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
general
(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)
born
(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. general
7. appeared
8. similar
9. fixed
10. born
11. creative
12. modest
2. shaped
3. calendar
4. grammar
5. praise
6. general
7. appeared
8. similar
9. fixed
10. born
11. creative
12. modest
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?
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.