1 . I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and decided to try to
So I
After I passed him, I
Isn't that what happens in life when we
The
Therefore, just take what life has given you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There's no
| A．follow | B．catch | C．remind | D．grasp |
| A．before | B．after | C．unless | D．when |
| A．stopped | B．enjoyed | C．started | D．regretted |
| A．way | B．block | C．step | D．time |
| A．apart from | B．above | C．ahead of | D．behind |
| A．protected | B．pushed | C．supported | D．comforted |
| A．thought | B．remembered | C．dreamt | D．hoped |
| A．Fortunately | B．Finally | C．Surprisingly | D．Apparently |
| A．calm | B．lucky | C．astonished | D．good |
| A．racing | B．exercising | C．celebrating | D．cycling |
| A．believed | B．expected | C．realized | D．understood |
| A．escaped | B．missed | C．made | D．lost |
| A．worry about | B．care for | C．depend on | D．focus on |
| A．prove | B．declare | C．explain | D．inform |
| A．tears | B．money | C．energy | D．pain |
| A．paths | B．entrances | C．plans | D．barriers |
| A．task | B．difficulty | C．problem | D．goal |
| A．movement | B．cycle | C．event | D．routine |
| A．never | B．often | C．sometimes | D．always |
| A．mistake | B．competition | C．pressure | D．challenge |
2 . It’s not just adults who have a thing or two to discuss with other people, babies too have their own social lives and enjoy group interaction, according to a world-first study.
The breakthrough study conducted by psychologist Professor Ben Bradley, at Charles Sturt University, could completely transform the way child-care centres are set up. In their study, the researchers examined groups of nine-month-old babies in New South Wales and Britain.
And they came across astounding(令人吃惊的) results. It was found that infants had “social brains” and focused not just on their mothers but on social life in groups as well.
“They communicate with more than one baby at once, and show jealousy and generousness,” said Professor Bradley.
He added, “They develop their own meanings through group interaction, they notice if a group member is behaving differently and they take on roles, such as leaders and followers.”
“A baby who has a depressed mother tends to be withdrawn ( 内 向 的 ), but put that same baby in a group of its peers (同龄人) and they behave and interact like any other baby.”
It was the first all-baby group study ever to be conducted. “Most studies of babies concentrate on the infant-mother relationship, assuming that is the single foundation for mental health, but babies are constantly involved with groups of people other than their mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents and those taking care. Therefore, the mother-baby approach needs to be combined with a group approach,” said Bradley.
Phoebe Christison, a child-care worker at Camperdown Sunshine Bubs in Sydney’s inner west, said she often noticed what appeared to be emotional attachments developed between toddlers.
She said, “Joel （ 1 ） months ) and Isabella （ 2 ） months ) always like to hold hands when they sit in their high chairs and eat. And babies definitely show jealousy. They push and touch each other, and copy what the other is doing.”
1. Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE?| A．It’s the first study to look at all-baby groups. |
| B．It divides babies according to their personalities. |
| C．Its aim is to change the way of child care. |
| D．Its results are hard to believe. |
| A．tends to be a follower | B．also enjoys group interaction |
| C．has poor social ability | D．pays more attention to its mother |
| A．There’s no need of child-care centers at all. |
| B．Babies are affected by groups more than by their mothers. |
| C．Adults should include babies when having social activities. |
| D．The normal infant-mother bond alone isn’t enough for the good mental health for babies. |
| A．adults | B．infants |
| C．peers | D．groups |
3 . Some of the greatest moments in human history were fueled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King. Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. Delivering this electrifying(震撼性的) message required emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions.
Emotional intelligence has been highly recommended by leaders, policymakers, and educators as the solution to a wide range of social problems. If we can teach our children to manage emotions, the argument goes, we'll have less bullying and more cooperation. If we can cultivate emotional intelligence among leaders and doctors, we'll have more caring workplaces and more compassionate healthcare.
Emotional intelligence is important, but the uncontrolled enthusiasm has obscured (掩盖)a dark side. New evidence shows that when people sharpen their emotional skills, they become better at manipulating (把持) others. When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can hide your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can motivate them to act against their own best interests.
Social scientists have begun to document this dark side of emotional intelligence. In a research led by University of professor Jochen Menges, when a leader gave an inspiring speech filled with emotion. the audience was less likely to scrutinize (细察) the message and remembered of the content. Ironically(讽刺的是) audience members were so moved by the speech that they claimed to recall more of it.
The authors call this the awestruck effect, but it might just as easily be described as the dumbstruck effect. One observer reflected that Hitler's persuasive impact came from his ability to strategically express emotions—he would "ear open his heart—and these emotions affected his followers to the point that they would"stop thinking critically and just emote.”
Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our capacities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own. the results can be destructive. New evidence suggests that when people have self-serving motives (动机), emotional intelligence becomes a weapon for manipulating others. In a study led by the University of Toronto psychologist Stephane Cote, university employees filled out a survey about their Machiavellian(不择手段的) tendencies, and took a test measuring their knowledge about effective strategies for managing emotions. Then, Cote's team assessed how often the employees deliberately undermined (逐渐削弱) their colleagues. The employees involved in the most harmful behaviors were Machiavellians with high emotional intelligence. They used their emotional skills to lower the dignity of their peers for personal gain.
Shining a light on this dark side of emotional intelligence is one mission of a research team led University College London professor Martin Kilduff. According to these experts, emotional intelligence helps people disguise (伪装) one set of emotions while expressing another for personal Professor Kiiduit's team writes,""The strategic disguise of one's own emotions and the manipulation of others' emotions for strategic ends are behaviors evident not only on Shakespeare's stage but also in the offices and corridors where power and influence are traded.”
Of course, people aren't always using emotional intelligence for nefarious ends. More often than not, emotional skills are simply instrumental tools for goal accomplishment. A research team discovered that founder Anita Roddick used emotional intelligence to inspire her employees fundraise for charity. As Roddick explained, "Whenever particular project we always tried to break their hearts we wanted to persuade our staff to support a particular project we always tried to break their hearts.”
There is growing recognition that emotional intelligence--like any skill--can be used for good or evil. So if we're going to teach emotional intelligence in schools and develop it at work, we need to consider the values that go along with it and where it's actually useful.
1. Why does the author mention Martin Luther King, Jr?| A．To honor the great leader for his courage. |
| B．To recommend his speech to other leaders. |
| C．To impress the readers with a major topic. |
| D．To advocate a society with fewer problems. |
| A．Developing the capability to control one's own emotion. |
| B．Inducing people to do what brings disadvantages to them. |
| C．Appealing to the audience to concentrate and remember more. |
| D．Encouraging the moved audience to a more of the speech. |
| A．His followers would tear open their hearts to him. |
| B．His followers would express emotions strategically. |
| C．His followers would lose the ability to reason properly. |
| D．His followers would develop the self-serving motives. |
| A．They disguise their emotions to earn others' trust. |
| B．They help their colleagues to build up confidence. |
| C．They present their strategic behaviors on the stage. |
| D．They lower their own dignity to gain popularity. |
| A．Immoral. | B．Unimportant. |
| C．Illegal. | D．Uncontrollable. |
| A．The benefits of emotional intelligence |
| B．The ways of disguising one's emotions |
| C．The reasons for using emotional skills |
| D．The dark side of emotional intelligence |
4 . With only about 1，000 pandas left in the world，China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species.That's a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah's Ark”．
Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs，embryos(胚胎)，semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen.If certain species should become extinct，Dr.Duane Kraemer，a professor in Texas A & M's College of Veterinary Medicine，says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.It is estimated that as many as 2，000 species of mammals，birds' reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years.The panda，native only to China，is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.
This week，Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit.They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.
“The nuclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy，and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem，” Kraemer believes.“They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby)．It takes a long time and it's difficult，but this could be groundbreaking science if it works.They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk，so it is worth the effort，” adds Kraemer，who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M，the first－ever attempt at cloning a dog.
“They are trying to do something that's never been done，and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark.We're both trying to save animals that face extinction.I certainly appreciate their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do.It's a research that is very much needed.”
1. The aim of “Noah's Ark” project is to ________．| A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandas |
| B．save endangered animals from dying out |
| C．collect DNA of endangered animals to study |
| D．transfer the nuclear of one animal to another |
| A．available panda eggs | B．host animals |
| C．qualified researchers | D．enough money |
| A．China's Success in Pandas Cloning |
| B．The First Cloned Panda in the World |
| C．Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas |
| D．China—the Native Place of Pandas Forever |
| A．Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog |
| B．scientists try to implant a panda's egg into a rabbit |
| C．Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches |
| D．about two thousand species will probably die out in a century |
