【课堂新坐标】2016-2017学年高中英语 Module 1 Bernard Shaws Pygmalion Section Ⅳ Reading Practice Cultural Corner Writing学业分层测评 外研版选修9.docVIP

Module 1 Bernard Shaws Pygmalion Section Ⅳ Reading Practice Cultural Corner Writing Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．This machine is_________(优越)in many respects to that. 2. Hes quite ________(无知的)of things abroad. 3．She________(抱怨) that no one had been at the airport to meet her. 4．From the way he talked，I________(认为) him to be your boss. 5．He didnt seem to________(想起) having met her. 6．She was too________(诚实的) a person to compliment him on his poor work. 7．The heavy traffic is a constant source of________(烦恼)． 8．Put a tie on—itll make you look more________(体面)． 9．No enemy can frighten us into________(屈服)． 10．If you are________(失望的) by something，it upsets you a great deal. 【答案】　1.plained 4．presumed　5.recollect　6.sincere　7.irritation 8．respectable　9.submission　10.crushed Ⅱ.阅读理解 A 【导学号 I learnt about the Pygmalion effect(皮格马利翁效应) when I was 7 years old at Riverdale School in Palmerston North and I copied Melissa Crawfords answers in a spelling test. Before that I was average at school but after that, because Melissa Crawford was smart, and I got all the right answers, I got put in all the smart kids groups. From then I did really well at school because it was believed by the teachers that I would and I also got grouped with the smart kids. This experience that occurred at my primary school shows just how important the Pygmalion effect is in terms of being around mentors(导师) that expect that youre going to do well and also being around people who are smart. The Pygmalion effect is one principle you want to use if you want to make money fast. Have mentors that expect you will make money fast and as an extra boost hang around, copy and learn from other people who are also making money fast. Yesterday this site had over 5,000 unique visitors and the traffic to it is increasing all the time. A year ago I contacted a group of people who got lots of traffic in their sites and I learnt from them. Truthfully I dont know if they expected me to start getting decent traffic to websites but