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I.Supplythemissingparagraph.(20points)

Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphinabout100words.Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunitywiththepassageprovided.

ThePositiveEffectsofOwningaDogonChildren

Dogsarethebestfriendofchildren.Thedogandthechildteacheachotherthingsandtheylookaftereachother.Owningadogcanhavepositiveeffectsonachild’sdevelopment.Havingadogdevelopsachild’ssenseofresponsibility,broadenshiscapacityforempathy,andteacheshimthenatureoffriendship.Thefirstadvantageofowningadogisthatit’shelpfultodevelopachild’ssenseofresponsibility.Onceyouownadog,youhavetotakecareofitinsteadofonlyplayingit:showering,feeding,walking,cleaningup,haircuttingandsoon.Dogsareanimalsthathavetospendtimetogetherwithpeopleortheygetdepressed.Soyoumusttakesometimetostaywithit.Iftheyaresick,onecan’tjustleaveitalone.Alloftheseworksarerequiredtobecarefullydonewhichcouldmakeachildbecomemoreresponsible.Anotherlessonthatachildcanlearnfromhavingadogishowtobeempathetic.Adogcannotexpressitselfwithspeech,soitsownermustlearntounderstandwhatthedog’sbehaviormeans.Isthedogfrightened,aggressive,orsick?Thechildneedstounderstandwhatisgoingoninthedog’smind.Theresultoflearningtoreadadog’sbehavioristhatthechilddevelopsmpathy.Bylearninghowtoempathizewithadog,thechildalsolearnshowtoempathizewithotherpeople.Thisleadstothechildbecomingamoreconsiderateandcaringperson.

Beingconsiderateandcaringareimportantcharacteristicsinagoodfriend.Oneofthemostsignificantbenefitsofowningadogistheexampleoftruefriendshipthatadogprovides.Adoggivesunconditionallovetoitsowner.Adogwillnotstoplovingitsownerbecauseofalittleanger,indifference,orneglect.Adogwillwaitpatientlyforitsownertopatitsheadandsayafewkindwords.Thisacceptanceofthenegativequalitiesandappreciationforthepositivequalitiesofitsownerprovideawonderfulmodelofhowtobeagoodfriend.Achildwhohaslearnedtobeasgoodafriendtoothersashisdogistohimwillhavelearnedoneofthemostvaluablelessonsinlife.

Thesearesomeofthemostimportantlessonsachildwilleverlearn.Thebenefitsofowningadogwilllastinthechild’sentirelifetime.Theunderstandingandappreciationofresponsibility,empathy,andfriendshipthatachilddevelopsfromtheexperienceofhavingadogwillhelphimorhergrowintoareliable,caring,andmatureadult.

II.Writeanoutline.(20points)

Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea“topicoutline”forit.

ActingoutMetaphorsEncouragesCreativeThinking

Ithappensinschools,offices,andboardroomseverywhere:someoneworkingonaprojecthitsamentalblock.Abossorteachermightresorttoametaphorlike“thinkoutsidethebox”or“puttwoandtwotogether,”encouragingacreativesolutiontotheproblem.Asitturnsout,thisisn’tjustabstractadvice.AccordingtoanupcomingissueofPsychologicalScience,literallyworkingoutsideofaboxorputtingtwohalvesofsomethingtogetherjustmighthelpthosecreativejuicesstartflowingagain.

Sincephysicalmetaphorsregardingcreativityaresocommonandappearinginseveraldifferentlanguages,agroupofresearchershypothesizedthattheymayextendbeyondmeremetaphors.Theirstudyindicatesthatactingoutmetaphorsliterallycanaffecthowourmindswork.

Inthefirstpartofthestudy,theresearchersasked102undergraduatestoperformaRemoteAssociatesTest(RAT),inwhichthesubjectsweregiventhreeseeminglyunrelatedwordsandaskedtocomeupwithawordthatrelatestoeachone.Forexample,thesubjectmightbegiven“measure,”“worm,”and“video,”andthecorrectresponsewouldbe“tape.”

Theparticipantsweredividedintothreegroups;onegroupwasaskedtoperformthistaskwhilesittinginsidea5’by5’cardboardbox,anothergroupsatoutsidethesamebox,andthoseinthethirdgroupperformedthetaskwithoutaboxintheroomatall.Noneoftheparticipantsknewthehypothesisbehindthestudy;theyweremerelytolditwasanexperimentondifferentworkingenvironments.

Therewasnodifferenceinperformancebetweenthoseinsidetheboxandthosewithnoboxatall.However,theparticipantsthatwereseatedoutsidetheboxdidmuchbetterontheRATthantheothertwogroups.Apparently,somethingaboutliterally“thinkingoutsidethebox”encouragescreativity.

Asecondexperimentlookedatanotherwell-knownpieceofadvice:to“puttwoandtwotogether”tocomeupwithananswer.Inthestudy,64subjectsweredividedintotwogroups.ThefirstgrouphadtoperformaRATwhilejoininghalvesofcutpapercardsfrompilesoneachsideofadesk.Thesecondgroupperformedasimilartask,butonlyhadtomovecardhalvesfromonesideofadesktotheotherside.Those“puttingtwoandtwotogether”byunitingthetwohalvesofthecardsdidfarbetterontheRATthanthosethatweremerelymovingthecardsfromonepiletoanother.

So,actingoutmetaphorslinkedtocreativityreallycanhelpusthinkcreatively.Infact,itdoesmorethanletusaccesstheknowledgewepresentlyhave;itencouragesustocomeupwithnew,uniqueandcreativeideas.Nexttimeyou’restuckonaproblem,takeaminutetoponder—orevenactout—yourfavoritemetaphor,andyoumighthappenuponagreatsolution.

TopicOutlineActingoutMetaphorsEncouragesCreativeThinking

Ithappenseverywhere:mentalblock.Abossorteachermightresorttoametaphorlike“thinkoutsidethebox”or“puttwoandtwotogether”.Thisisn’tjustabstractadvicebutmightreallyhelphavecreativethoughts.

Agroupofresearchershypothesizedthatactingoutmetaphorsmayextendbeyondmeremetaphors.Theycanaffecthowourmindswork.

Inthefirststudy,theresearchersasked102undergraduatestoperformaRemoteAssociatesTest(RAT).Thesubjectsweregiventhreeunrelatedwordsandaskedtoanswerawordthatrelatestoeachone.

Theparticipantsweredividedintothreegroups;onegroupwasaskedtoperformthistaskwhilesittinginsideacardboardbox,anothergroupsatoutsidethesamebox,andthoseinthethirdgroupperformedthetaskwithoutaboxintheroom.

Therewasnodifferenceinperformancebetweenthoseinsidetheboxandthosewithnoboxatall.However,theparticipantsoutsidetheboxdidmuchbetterontheRAT.Apparently,somethingaboutliterally“thinkingoutsidethebox”encouragescreativity.

Thesecondexperimentfocusedonanotheradvice:to“puttwoandtwotogether”tocomeupwithananswer.Inthestudy,64subjectsweredividedintotwogroups.ThefirstgroupperformedaRATwhilejoininghalvesofcutpapercardstogether.Thesecondgroupperformedasimilartask,butonlyhadtomovecardhalvesfromonesideofadesktotheotherside.ThoseunitingthetwohalvesofthecardsdidfarbetterontheRATthanthosethatweremerelymovingthecardsfromonepiletoanother.

So,actingoutmetaphorslinkedtocreativityreallycanhelpusthinkcreatively.

IIl.Composeanessay.(60points)

Peoplearemoreandmoreconcernedabouttheenvironment.Writea300-wordexpositoryessaystatingyouropinionaboutwhatwecandoasindividualstoimproveourenvironment.

Howtoimproveourenvironment Nowadays,environmentproblemsarearebecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialtoourdailylivesthanonlyappearinginnewspapersandTVs,lecturesorreports.Forinstance,inthelastwinter,foggydayswiththesocalledPM2.5causedapanicamongcitizens.Peoplewereafraidofthepollutedairandchosetostayathomeinsteadofgoingout.Protectingtheenvironmentisreallyanextremelyurgentthing.Asweallknow,lowcarbonlifewasproposedinrecentyearsandIthinkitwouldbeareasonablewaytosolveourenvironmentcrisis. Wecanfigureoutwhatbenefitscanbegainedwhenwetransferthisconceptionintoarealexistence,alowcarboncampus.Thissimpleshiftofperspectivecanactuallytransformwhatusedtobequitefarawayintosomethingthatisjustaroundus. Taketheuseofelectronicdevicesforexample,whenwechoosetoclimbthestairsinsteadofusinganelevator,whenwepreferbicyclestocars,wearedoingsomethingfantasticforourselves.Thinkabouttheseactivitiesasexercisesthatwouldnotonlykeepusphysicallyfit,butalsospirituallyenergetic.Ifweturnoffthecomputerwhentheyarenotinuse,orevenlimitthehourswespendinfrontofthem,wearenotonlysavingtheelectricity,butalsodoingafavortoourbody,preventingourselvesfromtoomuchexposuretoradiationandotherpossibleharmscausedbycomput