Unit-13-阅读材料

1、A young pain ter lived in a small narrow house, liv ingon pain ti ng portraits beforehe became famous.One day, a rich man came by and found the pain ter painting so carefully thathe liked it and asked him to draw a portrait.They agreed on the fee of 10,000 dollars.After a week, the portrait was done

2、. The rich man came to take the painting as agreed on. At this moment, the rich man came up with an evil idea of bullying the unknown young artist, so he refused to pay the fee.The rich man thought the manin the painting is me. If I don not buy this painting, no one will buy it. Why should I pay so

3、much money for it? So the rich man said“ Iwill only pay 3,000 dollars to buy this painting.The young artist was surprised, for he had n ever come across such thin gs. He stro ngly argued on just groun ds,expect ing the rich man to abide by the agreeme nt and to be a trustworthy man.“I can only pay 3

4、,000 dollars to buy the painting. Speak no more. The richman thought he had won, I ask you at last, will you sell it 3,000 dollars ornot ? The young artist knew the rich man deliberately broke his promise, so he felt angry . H e said in a firm tone, “No. I would prefer not to sell the paintingrather

5、than to be humiliated by you . Today you break your word and someday you must pay20 times. “What a joke! 20 times will be 200,000! I won' t be stupid to pay 200,00 dollars to buy the painting! “Well, we, d better wait and see, the young artist said to the rich man who left an grily. After the st

6、imulati on刺激 of such an in cide nt, the pain ter moved out of thissad place, formallyack no wledged kno wledge and worked hard ni ght and day.More tha n a doze n years later, he fin ally started a new way and became popular in the circle of art.After he left the studio, the rich man had forgotten th

7、e artist' s painting andwords the n ext day. Un til one day, some friends of the rich man came to tell him,“Something is so strange! We paid a visit to a famous artist' s exhibition ofpaintings, in which one painting is marked 200,000 dollars and the manin the painting looks exactly the same

8、 as you. It is so ridiculous that the title of the painting is Thief. He immediately thought of what had happe ned to the pain ter more tha n a doze n years before. If the painting were really the one he broke his promise that year, it would be terrible to him. He went to find the young pain ter the

9、 same ni ght right away.As expected, the painting titled as Theief was no other than that one he had broken his word that year. He quickly apologized to the artist and paid200, 000 dollars to buy back the portrait.With an un defeated ambiti on, the young pain ter made the rich man bend hishead.This

10、young man was Pablo Picasso.AThe young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bun ches of bananas and bags of pea nu ts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemedto have already known the bitterness of life. "Banana 300 naira. Pea nuts 200 naira

11、"He said in a low voice. I bargain ed him downto 200 total for the fruit and nu ts. Whe n he agreed, I han ded him a 500 n aira bill He did n't have cha nge, so I told him not to worry.He said tha nks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, Iwas more aw

12、are of mypositi on in a societywhere it's not that un com mon to see a little boywho should be in school standing on the comer selling fruit in the burning sun. My pare nts had raised me to be aware of the adva ntage we had bee n afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.I pulled over and

13、 rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananasand a bag of pea nuts ready. I waved them away.“ What's up . I asked him.“I.I don't have money to buy books for school. I reached into mypocket and han ded him two fresh 500 n aira bills."Will this help? I asked. He looked around nervousl

14、y before taking the mon ey. One thousa nd n aira was a lot of money to some one whose family probably made about 5,000 n aira or less each year. "Tha nk you, sir," he said. 'Tha nk you very much. When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for school-books

15、. What if he's a cheat? And the n I won dered why I did it? Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I did n't know his n ame or the least bit about him, nor did I thi nk to ask.Over the n ext six mon ths, I was busy work ing in a n ewsage ncy in n orth

16、er n Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by mywindow with a big smile ready on his face"oh, gosh! Long time.""Are you in school now? I asked.He no dded."That's good," I said. A sile nee fell

17、 as we looked at each other, and the n I realized what he wan ted. "Here," I held out a 500 n aira bill. "Take this. He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. "What's wrong?I asked. "It's a gift"He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his b

18、ack. HIS face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, "I've been waiting to give these to you." (06 湖北C篇)1. What was the author's first impression of the boy?A. He seemed to be poor and greedy. B. He seemed to have suff

19、ered a lotC. He seemed younger than his age. D. He seemed good at bargaining2. The second time the author met the boy, the boy.A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nutsB. wanted to express his thanksC. asked him for money for his schoolbooks D. tried to take advantage of him3. Why did the au

20、thor give his money to the boy?A. Because he had enough money to do that.B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood.C. Because he held a higher position in the society.D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so.4. Which of the following best reflects the boy 's persona

21、lities?A. Brave and polite. B. Kind and smartC. Honest and thankful. D. Shy and nervous.核心词汇1 (n.)长处，优势(v.) 增强，加强 (adj.)2坚强的，强有 力的 (vi.) 集中(思想、注意力的 ) ( n . ) 专心，专注3(vt.) 联想，联系 _(n.) 联想；协会4(adj.) 面部的 _(n.) 脸5(n.) 表情；词语 _(vt.)表达(adj.)快递的6 (adv.) 精确地，准确地 (adj.) 精确的，准确的7(n.) 精确，准确(n.) 描述，形容 _(v.) 描写，描述8

22、 (vt.) 预言，预测 _(n.) 预言，预测 (n.)预言家9 (n.) 残疾； 无能 (vt.) 使残疾， 使丧 失能 力10_(adj.) 有残疾的(n.) 要求 (v.) 需要，要求11_(n.) 运发动 _(adj.) 喜爱运动的12_(adj.) 自私的 (adj.) 无私的13_(n.) 满意 (v.) 使满意 (adj.) 满意的14(n.) 可能性 _(adj.) 可能的 (adv.) 可能地15. (vt.)应得，值得-(adj.)值得的，应得的16. (adj.) 独立的(n.) 独立(vi.) 依靠，依赖17. (n.)渴望，欲望18. (n.) 助手(v.) 帮助(

23、n.) 帮助19. (vt.)控告，谴责重点句型1. Eve n if they n ever see their result, they feel that their IQ is determ ines how well they are going to do in life.2. your IQ tells you how in tellige nt you are, your EQ tellshow well you use your in tellige nee.3. At work, it ' s your IQgets you hired but it ' s

24、 EQthat getsyou promoted.4. 11' s gen erally believed that people with your EQsare ope n to ideas and have positive attitudes towards life.5. People gen erally believe that a pers on s IQ is determ ined by birth. However, most social seientists agree that EQ has a lot to do withedueati on.6. I r

25、eally dislikethat he eats garlic for lun eh.It's gen erally believed that people act the way they do because of their pers on alities and attitudes. They recycle their garbage because they care about the environment. They pay $5 for a caramel brul e e latte 焦 糖布丁 拿铁because they like expensive co

26、ffee drinks.It's undeni able that behaviour comes from our inner dispositi ons性情,but in many in sta nces we also draw inferen ces about who we are, as suggested by the social psychologist Daryl Bem, by observ ing our own behaviour. We can be stra ngers to ourselves. If we knew our own min ds, wh

27、y would we n eed to guess what our prefere nces are from our behaviour?If our minds were an ope n book, we would know exactly how much we careabout the environmentor like lattes. Actually, we often need to look toour behaviour to figure out who we are.Moreover, we don't just use our behaviour to

28、 learn about our particular types of character we infer characters that were n't therepressuresaround us ,whichbefore. Our behaviour is often shaped by littlewefailtorecog nize.Maybe_we_recycle_because_ourwives_and_ neighbours_would_disapprove_if _we_didn't. Maybewe buy lattes in order to im

29、press the people around us. Weshould not mistakenly believe that we always behave as a result of some inner dispositi on.Whatever pressures there can be or inferen ces one can make, people becomewhat they do， though it may not be in compliance符合with their true desires. Therefore, we should all bear

30、in mind Kurt Vonnegut's advice: “Weare what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. (2021 重庆)1. According to the passage, personalities and attitudes are commonly believed to A. determine one's behaviorB. reflect one's tasteC. influence one's surroundings

31、 D. result from one's habits2. Which of the following would Daryl Bem most probably agree with?A. The return of a wallet can indicate one's honesty.B. A kind person will offer his seat to the old.C. One recycles plastics to protect the environment.D. One buys latte out of true love of coffee

32、.3. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in the passage?A. We fail to realize our inner dispositions.B. We can be influenced by outside pressures.C. Our behaviour is the result of our true desires.D. Our characters can shape our social relationships.4. What does the author mainly discus

33、s in the passage?A. Personalities and attitudes. B. Preferences and habits.C. Behaviour and personalities. D. Attitudes and preferences.核心词汇1. (vt.)流血f(n.) 血2.(vt.)打破f(adj.) 断的，破的3.(vt.) 评判f(n.) 判断，判断力4(adj.)盐的f(n.) 盐5(n.)同伴f(v.) 陪伴，陪同6(adj.)相像的f(v.) 喜欢( prep )像7(n.)(银行)账户f(n.) 会计8(adj.)不安的，有罪的f(n.)

34、罪，内疚9(n.)减轻，宽慰f(v.) 解除，减轻，缓和10(n.)忧虑，担忧f(adj.) 焦虑的，焦急的11(vt.)评判f(n.) 判断，判断力12(vt.)献身于，专心致志于f(n.)奉献13(vi.) 怒视，瞪14(adj.) 过敏的15(v.) 证实16(adj.)喜爱文学的f(n.) 文学17(n.)图书馆f(n.) 图书馆管理员18. (n.)复习(v.)复习This is the story of two frogs. On efrog wasfat and the other skinny. One day, while searchi ng for food, they

35、in adverte ntly jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn ' t get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around.The fat frog said to the skinny frog,“ Brother frog, there ' s no use paddli ng any Ion ger. W6 re just going to drown, so we might as well give up. The skinn

36、y frog replied, “Hold on brother, keep paddling. Somebody will get us out. And theycontinued paddling for hours.After a while, the fat frog said,“Brotherfrog, there ' s no use. I ' m becoming very tired now. I ' m just going to stop paddli ng and drow n. It ' s Sun day and no body' s work ing. We re doomed