2020广东省中考英语专题特训--回答问题Confidenceisveryimportantindailylife.Itcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthyattitude(态度).Astudyshowsthatthepeoplewhoaremoreconfidentaremuchhappier.TheycanhavemorechancestomakethemseIvessuccessful.Buthowcanwebemoreconfident?Herearesomesuggestions:Speakloudly.Whenyouarenotconfident,youcan'tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.Youspeakinsuchalowvoicethatotherpeoplecanhardlyhearyou.Trytospeakloudenoughsothatpeoplecanunderstandyouclearly.Thehighvoicecanhelpyoubecomemoreconfident.Playsports.Playingsportsmakesyoutiredbutcompletelyrelaxed.Whenyoudosports,youwillbefullofconfidence.Encourageyourself.Writedownalistofthingsyoudidduringthedayandseehowmanythingsyouhavedonewell.Didyoufinishyourhomework?Didyoutellajokethatmadeeveryonelaugh?Giveyourselfpraiseforthegoodthingsyou'vedone.Getridof(消除)fear.Fearcomesalongwithfailure(失败).Butit'seasytogetoverifyouknowthatfailureispartofyourlife,Don'thideyourheadjustbecauseyousaidsomethingstupidlasttime.Trytostartagainandbelieveyoucandobetter.Pickupwhatyouliketodo.Ifyoulikesinging.singasmuchasyoucan.Insomeways,ahobbycanmakeyouexcellent.Anditwillmakeyouhappyandconfident.1.Whoaremuchhealthieraccordingtoastudy?2.Whatcanmakeyoutiredbutrelaxed?3.Whatcomesalongwithfailure?4.Isitgoodtopickupahobbyinordertomakeyourselfconfident?5.Howmanysuggestionsaregiveninthepassage?ManyChinesemothersareafraidthattheirchildrenwillfallbehindtheirclassmates.sothesemothersarebecoming"tigermothers".Theybelievethehardertheirchildrenstudy.thehappierlifetheywillhaveinthefuture.Isittrue?LuluandhersisterSophiamayhavethesay.LuluandSophiahavea"tigermother".Shepushedthemalotwhentheywereyoung.Forexample,theywerenotallowedtogetgradeslowerthanA.Theyhadtopracticethepianoorviolinforseveralhoursaday.TherewerenogamesorTV.Thetigermother,Amy,isaChinese-AmericanprofessoratYaleLawSchoolintheUSA.Severalyearsago,shewroteabooknamedBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherandsharedherstrictparentingstyle(教养方式)init.Manypeopledon'tlikeAmy'sstyleofparenting.Theyonceworriedthatherdaughterswouldnotbehappy.However.thetwogirlshavegrownupandtheyarethankfultotheirmother.SophiahasjustgraduatedfromYaleUniversity.Sheishard-working,friendlyandhelpful.Notlongago,shesharedsomeusefulstudyingtipsonline.Luluisalsoawarm,smartandpopulargirlinherfriends'eyes.Shesaidtigermothersbelievedthatachildcouldsucceedbybeingpushedtogoallout.Still,noteveryoneagreeswiththetigermothersparentingstyle.Infact,thereisn'taparentingstylethatfitseveryone.What'sthebestparentingstyleforyou?Maybeyoushouldworkitouttogetherwithyourparents.1.HowlongdidLuluandSophiahavetopracticethepianoorviolinaday?2.What'sthetigermother,Amy'sjob?3.WhatdidAmydoinherbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMother?4.WhichuniversitydidSophiagraduatefrom?5.Werethetwogirlsthankfultotheirtigermother?Thepopulationoftheworldcontinuestoincrease,butinsomeareasthepopulationisfalling.ThisistrueinEuropeandespeciallyinEasternEurope.InRussia,thepopulationisgoingdownbyabout100peopleeveryhour!Russia'spopulationcouldfallbyonethirdbytheyear2050!AndinPoland(波兰)thepopulationisalsogoingdownbecausepeopleareleavingtoworkinothercountries.Oneofthemainreasonsisachangeoflifestyle.AlloverEurope,people,especiallyeducatedwomen,haveadifferentattitude(态度)tochildrenthantheirparents.“Ihaveonechildandsheisenoughforme,”saidGalinaTereschkova,adoctorfromMoscow.“Myhusbandand1bothworkfull...