1. He
2. Jack enjoyed reading all kinds of books. These books
3. Nora’s birthday is not in this year’s
4. The book seems to be more a dictionary than one on
5. The boy received high
6. Don’t be nervous because it is
7. It was nearly half an hour before the bus
8. We usually like people who are
9. Our classes begin and finish at
10. When I read his first article, I knew that he was a(n)
11. Now more and more people need
12. This great player is
divided
(分开) a cake into pieces and gave them out to his children. 2. Jack enjoyed reading all kinds of books. These books
shaped
(塑造) his ideas about the world. 3. Nora’s birthday is not in this year’s
calendar
(日历). Do you know why? 4. The book seems to be more a dictionary than one on
grammar
(语法). 5. The boy received high
praise
(赞扬) from his neighbours for helping their children with their lessons. 6. Don’t be nervous because it is
common
(普遍的) that students feel quite stressed before exams. 7. It was nearly half an hour before the bus
appeared
(start to be seen) at the street corner. 8. We usually like people who are
similar
(be like sb/sth but not the same) to ourselves. 9. Our classes begin and finish at
fixed
(not changing) times. 10. When I read his first article, I knew that he was a(n)
talented
(having a natural ability or skill) writer. 11. Now more and more people need
creative
(can produce something new or a work of art) education. 12. This great player is
modest
(not talking much about his or her own abilities) about her success.答案：1. divided
2. shaped
3. calendar
4. grammar
5. praise
6. common
7. appeared
8. similar
9. fixed
10. talented
11. creative
12. modest
2. shaped
3. calendar
4. grammar
5. praise
6. common
7. appeared
8. similar
9. fixed
10. talented
11. creative
12. modest
二、阅读短文,回答问题
Environment changes your personality
Personality is formed by both nature and the environment. When it comes to the environment, it mainly includes home, school and society.
Home
Parents are the first models for their children. Careful or careless, open or shy, patient or impatient, children will follow them. Their roles in the family and the way of family education greatly change children’s personalities.
School
As students, children spend more time at school than at home. They study with their teachers and classmates. They meet so many people with different types of personalities. How they get along with each other and how the teachers treat them may greatly influence their personalities.
Society
When people take a job, they change their personalities to be suitable for their jobs. For example, scientists should be strict. Doctors should be very patient and warm-hearted while artists should be active and creative. These special personalities are formed during their long period of work.
1. What main factors influence your personality development according to the passage? ______
2. How does school environment affect students’ personalities? ______
3. Which environment (home, school or society) has influenced your personality the most? Why? ______
Environment changes your personality
Personality is formed by both nature and the environment. When it comes to the environment, it mainly includes home, school and society.
Home
Parents are the first models for their children. Careful or careless, open or shy, patient or impatient, children will follow them. Their roles in the family and the way of family education greatly change children’s personalities.
School
As students, children spend more time at school than at home. They study with their teachers and classmates. They meet so many people with different types of personalities. How they get along with each other and how the teachers treat them may greatly influence their personalities.
Society
When people take a job, they change their personalities to be suitable for their jobs. For example, scientists should be strict. Doctors should be very patient and warm-hearted while artists should be active and creative. These special personalities are formed during their long period of work.
1. What main factors influence your personality development according to the passage? ______
Nature and the environment (home, school and society).
2. How does school environment affect students’ personalities? ______
How students get along with teachers and classmates and how teachers treat them may greatly influence their personalities.
3. Which environment (home, school or society) has influenced your personality the most? Why? ______
Home. Because parents are the first models and family education greatly changes children’s personalities.
答案：1. Nature and the environment (home, school and society).
2. How students get along with teachers and classmates and how teachers treat them may greatly influence their personalities.
3. (Open-ended, e.g.) Home. Because parents are the first models and family education greatly changes children’s personalities.
2. How students get along with teachers and classmates and how teachers treat them may greatly influence their personalities.
3. (Open-ended, e.g.) Home. Because parents are the first models and family education greatly changes children’s personalities.