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Once again, I argued with my son, which I never really wanted to do. When I told my friend about my problems with Paul, he showed me a short article that he had read. It was titled “Disagreeing, with Good Results”.
The article said that understanding another person is never easy, but it is most difficult when we do not agree with the other person. If we want to have good relationships with other people, we must learn to disagree fairly, so that we can solve our problems.
The article went on to say the first rule for a good disagreement is: we must want to solve the problem. Sometimes when people argue, they do not really want to end the disagreement. Therefore, they usually shout at each other, and one person walks away just to end the disagreement. Nothing is changed. The problem is still there.
The second rule is: we should make the problem clear in the simplest way possible. What exactly are we arguing about?
The third rule is: we need to listen actively. In active listening, we listen to understand what the other person says rather than thinking only about what we want to say next. Before we react to the other person’s ideas, we should be sure that we understand them. While we are listening, we should look for similarities in our ideas, not difference. We should look for a way to compromise — to find a solution that both of us can be happy with.
1.What’s the name of the writer’s son?
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2.How can we solve the problems with the other people according to the article?
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3.What will happen if one person walks away to end the disagreement?
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4.Which solution should we find while listening actively?
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5.How can we get along well with others in your opinion? （请自拟一句话作答）
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1.His name is Paul./Paul. 2.We must learn to disagree fairly. / By learning to disagree fairly. 3.Nothing is changed./ The problem is still there. 4.The solution that both of us can be happy ...科目：初中英语 来源：四川省眉山市2018届九年级中考考前预测英语试卷（一） 题型：阅读单选
The idea that red means stop and green means has influenced our lives in more ways than just traffic signals(信号). We have been taught from a young age that the color red means danger and green means it's okay to move forward. But why were those colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something we have to look at every day, why couldn't they have been prettier colors?
Well, it's import to know that before traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains. At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean warn. As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, railway companies finally moved green meaning go and used yellow to mean warn. And it's been that way ever since.
Red has always been a color that mean danger, long before cars were even around. This most likely started because it's the color with the longest wavelength(波长) so it can be seen somewhere farther than other colors.
But, believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop signs were yellow because it was too hard to see a red sign in a poorly lit area. Finally, highly reflective materials(高反射材料) were developed and red stop signs were born. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones, some traffic signs, and school buses continue to be printed yellow.
So next time you are impatiently waiting at a traffic light, don't get so mad at them, they've certainly come a long way.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What were traffic signals for before traffic lights for cars?
A. Trains B. Boats. C. Planes D. Bicycles
2.Which of the following colors meant go at first?
A. Red. B. Yellow. C. White. D. Green.
3.Why does red mean danger?
A. Because it's the brightest color. B. Because it can be seen far away.
C. Because railway companies say so. D. Because it has the shortest wavelength.
4.Why are school buses painted yellow?
A. Because yellow is a prettier color.
B. Because yellow once meat danger.
C. Because yellow can be seen well in daytime.
D. Because yellow means it's OK to go forward.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A. How important traffic lights are.
B. Which color has the longest wavelength.
C. What red, yellow and green can be used for.
D. Why traffic lights are red, yellow and green.
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.D 【解析】本文介绍了交通灯不同颜色信号所代表的意义。最开始时，以红色作为停止，绿色作为警告，白色作为通行。但是一列火车在晚上把星星误认为白色，因此发生了不好的事情，最后将红色作为停止，绿色作为通行，黄色作为警告。 1.A 细节理解题。根据it's import to know that before traffic l...查看答案和解析>>
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The Silk Road is the name of different roads that connected Europe, Africa and Asia long ago. It was named by F. von Richthofen, who was a famous German geographer. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. People reached these different places along these roads. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 7,000 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.
Businessmen travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices（香料）, cloth, jewels and gold.
Along and around these ancient paths（小路）, have come many fascinating and mysterious stories.
It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the stories of the blondhaired, blueeyed tribes of China was started.
Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners（俘虏） of war almost 2,800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time.
During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages. and cultures.
In modern times, the old Silk Road routes（路线） are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.
1.Who gave the name "Silk Road" ?
2.How long was the Silk Road?
3.What did people trade along the "Silk Road" in the past?
4.Did people share languages and cultures along the Silk Road?
5.How does China protect the history of Silk Road?
1.F. von Richthofen 2.Almost 7,000 kilometers. 3.Silk, spices, cloth, jewels and gold. 4.Yes, they did. 5.China built a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan. 【解析】 试题本文介绍了丝绸之路对东西方经济文化交流的影响以及在...查看答案和解析>>
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The old woman stopped ______________ . She was tired.
A. walk B. walks C. walking D. to walk
C 【解析】句意：老妇人停止了散步。她累了。考查动词形式辨析题。stop to do停止（原来的事）去做（另一件）事；stop doing停止做（正在做的）某事；根据She was tired.，结合句意语境，可知选C。查看答案和解析>>
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There isn't ______________ in today's newspaper.
A. something important B. anything important
C. important anything D. important something
B 【解析】句意：今天报纸上没有什么重要的新闻。考查不定代词用法。something多用于肯定句，anything多用于否定句和疑问句，本句是否定句，可排除AD两项。当不定代词有形容词等修饰作定语，需将定语后置；根据句意结构，可知选B。查看答案和解析>>
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Emma Watson, 26, brings her childhood Disney character to life. The British actress played the beautiful girl Belle in Disney’s new live-action movie Beauty and the Beast(野兽). She also sang for the role, the first time she has done so in her career. The movie came out in China on March 17. Originally an animation film, it tells how a cursed man-beast is changed into a handsome prince by the love of Belle.
To play the lead role in Beauty and the Beast, Watson turned down the offer of La La Land, which won six awards besides the Best Actress at this year’s Oscars. However, she does not regret it. She told Vanity Fair that she believes the movie says something that is important for people to hear.
This is not her first time being invited to play a Disney princess. She refused the offer to play Cinderella. But she happily took on Belle because she saw her as a better role model. Belle doesn’t mind Beast’s ugly appearance and sees his good heart within. “She remains curious, compassionate (有同情心) and open-minded,” she told Total Film. “She’s not easily swayed by other people’s ideas.”
But to build her own version of Belle, Watson had a hand in shaping the character. She wanted Belle to be busy instead of just playing in the castle all day. So she had the idea of turning Belle into an inventor, like her father. And Belle even made a washing machine herself, though people broke it. She wanted it to free girls from chores (杂务) and allow them to learn how to read. She told Entertainment Weekly that people who broke the washing machine was symbolic (象征的) of people who broke Belle’s spirit and pushed her to become the woman they wanted her to be.
1.According to the passage, what does the movie Beauty and the Beast tell us?
A. The reason why the beast has an ugly appearance.
B. Beauties always fall in love with the ugly beasts easily.
C. Belle loves the beast and doesn’t care about his appearance.
D. A cursed man-beast is changed into a handsome prince by love.
2.Why did Watson play the lead role in Beauty and the Beast?
A. Because she refused to play Cinderella.
B. Because she had no chance to play in La La land.
C. Because she saw Belle as a better role model.
D. Because she thought the movie was important for people.
3.Why did people break Belle’s washing machine?
A. Because they thought the machine was useless.
B. Because they had an idea of turning her into an inventor.
C. Because they wanted to push her to be the woman they liked.
D. Because they wanted her to be busy instead of playing in the castle.
4.Which may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Disney’s Princess. B. More than a Beauty.
C. Beauty and the Beast. D. A beauty’s love story.
1.D 2.C 3.C 4.B 【解析】试题短文介绍的是艾玛沃特森为什么选择饰演《美女与野兽》中贝尔这个角色，她认为贝尔不介意野兽丑陋的外表，看到了他内心的善良，她是一个更好的榜样。 1.题意：根据文章，电影《美女与野兽》告诉我们什么？考查细节理解题。根据第一段结尾Originally an animation film, it tells how a cursed ...查看答案和解析>>
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The Reader has been a popular program since last year, there is still something not satisfying.
A. though B. until C. if D. unless
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__________ healthy, we are supposed to protect our environment.
A. Keep B. To keep C. keeping D. kept
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—Have you ever been to Singapore, Ann?
—Yes. I _________ there for a week with my parents last year.
A. have gone B. have been C. went D. was
D 【解析】句意：——你去过新加坡吗，安？——去过，去年我和父母在那里呆了一个星期。have/has gone to表示某人去了某地，现在还没有回来；have/has been to表示某人去了某地，现在已经回来了；但在肯定句中，它们都不能与表示一段的时间状语连用，went是go的过去式，为短暂性动词，在肯定句中也不能用一段时间状语连用，was there表示状态，可以与一段时间状语连用，答...查看答案和解析>>
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