初中英語教師講題比賽試題

2022年鎮(zhèn)江市屬初中英語教師講題比賽試題 2020年（保留原題號）三、閱讀理解(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)閱讀下面的三篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。CHaveyoueverpaidforeducationalpodcasts(播客)orlivevideos?Asksomepeopleandmostofthemwillsayyes.“Pay-for-knowledge”hasbeenmoreandmorefashionabletheseyears.Thecontentsofthese“pay-for-knowledge”productsarefromlanguagelearningtogardeningorbaby-caring.Everythingyouthinkofcanbefoundonlineatthismoment.“Pay-for-knowledge”isontherise(興起).Whyis“pay-for-knowledge”industrydevelopingsorapidly?First,itsdevelopmentisbasedontheInternet.Withafastnetworkandasmartphone,anyonewhohaspassedtheidentity(身份)checkcanbeanonlineteacher,andanyonewithanonlineaccountcanbuy“pay-for-knowledge”productsthatheorshewantsatanaffordableprice.Second,peopleareafraidtomissanyinformation.Ononehand,peoplehopeformoreusefulinformation.Ontheotherhand,suchinformationisusuallyatthehandsofexperts(專家)whoservewell-knowncompaniesanduniversities.Moreover,theneedtolearnnewskillsintoday’sjobmarketalsopushespeopletolearnonsucheducationalpodcasts.Theindustryof“pay-for-knowledge”hasprovedtobelucrative.Itpromisespossibilitiesofturninginformationintomoney.Itisgoodforthedevelopmentofourcountryanditcanhelpsellersmakelotsofmoney.Besides,buyerscanenjoyself-growthfromit.What’smore,thisisareflection(反映)ofrespectforknowledgeandtalents.However,therapiddevelopmentof“pay-for-knowledge”hasafewproblems.Foronething,themarketisfullofeye-catchingwordssuchas“HowtobeanIndustry’sExpertin5Hours”and“15ClassestoBeaMasterofAppreciating(欣賞)ClassicalMusic”,whichsoundlikeifyoupayforit,youaresuretosucceed.Foranother,alargenumberofcustomersbuythemjustforshowingoff.Infact,thosewhohavereallyhadself-growthafterbuyingonlinecoursesmaybethekindofpeoplewhoneedthemleast.Inotherwords,withorwithoutthesecourses,theycanmakeitanyway,becausetheyarethosewhohavetheabilitytolearnbythemselves.Ingeneral,thebestistheonethatsuitsyoumost.“Pay-for-knowledge”maybeusedasagoodstartforself-growth.Becareful!Otherwise,yourdreamofsuccessmaynotcometrue.32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.“Pay-for-knowledge”productscanhelpallthepeoplesucceed.B.“Pay-for-knowledge”productscanofferpeopledifferentkindsofcourses.C.Peoplewhocanteachthemselvesneed“pay-for-knowledge”productsmost.D.Peoplemustlearnfromexpertswhoservefamouscompaniesanduniversities.33.Whatcanwelearnabout“pay-for-knowledge”industryfromParagraph2?A.Thehistoryofitsdevelopment. B.Theproblemsofitsproducts.C.Theadvantagesofitsproducts. D.Thecausesofitsrise.34.Theunderlinedphrase“belucrative”inParagraph3means“▲”.A.producelotsofmoney B.getmuchinformationC.wingreatrespect D.enjoyself-growth35.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto▲.A.recommendthe“pay-for-knowledge”productstopeopleB.adviseeveryonetolearnknowledgebythemselvesonlineC.remindpeopletochoose“pay-for-knowledge”productswiselyD.teachparentshowtobuysomeonlinecoursesfortheirchildren2020年（保留原題號）六、任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)BRecently,theresultofthenationalreadingsurveyhasbeenannouncedanditpaintsabrighterfutureforreadinghabitsintheInternettimes.Lastyear,21,270menfrom55citiesansweredthesurvey.ItshowedthattheChinesepeople’sreadingrateincreasedslightlyovertheyearbefore.Readingratemeansthepercentageofcitizensregularlyreadingbooks,newspapersanddigital(數(shù)字)readingmaterials.Thesurveyshowsthatthedailyreadingtimeandyearlyreadingnumberofpaperbooks,printednewspapersandmagazineshavedropped,whiledigitalreadinghascontinuouslyincreased.EverydayChinesepeopleusedifferentdigitaldeviceslikemobilephones,personalcomputersoriPadsfor100.41minutesonaverage(平均),15.5percenthigherthantheyearbefore.Accordingtothesurvey,Chinesepeople’sreadinghabitshavechangedbecausemobilephonesprovidemorechancestogetdifferentkindsofreadingmaterialsondigitalplatforms.Morethan50percentoftheChinesepeoplewhowereinterviewedpreferdigitalreading,mostlyonmobilephones.Anotherinterestingresultisthatanincreasingnumberofpeopleliketolistentoaudiobooks(有聲讀物).Morethan30percentofthepeoplewhoansweredthesurveylistentoaudiobooks,—manypeopleinthecountrysidedriveortakepublictransportforlonghours,whichleadstothegreaterneedforaudiobooks.People’sreadinghabitsarechangingwithsocialchanges.Inmyopinion,therelevantauthorities(相關(guān)機(jī)構(gòu))shouldpayattentiontoitandshouldn’tfallbehind.閱讀以上信息，用恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~完成下面的表格，每空一詞。TheNationalReadingSurveyTheresultofthesurveyThreechangesPrintedbooksarenotasasdigitalmaterials.●Chinesepeoplespendmoretimereadingdigitalbooks.●Chinesepeoplereadpaperbooks,printednewspapersandmagazines.Readingonmobilephonesisbecomingahabit.●Differentkindsofreadingmaterialscanbegotonmobilephones.●OveraoftheChinesepeoplewhowereinterviewedprefertoreadonmobilephones.Audiobooksarewelcomed.●Morepeoplebegintolistentoaudiobooks.●Listeningtoaudiobookscanhelpto64beingboredonthewaytoandfromwork.Thewriter’sopinionSocialchangesinfluencepeople’sreadinghabits.Therelevantauthoritiesshouldnoticeand65thechanges.2020年鎮(zhèn)江（保留原題號）二、完形填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)Thirtyyearsago,IfellinlovewithadogcalledCookie.16itwashardformetoaddanothermouthtofeed,Inevergaveitasecondthought.Cookiecouldquickly17seeingmybagsspreadacrossthebedwithmyleavingonatrip.Shewasalsogoodatshowingunhappinesswithhertail,tryingtomakeme18.WhenIcamebackhomeandwrotemystories,she19satnexttomydeskandwecouldhaveconversationsaboutwhereI’dbeenandwhatI’dseen.We20eachotherasonlyanimalsandthosewholovethemcan.IoftenreadtoherwhatI’dwritten.Ifsheturnedawaytostartcleaningapaw,IknewIhadtoimprovemystory.21,shedidn’tunderstandwhatIwasreallywriting.Butthiskindofcommunicationwithherwasmy22ofpushingastorytoahigherlevel.Sheinspired(激發(fā))metomakeupmanystoriesandbecamemypartnerinmytravels.Inthisway,wetravelledtogether.Somereadersmaythinkit23tohavesucharelationship,butdogownerslikemewillknowit’strueandunderstand.TodayIamstillatravelwriter.MyheartisbrokenbecausemyfriendCookieleftmeforever.Likemanyoldfriends,sheandI24muchovertheyears.ImisshersomuchandIamalso25toherforbeingatmysideforallthoseyears,listeningandsimplyloving.Itdoesn’tmatterifsheneverunderstoodawordIsaidorthatsheneverleftourhome.Shewasmytravelpartnerandalwayswillbe.16.A.Though B.Because C.If D.While17.A.compare B.fill C.connect D.mix18.A.laugh B.cry C.stay D.leave19.A.always B.seldom C.sometimes D.never20.A.worriedabout B.shoutedat C.complainedto D.communicatedwith21.A.Aboveall B.Ofcourse C.Firstofall D.Asaresult22.A.risks B.ways C.results D.problems23.A.incorrect B.proper C.valuable D.impossible24.A.paid B.shared C.threw D.forgot25.A.generous B.helpful C.thankful D.friendly2021年（保留原題號）三、閱讀理解(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)閱讀下面的三篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。CWetlands—lakes,rivers,marshesandcoasts,canmaintainbiodiversity(保護(hù)生物多樣性),controlfloodsandremovepollutants.Theyarealsohelpfultoriceandfishproduction,transportationandsoon.Theyareimportantandnecessaryfeedingandbreedinggroundsformigratorybirds.Theyarethemostthreatenedecosystem(受到威脅的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).WorldWetlandsDaycamefromtheConventiononWetlands(濕地公約)signedinIran.ChinajoinedtheconventiononJuly31,1992.Bytheendof2019,ourcountryhad57wetlandnaturereserveslistedasmajorwetlandsforprotectionundertheconvention,coveringatotalofnearly7millionhectares.▲,asChinahaswetlandswith65.9millionhectares,10percentoftheworld’swetlandareas,whichcomesfourthintheworld.ChinaalsohassomeofAsia’smostimportantwetlands,suchasPoyangLakeandAsia’slongestriver,YangtzeRiver.However,aWWFresearchshowedChina’swetlandswereseriouslythreatenedbydegradationbecauseofpollution,climatechangeandoverexploitation.Soourgovernmenthasbeentakingactionstoreturnfarmlandtowetlandandremovesomefishfarms.Itwasreportedthe57keyChinesewetlandsincreasedby2,479hectaresfrom2018to2019.LiYan,anofficialfromtheNationalForestryandGrasslandAdministration,saidatanewsconference,“TheareaofwetlandsinChinahasbecomelargeroverthepastfiveyears,growingby202,600hectaresandmakingagreatcontributiontowaterqualityandenvironmentalprotection.Between2016and2020,Chinacreated201nationalwetlandparks.Chinahad899nationalwetlandparksbytheendof2020,andnearlyhalfofthecountry’swetlandsareprotectedbysomelevelofgovernment.”Chinaiscarryingthroughontheconventionforacontinuousdevelopmentandwillmakecontinuingeffortstoperfectthelawsonwetlandprotection.Severalmajorprojectsonwetlandprotectionwillbecarriedoutinsomemajorareas,suchasYangtzeRiverandtheBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeiprovincecluster.32.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefortheblank(空格)inParagraph2?A.WorldWetlandsDayiswell-knownB.WetlandsinChinaareseriouslythreatenedC.Chinadoesn’thavelargeareasofwetlandsD.ProtectionofChina’swetlandsisveryimportant33.Theunderlinedword“degradation”inParagraph3probablymeans▲.A.theprocessofsomethingbeingmadebetterB.theprocessofsomethingbeingmadeworseC.thesituationinwhichsomebodyhaswonalltherespectD.thesituationinwhichsomebodyhaslostalltherespect34.ThewriterlistssomenumbersinParagraph4inorderto▲.A.introducehowlargeChina’swetlandsareB.explainhowimportantChina’swetlandsareC.provehowmuchdangerChina’swetlandsarefacingatpresentD.showtheachievementsonwetlandprotectionChinahasreached35.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WetlandsinChinaareFamous B.ChinaMakesLawsonWetlandProtectionC.China’sWetlandsareinDanger D.ChinaMakesProgressonWetlandProtection2019年（保留原題號）二、完形填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)Finally,afternearlyhalfamonth,theChristmasletterwashereinmyhand.Yes,writinglettersishowmyfriendintheU.S.andI16ourgreetingseveryChristmas.PeopleaskwhynotsendourgreetingsonFacebook,oronWeChat17,andbytheway,it’llsavemoney.Forme,writinglettersismoreofa18habitthanaquirk(怪癖)inmoderntimes.I,anexperiencedletterwriter,cantellyouthatwritinglettersbringsmemoreemotional(情感的)communication.Infact,onlypartsofouremotionscanbefound.Some19inCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthatelectronicdevices,likesmartphones,cangreatlyinfluencepeopleinmanyways.Suchdevicespreventpeoplefrom20theirinner(內(nèi)心的)feelings.Comparedwithmoderncommunication,writinglettershasmoreadvantages.21wewrite,ourbrainisgiventhechancetodiscoverconnectionsbetweenthingswedidn’tseebefore.Andweare22toshowouremotionsfully.IfIamheretotellyouwhyIlovewritingletters,oneofthe23wouldbeitssenseoftouch—feelingofmyhandrunningthroughthepages,feelingofpenslidingacrossthepaper,andfeelingofthe24ofink(墨水)intheair.It25thatbothyourwordsandtheletteritselfcanhelpyouexpressyourfeelings.Lettersbuildabridgebetweenthewriterandthereceiver.Peopleexperiencemorewhentheyreceivemessagesintheformofaletter,ratherthanofanyothermedia.16.A.introduce B.exchange C.describe D.repeat17.A.completely B.recently C.simply D.exactly18.A.natural B.boring C.crazy D.national19.A.composers B.visitors C.inventors D.professors20.A.discovering B.shaking C.spreading D.refusing21.A.When B.Before C.Till D.Though22.A.recommended B.encouraged C.invited D.forced23.A.customs B.reasons C.challenges D.achievements24.A.colour B.quality C.smell D.price25.A.givesout B.breaksout C.comesout D.turnsout2021年（保留原題號）六、任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)BSmartphoneshavebecomeanessentialpartofourdailylives.Thisisworrying,aslong-timeuseofsmartphonesharmschildren’seyesight,cervicalvertebrae(頸椎)andeventhebrain.ItwasreportedChinahad175millionInternetusersundertheageof18,with74percenthavingtheirownmobilephones.It’salreadycommonpracticeinsomecountriestolimitstudents’useofmobilephones.Francepassedalawbanningtheuseofmobilephonesonschoolgroundsforchildrenundertheageof15.Othercountries,includingtheUnitedStates,ItalyandJapan,havealsopassedlawsbanningstudentsfrombringingphonestoschoolsorclassrooms.TheMinistryofEducationinChinareleasedanoticethatrestrictsprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentsfrombringingmobilephonestoschool.Thosewhorequiretheirphonesforsomeneedmustgettheirparents’andteachers’approvalandmusthandtheirphonesoverduringclasstime.AnEnglishteacherfromBeijingnoticedthatmanystudentslostthemselvesintheirphones.Shesaid,“Moststudentsareshortofself-control.Spendingtoomuchtimeonthephonepreventsthemfromlearning.”AparentfromShanghaisaid,“Therulesaregoodforchildrenandlimitingphoneuseistherightwaytoputtheirfocusbackonstudies.”A16-year-oldstudentsaid,“Itisunwisetostopallthestudentstakingtheirphonestoschool.”Hethinksadultscan’tsimplycutthemofffromtheInternetinthedigitaleraandit’smoreimportanttocultivatestudents’abilitytomanagethemselves.閱讀以上信息，用恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~完成下面的表格，每空一詞。Title:ShiftingfocusfromphonetoclassroomBackgroundinformation●Smartphonesplayanimportantroleinpeople’sdailylives.●Long-timeuseofphonesischildren’shealth.●NearlythreeInternetusersunder18hadtheirownmobilephonesinChina.Laws●Frenchstudentsundertheageof15can’tusemobilephonesinschools.●StudentsintheUnitedStates,ItalyandJapancan’tusemobilephonesinschoolsorclassrooms.NoticeinourcountryAnoticeoncontrollingprimaryandmiddleschoolstudents’phoneuseinschoolswasreleased.Differentopinions●Boththeteacherandtheparentarein64onlimitingstudents’phoneuse.Controllingphoneuseistherightwaytoputchildren’sfocusbackonstudies.●Thestudentthinksthattheycan’tbeseparatedfromtheInternetinthedigitalera.Norules65all.Self-managementismoreimportant.2021年（保留原題號）二、完形填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)A、B、C、DOnmyfirstdayofjuniorhighschool,IwasattractedtoElizabeth’sbeautiful,shiningeyes.Later,whenshewasseatedinfrontofme,I16herlongponytail.Whatalovelygirl!Wehavemanythings17,suchassharingthesameideas,shoppingtogetherandreadingnovels.Wealsocomplementeachother.Itendtobea18personwhooftenforgetsimportantthings,butElizabethhelpsmeout.Oneday,IforgottobringmyrulerforaMaths19,andIfeltveryworried.Atthatmoment,Elizabeth20andsaid,“Iguessedthismighthappen,soIbroughttwo.”Ifeltrelievedandgotexcellentgradesinthatexam.What21memostwassomethingthathappenedduringourmilitarytraining.Onecoldnight,IatesomanypotatochipsthatIgotapainfulstomachache,Iwasso22andIcried.Tomygreatcomfort,Elizabethputmeonherbackandrushedtothedoctor’satonce.Shehadto23medownstairsandupstairs.Thedoctorcheckedmeandgavemesomemedicine.Ifshedidn’thelpme,Iwouldn’thavebeenabletosleepthatnight.WheneverIwanttobuyclothes,Elizabethgoeswithmeand24helpsmechoosewhichclotheslookbest.Shehasagoodeyeforfashion.It’sa25thatwearenotinthesameschoolnow.ButweoftencommunicatewitheachotheronQQorWeChat.Isincerelyhopethatourfriendshipwilllastforever.16.A.noticed B.described C.imagined D.decorated17.A.ingeneral B.inorder C.incommon D.infact18.A.careless B.helpful C.lazy D.boring19.A.lesson B.exam C.problem D.club20.A.cheeredup B.dressedup C.gaveup D.cameup21.A.calmed B.improved C.impressed D.encouraged22.A.relaxed B.stressed C.excited D.tired23.A.teach B.carry C.contact D.watch24.A.suddenly B.proudly C.simply D.patiently25.A.chance B.decision C.pity D.choice2019年（保留原題號）六、任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)BAn11-year-oldblindgirlisproudofwalkingaloneeverydaytoandfromschool.Why?Shehastowalkpastsomanybarriers(障礙物)inherway.Thegirl’shomeisneartheschool,yethermotherfollowsherwithoutlettingherknow.Thecaseofthegirlshowsthebarrier-freefacilities(設(shè)施)arenotenoughinhercity.Manyothercitiesareshortofbarrier-freefacilitiesaswell.There’snowell-designedpathfortheblind.Infact,intheearly2000s,somecitiesstartedtobuildbarrier-freefacilitiesfordisabledpeople.However,almost20yearslater,onlyafewlargecitieshavehadfacilitiesofhighquality.It’scommonthatsidewalksaretakenupwithbarriers.Fewworkersaresenttomovethemaway,soit’sdangerousfortheblindtowalkonthem.Also,someotherbarrier-freefacilitiesarebadlydestroyed(毀壞).Onlyafewworkersareassigned(分配)todothetaskofrepairingthebrokenones.Someideascanmakeadifference—buildmorebarrier-freefacilitiesandemploymoreworkerstoprotectthem—buthardtobeputintopractice,becausebothofthemrequiremoney.Inaword,moremoneyisneededtocarryonwiththework.It’sourdutytomakelifeeasyfordisabledpeople,sothattheycanlivewithoutbarrierssomeday.閱讀以上信息，用恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~完成下面的表格，每空一詞。Introduction●Ablindgirlfeelsproudthatshewalksalonetoandfromschooleveryday.●Themotherisunsureofherdaughter’ssafety,soshealwaysfollowsherandkeepsit.Barrier-freefacilitiesarenotenough,aretheworkers.●Aboutfacilities

Twentyyearsago,somebarrier-freefacilitieswerebuilt.

Now,mostcitiesareshortoffacilitiesofhighqualityseverallargecities.●Aboutworkers

Barriersonsidewalksaren’tmovedawayintime.

Brokenfacilitiesaren’trepairedsometimes.Ideas●Moremoneyisneededtohelpthedisabledliveasascommonpeople.

Buildmorebarrier-freefacilities.

Employmoreworkerstoprotectthem.2019年（保留原題號）五、短文填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給首字母提示寫出所缺單詞，使短文意思完整，每空一詞。AsIenteredaninternationalhighschool,allmyfriendsfeltsurprisedatmyshorthair.Thisisbecause,myoldschoolthinksteenagey46aren’tthetimeforlookingpretty.ThenIcolouredmyhairblue.Forthefirsttime,Ifeltfreeandbeautiful.Thisinternationalschools47tomeetmyneeds.Ihadat48educationbackground.Iwenttopublicschools,receivednormal(常規(guī)的)educationandwasrequiredtofollowr49likeeveryotherstudent.Later,Ibegantowonderw50thiseducationwastrulysuitableforme.However,inthenewschoolmyhighhopeswerenotmet.Forawhile,IfoundmyselfinasurprisingsituationasIfacedbefore.Itwass51thebiggestchallengeIfacedinmyeducation—thefreedomtotrynewthings.Intheoldsystem,Iwasstronglyadviseda52tryingnewthings.Butinmynewschool,itworkedtheoppositeway—wehadmanychancestotrynewthings.ButifIf53,Imustberesponsible(負(fù)責(zé)任的)becauseIputmyselfinsuchrisk.Finally,itledmetogetintotroubleagain.Astimewentby,Istartedtofindmyo54balance.Infact,noneoftheeducationsystemsintheworldareperfect.Iaml55enoughtohaveachancetobringgreatvaluefrombothsystemstogether.Asaresult,I’vebuiltasystemformyself.2020年（保留原題號）五、短文填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給首字母提示寫出所缺單詞，使短文意思完整，每空一詞。Amanhasagarden.Heplantedaroseandwatereditc46.Beforetheroseblossomed(盛開),henoticedmanythorns(刺)aroundthebud(花蕾)andhethought,“H47cananybeautifulflowercomefromaplantwithsomanysharpthorns?”Becauseofthisi48,helostinterestinthiskindofplant,thenhegaveupwateringtherose.Andjustb49itwasreadytoblossom,itdied.Goodqualitiesarejustlikeroses.Thereisaroseine50spirit.Thegoodqualitiesplantedinusatbirth,growamongthethorns—ourweaknesses.Manyofuslookato51andweonlyseeourweaknesses.Weloseheart,thinkingthatn52goodcanpossiblycomefromus.Wegiveupwateringtherosesinus,andslowlytheydie.Weneverrealizetheg53ofbeingabletofindoutourgoodqualities.Someonemaynotseetheroseinhimself,soweneedtohelphimd54therose.Withlove,wecanacceptapersonintoourlife,eventhoughweknowhistrueweaknesses.Atthesametime,weshoulde55himtofacehisweaknessesbravelyandcorrectthem.Thenhewillblossommanytimes.2019年（保留原題號）三、閱讀理解(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)閱讀下面的三篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。CSomeresearchersexplainhowmostpeopleformtheirsocialgroupswithpeopleoftheirage.Especially,aschildrenandteenagers,evenadults,peoplemaketheirfriendsbasedonproximity(鄰近)morethananythingelse.Eveninacollegeclassroom,thestudentsmaynotmakefriendswiththosewhohavesimilarpersonalitiesandinterests.It’sthepeopletheyreallysitnextto.Clearly,whostandsnearesttoyouhasthegreatestinfluenceonyou.AsJimRohnhaswidelysaid,“Youaretheaverage(平均)offivepeopleyouspendthemosttimewith.”O(jiān)verthepasttenmonths,I’vepaidRyan,afamouswriterofseveralbestsellingbooks,tohelpmewiththebookI’mwriting.Workingwithhimhasshownmejusthowlowmystandardsformyworkare.Forexample,everytimeIsendhimadraft(草稿),heshowsmehowitcouldbe10timesbetter,andheholdsmetothatstandard.▲It’sbecausethatIdon’tknowwhatIdon’tknow.WorkingwithRyanhasmademerealizewhatispossibleandwhatittakestocreatesomethingpowerful.LikeRyan,mybusinesspartnerRichardhaswonderfulideasandfardifferentexperiencethanIhave.Hehaswritten36NewYorkTimesBestsellers.He’sbeenspeakinganddoingeventsfor20years.Richardalwaysperformsathighlevels,andheisalsoverystrictwithmebecausemyperformanceisareflection(反映)onhim.It’snotabadthingbecauseitcreateshighpressure(壓力)tohelpmemakegreatprogressinorganizingauthortraining.Ina