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1、阅读拓展训练一1The most important determining factor of success or failureat work and in lifeis self-awareness, the ability to understand who we are, how others see us, and how we fit into the world.For millions of years, the ancestors of humans evolved painfully slowly. However, about 150,000 years ago th

2、ere was an explosive development in the human brain where, among other things, we gained the ability to examine our own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, as well as to see things from anothers point of view. Not only did this transformation create the foundation for art, spiritual practices and lang

3、uage, but it came with a survival advantage for our ancestors, who had to work together in order to survive.Though we may not face the same day-to-day threats to our existence, self-awareness is no less critical. There is strong scientific evidence that people who know themselves and how others see

4、them are happier. They are smarter, superior students. They raise more mature children. They also tend to be more creative, confident and less aggressive.But for most people it is easier to choose self-delusion (自我欺骗) rather than the cold hard truth. Our increasingly “me” focused society makes it ea

5、sier to fall into this trap. Recent generations have grown up in a World obsessed with self-esteem (自负), constantly being reminded of their special qualities. Not only are our assessments often flawed (有缺陷), but we are usually terrible judges of our own performance and abilitiesfrom leadership skill

6、s to achievements at school and work. Whats scary is that the least competent people are usually the most confident in their abilities.How can we avoid this fate? We must work on two specific types of insight. Internal self-awareness is an inward understanding of our passions and aspirations, streng

7、ths and weaknesses and so on. And external self-awareness, knowing how others see you, means understanding yourself from the outside in.For those looking to gain true insight, remember that other people often see us more objectively than we see ourselves and that self-examination can have hidden tra

8、p that make insight actually impossible.1The first three paragraphs mainly talk about _.Athe significance of self-awareness in human survival and advancementBthe sharp contrast between self-awareness of today and the pastCthe necessity of a shift in self-awareness to satisfy the needs todayDthe inte

9、lligence gap between modern men and their ancestors2Whats the problem with “me” focused society nowadays?APeoples performance and abilities are overlooked.BCompetent people tend to be unconfident of their leadership skills.CIts difficult to obtain an objective assessment of ourselves.DModern people

10、fail to bring their special qualities into full play.3Which of the following is an example of external self-awareness?AYou listen to the comments about you from others.BYou are fully aware of your strengths and weaknesses.CYou reflect your behaviors thoroughly every day.DYou carefully compare your b

11、ehavior with that of others.4In the last paragraph, the author suggests that we should _.Adevelop true insight to judge people more objectivelyBtry to avoid the trap set by othersCgain more insight by means of self-examinationDpay more attention to external self-awareness【词汇讲解】explosivefoundationcri

12、ticalobsessedobjectively【认知词汇】aggressiveaspirationinsight【中译英翻译】1.自从童年时期，我就对中国结特别着迷。（the Chinese Knot）2.现在，回忆我青少年时期，我突然想到，我那时持续不断的练习为我现在的事业打下了坚实的基础，这对我的长期发展是特别关键的。(constant, career事业)3.我一到达这个乡村，就对其景色特别着迷。4.参加志愿服务活动会对你未来的职业发展奠定基础。(career事业，职业)5.坚持体育锻炼对促进你的身心健康是很关键的，因为锻炼不仅能保证你身体机能的正常发展，而且可减少患病的概率。（fun

13、ction机能，guarantee保证，possibility）【长难句分析】1.For millions of years, the ancestors of humans evolved painfully slowly. However, about 150,000 years ago there was an explosive development in the human brain where, among other things, we gained the ability to examine our own thoughts, feelings and behavior

14、s, as well as to see things from anothers point of view.【引导词】【从句类型】【从句作用】【翻译】2.Not only are our assessments often flawed (有缺陷), but we are usually terrible judges of our own performance and abilitiesfrom leadership skills to achievements at school and work.【引导词】【从句类型】【从句作用】【翻译】2Cathy and Wayne N. wh

15、o have been married five years are in their late 20s and childless. The last time a member of Cathys family asked, “When are you going to start a family?” Her answer was “We are a family!”Cathy and Wayne belong to a growing number of young married couples who are deciding not to have children. A rec

16、ent survey showed that in the last five years the percentage of wives aged 25 to 29 who did not want children had almost doubled and among those 18 to 24 it had almost tripled. What lies behind this decision which seems to fly in the face of biology and society?Perhaps the most public outspoken chil

17、dless couple are Ellen Peck, author of The Baby Trap, and her husband, William, an advertising executive who is president of the National Organization for Non-parents. The Pecks insist neither they nor the organization is against parenthood, just against the social pressures that push people into pa

18、renthood whether it is what they really want and need or not.“Its a life-style choice,” Ellen says. “We chose freedom and spontaneity (自发性), privacy and leisure. Its also a question of where you want to give your efforts within your own family or in the larger community. This generation faces seriou

19、s questions about the continuity of life and as well as its quality. Our grandchildren may have to buy tickets to see the last redwoods or line up to get their oxygen ration. There are men who complain about being caught in a traffic jam for hours on their home to their five kids but cant make the a

20、ssociation between the children and the traffic jam. In a world seriously threatened by the consequences of overpopulation were concerned with making life without children acceptable and respectable. Too many children are born as a result of cultural pressure. And the results show up in the statisti

21、cs on divorce and child-abuse.”Her husband adds, “Every friend, relative and business associate is pressuring you to have kids and find what youre missing. Too many people discover too late that what they were missing was something they were totally unsuited for.”And Ellen again, “From the first dol

22、l to soap operas to cocktail parties, the pressure is always there to be parents. But lets take a look at the rate of parental failure. Perhaps parenthood should be regarded as a specialized occupation like being a doctor. Some people are good at it and they should have children; others arent, and t

23、hey should feel they have other alternatives.”5By asking “When are you going to start a family”, the member of Cathys family meant “_”.Awhen are you going to move into a new houseBwhen are you going to buy a houseCwhen are you going to get marriedDwhen are you going to have a child6In the second par

24、agraph, the phrase “to fly in the face of” most probably means _.Ato popularizeBto followCto go againstDto strengthen7According to the third paragraph, the Pecks hold that _.Aall young couples should not give in before the social pressuresBno pressure should be imposed on couples about parenthoodCst

25、rong measures should be taken to help childless couplesDchildless couples face no problems of divorce or child-abuse8According to Ellen,what has caused many of the problems we face today?AOverpopulation.BEnvironmental pollution.CCultural progress.DLife-style choice.【词汇讲解】continuityoccupationalternat

26、ive【认知词汇】privacyleisurerationrespectable【中译英翻译】面对日益危险的情景，Ben别无选择只能自己跳入河中。【长难句分析】1. Perhaps the most public outspoken childless couple are Ellen Peck, author of The Baby Trap, and her husband, William, an advertising executive who is president of the National Organization for Non-parents.【引导词】【从句类型】【

27、从句作用】【翻译】3Every day, thousands of rangers patrol national parks and other protected areas in Africa. Their job is fraught with danger, both from hostile humans armed with automatic weapons and from the unappreciative and potentially aggressive wildlife, armed with tusks, teeth and claws, which they

28、are helping to preserve. 9 That is particularly true of data on poaching (偷猎), which remains, in both senses of the word, an elephantine problem. Since 2006 African elephant populations have declined by around 30%. In 2021, according to Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE), a conservat

29、ion programme, around 40% of elephant deaths were a result of poaching. 10 The MIKE data show a welcome fall in rates throughout the 2010s, but according to research published in 2020 by Scott Schlossberg of Elephants Without Borders, a charity, this can be attributed entirely to a decline in easter

30、n Africa.Elsewhere, there is great variation in the pressure on animals like elephants. Some parks, like Garamba in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are badly hit with more than 90% of the bodies found by rangers being victims of poachers. 11 To untangle the factors influencing poaching, Timo

31、thy Kuiper of the University of Cape Town, Eleanor Milner-Gulland at Oxford, and a team of collaborators have analysed data collected for MIKE by rangers from 64 sites in 30 African countries over the course of 19 years. They correlated these with potentially relevant factors, both natural and human

32、, and have published their findings in the Proceedings of the Royal Society.Natural variables such as habitat type, they discovered, make little difference. 12 Unsurprisingly, low household wealth, poor health, poor law enforcement and poor national governance all contributed to higher rates of poac

33、hing. So did the price of ivory. 13 For there did not seem to be much. The impact was a consequence of a few special cases in DRC, the Central African Republic and Ethiopia, rather than a general rule about young men with guns behaving badly.One factor that was unquantifiable, and therefore untestab

34、le, according to Dr Kuiper, was local political will to preserve wildlife. But this study does nevertheless confirm observations made elsewhere, that the best form of conservation is a prosperous population.AHuman ones predominate.BThe severity of elephant poaching varies from place to place.CHumans

35、 are the biggest factor defining elephant ranges across Africa.DThere was one unexpected result, though the impact of armed conflict.EBut their work is important, not least because the data they collect are crucial to conservation planning.FIn others, like Chobe, in Botswana, less than 10% of dead e

36、lephants discovered have been killed illegally.GCurrent discussion of how to reduce poaching focuses on two areas: reducing demand and reducing supply.【词汇讲解】unappreciativeattributedentirelyvariationunquantifiable【认知词汇】automatichostilerangergovernanceprosperous【英译中翻译】1.Their job is fraught with dange

37、r, both from hostile humans armed with automatic weapons and from the unappreciative and potentially aggressive wildlife, armed with tusks, teeth and claws, which they are helping to preserve.2.Unsurprisingly, low household wealth, poor health, poor law enforcement and poor national governance all contributed to higher rates of poaching. So did the price of ivory.参考答案：1A 2C 3A 4D5D 6C 7B 8A9E 10B 11F 12A 13D第13页，共14页学科网（北京）股份有限公司