1 . Go on a 15-minute Tour
Didn’t someone say that life is about the journey, not the destination?
To commit some time to the journey, take some time to walk around where you work and notice your surroundings.
After your first observation tour, select a different day to tour your workspace for moods. Other people’s moods can provide you with critical clues about how things are going.
Schedule 15 minutes to tour your workplace twice a week for a month and be sure to avoid making too many assumptions or conclusions — just simply observe.
A.You’ll be amazed at what you see along the way. |
B.Spare a little time to closely monitor each person’s progress. |
C.Notice what people may be feeling when you drop by to talk briefly. |
D.During any workday, take just 15 minutes to observe neglected things. |
E.You generally love the breathtaking landscape and people’s performances. |
F.Going on a short tour will help you get in tune with other people and their emotions. |
G.To become socially aware, remember to enjoy the journey and notice people along the way. |
2 . Teens often find themselves in difficult situations with friends where they struggle to communicate their needs or their values. Even when their gut(直觉)is telling them that someone is crossing a line, they may struggle to express that the situation is making them uncomfortable. For this reason, parents need to work with their teens to establish boundaries with others.
Although boundaries are different for everyone, when done correctly, they help teens set limits with others in order to protect themselves. Setting boundaries allows teens to communicate with other people about what is OK and what is not OK with them and is important to teen friendships.
What are boundaries? Boundaries are limits teens establish in order to protect themselves in some way from being hurt, manipulated(操纵), or taken advantage of. As an expression of self-worth, boundaries let other people know who they are, what they value, and how they want to be treated. Additionally, boundaries help to create space between teens and other people when they need it.
Learning how to set boundaries - both physical and emotional - is an important part of growing up. It’s also essential to developing friendships that are respectful, supportive and healthy.
Unfortunately, though, many teens have trouble setting boundaries with their friends; and when this happens, it puts them at risk for everything from unhealthy friendships to bullying(霸凌) or abuse.
Of course, setting boundaries isn’t easy. It’s uncomfortable and forces a teen to stand up for themselves. What’s more, communicating boundaries to other people can make for difficult conversations or uncomfortable situations. Yet, it’s one of the most important things that teens need to learn how to do.
1. Which of the following best explains “crossing a line” underlined in paragraph 1?A.Sharing secrets. |
B.Keeping in touch. |
C.Behaving properly. |
D.Going beyond accepted limits. |
A.Their values and self-worth. |
B.Their levels of independence. |
C.Their ability to manipulate others. |
D.Their physical and mental health. |
A.Easy. | B.Rewarding. | C.Boring. | D.Unnecessary. |
A.The benefits of setting boundaries. |
B.The possible results of breaking boundaries. |
C.Strategies for effectively setting boundaries. |
D.The role of parents in helping teens set boundaries. |
3 . Being vulnerable (脆弱的) is not a choice. It’s a
Vulnerability
When some people
Indeed, it’s not easy for us to admit our vulnerability in front of others. In order to protect ourselves, we tend to struggle with
A.secret | B.reality | C.skill | D.purpose |
A.report | B.reveal | C.replace | D.prevent |
A.refers to | B.consists of | C.relies on | D.sticks to |
A.belief | B.error | C.rights | D.nature |
A.memories | B.lessons | C.experiences | D.pains |
A.follow | B.analyse | C.acknowledge | D.remove |
A.claim | B.doubt | C.celebrate | D.neglect |
A.hesitating | B.complaining | C.lying | D.waiting |
A.motivated | B.unwilling | C.desperate | D.unafraid |
A.blaming | B.spreading | C.teasing | D.exchanging |
A.criticism | B.fear | C.anger | D.hopelessness |
A.surprisingly | B.cautiously | C.safely | D.gratefully |
A.bravery | B.humor | C.ability | D.understanding |
A.impressed | B.affected | C.improved | D.reminded |
A.stand | B.request | C.strengthen | D.measure |
4 . How to Deal with a Colleague who Keeps Challenging Your Views
It can be difficult to develop an environment of teamwork when you continually run up against a colleague who challenges your views.
If a co-worker habitually challenges your ideas in a group discussion in a confrontational manner, don’t engage him or get into an argument. Pause for a moment, look the colleague in the eye.
There’s a time and place for everything, including professional disagreements. If a colleague interrupts you or talks over you in an effort to contradict your point or insert (插入) his own opinion, gently remind him that you still have the floor. If the colleague is challenging something you say before you have a chance to address the point, note that as well.
Agree to respect each other.If a particular colleague has a long history of disagreeing with you, you might be able to anticipate his arguments or objections. Prepare rebuttals to address anything your colleague might throw at you.
A.Hold your ground. |
B.Ask for peace-making. |
C.This will help you support your own arguments. |
D.And ask him in a calm voice to repeat what he said. |
E.Here are the ways to deal with colleagues of this kind. |
F.Just find ways to make peace and communicate with your colleague. |
G.The bottom line is, colleagues are not going to agree with each other all the time. |
Shyness is avoiding human contact, often because of a feeling of not being as good as others and fear of taking risks. Shyness is a force
On the basis of research that he
Shyness makes it difficult
6 . Do you have a hard time saying“no”? If “yes” rules your life and “no” doesn’t exist, here are some tips for you to say “no” without feeling bad.
Switch out “no” for “later”If you’re just starting out, you don’t have to jump straight to “no”.
Sometimes, invites or requests happen naturally and in person, requiring an answer immediately.
Offering an excuse may seem polite to decline a request, but it sets you up for an awkward situation. No matter what excuse you offer, people who are determined to get you to say “yes” will come up with a way to reel (卷轴) you in.
If the person asking you for something is someone who you want to maintain a positive relationship with, you can decrease the impact of your “no” by offering an alternative.
A.Don’t offer an explanation |
B.Don’t say “yes” to others easily |
C.Saying “no”at once can be tough |
D.But noisy places with many people aren’t your choices |
E.So it would be useful to rehearse your “no” in advance |
F.Being frank with people by saying “no” doesn’t mean rude |
G.The goal is to find a common ground and reach an agreement |
7 . Kindness and kids just seem to go hand in hand. But 62% of more than 2, 600 participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today’s kids are less kind than those in the past. Women (66%) feel about this kindness fall more strongly than men (58%). Most of the participants who feel that way (77%) thank parents caused the seeming lack of kindness among today’s children, with a few thinking that society, schools, or friends caused it.
At the same time, Americans say they don’t put kindness first when it comes to teaching kids values. Among all participants, honesty is taught more than kindness as well as other things like courage, leadership and storing work ethic (道德). But the younger generation—those aged 18~24—think highly of kindness rules. They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids.
The question of whether kindness is learned or taught—or somewhere in between—causes different opinions. According to the study, Americans have different opinions on whether kindness in something one is born with or needs to be learned and nurtured over time. Slightly more than half (52%) of the participants believe that all of us are born with the ability to show kindness, while 48% believe kindness must be developed.
Parenthood (父母身份) makes a difference to your thoughts on the causes of kindness. Those without kids (56%) are more likely to think that people are born to be kind, while 50% of the participants with kids think kindness is developed.
Also, 51% of dads and 54% of men with no kids believe kindness is something time is born with. Slightly more than half of the moms say kindness must be learned, while 48% believe it is what one is born with.
1. What do participants aged 18~24 consider the most important for kids?A.Honesty. | B.Leadership. | C.Kindness. | D.Courage. |
A.kept | B.developed | C.replaced | D.protected |
A.48% | B.51% | C.52% | D.54% |
A.Causes of today’s kids being less kind. |
B.The important qualities of today’s kids. |
C.Different people’s opinion’s on kindness. |
D.Findings of research on today’s kids’ kindness. |
8 . Asking for or accepting help can bring up a wide range of complicated emotions, like there’s the fear of being seen as needy or weak. Although accepting help from others is difficult, giving and receiving is a necessary part of life.
Sometimes these unnoticed requests are a result of neglect or because parents are too busy to notice. Maybe they were undertaking some jobs to make ends meet or didn’t have additional family support to spare.
How do you get better at accepting help? One way to get better at accepting help is to start with small requests, such as asking for directions.
Helping others feels good. Although asking for help is hard, one way to make it a little easier is to focus on how it feels when you help others.
A.Start small and make it a habit |
B.It can feel like a burden to ask for help |
C.Whatever the cause is, it may affect you |
D.Having needs ignored can make asking for help difficult |
E.We grow up in situations where help comes with duties attached |
F.And remember that the same thing applies when others are helping you |
G.Another way to get better at accepting help is to listen to your internal reactions |
9 . Most of us associate awe (敬畏) with something rare and beautiful: nature, music or a spiritual experience. But people can waken awe too, and not just public heroes. Research shows that we can be awed by our nearest and dearest — the people sitting next to us on the couch, chatting on the other end of the phone, looking back at us over Zoom.
Often, interpersonal awe is a response to life’s big, sweeping changes, such as witnessing a baby’s first steps.
Though we can’t make someone else behave in a way that’s awesome, we can prepare ourselves to notice it when they do and boost the emotion’s positive effects.
Question your assumptions. Do you believe your partner is insensitive or your sibling is selfish? There may be a little truth to that, but it’s never the whole tale.
Name awe when you see it. Speaking out “Wow, that was awesome!” is a simple way to help you identify and remember a special experience. Savor (品味) it in the moment and then tell others about it. This will reinforce your positive emotions.
A.Thank the person who awed you. |
B.And recall it or write about it later. |
C.Psychologists call this interpersonal awe. |
D.It’s easy to forget that it can be awesome too. |
E.But interpersonal awe does happen in smaller moments. |
F.Here’s why you should recognize those moments of interpersonal awe. |
G.The story you tell yourself gets in the way of catching people at their best. |
10 . It’s important to be able to talk to people when networking and building strong relationships. If you work in a professional role, you probably need to make small talk sometimes. However, you may don’t know how to make small talk. Don’t worry.
Put your electronic devices away. The first step to making small talk is to put your devices away. This is a small but meaningful gesture in this digitalized world.
Listen first. In social situations, one way to show you are offering your full attention is to listen.
Ask open questions.
A.Respond enthusiastically. |
B.Here are some tips for you. |
C.They are some simple but useful methods. |
D.Behave properly in response to open questions. |
E.When you are talking with someone, listening is also important. |
F.When you ask about the person you are speaking to, ask open-ended questions. |
G.Putting your phone or computer away shows you focus on the person you are talking to. |