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阅读理解ReadingComprehension新浪微博：唐迟老师微信公众号：唐迟老师精讲精练2015-12（1）56. WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?57. WhatmakesMiamiunfittoproduceaSiliconValley?58. InwhatwayisCarnegie-MellondifferentfromStanford,BerkeleyandMIT?WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutBoston?60. Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstartupinvestors?56. WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?A）Itssuccessishardtocopyanywhereelse. B）ItisthebiggesttechnologyhubintheUS.C）Itsfameinhightechnologyisparable.D）Itleadstheworldininformationtechnology.CouldyoureproduceSiliconValleyelsewhere,oristheresomethinguniqueaboutit?Itwouldn’tbesurprisingifitwerehardtoreproduceinothercountries,becauseyoucouldn’treproduceitinmostoftheUSeither.WhatdoesittaketomakeaSiliconValley?It’stherightpeople.IfyoucouldgettherighttenthousandpeopletomovefromSiliconValleytoBuffalo,BuffalowouldeSiliconValley.57. WhatmakesMiamiunfittoproduceaSiliconValley?A）Lackofincentiveforinvestments. B）Lackoftherightkindoftalents. C）Lackofgovernmentsupport.D）Lackoffamousuniversities.Youonlyneedtwokindsofpeopletocreateatechnologyhub（中心）:richpeopleandnerds（痴迷科研的人）.Observationbearsthisout.WithintheUS,townshaveestartuphubsifandonlyiftheyhavebothrichpeopleandnerds.FewstartupshappeninMiami,forexample,becausealthoughit’sfullofrichpeople,ithasfewnerds.It’snotthekindofplacenerdslike.58. InwhatwayisCarnegie-MellondifferentfromStanford,BerkeleyandMIT?A）Itslocationisnotasattractivetorichpeople. B）Itssciencedepartmentsarenotnearlyasgood. C）Itdoesnotproducecomputerhackersandnerds.D）Itdoesnotpaymuchattentiontobusinessstartups.WhereasPittsburghhastheoppositeproblem:plentyofnerds,butnorichpeople.ThetopUSComputerSciencedepartmentsaresaidtobeMIT,Stanford,Berkeley,andCarnegie-Mellon.MITyieldedRoute128.StanfordandBerkeleyyieldedSiliconValley.ButwhatdidCarnegie-MellonyieldinPittsburgh?AndwhathappenedinIthaca,homeofCornellUniversity,whichisalsohighonthelist?59. WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutBoston?A）Ithaspleasantweatherallyearround.B）Itproduceswealthaswellashigh-tech.C）Itisnotlikelytoattractlotsofinvestorsandnerds.D）Itisanoldcitywithmanysitesofhistoricalinterest.IgrewupinPittsburghandwenttocollegeatCornell,soIcananswerforboth.Theweatheristerrible,particularlyinwinter,andthere’snointerestingoldcitytomakeupforit,asthereisinBoston.Richpeopledon’twanttoliveinPittsburghorIthaca.Sowhilethere’replentyofhackers（电脑迷）whocouldstartstartups,there’snoonetoinvestinthem.60. Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstartupinvestors?A）Theyareespeciallywiseinmakinginvestments.B）TheyhavegoodconnectionsintheC）Theycandomorethanprovidingmoney.government. D）Theyarerichenoughtoinvestinnerds.Doyoureallyneedtherichpeople?Wouldn’titworktohavethegovernmentinvestinthenerds?No,itwouldnot.Startupinvestorsareadistincttypeofrichpeople.Theytendtohavealotofexperiencethemselvesinthetechnologybusiness.Thishelpsthempicktherightstartups,andmeanstheycansupplyadviceandconnectionsaswellasmoney.Andthefactthattheyhaveapersonalstakeintheemakesthemreallypayattention.Whathappenswhenyouhavelike-mindedpeoplearoundyouallthewhile?62. Whatdoestheauthorsuggestleadersdo?63. Whatisthepurposeofholdingadebate?64. Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetopeopleengagedinafiercedebate?65. Howshouldwetreatourrivalsafterasuccessfuldebate?

It’snicetohavepeopleoflikemindaround.Agreeablepeopleboostyourconfidenceandallowyoutorelaxandfeelcomfortable.Unfortunately,thatcomfortcanhindertheverylearningthatcanexpandyourcompanyandyourcareer.It’snicetohavepeopleagree,butyouneedconflictingperspectivestodigoutthetruth.Ifeveryonearoundyouhassimilarviews,yourworkwillsufferfromconfirmationbias（偏颇）.

61.Whathappenswhenyouhavelike-mindedpeoplearoundyouallthewhile?A）Itwillhelpyourcompanyexpandmorerapidly.B）Itwillcreateaharmoniousworkingatmosphere.C）Itmaypreventyourbusinessandcareerfromadvancing.D）Itmaymakeyoufeeluncertainaboutyourowndecisions.

Takealookatyourownnetwork.Doyourcontactsshareyourpointofviewonmostsubjects?Ifyes,it’stimetoshakethingsup.Asaleader,itcanbechallengingtocreateanenvironmentinwhichpeoplewillfreelydisagreeandargue,butasthesayinggoes:Fromconfrontationcomesbrilliance.

62.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestleadersdo?A）Avoidargumentswithbusinesspartners. B）Encouragepeopletodisagreeandargue. C）Buildawideandstrongbusinessnetwork.D）Seekadvicefromtheirworthycompetitors.It’snoteasyformostpeopletoactivelyseekconflict.Manyspendtheirlivestryingtoavoidarguments.There’snoneedtogooutandfindpeopleyouhate,butyouneedtodosomeself-assessmenttodeterminewhereyouhaveestaleinyourthinking.Youmayneedtostartbyencouragingyourcurrentnetworktohelpyouidentifyyourblindspots.

Passionate,energeticdebatedoesnotrequireangerandhardfeelingstobeeffective.Butitdoesrequiremoralstrength.Onceyouhaveworthyopponents,setsomegroundrulessoeveryoneunderstandsresponsibilitiesandboundaries.Theobjectiveofthisdebatinggameisnottowinbuttogettothetruththatwillallowyoutomovefaster,farther,andbetter.

63.Whatisthepurposeofholdingadebate?A）Tofindoutthetruthaboutanissue. B）Tobuilduppeople’smoralstrength. C）Toremovemisunderstandings.D）Tolookforworthyopponents.

Fiercedebatingcanhurtfeelings,particularlywhenstrongpersonalitiesareinvolved.Makesureyoucheckinwithyouropponentssothattheyarenotcarryingtheemotionofthebattlesbeyondthebattlefield.Breakthetensionwithsmilesandhumortoreinforcetheideathatthisisfriendlydiscourseandthatallareworkingtowardacommongoal.

64.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetopeopleengagedinafiercedebate?A）Theylistencarefullytotheiropponents’views. B）Theyshowduerespectforeachother’sbeliefs. C）Theypresenttheirviewsclearlyandexplicitly.D）Theytakecarenottohurteachother’sfeelings.

Rewardallthoseinvolvedinthedebatesufficientlywhenthegoalsarereached.Letyoursparringpartners（拳击陪练）knowhowmuchyouappreciatetheircontribution.Themoretheyfeelappreciated,themorethey’llbewillingtogetintotheringnexttime.

65. Howshouldwetreatourrivalsafterasuccessfuldebate?A）Trytomakepeacewiththem.B）Trytomakeupthedifferences.C）Invitethemtotheringnexttime.D）Acknowledgetheircontribution.选词填空

新浪微博：唐迟老师微信公众号：唐迟老师选词填空A）advocate I）immediately B）amount J）naturally C）confirmed K）obtaining D）crazy L）primarily E）definite M）protest F）differences N）rejected G）favorite O）theories H）happening选词填空名词amountdifferencetheories动词advocateprotest形容词crazydefinitefavorite副词immediatelyprimarilynaturallyConfirmedhappeningobtainingrejected选词填空Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it’soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy’s36toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay

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thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe38ofjuice.名词amountdifferencestheories动词advocateprotest形容词crazydefinitefavorite副词immediatelyprimarilynaturallyConfirmedhappeningobtainingrejectedYetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized39abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,“That’senough!Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!”thechildwill40testyourclaim.Areyouserious?Areyouangry?Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou41;rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose42areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.名词amountdifferencestheories动词advocateprotest形容词crazydefinitefavorite副词immediatelyprimarilynaturallyConfirmedhappeningobtainingrejectedHowandwhydoeschildren’sthinkingchange?Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren’scognitive（认知的）abilitiesunfold43,likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis44intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen45ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.名词amount

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theories动词advocateprotest形容词crazydefinitefavorite副词immediatelyprimarilynaturallyConfirmedhappeningobtainingrejected段落匹配46. Theauthorwasadvisedagainsttheimproperuseoffiguresofspeech.47. Theauthor’smothertaughthimavaluablelessonbypointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48. Awritershouldpolishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49. Writersmayexperienceperiodsoftimeintheirlifewhentheyjustcan’tproduceanything.50. Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.ThePerfectEssay51. Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52. Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53. Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54. Theauthorgraduallyimprovedhiswritingbyavoidingfancylanguage.55. Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.A） Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn’t.Herexpectationswerehigh—impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.B） Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,saveforasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage:“Flawless.”Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Ofcourse,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.Obviously,Ididwhatanyprofessionalwriterwoulddo;Ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnews.Ididn’tgetveryfar.ThefirstpersonItoldwasmymother.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.C） Mymother,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnormallyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoccasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifying.Iamnotsureifshewasmoreupsetbymyhubris（得意忘形）orbythefactthatmyEnglishteacherhadletmyegogetsooutofhand.Inanyevent,mymotherandherredpenshowedmehowdeeplyflawedaflawlessessaycouldbe.Atthetime,Iamsureshethoughtshewasteachingmeaboutmechanics,transitions（过渡）,structure,styleandvoice.ButwhatIlearned,andwhatstuckwithmethroughmytimeteachingwritingatHarvard,wasadeeperlessonaboutthenatureofcreativecriticism.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.D） Firstoff,ithurts.Genuinecriticism,thetypethatleavesalastingmarkonyouasawriter,alsoleavesanexistentialimprint（印记）onyouasaperson.Ihaveheardpeoplesaythatawritershouldnevertakecriticismpersonally.Isaythatweshouldneverlistentothesepeople.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.E） Criticism,atitsbest,isdeeplypersonal,andgetstotheheartofwhywewritethewaywedo.Theintimatenatureofgenuinecriticismimpliessomethingaboutwhoisabletogiveit,namely,someonewhoknowsyouwellenoughtoshowyouhowyourmentallifeisgettinginthewayofgoodwriting.Conveniently,theyarealsothepeoplewhocareenoughtoseeyouthroughthispainfulrealization.Formeittooktheformofmyfirst,andIhopeonly,encounterwithwriter’sblock—Iwasnotabletoproduceanythingforthreeyears.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.F） FranzKafkaoncesaid:“Writingisuttersolitude（独处）,thedescentintothecoldabyss（深渊）ofoneself.”Mymother’scriticismhadshownmethatKafkaisrightaboutthecoldabyss,andwhenyoumaketheintrospective（内省的）descentthatwritingrequiresyouarenotalwayspleasedbywhatyoufind.But,intheyearsthatfollowed,hersustainedtutoringsuggestedthatKafkamightbewrongaboutthesolitude.Iwasluckyenoughtofindacriticandteacherwhowaswillingtomakethejourneyofwritingwithme.“Itisathingofnogreatdifficulty,”accordingtoPlutarch,“toraiseobjectionsagainstanotherman’sspeech,itisaveryeasymatter;buttoproduceabetterinitsplaceisaworkextremelytroublesome.”

IamsureIwroteessaysinthelateryearsofhighschoolwithoutmymother’sguidance,butIcan’trecallthem.WhatIremember,however,ishowshetookupthe“extremelytroublesome”workofongoingcriticism.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.G） TherearetwowaystointerpretPlutarchwhenhesuggeststhatacriticshouldbeabletoproduce“abetterinitsplace.”Inastraightforwardsense,hecouldmeanthatacriticmustbemoretalentedthantheartistshecritiques（评论）.Mymotherwaswellcoveredonthiscount.ButperhapsPlutarchissuggestingsomethingslightlydifferent,somethingabitclosertoMarcusCicero’sclaimthatoneshould“criticizebycreation,notbyfindingfault.”Genuinecriticismcreatesapreciousopeningforanauthortoebetteronhisownterms—aprocessthatisoftenextremelypainful,butalsoalmostalwaysmeaningful.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.H） Mymothersaidshewouldhelpmewithmywriting,butfirstIhadtohelpmyself.Foreachassignment,IwastowritethebestessayIcould.Realcriticismisnotmeanttofindobviousmistakes,soifshefoundany—thetypeIcouldhavefoundonmyown—Ihadtostartfromscratch.Fromscratch.Oncetheessaywas“flawless,”shewouldtakeaneveningtowalkmethroughmyerrors.Thatwaswhentruecriticism,thetypethatchangedmeasaperson,began.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.……polishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writers……can’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.54.Theauthor……avoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.I） ShecriticizedmewhenIincludedlittle-knownreferencesandprofessionaljargon（行话）.Shehadnopatienceforbrilliantbutirrelevantfiguresofspeech.“Writerscan’tbluff（虚张声势）theirwaythroughignorance.”Thatwasnewstome—Iwouldneedtofindanotherwaytostructuremydailyexistence.46.…..againsttheimproperuseoffigures47.……pointingo