1、综合练(五)1假如你是Peter，最近，你的英语老师对你们班英语学习情况做了一份调查。请结合你的问题，给英语辅导报的编辑写一封信，请求给予帮助。信的主要内容应包括：1你目前英语学习的状况；2学习过程中遇到的困难；3这些困难对你的影响；4请求编辑帮助。QuestionnaireYESNO1Are you interested in Enlish？()()2Are you afraid of making mistakes？()()3Can you understand your teachers spoken English？()()4Do you have any chances to spe
2、ak to others in English？()()5Are you good at reading in English？()()6Do you often keep a diary in English？()()7Is it easy to remember English words？()()8Do you have any good ways to improve your English？()()注意：1.词数150左右；2可适当增加细节。_2Being a good neighbor mattersnot only because it makes life more plea
3、sant，but also because being a good neighbor is part of being a good person.Being a good neighbor has a lot to do with respecting privacy.Its often best to mind your own business，give neighbors a lot of space and try to sense when its appropriate to back off.But its just as important to know when the
4、 time is right to give a hand.Helping with physical work is one good way to establish trust.If your neighbor is going to be moving some heavy furniture，or needs help fixing something you know your way around，offer to help out.Once youre getting familiar，this assistance can also extend to things like
5、 housesitting or collecting the mail while your neighbor is away.If you have a close relationship with your neighbors，the day may come when youre asked to take care of their kids.Should you accept，youll probably end up playing with and entertaining these children.It should go without saying that pet
6、 owners need to care for their animals properly.This includes cleaning up after them.There are few things more annoying for neighbors than a dog that uses their lawns(草坪)as a toilet，or that barks endlessly while clained up in a backyard.Dont mess aroundbe a kind and responsible pet owner.There are t
7、imes when a certain level of noise is fine and there are times when it isntand its good to know the difference.Turn the music down a bit after sundown，and further reduce the volume as it gets toward 10 pm.Its usually fine to throw an occasional load party as long as the neighbors are invited or have
8、 been informed.How to Be a Good NeighborTitlesDetails1.Importance/Significance of being a good neighbor.Good neighbors make a pleasant life.It is a good 2.quality/virtue for a person to be a good neighbor.Getting along well with your neighbors.Respect others privacy.Establish trust by 3.offering/pro
9、viding/giving physical help first.When it is appropriate，try to 4.develop/form/establish/build a closer relationship with your neighbors by extending to help.Taking your5.responsibility to be a pet owner.Clean up after your pet animals.Always keep your dog quiet and try to avoid its6.endless barks.C
10、ontrolling the 7.level of noiseTurn the music down a bit after it is at 8.sunset/dusk/sundown.Volume should be further 9.reduced/lowered when it gets towards 10 pm.Holding a loud party 10occasionally is OK if your neighbors are invited.3Nowadays people use different ways to communicate with each oth
11、er.And does one always tell the truth when he or she talks with the other on the phone？Or does one sometimes tell a lie when writing an email or giving an instant message？Recent research has found that communication technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth.The first study
12、，made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York，to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails.The fact that emails are automatically recordedand can come back to trouble youa
13、ppears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communication diary for a week.In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes，and how many lies they told.Hancock then worked out the number o
14、f lies per conversation for each medium.He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails,21 per cent of instant messages,27 per cent of facetoface interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.His results，to be presented at the conference on human computer interaction in Vienna，Austria，
15、in April，have surprised psychologists.Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars，reasoning that because the unreal condition makes people uncomfortable，the detachment of emailing would make it easier to lie.Others expected people to lie more in facetoface exchanges because people are more practi
16、ced at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread，and whether it occurs in real time.People appear to be afraid to lie when they know that they will be responsible for what they have said in the con
17、versation，he says.This is why fewer lies appear in emails than on the phone.People are also more likely to lie in real timein an instant message or phone call，saythan if they have time to think of a response，says Hancock.He found many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they dont
18、expect，such as “Do you like my dress？”Hancock hopes his research will help business companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate.For instance，the phone might be the best medium for selling their products where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth.But when giving resul
19、ts，work assessment，where honesty is regarded as more important than others，it might be best by using emails.Jeff Hancocks study on lying in different ways of communicationThe 1.conclusion from the statistics of the investigationPeople tell 2.more lies when the communicating ways change from 3.e-mail
20、s to instant messages to facetoface interactions to phone calls.The reasonswhy people lie/dont liePeople wont lie when their conversations will be 4.reciorded and can be reread，or when they know they should be 5.responsible for what they have said.People lie in real time mostly because they have to
21、answer 6.unexpected questions without hesitation.The 7.benefits that businesscompanies canhave from thestudyUsing telephones for 8.sales because their employees can stretch the truth.Using emails for work assessment because their employees must tell what theyve done 9.honestlyThe inference from the
22、studySuitable media should be chosen for different munication/communicating purposes.答案1参考范文Dear editor，Recently my English teacher did a survey about our English study.After finishing the questionnaire，I find I have some problems in English learning.I have been learning English for 8 years and Im i
23、nterested in English.Happily，I have made great progress in English but I still have some troubles.I find it hard to undrestand the teachers spoken English，and I have few chances to speak English to others.So my English remains poor.Besides，I have been spending a lot of time and energy remembering En
24、glish words but it seems that my efforts never pay off，making me discouraged.Do you have any good way to improve English？Im eager for your advice.I would appreciate it if you could help me.Looking forward to your early reply.Best wishes!Yours，Peter21.Importance/Significance2.quality/virtue3.offering/providing/giving4.develop/form/establish/build5.responsibility6.endless7.level8.sunset/dusk/sundown9.reduced/lowered10.occasionally/sometimes31conclusion2.more3.emails4.recorded5.responsible6.unexpected7benefits8.sales9.honestlymunication/communicating
