We all know how important personal interaction is in family and friends. It is also crucial at work. It is the foundation on which happiness and successful results are built.
A study found a correlation (相关性) of 0.92 between employee happiness and their relationships with colleagues. The correlation between their happiness and relationships to directors was only 0.74.Since you may spend more time with coworkers than with your directors, personal interaction in a group, especially a new one, deserves much attention. Whenever people involve in a new company or organization, they need to get to know each other to be comfortable in working together. This does not mean just memorizing names, and team icebreakers are the way to begin.
To everyone, except the most eager and outgoing few, icebreakers are a necessary evil. They are supposed to make awkwardness disappear, but forced icebreakers often make events even more tense. However, the benefits of icebreakers far outweigh(超过) any negatives. They can take care of introductions in a much more fun way than just simply going around the room and stating what's on your business card. When done right, icebreakers can quickly build a sense of community, set the tone for the upcoming session and share participants’ expectations of the days ahead. It helps participants to get involved, understand each other more and enable better cooperation and networking. Last but not least, it is a practical way to cheer the group up and have everyone focused and ready to go.
The best icebreakers should be tailored for a particular situation: icebreakers for a private company often have a different design from a non-profit organization and finding the right one for your purpose can help them be successful.
1. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?| A．Happiness is affected more by those closer to us. |
| B．Directors should care more about workers’ happiness. |
| C．Memorizing colleagues’ names is of great importance. |
| D．Finding the coworkers you are comfortable with is hard. |
| A．Something that is needed though people may not like it |
| B．Something that must be involved in the new companies. |
| C．Something that creates a strange atmosphere among people. |
| D．Something that does great harm to companies in the long run. |
| A．Objective. | B．Opposed. |
| C．Favorable. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．The characteristics of icebreakers. |
| B．The general introduction of icebreakers. |
| C．The common application of icebreakers. |
| D．The methods to choose proper icebreakers. |
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【推荐1】Active listening is a structured form of listening and responding that focuses the attention on the speaker.The listener should listen to the speaker fully,and then repeat in the listener's own words what he or she thinks the speaker has said.
Active listening has several benefits.
| A．The listener does not have to agree with the speaker. |
| B．For example,it forces people to listen attentively to others. |
| C．What's more,it tends to open people up,to get them to say more. |
| D．Often when people talk to each other,they don't listen attentively. |
| E．Often,the listener needs to interpret the speaker's words in terms of feelings |
| F．They realize that they should focus on how they can respond to win the argument |
| G．This makes people defensive,and they will either make verbal attacks,or say nothing more. |
【推荐2】One day, a man saw an old lady sitting inside her car at the side of the road. Though it was dark, he could see she needed help. So he stopped his car and walked towards her. The old lady was worried, even though she noticed the smile on his face. Was he going to hurt her?“I’11 help you start your car, madam. By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson,”he said.
While Anderson was fitting a spare tire(备胎)to her car, the lady began to talk to him. She thanked him much for coming to help.
Anderson just smiled as he put his tools away. The lady asked how much she should pay him. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give them the help they needed. He waited until she started her car and drove off.
A few miles down the road, the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in and a waitress came over with a sweet smile. The old lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的), but she never let the pains and aches change her smile when she served her
The lady finished her meal and paid with a hundred-dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change, but the old lady was gone when the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she found there was a note on the napkin(餐巾), “You don’t need to give me anything back. Somebody once helped me out the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do—do not let this chain(链子)of love end with you.”
Under the napkin were four more$ 100 bills．
1. Why did Anderson tell his name to the old lady?| A．Because he wanted to check if the lady knew him． |
| B．Because he hoped that may help relax the lady． |
| C．Because he thought he could be paid back one day． |
| D．Because he wanted to leave his name for doing good things． |
| A．The old lady and Anderson． | B．The people who need help． |
| C．The old lady and the waitress． | D．The people who help others． |
①Thankful②Happy③Worried④Helpless⑤Willing and ready to help
| A．④③①⑤② | B．④①③②⑤ |
| C．③②①⑤④ | D．③①④⑤② |
| A．The meal cost the old lady 400 dollars． |
| B．Anderson must be helped by someone before． |
| C．The old lady was able to fit a spare tire herself． |
| D．The waitress will probably help someone later． |
| A．The Help of Strangers | B．The Power of Smile |
| C．The Chain of Love | D．The Bill of Kindness |
【推荐3】Tips for Being a Good Coworker
A good coworker, who is willing to help his team succeed and meet the company’s goals, tends to have more opportunities to grow with his company.
Practise active listening
When your coworkers feel like you pay attention to what they have to say, you are showing them respect. People like feeling that what they say is important and valuable. By practising active listening, you can show your coworkers that you are understanding them.
Offer support to a coworker in need
Rather than discussing depressing topics, keep conversations light and fun at work. Or talk about things like your hobbies, family, pets or upcoming activities. Make an effort to look on the bright side of things and influence others to do the same.
Get to know your colleagues
The more you get to know your coworkers, the better you may become at cooperating with them. One way to do this is through employee bonding.
| A．Keep conversations positive |
| B．Set aside time for coworkers |
| C．If you notice a coworker is struggling, see how you can help him |
| D．Asking follow-up questions while listening is one of the best ways |
| E．You could invite your team to go on a walk during your lunch break |
| F．That’s because people may see him as a fit leader or a reliable employee |
| G．They often have a positive attitude and treat their coworkers with respect |
【推荐1】Not too long ago, one of my daughter’s middle-school teachers told me that my daughter was spending a lot of time on her phone during class. This didn’t surprise me. I am a filmmaker and I’m making documentary (纪录片) “Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age” carefully because I know how strongly technology attracts youth and how confused we are about what to do about that.
This month, the screenagers team and I completed a survey of people who were interested in the topic of our film to gather data on middle-school phone rules. More than 1,200 middle school parents in the United States responded. Two striking findings appeared:
●55% of the parents said their children’s middle schools now allow cell phone use, with public schools being more likely than private schools to allow it.
●More than 80% of parents do not want their kids to use cell phones during school.
Recently, France announced it is banning cell phones in school for all students age 15 and under, starting next fall. From our survey, it’s not only parents who support “away for the day” policies, which require students to leave their phones out of reach — so does science.
We know that the frontal lobe (脑叶) — the part of the brain responsible for impulse (冲动) control — is not fully developed in middle school-aged children. When we expect kids to learn how to handle phone use in places like classrooms, we are setting many of them up for failure.
Schools prohibiting (禁止) cell phones saw student test scores improve by 6.41%, according to a 2015 study from the United Kingdom. In the US, administrators of schools that have adopted “away for the day” policies have reported improvements in students’ emotional well-being too.
It is time we should follow France’s lead and do what is best for our middle-school students today.
1. Why did the author feel no surprise about her daughter’s behavior?| A．Her daughter didn’t work very hard. |
| B．The digital world is important to students. |
| C．Films have attracted students deeply. |
| D．Technology has influenced youth greatly. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Unclear. |
| C．Concerned. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．Banning phones in school gets scientific support. |
| B．Private schools have loosed control over phones. |
| C．Using phones frequently does harm to the brain. |
| D．Students are not allowed to use phones. |
| A．Smartphones aren’t a smart choice in middle schools. |
| B．Cell phones have a bad influence on students’ brain. |
| C．Western countries tend to ban the use of cell phones in school. |
| D．Students without cell phones make rapid progress in study. |
【推荐2】I enjoy life because I am endlessly interested in people and their growth. My interest leads me to widen my knowledge of people, and this in turn makes me believe in the common goodness of mankind. I believe that the normal human heart is good since their birth. That is, it’s born sensitive and feeling eager to be approved and to approve, hungry for simple happiness and the chance to live.
Like Confucius, I am absorbed in the wonder of the earth, and the life on it. With a great faith in the human heart and its power to grow toward the light, I find here are reasons enough for hope and confidence in the future of mankind. The common sense of people will surely prove that mutual (相互的) support and cooperation are only sensible for the security and happiness of all. Such faith keeps me continually ready to do what one person can toward shaping the environment in which the human being can grow with freedom. This environment, I believe, is based upon the necessity for security and friendship.
I take heart in a promising fact that the future world will contain food supplies enough for the entire earth population. Our knowledge of medical science will be sufficient to improve the health of the whole human race. Our resources and education, if administered on a world scale, will lift the intelligence of the race.
Half a century ago, few people thought of world food, health and education. Many are thinking today of these things. Now I find my only questions about this: Are there enough people now who believe? Is there enough time left for the wise to act? It is a contest between ignorance and death, or wisdom and life. My faith in humanity stands firm.
1. What results in the author’s belief in people’s goodness?| A．His understanding of people. | B．His desire for happiness. |
| C．His sensitive attitude to life. | D．His kindness to people. |
| A．Get ready to develop more friendship. | B．Compete with others in everything. |
| C．Defeat others to get enough freedom. | D．Help and cooperate with each other. |
| A．His demand for the present life. | B．His expectation of the future world. |
| C．His belief in better environment. | D．His hope of human relationships. |
| A．Doubt , faith and intelligence | B．Ignorance ,fear and death |
| C．Wisdom,hunger and life | D．Food, health and education |
【推荐3】It's reported that 150,000 bikes are stolen in the United Kingdom alone
Spend money on good locks. No lock is totally thiefproof - but the more you spend, the better it will be. Spend about 20% of the value of your bike on locks. There are many different types.
Always lock your bike-even if you are only leaving it for a minute. Leave it in as public a place as possible. Lock it where you can see it-or where lots of other people can. If you're just having a break, lock it up nearby to where you are sitting down. Make sure it is tied to an immovable object.
Most importantly, make sure to tag（加标签） your bike in different places. If stolen, the thief will probably remove the tags he easily sees.
| A．Sometimes you'll never get it back. |
| B．The one tag he misses will be helpful. |
| C．Don't lock it up in the same place every day. |
| D．Some things that look solid are not, so check. |
| E．The more kinds you use, the harder the bike will be to steal. |
| F．Register it – if you are unlucky enough to have your bike stolen |
| G．If it has cost you an amount to purchase, always keep it indoors |
