors from around the world.”可知，在第四次画展中，他全部的画仅10分钟就销售一空了，所以比他预期的要早得多，故选D项。

4．解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“he has been compared to Pablo Picasso”和其后的“still making time for football and maintaining excellent grades at school”可知，虽然受到很多人的注意，但他依然抽时间踢球，保持优异的成绩，由此推测他并未受到这些关注的影响。

Ⅲ.1～5 FADBG

thisiswater演讲稿篇二

大学英语课后作业及答案

1. If the tea is toostrong, you can ______ some more water.

A、 addB、 additionC、 additional D、 adding

2. I tried topersuade him to work hard, but with little _______.A、 effectiveB、 effectivelyC、 effectD、 affect

3. These tablets (药片) work more _____ if you take them before a meal. A、 effective B、 effectively C、 effect D、 affect

4. You’ll find thisdictionary most ________ for learners of English.

A、help B、helpful C、helpless D、 helpfully

5. I felt _____ andunable to give her the support she needed. A、 help B、 helpful C、 helpless D、 helpfully

6. ________ a teacherand some students in the classroom,.A、 Thereare B、 Therehas C、 Thereis D、 There be 7. --- How soon willyou be able to finish your homework?---______.

A、 After twohours B、 Two hourslater C、 In twohours D、 Two hours after

8. He knew nothingabout it ______ his friend told him.A、until B、because C、if D、 after

9. They have ______their friend for twenty minutes.A、 expectedto B、 looked forwardto C、 waitedfor D、 respected to

10. He kept walkingahead ______ it rained heavily.A、if B、 evenif C、when D、even

11. Summer is_________ season of the year.A、hotter B、 thehotter C、hottest D、 the hottest

12. Alice hasn’t told me ________ she expected to goto California.

A、 who B、where C、when D、 what

13. Everyone learnsbest form his own __________.A、experience B、experienced C、 experiencing D、 inexperienced

14. That night she________ hunger for the first time.A、experience B、experienced C、experiences D、 experiencing

15. He had a _____look on his face. A、doubt B、doubtful C、doubtfully D、 doubted

16. ______ for us, thedamage to the car was not very serious.A、Fortune B、misfortune C、fortunately D、 unfortunately

17. I’ll _____ youwhen I hear anything new. A、contacted B、contacting C、contacts D、 contact

18. Excuse me forcalling you so ______ in the evening.A、late B、lately C、later D、 latest

19. This bus ______ tobe able to hold more than 50 people.A、looks B、appears C、may D、 must

20. I wanted to knowwhen they ________ come to see me.A、will B、would C、shall D、 should

21. He feels lonely.He has ______ friends here except me.A、few B、little C、some D、 many

22. I _____ thepicture from the wall in order to clean it.A、 tookdown B、 setup C、 lookedat D、 look up

23. This class _____ now.Miss Gao teaches them.A、 arestudying B、 isstudying C、 bestudying D、 studying 24. The weather thissummer has been _____. We have had too much rain. A、disappoint B、disappointment C、disappointed D、 disappointing 25. He was very much_____ with his son, who had failed again in his final exams. A、disappoint B、disappointment C、disappointed D、 disappointing 26. Enid was a good teacher. She was very _____with her pupils.

A、patient B、patience C、impatience D、 patiently

27. I am _____ to getout of bed on cold morning. A、reluctance B、reluctant C、reluctantly D、 relax

28. In the end he_____ agreed to go with us. A、reluctance B、reluctant C、reluctantly D、 relax

29. He did the work ina more _____ way and save a lot of time.A、efficiency B、efficient C、inefficient D、 efficiently

30. The skilledcarpenter (木匠) worked with great _____ and finished thejob quickly.A、efficiency B、efficient C、 inefficient D、 efficiently

1.A2.C3.B4.B5.C6.C7.C8.A9.C10.B 11.D12.C13.A14.B15.B16.B17.D18.A19.B20.B21.A22.A23.A24.D25.C26.A27.B28.C

29.B30.A

thisiswater演讲稿篇三

专业八级的改错练习

专业八级的改错练习12

Most people would describe water like a colorless liquid. They __1__would know that in very cold conditions it becomes a solid called ice and that when heating on a fire it becomes a vapor called steam. __2__However, water, they would say, is a liquid. We have learned that water consists of molecules composed with two atoms of hydrogen __3__and one atom of oxygen, which we describe by the formula H2O.

This is equally true of the solid called ice and the gas called steam.Chemically there is no difference between the gas, the liquid, and the solid, all of which is made up of molecules with the formula H2O. __4__This is true of other chemical substances; most of them can exist as gases or as liquids or as solids. We may normally think of iron as a solid, but if we will heat it in a furnace, it will melt and become a __5__liquid, and at very high temperatures it will become a gas. Nothing

very permanent occurs when a gas changes into a liquid or a solid.Everyone knows that ice, which has been made by freezing water,can be melted again by warmed and that steam can be condensed __6__on a cold surface to become liquid water. In fact, it is only because water is so a familiar substance that different names are used for __7__the solid, liquid and gas. Most substances are only familiar with __8__us in one state, because the temperatures requiring to turn them __9__into gases are very high, or the temperatures necessary to turn them into solids are so low. Water is an exception in this respect, which is another reason why its three states have given three different names. __10__

答案:

1 改like为as.describe sth as sth 是把„„描述成„„的意思。

2 改heating为heated.在时间,条件,让步等状语从句中,当从句主语和主句主语是一致的时候,可以将从句的主语和be的变化形式省略。

3 改with为of.be composed of 意思为“包括,由„„组成”

4 改is made up 为 are made up.which 指代上文中的 the gas, the liquid,and the solid,表示复数概念,所以要用are

5 将第一个will去掉,在时间条件状语从句和条件状语从句中要用现在时表示将来时。

6 by改为when.when warm 相当于 when it is warmed

7 改so为such.

8改with为to.短语familiar to 后面才能接“某人” familiar with 是接sth

9改requiring为required.过去分词短语作后置定语时,和被修饰的名词时逻辑动宾关系。 10 have 后加 been.动词give和主语three states 是动宾关系

专业八级的改错练习13

Classic Intention Movement

In social situations, the classic Intention Movement is “the chair-grasp”. Host and guest have been talking for some time, but now the host has an ppointment to keep and can get away. His urge __1__to go is held in cheek by his desire not be rude to his guest. If he did __2__not care of his guest’s feelings he would simply get up out of his chair __3__and to announce his departure. This is what his body wants to do, __4__therefore his politeness glues his body to the chair and refuses to let him __5__raise. It is at this point that he performs the chair-grasp Intention __6__Movement. He continues to talk to the guest and listen to him, but leans forward and grasps the arms of the chair as about to push himself upwards. __7__This is the first act he would make if he were rising. If he were not __8__hesitating, it would only last the fraction of the second. He would lean, __9__push, rise, and be up. But now, instead, it lasts much longer. He holds his “readiness-to-rise” post and keeps on holding it. It is as if his __10__body had frozen at the get-ready moment.

答案:

1 将can改为must。根据上下文的意思“主人有一个约会,必须离开”是客观要求,而不是“能不能”或者“可不可以”的问题。

2 not后面加to。desire 后应该加动词不定式to do something。

3 将of 改为about。care about意思为“对„在意,在乎”,而care of 意思为“转交”。(觉得还可以直接去掉 of,care 本身也有在乎的意思,可是答案不这么写,你怎么看嘞?)

4 删掉and或者to。

5 将therefore 改为 yet或but。这两部分之间应是转折的关系。

6 将raise改为rise。raise 是及物动词,后面必须加宾语,而且在此与文章意思不符。rise意为“起身”,“站起来”,符合文义。{thisiswater演讲稿}.

7 在as 和 about之间加上if或者though。此处的意思是主人身子往前倾,双手抓着椅子,好像就要站起来一样。as if/ though to do something 意思为“仿佛要做什么事情”。

8 将make改为perform或do。此处考查搭配问题,动词make与前面的act不能搭配。

9将the改为a。a fraction of a second 意思为非常短暂的时间。

10 将post改为posture

专业八级的改错练习14

The hunter-gatherer tribes that today live as our prehistoric human __1__ancestors consume primarily a vegetable diet supplementing with animal foods __2__An analysis of 58 societies of modern hunter-gatherers, including the Kung of southern Africa, revealed that one-half emphasize gathering plants foods,

one-third concentrate on fishing, and only one-sixth are primarily hunters,Overall, two-thirds and more of the hunter-gatherer’s calories come from _3__plants. Detailed studies of the Kung by the food scientists at the University of London, showed that gathering is a more productive source of food than is hunting. An hour of hunting yields in average about 100 edible __4__calories, as an hour of gathering produces 240. __5__Plant foods provide for 60 percent to 80 percent of the Kung diet, and no __6__one goes hungry when the hunt fails. Interestingly, if they escape

fatal infections or accidents, these contemporary aborigines live to old ages despite of the absence __7__of medical care. They experience no obesity, no middle-aged spread, little dental decay, no high blood pressure, no heart disease, and their blood cholesterol levels are very low (about half of the average American adult). __8__If no one is suggesting that we return to an aboriginal life style, we certainly __9__could use their eating habits as a model for healthier diet. __10__

答案:

1 将as 改为like。此处的意思是“像史前人类祖先那样生活”。

2 将supplementing改为supplemented。supplemented 修饰diet,可以看作which is supplemented with animal foods的简化形式。

3 将and 改为or。

4将in改为on。on average 是固定用法。

5 将as 改为while或者whereas

6删掉for,或者将provide改为account。此处provide 是及物动词,后面不用介词for

7 删掉第一个of。despite 做介词,后面直接接名词。

8 在half后加that。that 指代前面的blood cholesterol levels,不能省略,因为这里是将部落成员的胆固醇含量与美国人的胆固醇含量相比较。

9将if改为whereas或者while。此处意思为“尽管没有人„„,但是„„”,是转折关系。

10在for后面加不定冠词a。

专业八级的改错练习15

There are great impediments to the general use of a standard in pronunciation comparable to that existing in spelling (orthography). One is the fact that pronunciation is learnt ‘naturally’ and unconsciously, and orthography __1__is learnt deliberately and consciously. Large numbers of us, in fact, remain throughout our lives quite unconscious with what our speech sounds __2__like when we speak out, and it often comes as a shock when we __3__firstly hear a recording of ourselves. It is not a voice we recognize at once, __4__whereas our own handwriting is something which we almost always know. We __5__begin the ‘natural’ learning of pronunciation long before we start learning to read or write, and in our early years we went on unconsciously imitating and __6__practicing the pronunciation of those around us for many more hours per every __7__day than we ever have to spend learning even our difficult English spelling.

This is ‘ natural’, therefore, that our speech-sounds should be those of our im- __8__mediate circle; after all, as we have seen, speech operates a means of holding a community and to give a sense of ‘belonging’. We learn quite early to recognize a __9__‘stranger’, someone who speaks with an accent of a different community—perhaps only a few miles far. __10__

答案:

1将and改为whereas/but/yet

2 将with改为of。unconscious of 是固定搭配。

3 删掉out。speak out 意思为“大胆地说”,“大声地说”,与此处意思不符。

4将firstly改为first

5将which改为that或者将which删掉。限制性定语从句前面的先行词是something,因此要用that引导{thisiswater演讲稿}.

定语从句。也可以将which删掉,不用任何引导词。

6将went改为go

7删掉per或者every

8将This改为It。It在此处做形式主语,后面的that从句是真正的主语。

9 在community后面加together。此处的大意为“语音是把社区团结在一起的工具”。

10将far改为away。“只有几英里远”应是 a few miles away。

专业八级的改错练习16

Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior.

Viewing biologically, the modern footballer is revealed as a member of a disguised __1__hunting pack. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football

and his prey into a goal-mouth. If his aim is inaccurate and he scores a goal, __2__enjoys the hunter’s triumph of killing his prey. __3__To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look up at our ancient ancestors. They spent over a million __4__year evolving as co-operative hunters. Their very survival depended on success __5__in the hunting-field. Under this pressure their whole way of life, even if their __6__bodies, became radically changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They co-operate as skillful male-group __7__attackers.

Then, about ten thousand years ago, when this immensely long formative __8__period of hunting for food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence,

so vital to their old hunting life, were put to a new use—that of penning, __9__controlling and domesticating their prey. The food was there on the farms,awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of farming were no longer __10__essential for survival.

答案:

1 将viewing改为viewed。非谓语动词view和句子的主语是逻辑动宾关系。

2 将inaccurate改为accurate。如果真的目标不准确,也就不可能进球了(he scores a goal)。

3 在enjoys前面加he。由于前面if his aim is accurate and he scores a goal 是条件状语从句,因此可见这里是主句,主句的主语he是不可以省略的。

4 将look up at的up省略

5 将year变为复数

6 将if去掉

7 将co-operate 改为co-operated

8 将when改为after

9将were改为was。该谓语动词的主语是Their improved intelligence,是单数。

10 将farming改为hunting。纵观全文,在从事种植业后,“狩猎”而不是“农耕”的危险和不确定性对人们的生存已经不再那么重要了。

专业八级的改错练习17

During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood

of Western Canada. People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat in almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat __1__

became an increasing favorite topic of conversation. __2__

War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop.

For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through

the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn,

so farmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that __3__ they sold their wheat soon shortly after harvest when farm debts were coming due, __4__

just to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producers __5__ groups asked firmer control, but the government had no wish to become __6__

involving, at least not until wartime when wheat prices threatened to run wild. __7__ Anxious to check inflation and rising life costs, the federal government appointed __8__ a board of grain supervisors to deal with deliveries from the crops of 1917

and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices

fixed by the board. To handle with the crop of 1919, the government appointed __9__

the first Canadian Wheat Board, with total authority to buy, sell, and set prices. __10__ 答案:

the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood

of Western Canada. People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat

in almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat 将in改为with became an increasing favorite topic of conversation. 将increasing改为incresingly

War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop.

For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through

the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn,

so farmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that 将so改为but they sold their wheat soon shortly after harvest when farm debts were coming due, 删掉soon或者shortly

just to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producers 将just改为only groups asked firmer control, but the government had no wish to become 在asked 后面加上for

involving, at least not until wartime when wheat prices threatened to run wild. 将involving改为involved

Anxious to check inflation and rising life costs, the federal government appointed 将life改为living

a board of grain supervisors to deal with deliveries from the crops of 1917

and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices

fixed by the board. To handle with the crop of 1919, the government appointed 删掉with或将handle改为deal

the first Canadian Wheat Board, with total authority to buy, sell, and set prices. 将total改为full/complete/absolute/overall

thisiswater演讲稿篇四

综合英语第二次作业

综合英语第二次作业

1. A fish in water is in its natural _______.鱼在水里就是在自然环境中

a. mixture

b. media

c. middle

d. medium

2. I advise that she ________ another day.

a. comes

b. should come

c. came

d. will come

3.She had almost failed the exam, but her sister, by _______ had done very well in it.

a. comparison

b. compare

c. contrast

d. contract

4.It is terrible to have no one to _______ on in times of personal crisis.

a. refer

b. reply

c. respond

d. rely

5.I was very tired. Otherwise, I ________ to the theatre with you. 我太累了，不然我也和你一起去剧院了

a. would go

b. would have gone

c. went

d. had gone

6.The volleyball match will be put off if it _______.

a. rains

b. will rain

c. is raining

d. rained

7._______ of his eyes was seriously burnt in the fire.

a. None

b. Two

c. All

d. Neither

8.----Oh, maybe we can go fishing tomorrow.----________________________

a. I’d like that, but I have an appointment with the doctor.

b. You bet.

c. No, I won’t.

d. Yes, please.

9._______ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain. 价格而言，这辆车是一个很好的交易。

a. As low as

b. As far as

c. As soon as

d. As much as

10.When the rescue team arrived on the scene, they found _______ wrecked ships. 救援队到达现场，他们除了失事的轮船什么也没找到。

a. nothing but

b. anything but

c. nothing more than

d. anything else

thisiswater演讲稿篇五

华理高级英语阅读英语作业

读后总结

This is water

The speech begins with the fish story which is not a simple story but asks us a question “what is water?” or “what the water means?” Like the fish, we live in the “water” but don’t know what the water is.

This is an obvious, ubiquitous reality because everything in our own immediate experience supports our deep belief that we are the absolute center of the universe. So as to it is our default setting, hard-wired into our boards at birth. The speech gives us an example that describes an average day of adult life. We work hard, drive cars through traffic jam, shopping in a crowed super market, line up in a long lanes while waiting to checkout and all the way maybe accompany with noisy voice and soul-killing music, etcetera. It same like our life involves boredom, routine, and petty frustration. However, the speaker didn’t just describe our daily life and he told us to think in different ways about the situations which exist in our life. Such as the woman who just screamed at her little child may be is courageous and kind-hearted and has been up there nights holding the hand of her husband who is dying of bone cancer. It all depends on us. We could choose to believe in other options which may be possible with awareness instead of just be self-centered. We should make a conscious decision about how to think and what to pay attention to. The true life which full of frustration and annoying things day in and day out needs us to be awareness of what is real and essential, and this is water.{thisiswater演讲稿}.

As for me, before reading this speech, just as many Graduate students, I get lost in abstract arguments inside my head instead of simply paying attention to what’s going on right in front of me. And I’m busy with searching for a better fellowship, getting petty profits, having a good behavior in front of my teacher while ignoring the true life around me, such as the communicating with my families, the compassion to the pathetic person which suffers from a big explosion or typhoon and the responsibility to help the old people or little children. This passage not only tells me a phenomenon, a good thinking, a truth about our life, but also gives me a question “what is life?” I’ll live with simple awareness and conscious about the things I see, I touch, I hear, I experience, and I fell. And I will slow down, care more about love, gratefulness, friendship and sympathy and keep thinking what the life is.

Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories

The passage which is written by Sander van der Linden is about a new physical research which helps explain why some see intricate government conspiracies. The author analyzes the reason that people believe in conspiracy theories from many aspects and referring to a lot of studies and papers. At first, the author gives us a lot of example, such as “Did NASA fake the moon landing?”, “Is global warming a hoax？” and refers to a book “The Empire of Conspiracy”, which influenced many scholars who have come to think of conspiracy theories

as paranoid and delusional.

However, conspiracy theories are not just the implausible visions of a paranoid majority. New research found that many participants believe in contradictory conspiracy theories and that people don’t tend to believe in conspiracy theory because the specifics, but rather because of higher-order beliefs, for example, distrust of authority. The belief in multiple conspiracy theories has been linked to the rejection of science and predicted the rejection of important scientific conclusions. The author thinks that this is alarming because conspiracy theory which is usually defined as an attempt to explain the ultimate cause of sows public mistrust and undermines democratic debate. Except this, a number of studies showed that belief in conspiracy theories is associated with feelings of powerlessness, uncertainty and a general lack of agency and control. The author thinks that this bias is to help people restore a sense of control and predictability but the truth is not always convenient.

As for me, I always judge conspiracy theories from my common sense and observe the evidence before I believe in them. For example, some people who think that the idea of global warming is a hoax are less willing to reduce their carbon footprint. While from my perspective, I don’t think that global warming is a hoax, because the weather really becomes warmer, the ice in The South pole melts than ever before, and the shoreline of ocean is rising in recent years. I don’t believe conspiracy theories in this situation and I just believe in my felling and the truth. However, not all the people have a scientific theory, so they believe in conspiracy theories and distrust of authority.

The government should take action to change the tendency to describe every event as intentional and planned, especially in the rejection of science, because this ethos is dangerous for our country. When the people believe in conspiracy theories, they are less willing to engage politically and also less willing to implement individual behavioral changes. However, the construct of our country needs every person’s endeavor and it’s important to the government. Except this, the conspiracy theories are easy to blind the common person and are utilized by a secret alliance of powerful individuals and organizations. So, this is an important question and the government should pay enough attention to it.

What Isn’t for Sale

The passage is adapted from What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, which is written by Michael J. Sandel, who is a political philosopher at Harvard University. The author aware us that market thinking permeates our life while we don’t notice it and tries to put forward debating measure to solve this problem.

First of all, the author gives us a lot of examples about things we can buy or sell to illustrate that we are living in a society of full of market thinking. The things we can buy or sell is not only about realistic goods, but also about some things like environment, education, or health. And the author thinks that markets have become detached from morals, which is partial because of greed, but mainly because of the reach of markets. The author worry that we are moving into a market society for two reasons, one is about inequality, the other one is about the corrosive tendency of markets. Some examples are applied to this thinking by the author like that we don’t allow children to be sold and through those examples, the author expresses that we should resolve the question of markets is detached from morals by debating case by case to find the proper way to value them, even though there are many difficulties but it is worthy.

From my perspective, I agree with what the author written. I always study hard and get good grades in order to getting generous scholarships, which implicitly means that I exchange my hard work with money. Maybe, I get rich knowledge by this way, but I lose my interests. Influenced by this market thinking, once I can’t get the scholarship, I won’t study hard I see. As for the government, I don’t aware that the buying of some things such as the right of emissions of carbon or sulfur has any question. On the one hand, the government can raise the financial revenue. on the other hand, it could decrease the emissions of carbon and sulfur, and the companies which buy the right to emission is also satisfied. This policy same proper but ignores the morality and responsibility because both of them just care about the trade. We don’t aware that market thinking permeates. on the contrary, we know that as a Chinese saying, Money makes the mare go.

However, it could lead to a worship of money and right and lower the standards of morality. As the author suggested, it could makes us aware more about the market thinking through debating case by case, although it could not solve the problem I think. The

government should attaches great importance to this question and takes some measures such as strengthen the moral education of citizens I think, because it is a problem of worship.

Practice Makes Perfect, True?

The passage is about a new study by Macnamara and her colleagues, which indicated that practice doesn’t always make perfect. Ericsson’s reassuring conclusion is that practice hard and you’ll do well, while the author Valerie Strauss doesn’t think so. At least, this is not always true.

Ericsson’s research showed that the difference between the expert and the amateur is one get through thousands of hours of hard work, while the others don’t. Three reasons given by the author from his perspective are common sense, protestant work ethic, and nurture over nature. However, common sense is not always true. If we pursue the deep reason, maybe there are more things we need to think about. The author believe that the inborn ability also not the only reason, referring to Macnamara’s research report, which gave us an open-ended that means that there are many possible answers, for example, how open you are to learning from others.

The author demonstrates that the practice does not always make perfect from many aspects. One is about time. If the time is logged, obviously the impact of practice was diminished on the contrary. The other one is about domain. Different people do well in different domain, not all the people have the same interest. Also, the author think that Ericsson’s conclusion didn’t relevance to education, complicated task, and teacher’s goal…….that means the conclusion that practice makes perfect has many limits and may be don’t suit for our work today.

The practice may be don’t lead to success directly, however, it is also very important form my own experience. My major is chemical engineering and a lot of problems in the engineering are solved by the similar way, therefore if practice more, you will have more experience and you can solve the problem well. This is different from rote recall while the importance of practice is very obvious, this is the point I don’t agree with the author.

Mostly, I think that the author’s viewpoint is correct especially the conclusion that the factors make perfect are overlap. As for the talent, the people who have gift in certain fields,

such as drawing, are little. There is also a saying that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Most of us are not talented and the work today is complicated, so that practice or other factors is essential. As we all know that the interest is the best teacher. If we are interested in our work or feel pleasure from what we do, we will do them well in our daily life. We should also engage in our career with perseverance. Many team works can’t be finished just by one people, so cooperation is another element to lead to succeed. All in all, practice is important for us but many other factors, such as grit, cooperation, and interest, are essential for us to make perfect or succeed.

Literature Beyond and In The Classroom

The article is published in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal by Mr.Siegel, who is the author of four books, such as “Are You Serious: How to Be True and Get Real in the Age of Silly”. The author not only told us that who ruined the humanities, but also show his opinion of reading the literature works with heart and feeling the masterpieces instead of just acquiring knowledge, learning them in class, or for a competition.

As a number of essays and reports expressed their dissatisfied with the decrease of the number of majoring in humanities, Mr.Siegel showed another positive thinking that the destruction of humanities is coming to stop and the advantage of English pour into other fields . The author think that the the humanities is destructed by the humanities itself, because it comes into the class and was permeated in many other things, such as the test, the competition, the useless analysis, the background of the masterpieces while ignoring the true meaning to ourselves.

Mr.Siegel also analysis the history of the literature and the teaching mode of professor Lionel Trilling, and eventually concluded that we should not to take the abstract and imaginative literature into the classroom and formal course. He think highly of reading the literature masterpieces and get “profit” in the aspect of emotion and mood, however, he consider that great literature has little use of personal conditions, for example, reading and thinking clearing.

I enjoyed the reading of novels, prose, and story, but once you ask me to answer the question from what I read, for example, to analysis the author’s thinking from the following

thisiswater演讲稿篇六

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1. Grandma has no water, please（ ）some for her. A. take B. fetch C. catch D. bring

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2. I still remember the year（ ）I first came to this beautiful city. A. which B. in which C. that D. for which 满分：4 分 得分：4

3. Jack work so hard as he dreams （ ）owning his own house soon. A. to B. with C. of D. on

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4. Someone was speaking there; the voice was familiar （ ）us. A. by B. to C. for D. with

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5. I know nothing about him （ ）he is a teacher.

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6. Quite often after dinner, they （ ）music in a pub and （ ）home about midnight. A. are playing,are going B. will play,are going C. play,go D. played,went 满分：4 分 得分：4

7. It’s very kind（ ）say so. A. from you to B. of you to C. by you to D. that you 满分：4 分 得分：4

8. I don’t trust him at all. His smiles always make me （ ）. A. feeling sick B. be sick C. being sick D. sick

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9. There are thirty students in our class. （ ）of them are league members. A. No one B. Either{thisiswater演讲稿}.