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广东省侨中2018届九年级下学期英语一模考试试卷
Human's Greatest Achievements
The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.
The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press? Without the printing press, you wouldn't be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet, and smartphones
What about arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics?
Finally, we must not forget humans' early achievementsWe can't imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.
What are humans' greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great” Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow,” like the Great Wall? What do you think?
A. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn't be as interesting.
B. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or save lives?
C. And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space?
D. They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel.
E. Many of humans' great achievements are in science and technology.
Nowadays in school life, a lot of students develop a fear of tests. It's not because tests are something to be afraid of. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don't always think they are well—prepared and they don't have enough self—confidence. If you follow the advice below, it's not difficult to overcome your fear of tests.
People who know that they are not well—prepared are usually those who fear tests most. However, most students don't know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as you know that you have studied well and long enough, you have reason to believe that you are well—prepared.
Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two results: either you fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据的) or you could actually do well in the test because of your confidence. Some students find that they experience the first result. However, this is only because those students might not have followed the first advice mentioned above. As long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your chance to succeed in a test. If you feel as if you have not studied hard enough, then you will not be as confident as you should be.
Ask your teacher in advance (提前) about the material that is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you have to be brave enough to ask. Most students do not ask unless their teacher gives the information first, so make sure that you ask.
You should know that tests are only telling if you have got the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. So, even if you do badly in one test, you should know that there are other tests to come. As long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your fear of a test. However, make sure that you are going to prepare well for the other tests.
Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, with the right attitude (态度) and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests by using these suggestions.
Problem |
Many students{#blank#}1{#/blank#}take tests in school life. |
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Causes |
They don't think they have prepared well. They are not{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. |
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Advice |
Prepare well |
When having studied well and long enough, you are sure to be well—prepared. |
Be confident |
With confidence, you may succeed easily and you may also fail because you are not well—prepared. Confidence comes from {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
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Ask for key points |
Be brave to ask your teacher what material the test will{#blank#}4{#/blank#}so that you can prepare more easily and be more confident in the test. |
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Be positive |
IQ has {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the result of a test. Don't lose your heart but prepare well for the other tests. |
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Main idea |
Right attitude and preparations are useful to overcome your fear of tests. |
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