Unit 1 Know yourself【同步拓展阅读】九年级上册英语单元阅读深度指导（牛津译林版）

Unit1Knowyourself人与自我：做人与做事单元引言解读Knowingthyselfistheheightofwisdom—Socrates,GreekPhilosopher

释义：了解自己是智慧的最高点。‌启示：苏格拉底的名言。这句话体现了自我认知在个人成长和发展中的核心作用。‌通过深入了解自己，‌个人可以更好地认识自己的优点和缺点，‌从而做出更明智的决策，‌实现个人潜能的最大化。‌名言名句积累人与自我1.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

这句话说明了人们倾向于与自己相似的人交往，‌反映了性格和兴趣的相似性在工作团队中的重要性。‌2.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有智者事竟成！3.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.冰冻三尺非一日之寒。4.Knowledgemakeshumble,ignorancemakesproud.博学使人谦逊，‌无知使人骄傲。‌5.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.

功夫不负有心人时文拓展阅读盘古开天地：以身体化作宇宙万物Inthebeginning,theuniverse(宇宙)wasdarkeverywhere.Atthattime,heavenandEarthweremixedtogetherlikeanegg.ThegiantPangusleptinsideitforabout18,000yearsandthenwokeup.Hecouldonlyseethedarknessaroundhim,sohestartedtoswinghisgiantaxe.Upondoingso,theeggbroke.HeavenandEarthstartedtobreaktoo.Thelighterpartsoftheeggwentupwardtoformheaven,andtheheavierpartswentdownwardtobecomeEarth.PanguworriedthatheavenandEarthmightcometogetheragain,soheheldheavenupwithhishandsandputhisfeetdownontheland.Eachday,heavengrewonezhang(around3.33meters)higher,EarthonezhangthickerandPanguonezhangtaller.Another18,000yearspassed.Heavenreacheditsfullestheight,whileEarthreacheditslowestdepth.That’sthewaytheystayedfromthenon.Pangu,too,hadbecomefullygrown.Feelingtired,Panguwentbacktosleepandneverwokeup.Hedied,andhisbodyturnedintoallthethingsweseenowintheuniverse.Hislefteyebecamethesunandhisrighteyethemoon.Hisbonesturnedintothemountains,hisfleshintothesoil,andhisbloodintotherivers.Hishairandbeardgrewintotreesandgrasses.Hisbreathturnedintothewindandclouds,hisloudvoiceintothunderboltsandhissweatintorain.Andso,theuniverseasweknowitcametobe.swing(用力挥动)beard(胡子)thunderbolts(雷电)upward向上thunderbolts(雷电)sweat(汗)flesh(肉)译文欣赏起初，宇宙到处都是黑暗的。那时，天地像鸡蛋一样混合在一起。盘古巨人在里面睡了大约18000年，然后醒了过来。他只能看到周围的黑暗，于是他开始挥动他的巨斧。这样做的时候，鸡蛋碎了。天地也开始破碎。蛋的较轻部分向上形成天堂，较重的部分向下形成地球。盘古担心天地会再次结合，于是他双手托起天，双脚踩在地上。每天，天高一丈（约3.33米），地厚一丈，盘古高一丈。又过了18000年。天堂达到了最高点，而地球达到了最低点。从那时起，他们就一直这样。盘古也已经完全长大了。盘古觉得累了，又睡着了，再也没有醒来。他死了，他的身体变成了我们现在看到的一切他的左眼变成了太阳，右眼变成了月亮。他的骨头变成山，他的肉变成土，他的血变成河。他的头发和胡子长成了树和草。他的呼吸变成了风和云，他洪亮的声音变成了霹雳，他的汗水变成了雨。所以，我们所知道的宇宙就这样形成了。这篇文章不仅是一个关于宇宙起源的神话故事，更是一种文化和精神的传承，它教导人们要有勇气面对困难，有责任维护和谐，有智慧理解生命和宇宙的奥秘。这激励人们在逆境中不屈不挠，勇往直前。综合实战演练（一）Doyouknowwhatdecidesyourpersonality?IntheChineselunarcalendar,thereare12animalsigns.Somepeoplebelievethatpeoplebornunderthesameanimalsignmayhavesimilarpersonalities.Forexample,theythinkthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheRabbitaremorecareful,whilepeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonareverypowerful.Inwesterncountries,ayearisdividedintoacycleof12starsigns.Yourstarsigndependsonyourdateofbirth.Somepeoplebelievethatyourstarsignmaydecideyourpersonality.Doanimalsignsorstarsignsreallytellanythingaboutyourpersonality?No,notreally.Ifyouareinterestedineitheranimalsignsorstarsigns,readaboutthemjustforfun.Itisyouwhoshapeyourlifeandyourfuture.__________Personalityincludesyourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviorswhichmakeyoudifferentfromotherpeople.Howisyourpersonalityformed?Mostpeoplebelievethatitisformedbybothnatureandtheenvironment.__________Someaspects(方面)ofyourpersonalityarepassedontoyoubyyourparents,forexample,livelinessandimpatience.Thatiswhypeoplesay“likefather,likeson”.Sometimesthesepersonalitiesdonotchangeandremainthesamethroughoutyourlife.__________Theenvironment,includingyoureducation,yourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyou,canchangeyourpersonality.Forexample,youmaybecomeconfidentifyousuccessfullycompleteadifficulttaskthroughhardwork.Thatishowyourexperienceinfluencesyourpersonality.1.Whydopeoplesay“likefather,likeson”?A.Becauseyourstarsignoranimalsigndecidesyourpersonality.B.Becauseyourexperiencemakesyouthesameasyourparents.C.Becausesomeaspectsofyourpersonalityarepassedontoyoubyyourparents.D.Becausepeoplearoundandyoureducationinfluenceyourpersonality.2.Whichexampleshowshowexperiencesinfluencepeople’spersonalityaccordingtothepassage?A.SomeChinesethinkpeoplebornintheYearoftheRabbitaremorecareful.B.SomeWesternpeoplethinktheirstarsignsdependontheirdatesofbirth.C.Somepeoplearebornlivelyorimpatient,justliketheirfathers.D.Somepeoplebecomeconfidentaftertheycompleteadifficulttasksuccessfully.3.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Allthesepersonalitieswillbechangedthroughoutyourlifeallthetime.B.AllpeopleinWesterncountriesbelievetheirstarsignsdecidetheirpersonalities.C.AllChinesebelievepeoplebornunderthesameanimalsignhavesimilarpersonalities.D.Allyoureducation,yourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyoumaychangeyourpersonality.4.Matchthetitlewitheachpart.a.Dependsonyourdateofbirthb.Howisyourpersonalityformed?c.Bytheenvironmentd.Bynaturee.ByanimalsignsorstarsignsA.①-a，②-b，③-c B.①-b，②-d，③-cC.①-a，②-c，③-e D.①-b，②-e，③-d5.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.Life. B.Nature. C.Animal. D.Health.（二）HuangYongyu,oneofChina’smostproductive(高产的)andbest-knownartistsinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,diedonJune13,2023.Hewas99.Huangwastakenasalegendaryfigure(传奇人物)inChineseartanddesign.Self-taughttopaintandwrite,hisworksincludedwoodcuts(木刻),inkpainting(水墨画),literatureanddesigningstamps.Huang’sartisticabilitycamefromhisnevergivingup,self-learningandexperiencestakingondifferentjobsinhisearlyyearsaswellastraveling.FromFenghuang,Hunanprovince,andbeingamemberoftheTujiaethnic(少数民族的)group,Huangdroppedoutofschoolbecauseofmoneytroubles.Atage14,helefthishometownandtraveledacrossthecountrytomakealiving.Heworkedatceramic(陶瓷)workshops,taughtatprimaryschools,designedtheaterprops(道具)andmadeartformagazines.Thesejobsgothimmoneyandlethimdevelophisskillsforhisfuturecareer(事业)asanartist.HisgiftandhardworkwonhimrecognitionfromXuBeihong,formerdeanoftheCentralAcademyofFineArtsinBeijing,whoinvitedHuangtobeaprofessor(教授)attheschoolintheearly1950s.HuangbecameahouseholdnamewithhisChineseNewYearstamps,includingthe“GoldenMonkey”,andtheYearoftheRabbitstamps.InJanuary2023,heonceagainshowedhiscreativitybydesigningabluerabbitzodiac(生肖)stamp.Huangoncesaid:“Ihaveachievedlittleinmylifetime.Ididn’treceivemuchformaleducation.ButIdarednotlivealifewithoutanaimorinlaziness.”1.WhenwasHuangYongyuborn?A.In1913.B.In1923.C.In1924.D.In1938.2.WhichistherightorderofHuang’sexperiences?a.Hetaughtatprimaryschools.b.Heworkedasaprofessorataschool.c.Hedesignedabluerabbitzodiacstamp.d.Hetraveledacrossthecountrytomakealiving.A.a→b→c→dB.c→b→d→aC.b→a→c→dD.d→a→b→c3.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuangYongyuaccordingtothepassage?A.Heusedallhismoneytohelphisfamily.B.Hehadastrongwillandnevergaveup.C.Hewasastudentofanexcellentteacher.D.HewastheteacherofXuBeihong.4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencourageustobeartists.B.Totellustogotoworkasearlyaspossible.C.TointroduceHuangYongyu’sfamouswork.D.TointroduceHuangYongyu’slifeandcareer.（三）Peoplegettrulyhappyandsuccessfulbytryingtobethemselves.Notontheoutside—ontheinside.It’snotaboutabrand（品牌）oracharacter.It’sabouttruth.Whoyoureallyare.Itsoundssimple,Iknow.Theproblemis,it’sveryhardtodo,ittakesalotofwork,anditcantakealifetimetounderstandwhoyouare.Nothingworthdoinginlifeisevereasy.Ifyouwanttodogreatwork,it’sgoingtotakealotofhardworktodoit.Andyou’regoingtohavetobreakoutofyourcomfortzone（舒适区）.Butyouknow,youcan’tthinkofabetterwaytospendyourlife.Imean,what’slifeforifnotfindingyourselfandtryingtobecomethebest,thetruestversion（版本）ofyouthatyoucanbe?That’swhatSteveJobsmeantwhenhesaidthisinaspeechatStanfordUniversity:Yourtimeislimited（有限的）,sodon’twasteitlivingsomeoneelse’slife.Don`tletthenoiseofothers‘opinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Youhavetotrustthatthepointswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething—yourheart,luck,life,whatever.Thiswayhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife.Theonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.Notonlythat,butwhatJobswastalkingaboutandwhatI’mtalkingaboutrequirefocusandhardwork,twothingsthatareveryhardtocomebythesedays.Unlessyoutakeonthechallengeandstartuptheroadtoself-discovery,ornothingwillbeachieved.Whateveryoumightdiscover,allyouhavetodoistostartthejourney.1.Itis_____________foryoutofindoutwhoyoureallyare.A.simple B.difficult C.funny D.clever2.Ifyouwanttodogreatwork,youshould_____________.A.makeasmanyfriendsasyoucan B.payattentiontoyouroutsideworldC.setupyourownspecialbrand D.getawayfromcomfortzone3.WhatcanweknowfromSteveJobs’speech?A.Trytobecomeafamousperson. B.Makefulluseofourtime.C.Earnalotofmoneyandenjoylife. D.Spendnotimeinplaying.4.Whatunderlinedword“settle”inthepassagemeans“_____________”.A.stop B.return C.forget D.complete5.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ToMoveForwardorStepBack B.ToBeHappyorSuccessfulC.HowtoBeYourselfTruly D.HowtoStartOurJourney（四）Ishumanblood(血液)allthesame?Ofcoursenot.Bloodismadeupofdifferentparts,suchasredbloodcellswhitebloodcellsandsoon.Twochemicalmolecules(分子)ontheredbloodcellsmakepeople’sblooddifferent.Scientistsmarkonemolecule“A”andtheothermolecule“B”.Accordingtowhichandhowmanymoleculesareontheredbloodcell,scientistsdividebloodintofourtypes:A,B,ABandO.Yourbloodtypewillstaythesamethroughthewholelife.Scientistshavefoundthatpeoplewiththesamebloodtypemayhavethingsincommon.PeoplewithtypeA:Theylookpeacefulfromtheoutside.Buttheyasksomuchofthemselvesthattheymaybeverynervousinside.Theybecomehappyorsadeasily.Theycaneasilywinpeople’strust.PeoplewithtypeB:Theyhavestrongminds.Oncetheybeginataskandmakeuptheirmindstodoit,theywillnotgiveupeasily.Andtheywanttodothingsintheirownway.PeoplewithtypeAB:Maybetheyarethestrangestamongallbloodtypes.Theycanbebothopenandshy,noisyandquietatthesametime.PeoplewithtypeO:They’reopenandgoodatmakingfriends.Theyalwaysbegintasksbutdon’talwaysfinishthemintheend.Theyhavelotsofnewideasandtheyalwaysstronglybelieveinthemselves.6.________make(s)people’sblooddifferent.A.Twochemicalmoleculesontheredbloodcells B.TwochemicalmoleculesonthewhitebloodcellsC.Theirdifferentkindsofpersonalities D.Thenumberofpeople’sbloodcells7.Aperson’sbloodtype________.A.canbechangedwhenhegrowsup B.decideswhathisjobisC.willneverchangethroughhislife D.decideswhatkindoffriendshewillmake8.Ifapersonhasastrongmind,whichbloodmightheorshebewith?A.TypeA. B.TypeB. C.TypeAB. D.TypeO.9.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.People’sPersonalitiesDependonManyThings B.TrytoMakeFriendswithMorePeopleC.HowtoDividepeople’sbloodandPersonalities D.DifferentbloodTypeshavedifferentPersonalities（五）Makingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlife.Sochoosingajobisoneofthemostimportantdecisionstomakeinlife.Formyjob,therearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:ThefirstoneisthatImustworkinanareaIlike.It’sthemostimportanttome.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoy,thenyouwon’thavetoworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreative.Iwouldliketobethemostvaluablememberthere.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems.Iwouldliketostayinthesameareaforalongtime.Sotheworkmustprovideenoughproblems.Ienjoytryingmybestforthewholeprogress.Morethanjustworkingtolive.Ofcourse,Iwouldalsoliketobewellremuneratedformyhardwork,soIcanleadacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenIcanprovidethebestformyfamily.ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkinanareathatwouldhelpotherpeople.Theworkinmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmy,trainingormanagement.Insuchareas,Icanhelptodeveloptheabilitiesofothersandbringouttheirbest.Itwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecomethebestthattheycanbe.Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajobsuddenlyorquickly.Heshoulddecidewhathewantstobeinthelongrun.Then,heshoulddecidehowheworkstowardsit.Heshouldstudythepropercourses,readthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoice.Agoodchoicewillmostprobablyleadtoabetterlife.1.Whatcanagoodjobchoiceprobablyhelppeopledoaccordingtothepassage?A.Solvefewerproblems.B.Providemoretime.C.Meetknowledgeablepersons.D.Chooseagoodlife.2.Whydoesthewriterconsideranenjoyablejobmostimportant?A.Becauseitcanmakehimmorecreative.B.Becauseitcanprovidethebestforhisfamily.C.Becausehehaschancestohelpothers.D.Becausehehaschancestostudypropercourses.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remunerated”meaninthepassage?A.Trained. B.Praised. C.Accepted. D.Paid.4.Whatshouldwedobeforemakingajobchoiceinthewriter’sopinion?A.Becomeaknowledgeableperson.B.Jointhearmytobecomeabetterperson.C.Makepreparationstofindasatisfyingjob.D.Helpyoungpeopletochooseaninterestingjob.5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MyJobChoice B.MyFavouriteJobC.MyComfortableLife D.MySenseofSatisfaction（六）请阅读下面的非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务，并将答案写在相应的位置上。Doyouknowwhatdecidesyourpersonality（性格）?Somepeoplebelievethatpeoplebornunderthesameanimalsignmayhavesimilarpersonalities.Forexample,theythinkthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheOx（牛）areveryhard-working.WhilepeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonareverypowerful.IntheChineselunarcalendar,thereare12animalsigns.Eachofthemrepresentsalunaryear.Theyappearinafixedorderandthecyclerepeatsevery12years.Mouse:smartHorse:livelyOx:hard-workingSheep:gentleTiger:braveMonkey:cleverRabbit:carefulRooster:practicalDragon:powerfulDog:loyalSnake:wisePig:honestInwesterncountries,ayearisdividedintoacycleof12starsigns.Yourstarsigndependsonyourdateofbirth.Somepeoplebelievethatyourstarsignmaydecideyourpersonality.Doanimalsignsorstarsignsreallytellanythingaboutyourpersonality?No,notreally.Ifyouareinterestedineitheranimalsignsorstarsigns,readaboutthemjustforfun.Itisyouwhoshapeyourlifeandyourfuture.Howisyourpersonalityformed?Personalityincludesyourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviorswhichmakeyoudifferentfromotherpeople.Howisyourpersonalityformed?Mostpeoplebelievethatitisformedbybothnatureandtheenvironment.BynatureSomeaspectsofyourpersonalityarepassedontoyoubyyourparents,forexample,livelinessandimpatience.Thatiswhypeoplesay"likefather,likeson".Sometimes,thesepersonalitiesdonotchangeandremainthesamethroughoutyourlife.ByenvironmentTheenvironment,includingyourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyou,canchangeyourpersonality.Forexample,youmaybecomeconfidentifyousuccessfullycompleteadifficulttaskthroughhardwork.Thatishowyourexperienceinfluencesyourpersonality.1.PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.2.Doanimalsignsorstarsignsreallytellanythingaboutyourpersonality?3.Fromthepassage,howisyourpersonalityformed?4.Whatcanchangeyourpersonality?5.Doyouthinkyourpersonalityisformedbynatureorbyenvironment?Whataboutyourpersonality?（七）DearCarla,MyEnglishteacherhastoldmethatyouarelookingforapenfriend,soI’mwritingtointroducemyselftoyou.I’mFangWeijun,myEnglishnameisFrancis.I’m14yearsoldandIliveinShanghai.Iam1.63meterstall,butIamstillgrowing.Iamnowaneighth-graderatXinchengMiddleSchool.Atschool,weallhavetowearuniforms,butonFridays,wecanwearourownclothestoschool.IliketowearaT-shirtandjeans.Doyouhaveaschooluniform?Whatdoyouweartoschool?Ilivewithmyparentsandmyyoungersister.Mymotherisasecretaryforafoodcompanyandmyfatherisahighschoolscienceteacher.Mysisterisonlyeight.Ioftenhelpherwithherhomeworkandtalkwithheraboutdreams.Whatisyourfamilylike?Doyouhaveanybrothersorsisters?Asformyhobbies,Iamveryinterestedinsports.IgoforawalkeverymorningbeforeIgotoschool.Iplaybadmintontwiceaweek.Ienjoyhikingandgotothecountryparkatleastonceamonth.Inthesummer,Ioftengoswimming.Apartfromsports,Iplaythedrumsinabandwithmysisterandherfriends.Whatdoyouoftendoinyourfreetime?Ihavetohelpwiththedishesafterdinner.Ialsohelpmyparentskeepourflatclean.Whatdoyouhavetodotohelpoutaroundyourhouse?Ihopeyouwillwritebacksoon.IhavealwayswantedtohaveapenfriendfromAfrica.IwouldliketoknowallaboutSouthAfrica.Sincerely,Francis1.WhatcanweknowaboutFangWeijun?A.Hewasbornin2007. B.Heismorethan1.7meterstall.C.HeisastudentfromGradeEight. D.Hehastowearuniformsonweekdays.2.HowmanypeoplearethereinFangWeijun’sfamily?A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.3.FangWeijun________atleastonceamonth.A.helpshissisterwithherhomework B.goesforawalkC.playsbadmintonwithhisfriends D.enjoyshiking4.FangWeijunwritesthelettermainlyto________.A.introducehimselftoCarla B.tellCarlaabouthisfamilyC.findapenfriendfromAmerica D.finishhishomework5.Wecanlearnfromtheletterthat________.A.FanghasbeentoAfrica B.CarlaisfromSouthAmericaC.Fang’ssistercanplaythedrums D.Fang’smotherworksinaschool（八）Idecidedat10thatIwasgoingtobeateacherbecauseIhadaburningdesireforsuperpowers.Asaboy,Icouldclearlyseesomeofmyteachershadsuchpowers.TherewasanEnglishteacherinfifthgradewhocouldmagicallytakeustodifferentworldseverydaybytellingusstoriesandreadingtousfrombookswewouldotherwiseneverpickup.Thiswasoursecretandfuntimebecausefifthgraderswereconsideredtoooldtohavestoriesreadouttothem.Itwasevenshockingthatmyteachercouldseethehidden.Iwasoneofthosewhohadnoinsight(洞察力),yetmyteacherwouldnoticemeandtheunspokenmessageinhereyessuggestedthatshecouldseemethrough.Shehadanothersuperpowerandevenafterfortyyears,Icouldstillrememberherlessonsaboutthegreatmastersofartandgreatgeographers.Shedidthiseventhoughhermajor(专业)wasneitherartnorgeography.Herlessonswentbeyondthetextbook.IknewIwantedtobeoneofthoseall-seeingoneswithsuperpowersthatmadechildrenfeelsafeandvalued.Iknowbeingateacherisn’ttheeasiestorthemostfinanciallyrewarding(经济回报)ofjobs.Andtherearejobrisks—yourkneescanbecomewornoutfromyearsofcarryingpilesofnotebooksupanddowntheschoolsteps,andyourvoicecansufferfromtoomuchtalking.Evenso,therearestillthosechoosingthisjob.Tothem,teachingisnotjustajob,butascience,anartanditrequireslotsofeffort.Allmylife,forthirtyyearsnow,I’vegonetoworkearlyeachdaywithaspringinmystep.Sometimes,Imeetmyformerstudents.Theirloveformeandsweetmemoriesofourtimetogetheraremyrewards.WhenImeetotherswhothirstforsuperpowers,likeanewteachertryingtoperfectherskillswithabravefaceon,ortheoneinalonely,villageschooltravelling70kilometerseachdayjustforhispupils,Ifeelproudtobelongtothesamegroup.1.Theauthormadeuphismindtobeateacherbecause________.A.teachershavesuperpowersB.hewantedtomakemuchmoneyC.hehadadeepadmirationforteacherswithsuperpowersD.hisEnglishteacherwishedhimtobeateacher2.WecaninferfromPara.2thatthestories________.A.weretoldinamagicway B.werewrittenbytheteacherC.includedsomestudents’secrets D.leftthestudentswithhappymemories3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheEnglishteacher?A.Intelligentandstrict. B.Hard-workingandselfless.C.Professionalandhumorous. D.Knowledgeableandsharp-eyed.4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorasateacher?A.Hesufferedalotinhiskneesandvoice.B.Hetraveled70mileseachdaytowork.C.Hethoughtteachingwasmorethanspreadingknowledge.D.Hehadsomeideasofhowtobeagoodteacheratayoungage.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ToBeaTeacher B.ToHonoraTeacher C.ToChallengeaJob D.ToGainRewards（九）Wecanprobablyallagreethatitisgoodtobekind,nicetobekind,butdoesitleadtosuccessinlife?Afterall,isn’tkindnessaboutputtingotherpeople’sinterestsfirst?Doesn’titrequireself-sacrifice?Yetconsiderthesewell-knownpeople:JamesTimpson,bossoftheTimpsonchainofshoerepairers;JacindaArdern,theprimeministerofNewZealand.Thesetwoareclearly“winners”intheirfields,andyetbothputkindnessattheheartoftheirstrategiesforsuccess.Whattheyhavefoundisthattakingamoresympatheticandapparently“softer”approachtobusiness,politicsandsportsmanagementbringspositiveresults,notjustforthebenefitofpeoplewhoworkforthem,butfortheirownbenefit.Thetraditionalideathatyouhavetobecruel,drivenandfocusedonnumberoneifyouwanttoachievesuccessisbecominglesspopular.It’snotablethatinthefieldofbusinessresearch,kindleadershipismoreoftenreferredtoas“ethical”(有道德的)leadership,maybebecauseitsoundslesssoft.Butwhateveryoudecidedtocallit,studieshaveshownthatitcanresultinamorepositiveatmosphereatworkandthatemployeesperformbettertoo.There’sevidencethatevensmallactsofkindnessandcooperationbyanyonecanmakeadifferenceinaworkplace.Anexamplemightbegettingtheprintermended,ratherthanleavingitbrokenforthenextpersontofind,orwateringtheplantsintheoffice.Theseactionsaren’trequiredaspartofthejob,butifwecarrythemout,theworkingenvironmentisalittlebetterforeveryone.Ofcourse,therearestillplentyofexamplesofpeoplewhodowellinlife,buttheyareself-centeredandunkindtoothers.Butthepointisthatdespitewhatwemightsee,youdon’thavetobehard-nosed(不讲情面的)togetoninbusinessorotherhighlycompetitivewalksoflife.Youcan’tbeawinnersimplythroughbeingkindofcourse—youneedmotivation,devotionandskillstoo—butthere’smoreandmoreevidencethatshowingsomekindnessasyougoafteryourgoalisnobarriertosuccess.1.What’sthefunctionofparagraph1?A.Toentertainthereaders B.Toattractreaders’interestC.Tointroducethetopic D.Toinformreadersofthefact2.WhatinspirationcanwegetfromJamesTimpsonandJacindaArden?A.Theyboththinkkindnessisthedecidingfactorinsuccess.B.Beingsympatheticcanonlybenefitpeopleworkingforthem.C.Traditionalideascannotthinkhighlyofkindnesstoomuch.D.Beingkindcontributestotheirsuccesstoacertaindegree.3.Inthefieldofbusiness,youareexpectedto_______.A.givearidetoyourseniorworkmateifit’sconvenientB.lendmoneytoyourcolleagueswhenevertheyaskC.leavethebrokenprinterforthenextpersontofindD.alwaysaskforhelpfromyourbosswhenintrouble4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Kindnessmakesagreatdifferencetoourlife. B.Itiskindnessthatmattersmostinbusiness.C.Successfulpeoplegiveuslotsofinspiration. D.Beingself-centeredandunkindleadstofailure.（十）Asateenager,IamoftenaskedwhatIamgoingtobeinthefuture.Alawyer?Adoctor?Orascientist?No,myidealcareeristobeateacher.Oneofthe1forthatisIwanttobeateacherlikeMr.Chen.“Look!Doyouknowwhatitis?A-ha,it’sthe2!Anditwillalwaysmovearoundthesun.”Mr.Chensaidandpointedtohishead.Hethentouchedthenoseand3,“Canyoutellmethenameofthismountain?ItisthehighestmountainonEarth!What’sthe4ofit?Yes,it’s8844.43metres…”I’llneverforgetmyfirstgeographylesson.Hewas5humorousthatweallfellinlovewithhislessons6.It’sMr.Chenwhoopenedthedoorofgeographyforus.Gene