Not asking good or even enough questions has a direct impact on the quality of choices we make. Getting into the habit of asking questions helps us gain deep insight and develop more innovative solutions.
Brilliant thinkers and scientists never stop asking questions. “Asking questions is the single most important habit for innovative thinkers,” says Paul Sloane, the UK’s top leadership speaker on innovation. ?
Newton: “Why does an apple fall from a tree but, why does the moon not fall into the Earth?” ?
Darwin: “Why do the Galapagos Islands have so many species not found elsewhere?” ?
Einstein: “What would the universe look like if I rode through it on a beam of light?”
Asking these kinds of basic questions started the process that led to their great breakthroughs. And asking questions is as relevant today. Only by constantly asking why can you find better products. Yet somehow, we just don’t value questioning as much as we should as we get older. In his book “A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas”, Warren Berger used the example of Edwin H. Land, who invented the Polaroid camera in response to his 3-year-old daughter asking why the camera that they used couldn’t produce a photo immediately. There are plenty of other cases: Airbnb exists as a response to the question “why should you be stuck without a bed if I’ve got an extra air mattress (床垫)?” The list is endless, as many companies and even entire industries can be traced back to a single question.
How do we master the art and science of asking effective questions and how do we make it a habit? Here are some suggestions:
1. Create an environment where curiosity is welcomed and rewarded. 2. Become a keen observer of everything you see, hear and experience. 3. Look at the world with fresh eyes, question the familiar, and assume nothing is obvious.
4. Understand the power of different types of questions—how they should be used and when.
5. Keep asking why till you can go no further.
Asking questions can help us learn, explore the unknown, and adapt to change. Do as listed above and start your journey of practicing effective questioning. Now, are you ready to ask your questions?
68. What is the simplest and most effective way of learning? （不多于2个单词） ___________________________________________________________________________ 69. What is the advantage of getting into the habit of asking questions? （不多于10个单词）
___________________________________________________________________________ 70. How does the attitude towards questioning change as we get older? （不多于9个单词）
___________________________________________________________________________ 71. What is the purpose of this passage? （不多于5个单词）
___________________________________________________________________________ V. 书面表达（20分）
假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim要来中国学习和生活。为了帮助他尽快适应，请为他推荐一款手机app（如WeChat, Alipay, Baidu Map等）。内容包括：
1. 欢迎他来中国； 2. 推荐一款手机app； 3. 推荐的理由。
注意： 1. 词数不少于50；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim, __________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua
北京市西城区2019—2020学年度第一学期期末试卷
高二英语参考答案 2020.1 第 I卷 （75分）
I. 听力理解（共三节，22.5分）
第一、二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 1. B 2. A 3. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 第三节 （共5小题; 每小题1.5分，共7.5分） 11. advice 12. products 13. people 1-800-987
II. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
16. A 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. B III. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
31. C 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. C 40. B 41. D 42. B 43. B 44. A 45. A
第 II卷 （65分）
I. 选词填空（共7小题；每小题2分，共14分）
46. beneficial 47. loss 48. foggy 49. hesitation 50. simplify
51. arrival 52. response
II. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
53. to buy 54. that 55. Absorbed 56. hidden 57. With
58. while/but 59. studying 60. would have missed 61. where 62. are praised
III. 完成句子 （共5小题; 第1、2题每题2分, 第3、4、5题每题3分, 共13分）
63. I tend to set a goal for every subject at the beginning of the year. 64. In our school, all the classrooms have access to the Internet. 65. To our relief, years of hard work paid off finally.
66. The medical team consisted/consists of 10 experienced doctors and nurses. 67. The headmaster encourages/encouraged us to participate in various extracurricular/ after-school activities to enrich our school life.
IV. 阅读表达 （共4小题; 每小题2分, 共8分）
68. Asking questions./Questioning. 69. Helping us gain deep insight and develop more innovative solutions. 70. We don’t value it as much as we should.
71. To encourage questioning./To encourage to ask questions.
4. A 5. C
9. C 10. B
14. perfect
15.
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