假设你经常浏览的某个英语论坛正在进行主题为“What kind of family tradition do we need most? ”的讨论。请你用英语写一篇短文参与讨论，主要内容如下：
1. 家风的重要性；
2. 选择你认为最重要的一条家风并说明理由（至少两个）。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2 . Nowadays, we live in a strict and judgmental world where people are quick to point out the faults of others yet seem to ignore their own ones. Some misguided souls believe they have a moral duty to help you be a better person telling you what a failure you really are.
If you're the one placing criticism upon others, please stop. Make a conscious decision, rather than focus on the negative aspect of a person's performance or attitudes, and you can offer helpful suggestions. If I'm painting a living room and making a mess in doing so, I'd have my husband say to me, “This is a tough job. Can I offer a suggestion that might make it easier for you?” rather than have him point out what a careless painter I am.
If you're on the receiving end of criticism, the “OK” response is a perfect solution. When someone comments negatively on a task you're doing, the natural response is to defend and attack.
However, this approach is rarely effective as it puts both parties on the defensive. It diffuses (扩散) a potentially explosive situation. It's important to keep calm and listen without feeling, to be an objective observer. There is much that one can learn from a negative review. You can ask yourself: Could I have done better, and been more thoughtful? Did I give 100% of myself to the task at hand? Is there any truth in what the other person says? If so, how can I improve?
In any event, one should remember the saying, “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.” One can learn to be “OK” with criticism and not allow it to negatively impact his or her relationship with the other party. Let it go and that will be “OK”.
1. According to the author, today's people .| A．ignore the mistakes of others |
| B．focus on how to handle mistakes |
| C．like to point out the mistakes of others |
| D．have a moral duty to point out others' faults |
| A．pointing out a fault needs a skill |
| B．It's hard to avoid making mistakes |
| C．we ought to accept others' criticism |
| D．praise is more important than criticism |
| A．Paying no attention to it. |
| B．Learning something from it. |
| C．Making excuses for your mistakes. |
| D．Defending and attacking sometimes. |
| A．To comfort yourself. |
| B．To find out your potentials. |
| C．To make yourself become better. |
| D．To persuade yourself to admit your mistakes. |
| A．Is criticism really necessary? |
| B．What can you learn from criticism? |
| C．What's the best way to voice criticism? |
| D．How to criticize and reply to criticism? |
| A．Making suggestions. | B．Making excuses. | C．Making requests. |
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term, They will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they associate you with this emotion of fear. They will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot. but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.
The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation (积极性). Today’s work place is all about relationships.
Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they are recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.
The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence—knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.
1. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when ________.
| A．he is forced to do things | B．be cannot work at his best |
| C．he feels his brain shut down | D．he thinks of his work as too heavy |
| A．People tend to associate leadership with fear |
| B．Working conditions affect people’s physical health |
| C．Good relationship is the key to business success |
| D．Smart people are more functional in the work place. |
| A．provide better suggestions | B．develop his own personality |
| C．five his employees a pay raise | D．hide his own emotion of fear |
| A．provide a variety of project for employees |
| B．help raise employee’s living standards |
| C．give employees specific instructions |
| D．deal wisely with employees’ emotions |
5 . Two strangers came to a village in the evening. They came to the leader of that village and asked for a place to live for the night. The leader said they could stay in the house for strangers. But they were also told about the old custom in the village- people kill the man who snores.(打鼾)
The two strangers went to the house. They had a good supper there and then they went to sleep. They slept well. One hour passed. Two hours passed. Then one of them began to snore, “Vo, vo, vo…” The other stranger heard the snoring. He thought, “The people will hear the snoring and kill him.” The stranger wanted to save the man. He thought for a while and then began to sing. He sang very well. The people didn’t hear the snoring. They listened to the song. Then they began to dance. Some of them sang the song together with the stranger and danced to the music. Men, women and even the leader sang and danced. That entire night one stranger snored, one stranger sang, and all the other people sang and danced.
In the morning the strangers came to the leader to say goodbye and express their thanks for all he had done. The leader gave them a small bag of money and said, “I give this money to both of you. We had a good time with you. Thank you very much.”
The strangers left the village. But along the way they began to quarrel. The one who snored wanted more money. He said, “I must have the bigger part. Why did you sing that song last night? Because I snored.” The man who sang had his reason, too. He said that without him the man who snored might have got killed.
They quarreled and quarreled and couldn’t decide on anything. Can you?
1. What did the old custom request the two strangers to do?| A．Avoid snoring while sleeping. |
| B．Sing for the villagers during the night. |
| C．Stop strangers from coming to the village. |
| D．Don’t allow making any noise while sleeping. |
| A．Upset. | B．Calm. | C．Worried. | D．Angry. |
| A．To wake up him up. | B．To draw the leader’s attention. |
| C．To encourage the villagers to dance. | D．To keep the snoring from being heard. |
| A．neither of them knew what had happened |
| B．they both thought the other one put them in danger |
| C．neither of them wanted the other one to get the money |
| D．both of them wanted to get the bigger part of the money |
6 . ①When we think of humor, we generally think about entertainment - enjoying a stand-up comedy or watching a funny film. But psychologists believe humor can also help improve our mental health and promote social bonding.
②Rod Martin at the University of Western Ontario examined the relation-ship between a sense of humor and psychological wellbeing. He found individuals with a good sense of humor had higher levels of self-esteem (自尊), were more positive in the face of challenging life events, and had more self-protective ways of coping with stress
③However, this finding is only corelational. It could be that a good sense of humor fosters the positive qualities, and that high levels of self-esteem and a positive mindset may be what allows an individual to develop a good sense of humor. To prove it, researchers randomly appointed 55 adults to three courses: a humor group, a social group, and a control group. At the end of the courses, those in the humor group scored significantly higher on levels of emotional wellbeing and showed decreased levels of stress and anxiety. The researchers also tested the effects of attending parties as well as watching comedies and funny films. They found that these positive social activities also made these adults more humorous and welcome.
④Wellbeing in the workplace can also be increased by humor. Both Eric Romero and Kevin Cruthirds at the University of Texas found encouraging moments of jokes among colleagues were generally associated with increased work performance and decreased reports of stress. However, they also raise a caution: any positive result depends on the jokes in question. That the type of humor is key to its benefits clarifies why positive findings in this area are often weak or unclear. As some researchers wisely point out, the problem is that too few of them begin by defining clearly what humor is. He believes there are two types: adaptive and maladaptive (适应不良的).
⑤Adaptive humor encourages us to feel closer to others and better about ourselves, whereas maladaptive humor is self-defeating, rude and aggressive. Maladaptive humor leads only to lower self-esteem and a distance between you and your colleagues.
⑥The conclusion? Humor can definitely help you, not only with your mental wellbeing, but also with your colleague relationships - only if it's adaptive, self-enhancing and acceptable. All in all, kindness is the key.
1. What did Rod Martin find about humorous people?| A．They liked seeing funny performances. |
| B．They used humor to increase self-esteem. |
| C．They tended to enjoy better mental health. |
| D．They attached more importance to self-protection. |
| A．humor and positive qualities affect each other |
| B．humor plays a role only in certain cases |
| C．the finding needs to be further improved |
| D．there's still strong argument on the finding |
| A．Workplace is a special place for people to tell jokes. |
| B．There are too many factors affecting the results. |
| C．There's not enough evidence to show its effects. |
| D．Different types of humor may have different effects. |
| A．Put yourself in others' shoes when telling jokes. |
| B．Avoid hurting others when telling jokes. |
| C．Pay attention to the occasion of your jokes. |
| D．Get used to others' jokes about you. |
| A．①-②③-④-⑤⑥ | B．①②-③④-⑤⑥ |
| C．①②-③-④⑤-⑥ | D．①-②③-④⑤-⑥ |
7 . I was on my way home when a man came up to me excited, shouting out, “Gil! Gil Gadson!” I said “Yes?” He gave me a big hug. Seeing the
I work in the field of mental health and
He said that he’d made amends (赔罪) to those he had
I tell this story because when it
| A．tired | B．serious | C．surprised | D．caring |
| A．knew | B．noticed | C．trusted | D．wanted |
| A．forever | B．sometimes | C．often | D．never |
| A．interview | B．speech | C．excuse | D．lesson |
| A．changed | B．destroyed | C．saved | D．enriched |
| A．acts | B．efforts | C．decisions | D．words |
| A．nodded | B．continued | C．ended | D．proved |
| A．protecting | B．doubting | C．appreciating | D．considering |
| A．active | B．busy | C．honest | D．friendly |
| A．taught | B．punished | C．met | D．hurt |
| A．happiness | B．kindness | C．wisdom | D．courage |
| A．quietly | B．gently | C．tightly | D．suddenly |
| A．grateful | B．cheerful | C．hopeful | D．careful |
| A．corrected | B．copied | C．dialed | D．exchanged |
| A．agreeing | B．trying | C．offering | D．promising |
| A．call | B．admire | C．thank | D．treat |
| A．refers to | B．comes to | C．happens to | D．speaks to |
| A．workmates | B．friends | C．relatives | D．strangers |
| A．plan | B．belief | C．hope | D．dream |
| A．say | B．get | C．do | D．create |
8 . Visitor Code of Conduct
Please help us maintain a healing environment for our patient. Visiting hours and policies vary throughout the hospital. Please ask a staff member about the policy on the unit you wish to visit. We ask that you comply with the following visitor rules:
• Do not visit if you are sick (fever, cough, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting) or have been exposed to chicken pox (水痘) or other contagious (传染的) illness within the past three weeks.
• Clean your hands each time you enter and leave the patient’s room.
• Follow isolation precautions (隔离预防措施) that are posted on the patient’s door.
• You must wear shoes and shirts at all times. Clothing must be clean and neat.
• Visitors are limited to two per patient each time.
• Do not use waiting rooms on a unit if you are not visiting a patient in that unit.
• Waiting rooms are not for overnight stays.
• Children must have adult supervision (监护) at all times and must be respectful of the hospital’s healing environment. Some units do not allow children’s visiting.
You will be asked to leave for violating (违反) any of the above rules or for the followings:
• Your behavior creates a risk to patients, families or staff.
• You appear to be ill.
• You refuse to follow isolation precautions.
• You are not respectful or considerate of others.
• You fail to supervise children.
If you believe someone is violating these rules, or you need assistance, please notify security by dialing 7363 on the hospital phones or 813-844-7363 on your mobile phone. Security is available at all times.
Waiting areas are monitored at all times by a security video camera.
1. The underlined phrase “comply with” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.| A．obey | B．study |
| C．discover | D．pass |
| A．make an appointment | B．ask permission from the doctor |
| C．check the visiting policy | D．ring up the patient first |
| A．stay at the waiting room of any unit | B．be supervised at all times |
| C．refuse to follow isolation precautions | D．create a new environment for patients |
| A．touch patient equipment | B．visit patients in group of two |
| C．stay overnight in the waiting room | D．change into slippers in the patient room |
| A．Children can go to visit patients by themselves. |
| B．If you seem to be ill, you can still visit the patients unless it is contagious. |
| C．Visitors who violate the rules will not be allowed to visit again. |
| D．You can ask for security’s help at any time. |
9 . It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone are the days when they toiled the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized their intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!
Women on two wheels have become a familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman taking her children on her bicycle to school and then reach her office in time. She has become a major part in family decisions in every aspect and how those decisions are carried out. It would have been unimaginable a few years ago!
It is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life, “super woman” though she is. She needs to feel supported and fulfilled. She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s work. If colleagues doubt her commitment to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and household chores.
Today’s women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. Despite all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem（尊重）.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．A woman’s opinion on her job and family. |
| B．The burden women in society have to bear. |
| C．The change of women’s status in and out of the family. |
| D．The responsibility of a couple in a family. |
| A．Comparison. |
| B．Example. |
| C．List. |
| D．Definition. |
| A．women were not seen on streets in the past |
| B．women’s jobs have changed |
| C．today’s women don’t need to toil in the kitchen |
| D．women take more responsibilities for the family |
| A．can do the housework all by herself |
| B．can deal with her work easily every day |
| C．is independent in every aspect of her life |
| D．still finds it difficult to balance her career and family |
| A．Women are still controlled by their husbands. |
| B．It means more than that she comes out of the house. |
| C．Women are not actually coming out. |
| D．Women have broken up with their families. |
10 . For a long time being happy was considered something that just happened, and there was nothing special about it. Now we know that getting along with other people is something that we can work at. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better. One way is being unselfish, not wanting everything from our friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people. It is surprising how successful this treasure hunt can be.
You don’t have to be spineless (没有骨气的) in order to be popular. In fact, you will be liked and respected if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights. But do it politely and pleasantly. Being friendly and polite to your group, to other people and to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you is one way to develop a good character.
You can not expect to be perfect, and you must learn not to be unhappy when you make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed unless he refuses to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged when they know in themselves qualities that they do not like — selfishness, laziness, and other unpleasant qualities. Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them.
At the same time, it is important to remember that, while you are probably no worse than others, the best way to be happy is to think yourself above other people. When something is wrong, it is good sense to try to make it right. Perhaps you don’t like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why and look at yourself, too, to be sure that you are not doing anything to make that person dislike you. Some day, things may turn out all right and then you will have to learn to get along the best with situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you can’t change.
1. One of the two ways the author suggested for us to get along with others is _____.| A．to draw attention of our friends |
| B．to demand the best share of everything |
| C．to look for treasure in order to be successful |
| D．to pay more attention to other people’s good points |
| A．be polite and friendly |
| B．give up some rights |
| C．avoid arguing with other people |
| D．be ready to change his or her character |
| A．is no better than others |
| B．is selfish and lazy |
| C．does not draw a lesson from his own fault |
| D．is very happy about his unpleasant quality |
| A．no better than others |
| B．not the same as others |
| C．as having something better than others |
| D．as having better chances than others |
| A．train you to be perfect |
| B．show you the way to be happy |
| C．tell you how to act when you dislike a person |
| D．teach you how to be popular among your friends |
