牛津高中英语模块六Unit 2 要点

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Harry saw an ad in a window. It said: “Wanted. The Best Salesman in the world. Top Pay.” “I’m a great salesman.” Harry told himself. “I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job.” He went into the building and spoke to the manager. “I’m the best salesman in the world,” he said. “Give me the job.” “You must prove you’re the best,” the manager said. “I’ll pass every test you give me.” Harry told him. “Good.” The manager took a box of candy out of his desk. “Last week, a young man sold me a thousand boxes of this candy. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” “That’s easy!” Harry said.

He took the box of candy and left the office. Every day and all day, he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the candy. He couldn’t sell one. The candy was so bad he couldn’t even give it away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said, “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.” “Oh,” said the manager. “Who?” “The person who sold you a thousand boxes of this candy,” Harry said.

36. The manager told Harry ____________.

A. he was the best salesman in the world B. he wasn’t a good salesman

C. he had to show how good he was D. he could start work immediately

37. Harry could not sell the candy because______________ .

A. he was a very bad salesman B. the candy was very bad

C. he didn’t try to sell it D. nobody liked candy

38. Who was the best salesman in the world according to the passage?

A. Harry. B. The manager.

C. Nobody. D. The young man.

39. We can infer from the story that ___________________ .

A. Harry got the job B. Harry wasn’t accepted by the manager

C. Harry was very stupid D. the manager was very clever

B

Adults think playing sports is good for children because it is fun and helps children keep in shape and even develop their social skills when they play with others. However, playing sports can have bad effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-esteem (自尊) or aggressive (好斗的) behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 20 million out of the while playing sports. Thus, many children think sports are just too aggressive.

Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches whom children usually admire, are the main cause of too much aggression in children’s sports. They think children copy aggressive adult behavior that is then further strengthened through both good and bad feedback (回馈). Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that

winning is everything. Children are even taught that hurting other players is acceptable, or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured.

To solve this problem, parents and coaches should act as better examples for children and teach them better values. They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. Instead, they should teach children to enjoy themselves whether they win or not. It is not necessary to knock oneself out to enjoy sports. If people make some basic changes, children might learn to enjoy sports again.

40. What is the main idea of this article?