2024届高三下学期英语二轮专题复习第14周作业5

It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity. Competition would never enter in. conflict would be eliminated, tension become a thing of the past. The stress of creation would be at an end. Art would no longer be troubling, but purely celebratory in its functions. Longevity would be increased, for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by tumultuous endeavor. 【词汇夯基】（424-430） 1. If you eat sweets just before a meal,you will just _______ your appetite.(破坏，毁掉) 2. Our company is a ________ of the Olympics.(赞助商) 3. She _________ her arms and the child run towards her.(伸开，打开) 4. The _______ are not very happy about the latest pay increase.(全体职员) 5. ________ of beauty change across time and cultural groups.(标准) 【阅读理解】 A famous company’s leader believes there’s only one way to know if you truly understand a subject: Can you explain it to a child? But the man with lifelong love of math recently found it didn’t always go well when he tried explaining mathematical concepts(概念)to his then-school-aged children. He thinks that learning with kids to see what’s puzzling to them and what’s easy for them are the final test of whether you know a topic—whether you can explain it. Teachers often ask students to give a statement on a subject to show that they understand it. Studies show that people are more likely to remember and understand concepts they’ve learned after explaining them to someone else or even to themselves.That means you can test your own knowledge in a subject simply by trying to teach it to a friend,to see both how much information you’ve kept and how well you actually understand its concepts. If they successfully learn from you, it’s a good sign that you’re on the right track. The leader, who studied math and computer sc