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of the major qualities that make up emotional intelligence, and how they can be developed.
1.Self-awareness. The ability to recognize a feeling as it happens is the keystone of emotional
intelligence. People with greater certainty about their emotions are better pilots of their lives.
Developing self-awareness requires tuning in to what neurologist Antonio Damasio calls "gut feelings". Gut
feelings can occur without a person being consciously aware of them. For example, when people who fear snakes are shown a picture of a snake, sensors on their skin will detect sweat, a sign of anxiety, even
though the people say they do not feel fear. The sweat shows up even when a picture is presented so
rapidly that the subject has no conscious awareness of seeing it.
Through deliberate effort we can become more aware of our gut feelings. Take someone who is
annoyed by a rude encounter for hours after it occurred. He may be unaware of his irritability(易怒)and
surprised when someone calls attention to it. But if he evaluates his feelings, he can change them. Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental of emotional intelligence: being able to shake
off a bad mood.
2.Mood Management. Bad as well as good moods spice life and build character. The key is
balance.
We often have little control over when we are swept by emotion. But we can have some say in how
long that emotion will last. Psychologist Dianne Tice asked more than 400 men and women about their
strategies for escaping foul moods. Her research, along with that of other psychologists, provides valuable
information on how to change a bad mood.
Of all the moods that people want to escape, rage seems to be the hardest to deal with. When
someone in another car cuts you off on a highway, your instant response may be, That jerk! He could
have hit me! I can let him get away with that! The more you stew, the angrier you get. Such is the
stuff of hypertension and reckless driving.
What should you do to relieve rage? One myth is that ventilating will make you feel better. In fact,
researchers have found that"s one of the worst strategies. A more effective technique is "reframing", which means consciously seeing a situation in a more positive light. In the case of the driver who cuts you off, you might tell yourself: Maybe he had some emergency. This is one of the most potent ways, Tice found, to put anger to rest.
Going off alone to cool down is also an effective way to refuse anger, especially if you can"t think
clearly. Tice found that a large proportion of men cool down by going for a drive----- a finding that
inspired her to drive more defensively. A safer alternative is exercise, such as taking a long walk. Whatever you do, don"t waste the time pursuing your train of angry thoughts. You aim should be to distract yourself.
The techniques of reframing and distraction can alleviate depression and anxiety as well as anger. Add to
them such relaxation techniques as deep breathing and meditation(冥想) and you have powerful weapons against bad moods.
1. According to the author, the importance of knowing one"s gut feelings is that __________.
A. one can develop them.
B. one can call other"s attention to them.
C. one may get rid of them.
D. one may control them.
2. The word "spice" in paragraph five is closest in meaning to _________.
A. add interest to
B. lengthen
C. make dull
D. bring into existence
3. On mood control, the author seems to suggest that we _________ .
A. can control our mood
B. are often unaware of what mood we are in.
C. can determine how long our mood could last
D. lack strategies for controlling moods
4. "Reframing" is essentially about __________.
A. forgetting the unpleasant situation
B. adopting a positive attitude
C. protecting oneself properly
D. avoiding road accidents
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. What is emotional intelligence?
B. How to develop emotional intelligence
C. Strategies for getting rid of foul moods
D. How to control one"s gut feelings
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enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments. However, nothing like that
exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, ocean researchers are able to explore what
lies undersea for very short periods of time.
They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans. However, if French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way, that will change soon.
Jacqucs has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the sea life and conducting experiments. The huge 167ft ship, named "Sea Orbiter", consists of two areas-one
above the water where the scientists and crew will live, and a lower pressurized deck (甲板), where
scientists will be able to spend as much time as they wish. Since it is powered by sea currents and wind, he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowly, taking about two years to circumvent the globe.
Jacques will make their life as comfortable as possible in the ship. Besides being equipped with the
latest sailing tools and communication equipment, the ship will also have a gym, a television and a DVD
player. And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts. Instead, Jacques, an
accomplished chef, plans on cooking them delicious meals every day.
The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost, which is expected to be over $500 million-per ship!
However, Jacques, who strongly believes that the secrets of our oceans may be the key to solving global
warming and a vital supply for food and medicine in the future, is confident he will be able to convince
governments all over the world to help out, and expects to start construction on not one, but four or five of these amazing ships soon!
A. Because they can"t stand the high water pressure.
B. Because it"s too cold in deep ocean.
C. Because time for experiments is too limited.
D. Because it"s dangerous to observe the sea life.
2. The underlined word "circumvent" probably means_____.
A. fly away
B. get around
C. travel through
D. move into
3. From the fourth paragraph we can learn that_____.
A. Jacques intends to design the ship mainly for sightseeing and traveling
B. living a comfortable life helps to do the ocean research quickly
C. it"s much more expensive to eat freeze-dried food
D. researchers on Jacque"s ship will live more comfortably than astronauts
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Sea Orbiterthe ship of the future
B. A new way to explore the deep oceans
C. A great architectJacques Rougerie
D. Travel around the globe in Sea Orbiter
white-collar workers are more likely to suffer depression. A national survey of more than 7500
professionals has found that almost one __2__ ten reported moderate (中度) to severe depressive
symptoms. The legal profession had the worst result, _ 3__ almost 16 percent reporting symptoms
of clinical depression (临床抑郁症). Next __4__(be) accountants and insurance underwriters,
both on 10 percent. People in IT services, architecture and engineering also had depression rates
above the average.
The survey __5__ (conduct) by Beyondblue, an organization devoted to fighting depression,
also showed that __6__ under 30 who had the __7__ (high) rates of depression were the most
likely to "self-medicate" with drugs and alcohol. Beyondblue deputy chief executive and _ 8__
(psychology), Dr. Nicole Highet, said the survey was first to reveal the extent of the problem. "We
often associate depression with the most socially disadvantaged and people under financial pressure,
__9_ here"s a whole different group." Dr. Highet said, She said while it was difficult to know exactly
__10_ made some groups more prone to depression, it was likely to be driven by work pressures.
all of them are destructive. The intensity (强度) of an earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale, which goes from zero upward. The highest magnitude recorded to date is 8.9Major damage generally occurs
from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0.
The actual cause of earthquake itself is the breaking of rocks at or below the breaking of rocks or
below the earth"s surface. This is produced by pressure which scientists believe may be due to a number
of reasons, two of which are the changed of the earth"s crust (外壳) and continental drift(漂流).
In order to minimize the damage and to decrease some of the pain resulting from earthquakes,
scientists are working on ways to improve accurate prediction. Two kinds of the instruments now in use
to achieve this goal are seismograph(地震仪) and tilt (倾斜) meter. The former records any shaking of
the earth. Seismologists ca accurately record the exact time, location and size of an earthquake. The latter, as the name suggests, is used to record any changes in the tilt of the land.
B. Major damage usually happens when the intensity of an earthquake is below 6.0
C. Scientists usually use seismographs and tilt meters to predict earthquakes now.
D. Continental drift may cause an earthquake.
A.Scientists are working hard to predict the earthquakes.
B.The reason why earthquakes happen.
C.Introduce the earthquake and its prediction.
B. A report
C. A science magazine.
D. A history book.
most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. Creativity isn’t always 3 with great works
of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are
three techniques to help you.
Making connections. This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links between them.
First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax,
night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 7 to the job you have to
do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 9 . You have as much time /space / money, etc. as
you want. Think about your goal and the new 10 . If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now
practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 12 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 13 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish!
| ( )1. A. wrong ( )2. A. put up with ( )3. A. equipped ( )4. A. skillfully ( )5. A. familiar ( )6. A. presented ( )7. A. ideas ( )8. A. experience ( )9. A. work ( )10. A. possibilities ( )11. A. in fact ( )12. A. devote ( )13. A. private ( )14. A. features ( )15. A. positions | B. unbelievable B. catch up with B. compared B. routinely B. unrelated B. marked B. ambitions B. service B. last B. limitations B. in particular B. adapt B. global B. themes B. dreams | C. reasonable C. make use of C. covered C. vividly C. creative C. lit C. achievement C. present C. exist C. tendency C. as a whole C. lead C. different C. creatures C. images | D. realistic D. keep track of D. connected D. deeply D. imaginary D. associated D. technique D. object D. change D. practice D. for example D. keep D. practical D. characters. D. directions |
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