Unit1KnowyourselfStudyskills•Doyoureadnewspapersandmagazinesinyoursparetime?•Howdoyougettheinformationfromthem?•Doyoureadeverycharacterorword?Skimmingmeansreadingthetextquicklytogetthemainidea.Skimmingisoftenusedwhenweread:•newspapers(toquicklygetthegeneralnewsoftheday).•magazines(tofindinterestingarticleswewouldliketoreadinmoredetail).•businessandtravelguides(toquicklygetinformation).SkimmingWhenskimming,readthetitle,themainheadings,thefirstandlastparagraphs,andthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.Thiswillgiveyouagoodideaofwhatthetextisabout.Milliehasfoundthisarticleinamagazine.Skimthearticlebelowtofindthemainidea.Usethefollowingquestionstohelpyou.1.Whatisthearticleabout?2.Isittruethatsomeaspectsofyourpersonalityareformedbynature?3.Whatcanchangeyourpersonality?Howisyourpersonalityformed?Personalityincludesyourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviourswhichmakeyoudifferentfromotherpeople.Howisyourpersonalityformed?Mostpeoplebelievethatitisformedbybothnatureandtheenvironment.BynatureSomeaspectsofyourpersonalityarepassedontoyoubyyourparents,forexample,livelinessandimpatience.Thatiswhypeoplesay"likefather,likeson".Sometimes,thesepersonalitiesdonotchangeandremainthesamethroughoutyourlife.BytheenvironmentTheenvironment,includingyoureducation,yourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyou,canchangeyourpersonality.Forexample,youmaybecomeconfidentifyousuccessfullycompleteadifficulttaskthroughhardwork.Thatishowyourexperienceinfluencesyourpersonality.1.Whatisthearticleabout?Thearticleisabouthowyourpersonalityisformed.2.Isittruethatsomeaspectsofyourpersonalityareformedbynature?Yes,itistrue.3.Whatcanchangeyourpersonality?Theenvironment,includingyoureducation,yourexperiencesandthepeoplearoundyou,canchangeyourpersonality.Exercises1.Jackisvery______andhenevershareshisthingswithothers.A.cleverB.kindC.generousD.selfish2.Thoughtheworkisveryhard,hedoesn’twantto_______easily.A.giveinB.giveupC.giveawayD.giveoverI.单项填空DDB3.It’sverykind_____youtohelpme_____myEnglish.A.of;onB.of;withC.for;withD.of;of4...
