1. Curiosity
Your children need to be deeply curious. 37 Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time? 2. Creativity
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. 38 There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their Creativity. 3. Interpersonal Skills
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what is going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 39 “Why do you think she is crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?” 4. Self Expression
40 There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas ?a music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another. A. Encourage kids to cook with you. B. And we can’t forget science education.
C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist? E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill. F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill. 【答案】 【小题1】D 【小题2】A 【小题3】C 【小题4】F 【小题5】G
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Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience , there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often :ability , money , and time 36 .Money is a topic I’ll save for another day .So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spent in the kitchen .Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule :
1. Think ahead .The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and
there’s nothing ready to eat .So think ahead of the coming week .When will you have time to cook ?Do you have the right materials already ? 37 .
2. Make your time worth it .When you do find time to cook a meal , make the most of it and save
yourself time later on .Are you making one loaf of bread ? 38 .It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something .So save yourself the effort for future meal .
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3. 39 This may surprise you , but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time
is experimentation .It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40_______ And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A. Try new things.
B. Ability is easily improved. C. Make three or four instead. D. Understand your food better. E. Cooking is a burden for many people.
F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden. G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
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Business is the organized approach to providing customers with the goods and services they want. The word business also refers to an organization that provides these goods and services. Most business seek to make a profit(利润) - that aim to achieve income that is more than the costs of operating the business. 71 Commonly called nonprofits, these organizations are primarily nongovernmental service providers. 72 .
Business management is a term used to describe the techniques of planning, direction, and control of the operations of a business. 73 One is the establishment (制定)of broad basic policies with respect to production; sales; the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies; and accounting. 74 The third relates to the establishment of standards of word in all departments. Direction is concerned primarily with supervision(监管)and guidance by the management in authority. 75
A. Control includes the use of records and reports to compare actual work with the set standards for work.
B. In this connection there is the difference between top management and operative management. C. Examples of nonprofit business include such organizations as social service agencies and many hospitals.
D. However, some businesses only seek to enough to cover their operating costs E. The second aspect relates to the application of these policies by departments. F. In the theory of business management, organization has two main aspects.
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G Planning in business management has three main aspects.
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Public Speaking Training
·Get a coach
51 ，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready
to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you. ·Focus on positives
Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the
positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told
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that you aren't doing well. , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do. ·
If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what you're going to be talking about.
54 . As far as we're concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public
speaking. Your audience can be your friends. ·You are a special person not a clone
Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 55 . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not.
A. You aren't like anybody else B. You already do lots of things well C. Turn your back on too many rules D. Check the rules about dos and don'ts
E. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough F .The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleep
G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse 【答案】51. E 52. B 53. C 54. G 55. A 【解析】
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