Causeandeffectisonewaytoexplainthingsthathappenaroundus.Manythingshappenbecausesomethingcausedorinfluencedthemtohappen.Sometimesitishardtolookatacauseandfindoutwhatcausestheeffect.Itmayhelpyoutostartwiththeeffectanduseyourreasoning(推理的)skills.Thinkaboutallthethingsyouknowthatcouldbereasonsfortheeffectyoucansee.
Forexample,youmayseesomeoneputtingonaheavyjacket.Thisistheeffect.Tolookforacause,thinktoyourself,“Whatwouldmakesomeoneputonaheavyjacket?”Maybethepersonworksinthepenguinpen(企鹅圈养地)ataSeaWorld.Maybethepersonisgoingtovisitaniceskatingrinkwheretheairiskeptverycold.Allofthesethingscouldbeacauseforputtingonaheavyjacket.
Now,thinkaboutasecondexample.TheeffectisaboynamedAbihastogototheheadteacher’soffice.Whatarethepossiblecauses?Maybehebullied(欺负)anotherstudent.Maybeheisjustbeingpickedupearly.Maybeheisbeinggivenaprize!
Hereisanotherexampleforyoutothinkaboutitscauseandeffect.Cait,13,wastryingtofallasleepwhenher8-year-oldbrother,Doug,cameintoherroom.Helookedaroundabit,butseemedreallyoutofit.ThenDougwentbackintothehallwayandstoodtherelookingstraightupatthehalllightforquiteawhile.Littlebrotherscanbeverystrange,thiswasreallymuchtoostrange.Caitdidn’tknowwhattodo.Justthen,Cait’sfatherappearedandexplainedthatDougwassleepwalking.What’sthecauseandeffect,couldyoutell?
小题1:Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichofthefollowingisaneffect?