上海高考六选四练习

1、(-)A. You dont have to be on stage to get stage fright.B. Stage fright is part of the bodys reaction to stress.C. You try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.D. With practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.E The good news about stage fright is that here are ways to de

2、al with it.F. However, there is a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping on stage.Stage frightImagine that you are an actor perfbrmuig in a play for the first tune. Yon have learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waitmg behind the closed curtain, you can hear tlie aud

3、ience wliispermg and takuig their seats.Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight sliming down on you. 1 The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.If you have experienced a moment like this, you know all too well wha

4、t it means to have stage fright. It is one of die most conmion types of fear and tends to strike people when they find themselves at the centre of attention. 2 People experience this fear when playing sports, giving a presentation, or even speaking in class. A person who sufiers from stage fright ma

5、y get sweaty hands, a dry mouth, a tight tliroat, or shaky knees. Stage fright is actually a form of panic, and these feelings are very real.3 The experience difiers from person to person, but the same chemical processoccurs in each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that p

6、repares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies fight or flight reaction. As a result, we feel great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race, and our knees shake.4 Practising your perfbrniaiice and following some simple tips can help calm nerves and

7、manage the feelings caused by anxiety. First, dress comfortably and appropriately. Second, before die perfbnnance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contam caffeine. These might make your heart race even faster Instead, try a banana! Some doct

8、ors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people instead of the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal witli their fears.(二)A. Pick up the dish with the remain ing food.B

9、. Proper food is a basic necessity for your puppies.C. Remember to give your puppy the food he would like to have.D. It can also cause an upset stomach due to an unbalanced diet.E. One example is that extra helpings of nutrients do hami to digestive organs.F. Its good to provide the extra nutrients

10、a puppy needs until he grows larger.Puppy foodA puppy (young dog) is a precious addition to any family. The excitement of bringing home a little fiirry friend will always live in our memories. Like all of us, though, your puppy must have adequate nutrition right from the start to make certam that it

11、ll have a long and healthy life.1 Ybu miglit ask yourself what is die best for your new pet with all of the different varieties on the market in all of their attractive packaging. Some dry food produced specially for puppies is the best for the development of tlieir teeth. A ftirther benefit is that

12、 it is less expensive tliaii die cairned food.Contrary to the belief of many first-tmie puppy owners, it is not always the best idea to purchase food that is too high in calcium （钙），protein, and vitamin levels. 2 In addition, a high intake of calcium is associated with bone disease in large-breed do

13、gs. If you have a small-breed puppy, you can buy that kind of food.It is not a good idea to feed the food you eat to your puppy frequently, as your puppy may become selective about food. 3 Some people thuik tliat dog biscuits and other treats are fine, but they should not be a main part of a puppys

14、diet.Ybung puppies should be fed tliree times a day. Each puppy is unique, so feeding tliein nvice a day is acceptable. After ten to twelve weeks of age, feed your puppy twice per day. Allow your puppy to eat as much as he would like in fifteen minutes. 4 If you let your puppy eat too much or too of

15、ten by keeping food accessible at all times, he may become overweight and have health problems as ail adult. Like huniaiis, your puppy will not enjoy the food any longer if it is tliere at all tunes.（三）A. In the American family, children and parents are equal.B. It can reflect the traditional values

16、 and customs of a nation.C. When it comes to big problems, children do not have to always follow their parents ways.D. Although Americans pay much attention to mdependence and equality, they dont believe in making sacrifice.E. Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what their parents wish i

17、n order to declare their independence.F.Many of them are expected to leave what could be lifes most important decisionmarriagealmost entirely up to luck.Family valuesTo understand a nation, you should first get to know its minimum unit-family.In the US, upon reaching an appropriate age （usually betw

18、een 18 and 21 years）, cliildren are encouraged, but not forced, to leave the nest= and begin ail independent life. After children leave home, tliey often find social relationship and financial support outside die family. Parents do not arrange marriages for tlieir children, nor do children usually a

19、sk permission of their parents to get married. Young adults meet their fiitiire spouses（配偶）through other friends, at jobs, and in organizations and religious institutions. Althougli children choose tlieir own spouses, they still hope their parents will approve of their choices.Parents feel that chil

20、dren should make major life decisions by themselves in many families. A parent may try to mfluence a child to follow a particular profession but the cliild is free to choose another job. 2 A son may deliberately decide not to go into his fathers business because of a fear that he will lose his indep

21、endence in his father vorlq）lace. This independence from parents is not an indication that parents and children do not love each other. Strong love benveen parents and children is universal and tliis is no exception in the American family.3 It is not like we Chinese. Parents are rulers and masters.

22、We Cliinese love our parents with fear and total respect. In America children always have tlieir own opmions and even can talk about some sensitive problems with their parents, like family financial situation, the relationship behveen mother and father, and even sex. 4 Therefore, it is contrary that

23、 on one hand, Americans adnure independence and equality that they dont want to make sacrifice to make up a family, but on the other hand. Ainencans think highly of family in their value system.（四）A. Accommodations will vary according to the needs of the disabled.B. As with the parking spot, this is

24、 more likely a case of lack of education.C. They educate about all the accommodations for people with disabilities.D. Improvement must be made so that disabled people can fully participate.E. If there is a car in that space, the handicap parking spot is no longer useful.F. So people without disabili

25、ties need to be educated about these accommodations.The importance of accessibility awarenessAt a recent Teen Leadership of Jewish Family Services meeting, people with disabilities talked about their lives. I was amazed to hear about the challenges faced by people with physical disabilities. However

26、, what amazed me most was the great importance of education about handicap accommodations （残疾人便利设施）.One school teacher who is blmd. and a woman who has used a wheelchair all her life are two mortant members of the National Group for Disabled Persons, devoted to raising awareness about disabilities.

27、Tliese include handicap parking spots, handrails, and wheelchair ramps. One big concern is the people who take advantage of aids, such as handicap parking spaces. 2 And the meeting focused on educating die public.Some handicap spots have extra room next to them, marked with the No Parking. signs. “A

28、s long as Im not in the spot, I can take the no-parking area next to it, “ some people say. However, the woman who uses a wheelchair disagrees to this. The space exists to allow someone in a wheelchair to have room to get in or out of their car. 3Some walkways have handrails next t o them to help th

29、ose who require extra assistance. Whether it is a blind person seeking guidance or an elderly person seekmg support, the rail is there for walking. Sometimes die rail is blocked, by a parked bicycle for instance, and consequently made useless. 4 People who are nifbmied of the rails use would be less

30、 likely to mistake it for a bike rack.Meetmg some of the people who are a Sected by the lack of education about accommodations made me see that there is work to be done. If more people were educated about the proper uses of accommodations, there would be fewer challenges for people with physical dis

31、abilities.（五）A. Peer pressure is not always bad.B Teenagers may give in to negative peer pressure.C. Why is it important to deal with negative peer pressureD. First of all, teenagers need to recognize negative peer pressure.E. For example, you can choose good friends who share your values.F. The des

32、ire to fit in with peers can be a very strong influence on teenagers.Teen peer pressureTeen peer pressure is the uiflueiice a teenager s social group has on hini or her. As adolescents enter the teen years, they usually begin to focus more on their peers or friends. j. Peers influence most aspects o

33、f a teenager life, uicluding how teenagers dress, what music tliey listen to. and what kind of activities tliey are involved in.2 Good friends can encourage teenagers to do well ui schooL get involved in positive activities, eat healthy foods, and avoid drugs, alcohol, and other risky activities. Fr

34、iends also help teenagers learn good social skills and better ways to communicate and work out problems. They always give teenagers good advice.Negative peer pressure is when teenagers feel pressured to do something they know is wrong, such as smoking, drinking、stealing, or cutting class.3 This is b

35、ecause they want to be liked or fit in. they are afraid of being made fiin of, or they want to try something other teenagers are doing.It is important for teenagers to learn how to deal with peer pressure. There are a lot of things a teenager can do to handle it. 4 Good friends use positive peer pre

36、ssure to help you be your best self. Also you need to think about the consequences of your decisions and actions, such as if an activity might harm your health or get you into trouble. Or you can talk to your parents or a tnisted adult about the kinds of peer pressure you face and listen to their ad

37、vice. Remember that if just one teenager stands up agamst negative peer pressure, usually others will jom him or her, and learning to handle peer pressure gives teenagers more confidence.（六）A. Make choices that are right for you.B. The goal of an ad is to sell you something.C. Be sure to work throug

38、h the critical questions.D. And examine the findings of the original research.E. Distinguish between research reports and public health advice.F. Be aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by ail author s point of view.Evaluating Sources of Health InformationMaking good choices abou

39、t your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation ability is to look carefully at your sources of health information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to find relevant information, how to separate fact from opinion, how to recognize p

40、oor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources. The following suggestions can help you sort through the health information you receive from common sources.Go to the original source. Media reports often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what

41、 a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about the type of study. Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behavior contributes to or is associated with“ an outcome； this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result.

42、2 Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it.Use your common sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements. 3 Evaluate scientific statements carefully, and be aware of quackery （江湖骗术）.4 Frie

43、nds and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but each of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us.Developing the ability to evaluate reasonably and independently about health problems will serve you well throughout your life.（七）A. Generally speaking, there are

44、 clear differences.B. Their preference for building systems may change over time.C. You can see the same kind of pattern in the adult workplace.D. They will consider many sources of information at the same time.E. It is important to stress that the female brain may be built more for empathy.F Others

45、 may think the theory creates a belief of what a particular type of person is like.They Just Cant Help ItMy theory is that the female bram is mamly built for empathy the ability to understand other people and that the male brain is mainly built for buildmg systems. 1 For example, women are more like

46、ly to read magazines on fashion and parenting, while men will choose magazines that feature computers and sport.Ybu may think tliat these preferences are influenced by the way people are taught to behave when they are growing up. However, this is not the case.A new study carried out at Cambridge Uni

47、versity shows that newborn girls look longer at a face, and newborn boys look longer at a mobile. Tliat suggests certain differences between male and female brams are biological. It has also been obsen ed （tliat girls are better at noticmg signs of changes in other peoples feelings. Boys, however、se

48、em to eiyoy buildmg toy towers and playing with toys which have clear functions. 2 People whose jobs are in the constructionmdustries are almost male. Math and engineermg, which require liigh levels of systems-tliuiking, are also inale-chosen disciplmes.Why do men and women have the difference Actua

49、lly women have four times as many brain neurons （神经）tliat connect the right and left part of their brains. Because of it, women have a better ability to multitask than men.3 Men tend to focus on a hrnited number of problems at a tmie. They will separate themselves from problems and view tasks as ind

50、ependent from one another.Some people may worry tliat I am suggesting one gender is better tliaii the other, but this is not die case. My theory says that males and females differ in the kinds of things that they find easy, but that both genders have their strengths and weaknesses. 4 It is not true.

51、 The study sunply looks at males and females as two groups, and asks what difierences exist, and why tliey are there.（八）A. For these people, saying NO to others is often of much anxiety.B. It reviews your work, your love, your play, until it finds an imperfection.C. Comparing anxiety with depression

52、 helps to discuss possible cures for anxiety.D. These three common emotions are considered the cause of most mental illnesses.E. If you are anxious about the work, you might get to the office an hour earlier every day.F. You find yourself waking up anxious, going through the day anxious and going to bed anxious.Anxiety is your mental watclinian. I