2021年高三上學期第二次月考試卷英語含答案本試卷共分I卷和II卷，滿分120分I卷（83分）第一部分：聽力（每小題1分，共20分）第一節：聽下面五段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題后所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shethinksherjobisuninteresting. B.ShejustmissedapromotionC.Sheisdisappointed2.Whatisthemandoing?A.Makinganannouncement B.MakinganappointmentC.Makinganinvitation3.Wheredidthemanthinktheyweresupposedtomeet?A.Nearthestairs B.Attheinformationdesk C.Attheticketoffice4.WhatdoweknowaboutPeterSchmidt?A.Helosthisticket B.Heisexpectingaticket C.Hewentouttobuyaticket5.Wheredoestheconversationmostlyprobablytakeplace?A.Ataclinic B.Inasupermarket C.Atarestaurant第二節：聽下面五段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題后所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6至第7題6.Whatdidtheyoungmantrytodo?A.Gettheoldman’sbag B.Helptheoldmanup C.Withdrawmoney7.Whichistrueaboutthewholething?A.Theoldmanlosthismoney B.Thewomanisaneye-witness.C.Thewomanistellingalie.聽下面一段對話，回答第8至第9題8.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydoattheweekend?A.Rideahorse B.Goshopping C.Watchafilm9.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Horsesareusedbyshepherds(牧羊人)toroundupsheepB.Themanthinksdogsaremoreusefulthanhorses.C.Horsesarestillusedinmanycountriestopullploughsandcarts聽下面一段對話，回答第10至第12題10.Wherearethespeakers?A.Intheshoppingdistrict B.Inthelargestbuilding C.Inthebank11.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardsthesupermarket?A.Hedislikesit B.Helikesit. C.Notmentioned12.Whatwillthemanpossiblydonext?A.Gohomebyhimself B.Withdrawsomemoney C.Buyclothesforhimself聽下面一段對話，回答第13至第16題13.Whatistheman’sproblem?A.Hishairisgone B.Hehasn’tsleptfordays C.Hisheadacheisgettingworse14.Howlongdoesthemanworkeverydaynow?A.About10hours B.About9hours C.About8hours15.Whatmaycausetheman’sproblem?A.Toomuchexercise B.Toomuchcoffee C.Toomuchwork16.Whatshouldthemando?A.Eatless B.Dosomeexercise C.Stopworryingandsleepmore聽下面一段獨白，回答第17至第20題17.WhydotheFrenchconsidertheirfamilymealsoimportant?A.Itisalargemeal B.ItisthebesttimeofthedayC.Familymembersgettogetheranddiscussmanyissues,18.HowmuchdoesanaverageFrenchfamilyspendontheirfood?A.Almosthalftheirmoney B.Almostalltheirmoney C.Mostoftheirmoney19.WhendoestheFrenchfamilymealnormallystart?A.Rightafterthefoodisready B.Rightafterthefathermakesthecrossoverthebreadwithaknife.C.Rightafterthemotherdistributeseachmemberapieceofbread.20.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.ThefamousFrenchfood B.TheFrenchfamilymeal C.TheFrenchfamilyreunion第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分35分）第一節：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21.—Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoafterdinner?—Whydon'tweget_______beerattheKaraokebardownthestreet?Itiskindof_______funtohearallthebandsinging．A．a;/ B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the22.Goanddoitrightnow,andyou_____havemyhelpwhenintrouble.A.will B.shall C.should D.must23.—CanIhelpyou? —Yes,I’mlookingforapen.—Wehavesomenewarrivalsforyouto______A.select B.choose C.pickout D.choosefrom24.TomiscleveratnumbersandIthinkhewill________anexcellentaccountant.A.make B.turn C.appear D.grow25.Luckily,theoldmanwassenttothehospitalintime.Threeminuteslaterandhe_______.A.woulddie B.wastodie C.shouldhavediedD.wouldhavedied26.______sawthefilmatthecinema,hestayedhome,sleepingA.Rather B.Instead C.Ratherthan D.Contraryto27.Themomenthecameintohisroom,he______somethingwrong,thoughhecouldn’ttell.A.noticed B.sensed C.felt D.smelt28.—Howwouldyoulikeyoursteak? —Oh,_______.A.Terrible B.Delicious C.Hardtoeat D.Halfdone29.Whomwouldyourather_______withyoutothelibrary?A.went B.havego C.havegone D.go30.Bythetimeyougettotheairport,I______foryouatthegate.A.willhavewaited B.willhavebeenwaitingC.willbewaitingD.amwaiting31.Mysister________forlongwhenshefellseriouslyill.A.didn’tmarry B.hasbeenmarried C.hadn’tbeenmarriedD.wasn’tmarried32.______thesamestorymanytimes,mylittlebrothercannowtellithimself.A.Telling B.Havingtold C.Beingtold D.Havingbeentold33.Withthebridge______nextyear,itwillbeeasiertoetoandgofromthevillage.A.tobuild B.tobebuilt C.built D.beingbuilt34.Tofinishthetaskontime,Ithinkweshould_______andcooperate.A.jointogether B.connect C.joinhand D.joinforces35.—Ithinkitwashisexcitementforhissuccessinthefirsthalfthatledtohiseventualfailureinthegame.—Youbet.Oldsayingsneverfail,“________”A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess B.PridegoesbeforeafallC.AheroisnothingbutaproductofhistimeD.Afallintothepit,againinthewit第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后個題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。IwasinvitedtoattendapresentationattheKentuckySchool.ThateveningIfoundgratitudehadamazingTheyoungmusicianMr.Patrickwas37ontothestageinhiswheelchairandbegantoplaythepiano.Hisfingersdancedacrossthekeysashe38beautifulmusic.Hethenbegantosingasheplayed,anditwaswonderful.Butwhatshockedmemostwashis39smile.Patrickwasbornwithnoeyesandanillnessinthelegs,which40himlameforlife.However,asachild,hewas41withartificialeyesandplacedinawheelchair.Beforehisfirst42,hediscoveredthepiano.Whenhismomhitanynoteonthepiano,andwithinoneortwo43,he’dgetit.Byhissecondbirthday,hewasplaying“Twinkle,Twinkle,LittleStar”.Hisfatherwas44.“Wemightnotplaybaseball,butwecanplaymusictogether.”WhenPatrickwasattheUniversityofLouisville,hisfather45classeswithhim.Hewasalsoapartofthe214-membermarchingband!Hewasablind,wheelchair-boundtrumpetplayer;andheandhisfatherdidittogether.Hisfather46thenightshift（夜班）inordertoacpanyhisdaytimebandpractice.Patricksays,“Mydad’smyButevenmorethanhis48musicaltalent,itwasPatrick’s“attitudeofgratitude”that_49mysoul.Onstage,betweensongs,hetalkedtotheaudienceabouthislifeandabouthow_50hewaswithagreatfather.Whenhisperformancewasover,Patrickandhisfatherwereonthestagetogether.Thecrowdrosetotheirfeetand51foroverfiveminutes.Weallfacemisfortuneinourlives.52，it’snotthehardshipbuthowwe53toitthatwilldeterminethejoyandhappinessinourlives.During54times,dowespendtoomuchtimefeeling55forourselves,orcanwe,withgratitude,learnhowtodanceintherain?36.A.knowledge B.quality C.wisdom D.power37.A.rolled B.held C.allowed D.dragged38.A.wrote B.provided C.made D.gave39.A.strange B.magic C.bitter D.friendly40.A.took B.led C.forced D.left41.A.fitted B.connected C.associated D.filled42.A.place B.birthday C.performance D.attempt43.A.memories B.words C.tries D.notes44.A.confused B.amused C.interested D.overjoyed45.A.listed B.found C.attended D.organized46.A.worked B.found C.refused D.cancelled47.A.dream B.hero C.music D.song48.A.unbearable B.unbelievable C.unconditional D.unreasonable49.A.touched B.calmed C.freed D.felt50.A.satisfied B.concerned C.blessed D.laughed51.A.cheered B.whispered C.shouted D.laughed52.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.However D.Besides53.A.see B.react C.agree D.put54.A.happy B.modern C.tough D.usual55.A.great B.sorry C.hopeful D.proud第三部分：閱讀理解(共14小題；每小題2分，滿分28分)AItseemsthatmanycollegegraduatesareunsureofwhattodowiththeirlives,sotheyjumpbackintothecollegescenebydefault(違約).Butgraduateschooliscostly,timeconsumingandrequiresalotofin-depthstudy,andalsoparentswilllaydownmoremoneyandbankswillsupplymorestudentloans.However,therearesomestudentswhoshouldbepursuinggraduatedegrees.Teachers,lawyers,doctors,professorsandministersareafewexamplesofthosewhowillbenefitfromclassworkpastabachelor’sdegree.Theirprofessionscallforadditionalcoursesandmorespecializationandthereforehighereducationisamust.Still,allstudentsingeneralshouldnotadopttheideathatgraduateschoolisnecessaryforindividualswhowanttomakemoremoney.Workinghardrightaftercollegecanleadtopromotionsinthefuture.Itseemsthatitdoesmoregoodtonetworkorinternship（實習）withprofessionalswhilepursingabachelor’sdegreethanitdoestopleteamaster’sanddistantoneselffromtheworldofwork.Ifastudentgraduateswithafour-yeardegreeandimmediatelyenterstheworkforce,hewillmostlikelystartanentry-levelpay.Inacoupleofyearsthisemployeewillgainseniorityandexperience,thereforeincreasingtheirchanceforpayrise.Hewilllearntheinformationathisjob-sitethathedidnotlearninschool.Hisbachelor’sdegreeloancanbeimmediatelychippedaway,andhismaturitylevelcanincreaseasrealworkrelatedresponsibilitiessetin.But,ifthestudentpursuesamaster’sdegree,hemaybeabletodemandmorepayinitiallywhenhefinallygoesjobhunting,butyearsofseriousmoneymakingaswellasworkexperiencewillalreadybelost.Studentsshouldnotshyfromtheworkforcejustbecauseuncertaintyfollowsgraduation.Thosewhopursueagraduatedegreejustbecausetheydonotwanttoleaveschoolandbecausetheyviewthe“realworld”asscaryshouldthinkagain.Usinggraduatestudiesasahidingplacefromthefull-timejobisawasteoftime.56.Collegegraduateswhogotoworkcan_____thanA.makemoremoneyinthefuture B.acquiremoreexperienceC.getabetterjob D.beemoreresponsible57.Theunderlinedwords“chippedaway”canmostpossiblybereplacedby_______.A.givenout B.setdown C.thrownaway D.paidoff58.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Collegegraduatesshouldn’tpursuegraduatedegreesB.CollegegraduatesshouldthinktwiceC.Howcancollegegraduatesmakemoremoney?D.StudentsusegraduateschooltoavoidrealityBOnewaytosellstuffistomakethingsthatpeoplewanttobuy.Anotherwayistooffer“freetrials”andthenhitcustomerswithbills.ThisbringsustoPDCEducationLtd,runbyRebeccaJordanandKirstyWeirofLeeds,whosewebsiteteaching-resources-ukoffersteachingplansforteachers.RosemarieBrady,financemanagerofRutlishSchoolinMerton,southwestLondon,tellsusthatoneteachercalledAmandaSeyfrieddownloadedthe“free”resources.“Unfortunatelyinverysmallprint,theystatethatunlessthefreetrialiscancelled,thenyouwillbecharged,”shesays.Ayearhasgonebyandnowthey’vebeensentasecondbillfor500pounds,justbecausetheyforgottocancelthe“freetrial”.MertonCouncil—andit’snottheonlyone—hassentawarningtoallitsschoolssaying:“Onlyinthevery(easilymissed)smallprintofthetermsandconditionsisitexplainedthat,afterthe14-daytrial,schoolswillbeautomaticallysignedforatwo-yearcontactwiththepany.”“ThiswillonlybestoppediftheteacherwhorequestedthetrialwritesdirectlytoPDCtocancelbeforethe14dayshaveexpired(期滿).Thefeecanbeasmuchashundredsofpounds,withthethreatofdebtrecoveryiftheyarenotpaid.”Amongtheonlineplaintsisthisonefromateacher.“HowdisappointedIamthattheywillnotevenconsiderseriouslyre-negotiatingtheinvoice(清單).”RebeccaJordanofPDCEducationsaid,“Thewholepurposebehindthefreetrialisthatwehaveconfidenceinourbusiness.Thisfreetrialperiodgivesteachersthechancetoseewhatisonofferwithouthavingtomittoapayment.”Onlya“verysmallnumber”ofteachershaveplainedwhentheyreceiveaninvoice,sheadded.“Theironlyplaintisthattheyhavenotcheckedwhattheyaresigninguptobutthatisnotourfault,thepositionistotallyclear.Thepricesandthetrialtermsarecleartoseeontheonlinesignuppage.”It’struethetermsandconditionsareontheirwebsite.Butperhapsit’sunhelpfulthattheyruntoalmost3000words.59.Weknowfromthepassagethat____________.A.MertonCouncilsuggeststhatPDCEducationLtdshouldbecloseddownB.thewebsiteteaching-resources-ukusestrickstocheatpeopleoutofmoneyC.theusersplainedthattheyhadnotbeeninformedofwritingtoPDCearlierD.theeducationwebsitepromisestoenlargetheirwarningprintandcutdowntheterm60.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsPDC?A.Critical B.Reserved C.Doubtful D.Positive61.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Aneducationwebsite B.Alessonin“free”trialsC.Amysteriousinvoice D.TrapsonthewebCWhyarepeopleinterestedineatingrawfoodsorwholefoods?Onereasonisthateatingthesetypesoffoodreducestheriskofacidaccumulationinyourbody.Rawandwholefoodsareusuallydigestedmoreefficientlythancookedandrefinedfoods.Whenwecookfoods,wedestroythenaturalenzymes(酶)thatarepartofthefoodinitsrawform.Theseenzymeswereintendedbynaturetohelpusdigestthefood.Whenweconsumefoodwithoutthesenaturalenzymes,ourbodieseitherdigestthefoodimproperlyorallowtoomanynutrientstobeabsorbedintothebloodstream.Inbothinstances,theresultisobesity（肥胖）.Whentoomanynutrientsareabsorbedatonce,thebodygrowsfat.Improperlydigestedfoodmovesslowlythroughthedigestivetract（消化道）,whereitbeesincreasinglyacidic.Toprotectitsvitalorgansfromthisacidicwaste,thebodychangestheacidintofatandstoresitsafelyawayfromtheorgans.Processedfoodscontainchemicalelements,whichmightconfusetheappetitemechanismthattellsuswhenwe’vehadenoughtoeat;asaresult,peopleoftenovereat.Processedfoodsalsoupsetthedigestivecycle.Thebodywilleitheridentifythesefoodsasallergens（過敏原）andthenstorethemsafelyawayfromtheorgansasfat,ortheremainsofundigestedfoodwillbeeacidicandenterthebloodstreamasacidwaste,whichwillsticktothebloodvesselwallsandblockthepassageofvitaloxygenandnutrientsheadingforthebody’scells.Thebody’smetabolism(新陳代謝)beesinactive,andtheresultisweightgainandobesity.Theaccumulationofacidinthedigestivetractmakesdigestionincreasinglyinefficient.Whenthathappens,evenhealthyfoodscanbeeacidicandthefoodallergieswillbeemoremon.Tostopthisviciouscircleinitstracks,peopleneedtoconsumefoodandsupplementsthatwillneutralize（中和）theacidalreadyaccumulatedinbody.Eatingtherighttypesofrawandwholefoodscanhelp.It’salsoimportanttorestoreyourenzymebalance.Youneedtoidentifyandavoidthefoodsthatcauseacidaccumulationandconsumethefoodsthatincreaseenzymeproduction.Ifyoutrulywanttochangeandhelpyourbodyhealitself,youneedtotakeanactiveapproach.62.ItcanbeinferredfromPara.2that__________.A.foodswithnaturalenzymeshelppeoplekeepfitB.we’dbetterbecautiousaboutrawandwholefoodsC.itisessentialforpeopletoprotecttheirvitalorgansD.givingupcookedandrefinedfoodsisanewlifestyle63.Processedfoodsareunhealthybecausethey__________.A.destroybody’scells B.mayleadtoobesityC.aredifficulttodigest D.stopbody’smetabolism64.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Towarnpeopleoftheproblemofobesity.B.Toadvocateeatingmorerawandwholefoods.C.Toinformpeopleoftheharmofprocessedfoods.D.Totellthedifferencesbetweenrawandprocessedfoods.65.Whatislikelytobetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Differentcausesofacidaccumulation. B.Correctwaystocookrawfoods.C.Suitabletypesofrawandwholefoods. D.Activeapproachestoavoidacid.DAdvertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwaysgettingcriticism.Theircritics（批評家）seemtoresent（對...不滿）thembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowaround.‘It’sunjust,’theysay,‘thatthisentirelyunproductiveindustry(ifwecancallitthat)shouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigpaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterall,it’stheconsumerwhopays…’Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodseslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelaws(內部規則)whilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlycloselyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyration(定量)ofdisasters.Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Newspapers,mercialradioandtelevisionpaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofrevenue（收益）.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogramsisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthe‘smallads.’whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthemunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeacplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe‘hatch（givingbirth）,matchanddispatch’columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor‘agony’column（讀者來信專欄）.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!66.Whatismainideaofthispassage?A.Advertisements. B.Advertisementsbringfuntoreaders.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetomunities.D.Thecostsofadvertisements.67.TheattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersisA.appreciative. B.trustworthy. C.critical D.dissatisfactory.68.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag(自夸).B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisa“wasteofmoney”.C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.D.Becausecustomerspaymore.69.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertised.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.II卷（37分）第四部分：單詞拼寫(根據首字母或中文寫出單詞的適當形式，每題0.5分，共2.5分)：70.MybrothergraduatedfromNanjing71.Havinghadagoodsleepandagoodmeal,hefeltthoroughly_________（恢復精力）.72.Hisunclewasoneofthe__________(生還者)fromtheearthquake.73.Thefrightenedchild_________(退縮)intothecornerwhenhesawasnake.74.Myroommategotas_________fromschoolforbreakingtheschoolrule.第五部分：動詞適當形式填空（每題0.5分，共4.5分）：75.—It’sbetterforyoutolistenmoreinyoursparetime.—Ithinkyoursuggestiondeserves__________(consider).76.Withfiveminutes______(go)beforethelastbusleft,wearrivedatthestation.77.AnewtypeoforganismdiscoveredinanArctictunnelcametolifeinthelabafter_________(freeze)for32,000years.78.—Dad,doyouconsideritanygood_______(repair)theputeragain?—Yeah,itwon’tcostmuch.79.LookattheprideonTom’sface.Heseemed________(praise)

bythemanagerjustnow.80.Isuggestthatyoushouldprepareandthinkaheadsothatyoucanhaveaneasiertime______(make)thechangefromhometouniversity.81.Heplainedthatthiswasthethirdtimehe______(inform)ofthechangesofthemeeting.82.—IwishI________(attend)themeeting.—Butyoudidn’t.83.Ifyouwanttobuyaproductthatyouaresuspiciousof_________(pirate),youshouldasktoseeacertificateorotherevidencetoshowthatitisillegal.第六部分：任務型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。Arewetooquicktoblameandslowtopraise?Itseemsthatwhilemostofusareonlytooreadytoapplytoothersthecoldwindofcriticism,wearesomehowunwillingtogiveothersthewarmsunshineofpraise.It’sstrangehowmeanweareaboutpraising.Perhapsit’sbecausefewofusknowhowtoacceptpraisegracefully.Instead,weareembarrassedandignorethewordswearereallysogladtohear.Becauseofthisdefensivereaction,directpraiseissurprisinglydifficulttogive.Doyouevergointoahouseandsay,“Whatatidyroom!”Hardlyanybodydoes.That’swhyhouseworkisconsideredsuchaboringjob.Shakespearesaid,“Ourpraisesareourwages.”Sincesooftenpraiseistheonlywageahousewifereceives,surelysheisworthyofpraise.Mothersknownaturallythatforchildrenanounceofpraiseisworthapoundofscolding.Still,weareunawareofchildren’ssmallachievementsandweseldomapplytherule.OnedayIwascriticizingmychildrenforquarrelling.“Canyouneverplaypeacefully?”Ishouted.Susannalookedatmeconfused.“OfcourseIcan,”shesaid.“Butyoudon’tnoticeuswhenwedo.”Teachersagreeaboutthevalueofpraise.“Ibelievethatastudentknowswhenhehashandedinsomethingabovehisusualstandard,”writesateacher,“andthatheishungryforabeliefmentinthemargintoshowhimthattheteacherisawareofit,too.”Behavioralscientistshavedonecountlessexperimentstoprovethatpeoplehaveatendencytorepeatanactwhichhasbeenimmediatelyfollowedbyapleasantresult.Inonesuchexperiment,anumberofschoolchildrenweredividedintothreegroupsandgivenarithmetictestsdailyforfivedays.Onegroupwasconstantlypraisedforitspreviousperformance;anothergroupwascriticized;thethirdwasignored.Notsurprisingly,thosewhowerepraisedimproveddramatically.Thosewhowerecriticizedimproved,too,butnotsomuch.Andthescoresofthechildrenwhowereignoredhardlyimprovedatall.Interestingly,thebrightestchildrenwerehelpedjustasmuchbycriticismasbypraise,butthelessablechildren,whoreactedbadlytocriticism,neededpraisethemost.Togivepraisecoststhegivernothingbutamoment’sthoughtandamoment’seffort—perhapsaquickphonecalltopassongoodments,orwriteanappreciativeletter.Itissuchasmallinvestment—andyetconsidertheresultsitmayproduce.Wewillnotonlybringjoyintootherpeople’slives,butalso,veryoften,addedhappinessintoourroom.”Icanlivefortwomonthsonagoodpliment.”saidMarkTwain.Title:ProfitsofPraiseThemeparedwith_____84_____,praiseshouldbevaluedandappreciatedmore.ReasonsforunwillingnesstogivepraiseWefeelembarrassedandignorethewordspleasanttoourears____85___thanacceptthemgracefully.Wehave____86____givingdirectpraisebecauseofourso-calleddefensivereaction.ImportanceofpraiseinsomecasesAhousewife___87____tobepraisedforhersacrificesanddevotion.Amotherissupposedtobeawareoftheirchildren’ssmallachievementsand___88___th