Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, couldn’t agree. Were the birds on the ice ducks or geese? There was only one way to find out. So on a cold January evening, the two friends risked onto the frozen pond near their house in Frankfort, Illinois, to get a better look. First they threw a small stone to test it. Then they stepped on it. Believing the ice would hold their weight, Anthony took a few steps, then.... He fell through the seemingly frozen ice.
Cruz rushed to help his frightened friend—the pond “ate” him too. Gruz managed to lift himself out of the water and onto a more reliable part. He then carefully made his way to Anthony. But the ice didn’t hold, and he fell in again. This time he couldn’t get out. The boys quickly lost feeling in their arms and legs. Cruz was sure he was going to die.
Anthony’s older sister had seen the boys fall through the ice and started screaming for help. John Lavin, a neighbor driving nearby on his way to the grocery store, heard her. He quickly pulled over. Seeing the boys, he kicked off his shoes, and run into the freezing water. Lavin made his way to Cruz and Anthony and saved them back to land. They were taken to the hospital, where doctors discovered that their five-minute stay in the water had lowered their body temperature nearly ten degrees.
Fortunately, the boys have fully recovered, though they are still moved by their fearless neighbor. “Just to think,” says Gruz, “if he wasn’t there, I could have died.”
1. Why did Gruz and Anthony step on the ice?| A．To go skating. | B．To trap some birds. |
| C．To settle a disagreement. | D．To test the strength of the ice. |
| A．Hopeless. | B．Puzzled. |
| C．Shocked. | D．Calm. |
| A．Screaming of an older sister. | B．Better care of doctors. |
| C．lowering of their body temperature. | D．Brave act of a neighbor. |
| A．Two Boys Falling in the Water | B．A Heroic Man to the Rescue |
| C．Duck or Geese, It Is a Question | D．Curiosity Kills the Cat |
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【推荐1】You might have ever noticed how some people can effortlessly talk to anyone they meet, no matter how different their backgrounds are. Or you may have seen that one person who always offends someone, no matter what the topic of conversation is. These two situations describe how we can differ in our abilities to interact, get along with, and relate to others around us. In the same way that we vary in traditional academic competencies, we can vary in how socially competent we are. After years of academic research and development, this social ability is now commonly referred to as “social intelligence.”
Social intelligence is the ability to understand other people, how they work, what motivates them, and how to work cooperatively with them. It is a relationship-based construct that centers on the way we understand others, interact with others, and present ourselves to others. As an example, you would not speak in the same way toward your 70-year-old mother as you would to your 16-year-old daughter. In our working lives, we come across different social groups including those from different countries, varying age groups and cultural identities. Being able to acknowledge and understand people’s different backgrounds is a key way to connect with them.
Our ability to navigate successfully through our lives relies heavily on our levels of social intelligence. It can affect the relationships we form with our partners and children, the friendship circles that we build, and our ability to progress in our careers and ambitions. Given the importance of social intelligence in multiple aspects of life, it is therefore in our best interest to better understand the concept of social intelligence and take the following ways to improve it.
1. What is the first paragraph intended to show?| A．Academic research varies from person to person. |
| B．Creative competencies are crucial to one’s research. |
| C．There are differences in people’s social intelligence. |
| D．People’s social abilities depend on their backgrounds. |
| A．To sincerely present a fact. | B．To further clarify a concept. |
| C．To clearly show an attitude. | D．To finally draw a conclusion. |
| A．Our relationship circles should be enlarged. |
| B．Better understanding a concept is important. |
| C．It is really difficult to achieve one’s ambition. |
| D．Social intelligence has great effects on our lives. |
| A．How to define social intelligence. | B．How to classify social intelligence. |
| C．How to improve social intelligence. | D．How to deal with social intelligence. |
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Do you want to put a smile on someone’s face? Maybe make their day a little bit brighter?
Take a friend out to lunch or invite him or her to your home for a meal.
Deliver a meal to someone you know that is sick or having a rough time. We have all been sick and know the last thing you want to do is being out of bed. There are also times when life is tough.
Ask a friend if you can take care of their kids for a day or an evening. If you have been a parent, you know the value of being able to have a few hours of “adult time” without worrying about the children.
Besides, there is one more way that can’t be ignored. Give a real smile to everyone you meet. You will experience how easy it is to get others to smile!
A. Thank everyone that supports you.
B. Write an encouraging note to others.
C. Helping others will be rewarded with more smiles.
D. Don’t wait to be asked to baby-sit when it is required.
E. It doesn’t have to take much time or money on your part.
F. You can be a great help by providing a meal that can be enjoyed.
G. You will get to know each other even better than you do right now.
【推荐3】One of the biggest problems when we are talking is the awkward silence. Encountering this situation is so uncomfortable that you would avoid meeting new people in the first place. In the past, I struggled with this and I even thought it had to do with my DNA or something… But later I learned that once you know how to keep those words flowing, you can meet and talk to anyone you like, which helps create great possibilities for friendship, fun and shared activities that you would otherwise have missed out on.
After studying this in depth, I had different opinions and found that one of these common behaviors is the habit of filtering (过滤)—holding back from saying something until you've "checked" to make sure that what you're about to say is cool, impressive and interesting. Another problem is not learning to get in the mood for conversation. If you don't know how to change from subjects, then it can take a lot of time to warm up.
It is the reflex (习惯性思维) that allows you to say whatever goes on in your mind. It's fun to realize that you're allowed to say whatever is on your mind. As long as you don't say anything that could land you in jail (监狱).
All of the "Oh! That's interesting…" "Hmm, I've never heard of that" "Hmm, cool!" expressions are reactionary (保守的) bits of conversation that prove to the other person that you're really listening. This works 99% of the time. So, if you show some interest, they'll hang around and want to talk to you even more.
Everyone knows that stories juice-up conversations, but most people only talk about stories of their own lives. When someone mentions something related to any of them, just tell the story, even if it's not from your life. The more interesting, stranger or more frightening they are, the harder they are to forget.
1. If people can deal with the awkward silence, they can _____.| A．train their working skill |
| B．improve their life quality |
| C．enrich their social life |
| D．establish their working relationship |
| A．to cool |
| B．think twice |
| C．be free to express |
| D．avoid breaking in |
| A．The attractive topics of conversation. |
| B．The atmosphere of the conversation. |
| C．The listener's experiences and tastes. |
| D．The listener's curiosity and concern. |
| A．making conversations more difficult |
| B．making conversations livelier |
| C．making conversations smoother |
| D．making conversations more relaxing |
