In a US city, a woman parked her car in an attended lot. Hoping to get a discount on the cost of parking, she asked, “Do you give validation(批准)?” “Certainly,”replied the store's manager:“You are an excellent person and I love your hair.” That might be worth the cost of parking.I mean,who wouldn't pay a couple of dollars for this kind of validation?
Author Alan McGinIlis cites an interesting study about the power of positive encouragement.A second-grade teacher complained that her children were spending too much time standing up and roaming around the room rather than working.
Two psychologists observed the behavior of the children and the teacher. Every ten seconds they noted how many children were out of their seats. They counted 360 unseated children throughout each 20-minute period.They also noted that the teacher said "Sit down!" seven times during the same period.
The psychologists tried an experiment.They asked the teacher to tell the children to sit down more often. This time they noted that she commanded her students to sit down 27.5 times in an average 20-minute period, and now 540 were noted to be out of their seats during the same average period.Her increased scolding actually made the problem worse.
Then the experimenters tried a different task.They asked the teacher to quietly praise those children who were seated and working.At this time, children's roaming was decreased by 33%.They showed their best behavior when they were praised more and blamed less.
People who motivate others to take great action are almost always those who encourage more than criticize; who praise more and blame less.
Perhaps the woman's question is the correct one after all."Do you give validation?" I hope I can always answer “YES”.
1.When parking her car in an attended lot, the woman ________.
A. made a very silly mistake B. was laughed at by the manager
C. got great praise from the manager D. failed to pay the cost of parking at last
2.The students in the study performed better mainly because_______.
A.they were motivated by the psychologists
B.they were inspired by the teacher's attitude
C.they regretted roaming around the classroom
D.they changed their relationship with the teacher
3. In the passage, the author thinks that_______.
A. it is better to blame others than to praise others
B. sometimes it's hard to receive praise from others
C. criticizing children does no good to their growth
D. we all know how to encourage others by praising
4. Why does the author talk about the study in the passage?
A. To show the power of encouragement.
B. To show how the teacher praises children.
C. To show his argument is scientifically based.
D. To show the teacher is a successful motivator.
5.What is the author's attitude towards giving validation?
A. Neutral B. Negative C. Positive D. Reasonable
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In a US city, a woman parked her car in an attended lot. Hoping to get a discount on the cost of parking, she asked, “Do you give validation(批准)?” “Certainly,”replied the store's manager:“You are an excellent person and I love your hair.” That might be worth the cost of parking.I mean,who wouldn't pay a couple of dollars for this kind of validation?
Author Alan McGinIlis cites an interesting study about the power of positive encouragement.A second-grade teacher complained that her children were spending too much time standing up and roaming around the room rather than working.
Two psychologists observed the behavior of the children and the teacher. Every ten seconds they noted how many children were out of their seats. They counted 360 unseated children throughout each 20-minute period.They also noted that the teacher said "Sit down!" seven times during the same period.
The psychologists tried an experiment.They asked the teacher to tell the children to sit down more often. This time they noted that she commanded her students to sit down 27.5 times in an average 20-minute period, and now 540 were noted to be out of their seats during the same average period.Her increased scolding actually made the problem worse.
Then the experimenters tried a different task.They asked the teacher to quietly praise those children who were seated and working.At this time, children's roaming was decreased by 33%.They showed their best behavior when they were praised more and blamed less.
People who motivate others to take great action are almost always those who encourage more than criticize; who praise more and blame less.
Perhaps the woman's question is the correct one after all."Do you give validation?" I hope I can always answer “YES”.
1.When parking her car in an attended lot, the woman ________.
A. made a very silly mistake B. was laughed at by the manager
C. got great praise from the manager D. failed to pay the cost of parking at last
2.The students in the study performed better mainly because_______.
A.they were motivated by the psychologists
B.they were inspired by the teacher's attitude
C.they regretted roaming around the classroom
D.they changed their relationship with the teacher
3. In the passage, the author thinks that_______.
A. it is better to blame others than to praise others
B. sometimes it's hard to receive praise from others
C. criticizing children does no good to their growth
D. we all know how to encourage others by praising
4. Why does the author talk about the study in the passage?
A. To show the power of encouragement.
B. To show how the teacher praises children.
C. To show his argument is scientifically based.
D. To show the teacher is a successful motivator.
5.What is the author's attitude towards giving validation?
A. Neutral B. Negative C. Positive D. Reasonable
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Ann forgot ______ she had left the car and it took her half an hour to find it in the parking lot.
A. where B. when C. why D. how
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In the suburban district of a city lived an old woman quite alone. Her husband died thirty years ago and two years later, her only son went away with lung cancer. So she had no family still living and her only friend was a little white dog who went everywhere with her - with one exception. The dog loved the fireplace in winter, and after the old woman went to bed he would sometimes go and lie in front of the warm coals. Usually though, the dog lay on a rug right next to the bed.
Deeply as the old woman loved her dog, she wouldn't allow the dog on the bed with her. However, if she became frightened or had a nightmare, she would put her hand down to her little white dog and he would lick it to calm her down.
One night she was reading the newspaper just before going to sleep. She trembled and pulled the duvet(羽绒被褥)up around her as she read that a mental patient had wandered out from a nearby hospital. No one knew if the patient was dangerous or not, but he was a suspect in the murders of several women who lived alone.
The woman turned off the lights and tried to sleep, but she was frightened, and turned over continually. Finally, she reached down to where her little white dog slept. Sure enough, a warm, wet tongue began to lick her hand. The woman felt reassured and safe, and left her hand hanging off the side of the bed. As she turned to settle in comfortably she opened her eyes for a moment and looked through the open door into the living room.
There in front of the fireplace, sat her little white dog, gazing at the coals and wagging his tail. And down beside her bed, something was still licking her hand.
1.From the first paragraph we can know that _________.
A.her husband died following her son |
B.the old woman was through with her relatives |
C.the dog wasn’t always keeping her company . |
D.the dog sometimes was tired of her |
2.Why didn’t she allow the dog on the bed with her?
A.Because the dog was too dirty. |
B.Because she was fearful of dogs. |
C.Because the author dislikes keeping dogs. |
D.The author didn’t mention the reason for it. |
3.The reason the old woman shivered was that _____________.
A.she was too old to stand the cold weather |
B.the room temperature came down with a run |
C.she was reading a frightening story |
D.a news story was carried in the paper |
4.Seeing the dog still sitting by the fireplace, __________.
A.the old woman would call him to her |
B.the old woman would be frightened to half death |
C.would be luck to have another dog |
D.would feel puzzled what was under her bed |
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Only when he almost knocked her down ______ an old woman was in front of his car.
A.he had found B.had he found
C.he found D.did he find
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Where will the speakers meet?
A.In the parking lot. B.Inside the main gate. C.In the woman’s office.
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Who might the woman be talking with?
A.A repairman. B.A policeman. C.A parking lot attendant.
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听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.Where is the woman's car?
A. In a garage. B. At a car park. C. On a road
2.What will the man do for the woman?
A. Get her car back B. Pick her up C. Fix her car
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I live in the center of the city and there is a large parking lot full of parking spots nearby.Rain is a rare occurrence in LA,so cars easily collect pollutants and dust.Together with my friends,I decided it should be a kind gesture to surprise the owners with a car wash.So we bought car washing supplies and brought out all the bath towels we could find.With all the supplies in hand,we were able to convince another roommate to help out as well and we began watering down the cars.
Every once in a while,someone would come by and asked us seemingly stupid men,“Who told you to wash the cars?”or,even better,“who paid you to wash their cars?”We explained we just wanted to do something kind.But our response was often me with an even more confused look.
As the afternoon went on,some other friends that came by understood our goal of the spontaneous event and started helping out with some of the duties.First one friend then two,and by the time we had cleaned the entire lot,we had an entire car washing crew with independent individually assigned tasks and duties.
I wasn't cleaning cars to be able to afford a new phone.I was cleaning cars simply because I wanted to offer the car owners kindness.There was no equipment to weigh our value created.We couldn’t measure our success in dollars earned over the time spent washing cars when we could have been earning twice as much at work.
I now realize,first hand,that there is a special energy created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in service of others and maybe,like me,you’11 find it’s actually the greatest gift you’ you’ll ever get.
1.What attitude did passers-by show towards the author’s behavior?
A. Curious and puzzled. B. Doubtful and fearful.
C. Moved and respectful. D. Supportive and appreciative.
2.Why did the author decide to wash the cars?
A. To earn money to buy a phone.
B. To do a good deed for the car owners.
C. To set a good example to his friends.
D. To remind the drivers of their dirty cars.
3.How did the author complete cleaning the cars?
A. With the permission of the drivers.
B. By cooperating with his friends.
C. By attracting strangers to join them.
D. Under the leadership of one of his friends.
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. There is a lack of rain in the city the author lives in.
B. The car owners felt grateful to the author and his friends.
C. Some of the author’s friends stopped cleaning the cars halfway.
D. The author and his friends clean the cars willingly day and night.
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“Drive-ins” have large parking lots _______ customers are served in their cars by waitresses.
A. who B. when C. which D. where
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“Drive-ins” have large parking lots ______ customers are served in their cars by waitresses.
A.who B.when C.which D.where
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