2026年中考英语时文精读·人与自我培优·第08讲

该初中英语中考复习讲义聚焦人与自我主题，以说明文语篇为载体，系统覆盖中考核心考点，包括动词短语（give up, keep doing）、时态（so far与现在完成时）及词汇变形等。通过“语篇阅读-重点单词-短语表达-语言点精讲-阅读训练”模块架构，梳理考点内在联系，结合考点精讲、方法指导与分层练习，帮助学生突破语法难点，体现复习教学的系统性和针对性。 亮点在于融合思维品质与学习能力培养，通过对比“固定思维”与“成长思维”引导学生建立积极学习态度。设计“边读边记”“词形变化练习”“长难句分析”等教学活动，配合基础到提升的分层训练，确保学生在有限时间内巩固考点。教师可借助即时反馈机制调整复习节奏，有效提升学生应考能力，实现精准复习。

英语时文精读·第08期【教师版】 ICwn'tDo It vsI Can't Do It Yet(“我不会”和“我还不会”) 范畴：人与自我（做人与做事） 体裁：说明文1词数：3231难度：★★ 姓名： 班级： 日期： Part1语篇Reading I Can't Do It vs I Can't Do It Yet 边读边记·每段一个好表达 Look at two sentences."I can't solve this problem.""I can't solve this problem yet."Both are shoit.Both are honest.The difference is one /cant.Jet只是还不会 word,and that word leads to two different ways of thinking. The psychologist Carol Dweck spent years studying students in schools.Some believed that ability is fired(固定不变的)：you are born good at maths or you are not.Others believed that ability grows with practice.When both groups met something difficult,they behaved in completely different ways.The first group gave up quickly,because failing seemed to prove something about them.The second group kept trying,and they did better over time.Their confidence grew because of √gvep放弃 the work,not before it.The difference was not talent.It was what they ee即tyng持续尝试 confidence自信 believed about talent. Dweck called these two beliefs the"fixed mindset(思维模式)"and the "growth mindset."The most useful part of her work is not the theory. √ficed mindset固定型思维 growth mindset成长型思维 It is what it means for the sentences you say to yourself every day. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Listen to how you talk."I am bad at speaking English.""I always mess up under pressure.""Everyone else gets it and I don't."These sentences sound honest,but each one hides a quiet end:it says nothing can change.Add"yet,"and the sentence opens a door:this is hard so far. What could I try next?That one word does not change the facts.It /mder pressure压力之下 sor到目前为止 changes what you do next. None of this means you can do anything by wishing.It means that a failure is information about your method,not a verdict(判决；定论) about you.The student who says "I am not good at this yet"is not lying to /failure is infommation失败是信，息 themselves.They are simply noticing that the story is not finished. Teachers can hear this change,and so can parents.But the most important listener is you.Try the next hard thing with one extra word in √veigh nothing毫无重量 change ever)thmg改变-切 your pocket.It weighs nothing,and it changes everything. Part2重点单词Word Focus ability n.能力 able adj..能够的|be able to do能够做某事|enablev.使能够 例：Some believed that ability is fixed. believe v.相信 beliefn.信念Ibeliever n.信奉者I believe in sb信任某人 例：I was what they believed about talent. confidence n.自信心 confident adj.自信的| confidently adv.自信地|build confidence建立自信 Their confidence grew because of the work,not before it. falv.失败；不及格 failure n.失败（的事)|fail the exam考试不及格 Failing seemed to prove something about them. talent n.天赋 talented adj.有天赋的|have a talent for有..的天赋 例：The difference was not talent. pressure n.压力 press v.挤压|mnder pressure在压力之下|put pressure on给.…施压 例：I always mess up under pressure.. xv.修理；使固定 fixed adj..固定的；不变的|fix the bike修自行车 例：Some believed that ability is fixed,. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 l)Mo Yan has a great」 (able)to tell stories.【ability】 【解析】a great+名词，able的名词为ability。 2)It is hard to (belief)that the shy girl sang so well on stage. 【believe】 【解析】to后接动词原形，belief的动词为believe。 3)The team won the game,and the players' _(confident)grew stronger.【confidence】 【解析】名词所有格后接名词confidence。 4) fail)is the mother of success.【Failure】 【解析】谚语"失败是成功之母"；作主语用名词，句首大写。 5)The (talent)young pianist played for an hour without any mistakes.talented] 【解析】修饰名词piaist,用形容词talented"有天赋的"。 6)Some students work better under(press).[pressurel 【解析】under pressure为固定搭配，press的名词形式。 7)My grand中a__(fix)my broken bike in ten minutes.【fixed】 【解析】叙述过去，fx的过去式为fxed。 8)Don't be afraid of making a(mistake)-it only tells you what to learn next.Imistake 【解析】make a mistake固定搭配；复现第05期重点词mistake,呼应本篇"错误是信息"。 Part3短语与表达Phrases&Expressions L.写出下列短语的中文意思Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1)give up放弃 2)keep doing sth一直做某事 3)so far到目前为止 4)be good at擅长 5)mess up搞砸：弄乱 )under pressure在压力之下 7)over time随着时间过去 8)by wishing仅凭空想 Ⅱ.用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形Complete the sentences with the words in the box.Change the form if necessary. confident fail able belief talent press fix solve 1)She had great _(confident)before the English speech contest.Iconfidence] 【解析】great+名词，confident的名词为confidence。 2)After three(fail),he finally passed the exam.[failures] 【解析】three后接可数名词复数failures。 3)Reading widely can improve your language _(able).【ability】 【解析】language ability语言能力；able的名词为ability。 4)I firmly (belief)that practice makes perfect.[believe] 【解析】副词修饰动词，belief的动词为believe。 5)Her _(talent)for music was discovered at an early age.Italent] 【解析】a talent for..为固定搭配，意为"..方面的天赋"。 6)Don't put too much(press)on the kids.[pressurel 【解析】too much+不可数名词，pres的名词为pressure。 7)The fence is _(fix)-you can't move it..【fixed】 【解析】意为"固定的"，fx的过去分词作形容词。 8)With the help of the map,the children worked out a new way (solve)the problem.【to solve】 【解析】不定式作后置定语；solve意为"解决"。 Part4语言点精讲精练Language in Use 考点1 give up(doing)sth 【精讲】give up意为"放弃"。宾语是名词时，放中间或后面都可以(give up the plan/give the plan up);宾语是代词时只能放中间 (give it up)。后接动词时用动名词：give up smoking,不说give up to smoke 例：The first group gave up quicky,.because failing seemed to prove something about them.第一组很快就放弃了，因为失败似乎"证明 "了他们不行。 例：My father gave up smoking two years ago. The math problem was hard,but he refused to give it up. 1)The game was too hard,but she didn't give 【A】 A.itup B.up it C.them up D.up them 【解析】代词宾语it必须放在gv心与up之间。 2)His uncle (give)up drinking last year.【gave】 【解析】last year提示一般过去时，give的过去式为gave。 3)Never give up(try),even when things get difficult.[trying] 【解析】give up后接动名词trying。 考点2 keep doing与keep on doing 【精讲】keep doing sth意为"一直、反复做某事"；keep on doing基本同义，更强调动作反复发生。相关结构：keep sb doing(让某 人一直做)、keep sb from doing(阻止某人做)。不能说keep to do。 例：The second group kept trying,.and they did better over time.第二组不断尝试，随着时间推移越做越好。 例：Don't keep making the same mistake. 例：Sorry to keep you waiting. 1)My brother kept (ask)me the same question all evening. 【asking】 【解析】keep doing sth,用动名词asking。 2)The heavy rain kept us home.【A】 A.from going B.to go C.go D.went 【解析】keep sb from doing sth意为"阻止某人做某事"。 3)Although he failed twice,he kept on (practise)every day.【practising】 【解析】keep on doing强调反复做，用动名词practising。 考点3sofr(到目前为止) 【精讲】so far意为"到目前为止"，常与现在完成时连用，可放句首或句尾：So far,we have learned../We have learned..so far。同 类时间标志词：recently、in the past few years。 例：his is hard sofar.到目前为止它确实很难。 例：So far,,we have collected two hundred books. 例：He has finished three lessons sofar.. 1)So far,our class (read)ten English picture books.【has read】 【解析】so far与现在完成时连用；our class作整体，谓语用第三人称单数。 2)So far,the scientists _over one hundred kinds of fish in the lake.【A】 A.have found B.found C.find D.will find 【解析】so far提示现在完成时，选have found。. 3)We have planted 500 trees in the park 【A】 A.so far B.solong C.so that D.so on 【解析】句尾的"到目前为止"用so far。 Part5阅读理解Reading Comprehension 1.What is the difference between "I can't solve this problem"and"I can't solve this problem yet"?[B] A.The second sentence sounds more polite to teachers. B.One word leads to two different ways of thinking. C.The first sentence is not honest at all. D.Only the second sentence is correct English 【解析】第I段：只差一个yet,但这个词把思维引向两个不同方向。A、D无依据；C与Both are honest矛盾。 2.How did the two groups of students in Dweck's study behave differently?IC A.Both groups gave up quickly on hard problems. B.The fixed-mindset group kept trying longer. C.The growth-mindset group kept trying and did better over D.Neither group did better over time. time. 【解析】第2段：认为能力天生固定的那组很快放弃；相信能力可以练出来的那组不断尝试，随着时间推移越做越好。A、 B、D与此相反。 3.What does the writer say about sentences like"I am bad at speaking English"?Al A.They sound honest but quietly say nothing can change. B.They are the best way to describe your level. C.They help you find what you are good at. D.Teachers should ask students to say them every day. 【解析】第4段：这些话听起来很诚实，但每句都藏着一个安静的结尾一它宣称什么都不会改变。B、C、D均无依据。 4.What does adding"yet"really do according to the passage?D A.It makes the facts change at once. B.It shows you are better than others. C.It changes the facts you can't accept. D.It doesn't change the facts,but changes what you do next. 【解析】第4段：That one word does not change the facts.It changes what you do next..A、C与此矛盾；B无依据。 5.Change one of your own"I can't..."sentences into an"I can't...yet"sentence,and write down one thing you could try next. 【参考示例】Iused to say,"I can't remember English words."Now I say,."I can't remember English words yet."Next,I could try reading the new words aloud three times and using each one in a sentence ofmy own,because ability grows with practice. 可) Part6长难句分析与翻译Sentence Analysis 1 The first group gave up quickly,because failing seemed to prove something about them. 【结构拆解】 ,because引导原因状语从句 failing:动名词作从句的主语，指"失败（这件事）" seemed to prove:seem to do结构，"似乎、好像." ·something about them:"关于他们的某些事"，指失败好像证明了他们"不行" 【翻译】 【参考译文】第一组很快就放弃了，因为失败似乎证明了他们“不行”。 2 These sentences sound honest,but each one hides a quiet end:it says nothing can change. 【结构拆解】 ·sound+形容词：系表结构，"听起来很诚实" ,but并列转折：honest与hides a quiet end形成对照 ,冒号后解释a quiet end的内容 ,says后接省略that的宾语从句：nothing can change(什么都不会改变) 【翻译】 【参考译文】这些话听起来很诚实，但每一句都藏着一个安静的结尾：它宣称什么都不会改变。 Part7换个说法Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里Match each expression with the simplest way of saying it.Write the letters in the brackets. 1)(c)The difference is one word,and that word leads to a.Working made them confident;confidence did not two different ways of thinking come first. 2)(a)Their confidence grew because of the work,not b.your story is still going on before it. 3)(e)That one word does not change the facts.It changes c.One small word takes your thinking in two what you do next. different directions. 4)(b)the story is not finished d.The word costs nothing,but it makes a big difference. 5)(d)It weighs nothing,and it changes everything. e.The word can't change what is true,but it changes your next step. Part8仿写Sentence Writing 1)[keep doing sth]The little girl kept (practise)the piano until she could play the whole song. 【参考答案】practising(keep后接动名词) 2)[so far+现在完成时]So far,we_ (leamn)about two hundred English words this term. 【参考答案】have learned(so far与现在完成时连用) 一一英语时文精读·第08期/完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习一 英语时文精读 · 第 08 期　【教师版】 I Can't Do It vs I Can't Do It Yet（“我不会”和“我还不会”） 范畴：人与自我（做人与做事）　｜　体裁：说明文　｜　词数：323　｜　难度：★★ 姓名：______________ 班级：______________ 日期：______________ Part 1 语篇 Reading I Can't Do It vs I Can't Do It Yet ✎ 边读边记 · 每段一个好表达 Look at two sentences. "I can't solve this problem." "I can't solve this problem yet." Both are short. Both are honest. The difference is one word, and that word leads to two different ways of thinking. ✓ can't...yet 只是还不会 The psychologist Carol Dweck spent years studying students in schools. Some believed that ability is fixed（固定不变的）: you are born good at maths or you are not. Others believed that ability grows with practice. When both groups met something difficult, they behaved in completely different ways. The first group gave up quickly, because failing seemed to prove something about them. The second group kept trying, and they did better over time. Their confidence grew because of the work, not before it. The difference was not talent. It was what they believed about talent. ✓ give up 放弃 keep trying 持续尝试 confidence 自信 Dweck called these two beliefs the "fixed mindset（思维模式）" and the "growth mindset." The most useful part of her work is not the theory. It is what it means for the sentences you say to yourself every day. ✓ fixed mindset 固定型思维 growth mindset 成长型思维 Listen to how you talk. "I am bad at speaking English." "I always mess up under pressure." "Everyone else gets it and I don't." These sentences sound honest, but each one hides a quiet end: it says nothing can change. Add "yet," and the sentence opens a door: this is hard so far. What could I try next? That one word does not change the facts. It changes what you do next. ✓ under pressure 压力之下 so far 到目前为止 None of this means you can do anything by wishing. It means that a failure is information about your method, not a verdict（判决；定论） about you. The student who says "I am not good at this yet" is not lying to themselves. They are simply noticing that the story is not finished. ✓ failure is information 失败是信息 Teachers can hear this change, and so can parents. But the most important listener is you. Try the next hard thing with one extra word in your pocket. It weighs nothing, and it changes everything. ✓ weigh nothing 毫无重量 change everything 改变一切 Part 2 重点单词 Word Focus ability　n. 能力 　able adj. 能够的　｜　be able to do 能够做某事　｜　enable v. 使能够 　例：Some believed that ability is fixed. believe　v. 相信 　belief n. 信念　｜　believer n. 信奉者　｜　believe in sb 信任某人 　例：It was what they believed about talent. confidence　n. 自信心 　confident adj. 自信的　｜　confidently adv. 自信地　｜　build confidence 建立自信 　例：Their confidence grew because of the work, not before it. fail　v. 失败；不及格 　failure n. 失败（的事）　｜　fail the exam 考试不及格 　例：Failing seemed to prove something about them. talent　n. 天赋 　talented adj. 有天赋的　｜　have a talent for 有……的天赋 　例：The difference was not talent. pressure　n. 压力 　press v. 挤压　｜　under pressure 在压力之下　｜　put pressure on 给……施压 　例：I always mess up under pressure. fix　v. 修理；使固定 　fixed adj. 固定的；不变的　｜　fix the bike 修自行车 　例：Some believed that ability is fixed. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 1) Mo Yan has a great ______ (able) to tell stories. 【ability】 【解析】a great + 名词，able 的名词为 ability。 2) It is hard to ______ (belief) that the shy girl sang so well on stage. 【believe】 【解析】to 后接动词原形，belief 的动词为 believe。 3) The team won the game, and the players' ______ (confident) grew stronger. 【confidence】 【解析】名词所有格后接名词 confidence。 4) ______ (fail) is the mother of success. 【Failure】 【解析】谚语"失败是成功之母"；作主语用名词，句首大写。 5) The ______ (talent) young pianist played for an hour without any mistakes. 【talented】 【解析】修饰名词 pianist，用形容词 talented"有天赋的"。 6) Some students work better under ______ (press). 【pressure】 【解析】under pressure 为固定搭配，press 的名词形式。 7) My grandpa ______ (fix) my broken bike in ten minutes. 【fixed】 【解析】叙述过去，fix 的过去式为 fixed。 8) Don't be afraid of making a ______ (mistake) — it only tells you what to learn next. 【mistake】 【解析】make a mistake 固定搭配；复现第 05 期重点词 mistake，呼应本篇"错误是信息"。 Part 3 短语与表达 Phrases & Expressions Ⅰ. 写出下列短语的中文意思 Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1) give up　放弃 2) keep doing sth　一直做某事 3) so far　到目前为止 4) be good at　擅长 5) mess up　搞砸；弄乱 6) under pressure　在压力之下 7) over time　随着时间过去 8) by wishing　仅凭空想 Ⅱ. 用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Change the form if necessary. confident　　fail　　able　　belief　　talent　　press　　fix　　solve 1) She had great ______ (confident) before the English speech contest. 【confidence】 【解析】great + 名词，confident 的名词为 confidence。 2) After three ______ (fail), he finally passed the exam. 【failures】 【解析】three 后接可数名词复数 failures。 3) Reading widely can improve your language ______ (able). 【ability】 【解析】language ability 语言能力；able 的名词为 ability。 4) I firmly ______ (belief) that practice makes perfect. 【believe】 【解析】副词修饰动词，belief 的动词为 believe。 5) Her ______ (talent) for music was discovered at an early age. 【talent】 【解析】a talent for... 为固定搭配，意为"……方面的天赋"。 6) Don't put too much ______ (press) on the kids. 【pressure】 【解析】too much + 不可数名词，press 的名词为 pressure。 7) The fence is ______ (fix) — you can't move it. 【fixed】 【解析】意为"固定的"，fix 的过去分词作形容词。 8) With the help of the map, the children worked out a new way ______ (solve) the problem. 【to solve】 【解析】不定式作后置定语；solve 意为"解决"。 Part 4 语言点精讲精练 Language in Use 考点 1　give up (doing) sth 【精讲】give up 意为"放弃"。宾语是名词时，放中间或后面都可以（give up the plan / give the plan up）；宾语是代词时只能放中间（give it up）。后接动词时用动名词：give up smoking，不说 give up to smoke。 例：The first group gave up quickly, because failing seemed to prove something about them. 第一组很快就放弃了，因为失败似乎"证明"了他们不行。 例：My father gave up smoking two years ago. 例：The math problem was hard, but he refused to give it up. 1) The game was too hard, but she didn't give ______. 【A】 A. it up B. up it C. them up D. up them 【解析】代词宾语 it 必须放在 give 与 up 之间。 2) His uncle ______ (give) up drinking last year. 【gave】 【解析】last year 提示一般过去时，give 的过去式为 gave。 3) Never give up ______ (try), even when things get difficult. 【trying】 【解析】give up 后接动名词 trying。 考点 2　keep doing 与 keep on doing 【精讲】keep doing sth 意为"一直、反复做某事"；keep on doing 基本同义，更强调动作反复发生。相关结构：keep sb doing（让某人一直做）、keep sb from doing（阻止某人做）。不能说 keep to do。 例：The second group kept trying, and they did better over time. 第二组不断尝试，随着时间推移越做越好。 例：Don't keep making the same mistake. 例：Sorry to keep you waiting. 1) My brother kept ______ (ask) me the same question all evening. 【asking】 【解析】keep doing sth，用动名词 asking。 2) The heavy rain kept us ______ home. 【A】 A. from going B. to go C. go D. went 【解析】keep sb from doing sth 意为"阻止某人做某事"。 3) Although he failed twice, he kept on ______ (practise) every day. 【practising】 【解析】keep on doing 强调反复做，用动名词 practising。 考点 3　so far（到目前为止） 【精讲】so far 意为"到目前为止"，常与现在完成时连用，可放句首或句尾：So far, we have learned... / We have learned... so far。同类时间标志词：recently、in the past few years。 例：This is hard so far. 到目前为止它确实很难。 例：So far, we have collected two hundred books. 例：He has finished three lessons so far. 1) So far, our class ______ (read) ten English picture books. 【has read】 【解析】so far 与现在完成时连用；our class 作整体，谓语用第三人称单数。 2) So far, the scientists ______ over one hundred kinds of fish in the lake. 【A】 A. have found B. found C. find D. will find 【解析】so far 提示现在完成时，选 have found。 3) We have planted 500 trees in the park ______. 【A】 A. so far B. so long C. so that D. so on 【解析】句尾的"到目前为止"用 so far。 Part 5 阅读理解 Reading Comprehension 1. What is the difference between "I can't solve this problem" and "I can't solve this problem yet"? 【B】 A. The second sentence sounds more polite to teachers. B. One word leads to two different ways of thinking. C. The first sentence is not honest at all. D. Only the second sentence is correct English. 【解析】第 1 段：只差一个 yet，但这个词把思维引向两个不同方向。A、D 无依据；C 与 Both are honest 矛盾。 2. How did the two groups of students in Dweck's study behave differently? 【C】 A. Both groups gave up quickly on hard problems. B. The fixed-mindset group kept trying longer. C. The growth-mindset group kept trying and did better over time. D. Neither group did better over time. 【解析】第 2 段：认为能力天生固定的那组很快放弃；相信能力可以练出来的那组不断尝试，随着时间推移越做越好。A、B、D 与此相反。 3. What does the writer say about sentences like "I am bad at speaking English"? 【A】 A. They sound honest but quietly say nothing can change. B. They are the best way to describe your level. C. They help you find what you are good at. D. Teachers should ask students to say them every day. 【解析】第 4 段：这些话听起来很诚实，但每句都藏着一个安静的结尾——它宣称什么都不会改变。B、C、D 均无依据。 4. What does adding "yet" really do according to the passage? 【D】 A. It makes the facts change at once. B. It shows you are better than others. C. It changes the facts you can't accept. D. It doesn't change the facts, but changes what you do next. 【解析】第 4 段：That one word does not change the facts. It changes what you do next. A、C 与此矛盾；B 无依据。 5. Change one of your own "I can't..." sentences into an "I can't... yet" sentence, and write down one thing you could try next. 【参考示例】I used to say, "I can't remember English words." Now I say, "I can't remember English words yet." Next, I could try reading the new words aloud three times and using each one in a sentence of my own, because ability grows with practice. (言之成理即可) Part 6 长难句分析与翻译 Sentence Analysis 长难句 1　The first group gave up quickly, because failing seemed to prove something about them. 【结构拆解】 　· because 引导原因状语从句 　· failing：动名词作从句的主语，指"失败（这件事）" 　· seemed to prove：seem to do 结构，"似乎、好像……" 　· something about them："关于他们的某些事"，指失败好像证明了他们"不行" 【翻译】 【参考译文】第一组很快就放弃了，因为失败似乎证明了他们“不行”。 长难句 2　These sentences sound honest, but each one hides a quiet end: it says nothing can change. 【结构拆解】 　· sound + 形容词：系表结构，"听起来很诚实" 　· but 并列转折：honest 与 hides a quiet end 形成对照 　· 冒号后解释 a quiet end 的内容 　· says 后接省略 that 的宾语从句：nothing can change（什么都不会改变） 【翻译】 【参考译文】这些话听起来很诚实，但每一句都藏着一个安静的结尾：它宣称什么都不会改变。 Part 7 换个说法 Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里 Match each expression with the simplest way of saying it. Write the letters in the brackets. 1) （c） The difference is one word, and that word leads to two different ways of thinking. a. Working made them confident; confidence did not come first. 2) （a） Their confidence grew because of the work, not before it. b. your story is still going on 3) （e） That one word does not change the facts. It changes what you do next. c. One small word takes your thinking in two different directions. 4) （b） the story is not finished d. The word costs nothing, but it makes a big difference. 5) （d） It weighs nothing, and it changes everything. e. The word can't change what is true, but it changes your next step. Part 8 仿写 Sentence Writing 1) [keep doing sth] The little girl kept ______ (practise) the piano until she could play the whole song. 【参考答案】practising（keep 后接动名词） 2) [so far + 现在完成时] So far, we ______ (learn) about two hundred English words this term. 【参考答案】have learned（so far 与现在完成时连用） —— 英语时文精读 · 第 08 期 ｜ 完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习 —— 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $英语时文精读·第08期 ICwn't Do It vsI Can't Do It Yet(“我不会”和“我还不会”) 范畴：人与自我（做人与做事）【 体裁：说明文1词数：3231难度：★★ 姓名： 班级： 日期： Part1语篇Reading I Can't Do It vs I Can't Do It Yet 边读边记·每段一个好表达 Look at two sentences."I can't solve this problem.""I can't solve this problem yet."Both are shoit.Both are honest.The difference is one word,and that word leads to two different ways of thinking. The psychologist Carol Dweck spent years studying students in schools.Some believed that ability is fired(固定不变的)：you are born good at maths or you are not.Others believed that ability grows with practice.When both groups met something difficult,they behaved in completely different ways.The first group gave up quickly,because failing seemed to prove something about them.The second group kept trying,and they did better over time.Their confidence grew because of the work,not before it.The difference was not talent.It was what they believed about talent. Dweck called these two beliefs the"fixed mindset(思维模式)"and the "growth mindset."The most useful part of her work is not the theory. It is what it means for the sentences you say to yourself every day. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Listen to how you talk."I am bad at speaking English.""I always mess up under pressure.""Everyone else gets it and I don't."These sentences sound honest,but each one hides a quiet end:it says nothing can change.Add "yet,"and the sentence opens a door:this is hard so far. What could I try next?That one word does not change the facts.It changes what you do next. None of this means you can do anything by wishing.It means that a failure is information about your method,not a verdict(判决；定论) about you.The student who says "I am not good at this yet"is not lying to themselves.They are simply noticing that the story is not finished. Teachers can hear this change,and so can parents.But the most important listener is you.Try the next hard thing with one extra word in your pocket.It weighs nothing,and it changes everything. Part2重点单词Word Focus ability n.能力 able adj..能够的|be able to do能够做某事 enable v.使能够 例：Some believed that ability is fixed. believe v.相信 beliefn.信念Ibeliever n.信奉者I believe in sb信任某人 例：I was what they believed about talent. confidence n.自信心 confident adj..自信的 confidently adv.自信地|build confidence建立自信 Their confidence grew because of the work,not before it. fail v.失败；不及格 failure n.失败（的事)|fail the exam考试不及格 Failing seemed to prove something about them. talent n.天赋 talented adj.有天赋的|have a talent for有..的天赋 例：The difference was not talent. pressure n.压力 press v.挤压|mder pressure在压力之下|put pressure on给.施压 例：I always mess up under pressure. xv.修理；使固定 fixed adj..固定的；不变的|fix the bike修自行车 例：Some believed that ability is fixed,. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 1)Mo Yan has a great (able)to tell stories. 2)It is hard to (belief)that the shy girl sang so well on stage. 3)The team won the game,and the players'(confident)grew stronger. 4) (fail)is the mother of success. 5)The (talent)young pianist played for an hour without any mistakes. 6)Some students work better under(press). 7)My grandpa(fix)my broken bike in ten minutes. 8)Don't be afraid of making a(mistake)-it only tells you what to learn next. Part3短语与表达Phrases&Expressions I.写出下列短语的中文意思Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1)give up 2)keep doing sth 3)so far 4)be good at 5)mess up 6)under pressure 7)over time 8)by wishing Ⅱ.用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形Complete the sentences with the words in the box.Change the form if necessary. confident fail able belief talent press fix solve 1)She had great (confident)before the English speech contest. 2)After three (fail),he finally passed the exam. 3)Reading widely can improve your language (able) 4)I firmly (belief)that practice makes perfect. 5)Her (talent)for music was discovered at an early age. 6)Don't put too much (press)on the kids. 7)The fence is(fix)-you can't move it. 8)With the help of the map,the children worked out a new way (solve)the problem Part4语言点精讲精练Language in Use 考点1 give up(doing)sth 【精讲】give up意为"放弃"。宾语是名词时，放中间或后面都可以(give up the plan/give the plan up);宾语是代词时只能放中间 (give it up)。后接动词时用动名词：give up smoking,不说give up to smoke。 例：The first group gaveup quickly,because,failing seemed to prove something about them.第一组很快就放弃了，因为失败似乎"证明 "了他们不行。 例：M,father gave up smoking twoyears ago. The math problem was hard,but he refused to give it up. 1)The game was too hard,but she didn't give. A.it up B.up it C.them up D.up them 2)His uncle (give)up drinking last year. 3)Never give up (try),even when things get difficult. 考点2 keep doing与keep on doing 【精讲】keep doing sth意为"一直、反复做某事"；keep on doing基本同义，更强调动作反复发生。相关结构：keep sb doing(让某 人一直做)、keep sb from doing(阻止某人做)。不能说keep to do。. 例：The second group kept tr切ing,and they did better over time.第二组不断尝试，随着时间推移越做越好。 例：Don't keep making the same mistake. 例：Sorry to keep youwaiting. 1)My brother kept (ask)me the same question all evening. 2)The heavy rain kept us home. A.from going B.to go C.go D.went 3)Although he failed twice,he kept on (practise)every day. 考点3 so far(到目前为止) 【精讲】so far意为"到目前为止"，常与现在完成时连用，可放句首或句尾：So far,we have learned../We have learned..so far。同 类时间标志词：recently、in the past few years。. 例：Tisi8 hard sofar.到目前为止它确实很难。 So far,we have collected two hundred books. 例：He has finished three lessons so far. 1)So far,our class (read)ten English picture books. 2)So far,the scientists over one hundred kinds of fish in the lake. A.have found B.found C.find D.will find 3)We have planted 500 trees in the park A.so far B.so long C.so that D.so on Part5阅读理解Reading Comprehension 1.What is the difference between "I can't solve this problem"and "I can't solve this problem yet"? A.The second sentence sounds more polite to teachers. B.One word leads to two different ways of thinking. C.The first sentence is not honest at all. D.Only the second sentence is correct English. 2.How did the two groups of students in Dweck's study behave differently? A.Both groups gave up quickly on hard problems. B.The fixed-mindset group kept trying longer. C.The growth-mindset group kept trying and did better over D.Neither group did better over time. time. 3.What does the writer say about sentences like"I am bad at speaking English"? A.They sound honest but quietly say nothing can change. B.They are the best way to describe your level. C.They help you find what you are good at. D.Teachers should ask students to say them every day. 4.What does adding "yet"really do according to the passage? A.It makes the facts change at once. B.It shows you are better than others. C.It changes the facts you can't accept. D.It doesn't change the facts,but changes what you do next. 5.Change one of your own "I can't..."sentences into an"I can't...yet"sentence,and write down one thing you could try next. Part6长难句分析与翻译Sentence Analysis 1 The first group gave up quickly,because failing seemed to prove something about them. 【结构拆解】 ·because引导原因状语从句 failing:动名词作从句的主语，指"失败（这件事）" seemed to prove:seem to do结构，"似乎、好像." something about them:"关于他们的某些事"，指失败好像证明了他们"不行" 【翻译】 2 These sentences sound honest,but each one hides a quiet end:it says nothing can change. 【结构拆解】 sound+形容词：系表结构，"听起来很诚实" ·but并列转折：honest与hides a quiet end形成对照 冒号后解释a quiet end的内容 ·says后接省略that的宾语从句：nothing can change(什么都不会改变) 【翻译】 Part7换个说法Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里Match each ex平ression with the simplest way of saying it.Write the letters in the brackets. 1)()The difference is one word,and that word leads to a.Working made them confident;confidence did not two different ways of thinking. come first. 2)()Their confidence grew because of the work,not b.your story is still going on before it. 3)()That one word does not change the facts.It c.One small word takes your thinking in two changes what you do next. different directions. 4)()the story is not finished d.The word costs nothing,but it makes a big difference. 5)()It weighs nothing,and it changes everything. e.The word can't change what is true,but it changes your next step. Part8仿写Sentence Writing 1)[keep doing sth]The little girl kept (practise)the piano until she could play the whole song 2)[so far+现在完成时]So far,we (leamn)about two hundred English words this term 一一英语时文精读·第08期/完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习一 英语时文精读 · 第 08 期 I Can't Do It vs I Can't Do It Yet（“我不会”和“我还不会”） 范畴：人与自我（做人与做事）　｜　体裁：说明文　｜　词数：323　｜　难度：★★ 姓名：______________ 班级：______________ 日期：______________ Part 1 语篇 Reading I Can't Do It vs I Can't Do It Yet ✎ 边读边记 · 每段一个好表达 Look at two sentences. "I can't solve this problem." "I can't solve this problem yet." Both are short. Both are honest. The difference is one word, and that word leads to two different ways of thinking. The psychologist Carol Dweck spent years studying students in schools. Some believed that ability is fixed（固定不变的）: you are born good at maths or you are not. Others believed that ability grows with practice. When both groups met something difficult, they behaved in completely different ways. The first group gave up quickly, because failing seemed to prove something about them. The second group kept trying, and they did better over time. Their confidence grew because of the work, not before it. The difference was not talent. It was what they believed about talent. Dweck called these two beliefs the "fixed mindset（思维模式）" and the "growth mindset." The most useful part of her work is not the theory. It is what it means for the sentences you say to yourself every day. Listen to how you talk. "I am bad at speaking English." "I always mess up under pressure." "Everyone else gets it and I don't." These sentences sound honest, but each one hides a quiet end: it says nothing can change. Add "yet," and the sentence opens a door: this is hard so far. What could I try next? That one word does not change the facts. It changes what you do next. None of this means you can do anything by wishing. It means that a failure is information about your method, not a verdict（判决；定论） about you. The student who says "I am not good at this yet" is not lying to themselves. They are simply noticing that the story is not finished. Teachers can hear this change, and so can parents. But the most important listener is you. Try the next hard thing with one extra word in your pocket. It weighs nothing, and it changes everything. Part 2 重点单词 Word Focus ability　n. 能力 　able adj. 能够的　｜　be able to do 能够做某事　｜　enable v. 使能够 　例：Some believed that ability is fixed. believe　v. 相信 　belief n. 信念　｜　believer n. 信奉者　｜　believe in sb 信任某人 　例：It was what they believed about talent. confidence　n. 自信心 　confident adj. 自信的　｜　confidently adv. 自信地　｜　build confidence 建立自信 　例：Their confidence grew because of the work, not before it. fail　v. 失败；不及格 　failure n. 失败（的事）　｜　fail the exam 考试不及格 　例：Failing seemed to prove something about them. talent　n. 天赋 　talented adj. 有天赋的　｜　have a talent for 有……的天赋 　例：The difference was not talent. pressure　n. 压力 　press v. 挤压　｜　under pressure 在压力之下　｜　put pressure on 给……施压 　例：I always mess up under pressure. fix　v. 修理；使固定 　fixed adj. 固定的；不变的　｜　fix the bike 修自行车 　例：Some believed that ability is fixed. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 1) Mo Yan has a great ______ (able) to tell stories. 2) It is hard to ______ (belief) that the shy girl sang so well on stage. 3) The team won the game, and the players' ______ (confident) grew stronger. 4) ______ (fail) is the mother of success. 5) The ______ (talent) young pianist played for an hour without any mistakes. 6) Some students work better under ______ (press). 7) My grandpa ______ (fix) my broken bike in ten minutes. 8) Don't be afraid of making a ______ (mistake) — it only tells you what to learn next. Part 3 短语与表达 Phrases & Expressions Ⅰ. 写出下列短语的中文意思 Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1) give up　____________________ 2) keep doing sth　____________________ 3) so far　____________________ 4) be good at　____________________ 5) mess up　____________________ 6) under pressure　____________________ 7) over time　____________________ 8) by wishing　____________________ Ⅱ. 用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Change the form if necessary. confident　　fail　　able　　belief　　talent　　press　　fix　　solve 1) She had great ______ (confident) before the English speech contest. 2) After three ______ (fail), he finally passed the exam. 3) Reading widely can improve your language ______ (able). 4) I firmly ______ (belief) that practice makes perfect. 5) Her ______ (talent) for music was discovered at an early age. 6) Don't put too much ______ (press) on the kids. 7) The fence is ______ (fix) — you can't move it. 8) With the help of the map, the children worked out a new way ______ (solve) the problem. Part 4 语言点精讲精练 Language in Use 考点 1　give up (doing) sth 【精讲】give up 意为"放弃"。宾语是名词时，放中间或后面都可以（give up the plan / give the plan up）；宾语是代词时只能放中间（give it up）。后接动词时用动名词：give up smoking，不说 give up to smoke。 例：The first group gave up quickly, because failing seemed to prove something about them. 第一组很快就放弃了，因为失败似乎"证明"了他们不行。 例：My father gave up smoking two years ago. 例：The math problem was hard, but he refused to give it up. 1) The game was too hard, but she didn't give ______. A. it up B. up it C. them up D. up them 2) His uncle ______ (give) up drinking last year. 3) Never give up ______ (try), even when things get difficult. 考点 2　keep doing 与 keep on doing 【精讲】keep doing sth 意为"一直、反复做某事"；keep on doing 基本同义，更强调动作反复发生。相关结构：keep sb doing（让某人一直做）、keep sb from doing（阻止某人做）。不能说 keep to do。 例：The second group kept trying, and they did better over time. 第二组不断尝试，随着时间推移越做越好。 例：Don't keep making the same mistake. 例：Sorry to keep you waiting. 1) My brother kept ______ (ask) me the same question all evening. 2) The heavy rain kept us ______ home. A. from going B. to go C. go D. went 3) Although he failed twice, he kept on ______ (practise) every day. 考点 3　so far（到目前为止） 【精讲】so far 意为"到目前为止"，常与现在完成时连用，可放句首或句尾：So far, we have learned... / We have learned... so far。同类时间标志词：recently、in the past few years。 例：This is hard so far. 到目前为止它确实很难。 例：So far, we have collected two hundred books. 例：He has finished three lessons so far. 1) So far, our class ______ (read) ten English picture books. 2) So far, the scientists ______ over one hundred kinds of fish in the lake. A. have found B. found C. find D. will find 3) We have planted 500 trees in the park ______. A. so far B. so long C. so that D. so on Part 5 阅读理解 Reading Comprehension 1. What is the difference between "I can't solve this problem" and "I can't solve this problem yet"? A. The second sentence sounds more polite to teachers. B. One word leads to two different ways of thinking. C. The first sentence is not honest at all. D. Only the second sentence is correct English. 2. How did the two groups of students in Dweck's study behave differently? A. Both groups gave up quickly on hard problems. B. The fixed-mindset group kept trying longer. C. The growth-mindset group kept trying and did better over time. D. Neither group did better over time. 3. What does the writer say about sentences like "I am bad at speaking English"? A. They sound honest but quietly say nothing can change. B. They are the best way to describe your level. C. They help you find what you are good at. D. Teachers should ask students to say them every day. 4. What does adding "yet" really do according to the passage? A. It makes the facts change at once. B. It shows you are better than others. C. It changes the facts you can't accept. D. It doesn't change the facts, but changes what you do next. 5. Change one of your own "I can't..." sentences into an "I can't... yet" sentence, and write down one thing you could try next. Part 6 长难句分析与翻译 Sentence Analysis 长难句 1　The first group gave up quickly, because failing seemed to prove something about them. 【结构拆解】 　· because 引导原因状语从句 　· failing：动名词作从句的主语，指"失败（这件事）" 　· seemed to prove：seem to do 结构，"似乎、好像……" 　· something about them："关于他们的某些事"，指失败好像证明了他们"不行" 【翻译】 长难句 2　These sentences sound honest, but each one hides a quiet end: it says nothing can change. 【结构拆解】 　· sound + 形容词：系表结构，"听起来很诚实" 　· but 并列转折：honest 与 hides a quiet end 形成对照 　· 冒号后解释 a quiet end 的内容 　· says 后接省略 that 的宾语从句：nothing can change（什么都不会改变） 【翻译】 Part 7 换个说法 Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里 Match each expression with the simplest way of saying it. Write the letters in the brackets. 1) （　　） The difference is one word, and that word leads to two different ways of thinking. a. Working made them confident; confidence did not come first. 2) （　　） Their confidence grew because of the work, not before it. b. your story is still going on 3) （　　） That one word does not change the facts. It changes what you do next. c. One small word takes your thinking in two different directions. 4) （　　） the story is not finished d. The word costs nothing, but it makes a big difference. 5) （　　） It weighs nothing, and it changes everything. e. The word can't change what is true, but it changes your next step. Part 8 仿写 Sentence Writing 1) [keep doing sth] The little girl kept ______ (practise) the piano until she could play the whole song. 2) [so far + 现在完成时] So far, we ______ (learn) about two hundred English words this term. —— 英语时文精读 · 第 08 期 ｜ 完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习 —— 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $