1 . When communicating with others, we often focus on what we should say.
Focus fully on the speaker. You can’t listen in an active way if you’re constantly checking your phone.
Display your interest in what’s being said by using body language. Nod occasionally, smile at the person, and make sure your posture is open and inviting.
Avoid interrupting or trying to redirect the conversation to your concerns by saying something like, “you think that’s bad, let me tell you what happened to me.”
A.Try to set aside judgement. |
B.Be aware of individual differences. |
C.It will make you feel more self-confident. |
D.Listening is not the same as waiting for your turn to talk. |
E.Encourage the speaker to continue with “yes”or “uh huh”. |
F.Thinking about something else also implies you are not an active listener. |
G.However, effective communication is less about talking and more about listening. |
A.Husband and wife. | B.Co-workers. | C.Salesman and customer. |
A. eating B. late C. ducks D. carefully E. before F. vegetables G. sorry H. words I. planted J. shouted |
Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the spring she
But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and
Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too
Then a few days
4 . Kindness May Keep You Healthy
If you are driving in the United States, you may see a common bumper (汽车保险杠) sticker on passing vehicles that reads:
However, being kind is not just emotionally beneficial. Lyubomirsky studied a group of people with the disease Multiple Sclerosis (多发性硬化).
“The basic reason why people are kind,” Oliver Curry, explained, the research director at Kind-lab that is a non-profit organization, “is that we are social animals. Kindness is as much a part of us as our anger, grief or desire.”
A.Perform random acts of kindness |
B.Acts of kindness are very powerful |
C.In other words, we are designed to be kind. |
D.She found that they felt better physically when helping others. |
E.Research shows that doing kind things can make us feel better |
F.He found that being kind makes people feel better emotionally, |
G.Other research has shown that many people prize kindness above other values |
5 . 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
7 . “I’m sorry” are two very important words that play a big part in daily life. You might apologize while squeezing through a crowd or using the last of the printer paper at work. It’s easy to say “I’m sorry”, but true apologies are a different story.
Apologize sincerely. A genuine apology can help repair your relationship, and even your reputation—you’re showing that you can be trusted to do what’s right. But your relationship will remain tense if your apology seems casual.
Apply specific principles. A meaningful apology comes down to the three R’s- regret, responsibility and remedy (补救办法). Firstly, communicate your regret. Show the other person you have recognized your error and can relate to his/her pain. Then take complete responsibility.
Don’t expect immediate forgiveness. Most people hope for immediate forgiveness while apologizing, but that may mean you don’t respect the others’ emotions and all you care about is yourself.
A.Ask for an apology if necessary. |
B.Don’t make excuses or blame the victim. |
C.Say sorry first if both parties are at fault. |
D.So you have to be truly willing to apologize. |
E.You should make sure your words are acceptable. |
F.So give them some time to come out of the pain after your apology. |
G.You may have trouble finding the right way to send meaningful apologies. |
8 . The most popular course at Yale is Psych 157: Psychology and the Good Life, covering the science of happiness and how to apply it. Since its launch in 2018 by Professor Laurie Santos, the course has been taken by a quarter of Yale students and more than 200,000 others in its online version.
When chasing happiness, many of us are trying to be a little gentler with ourselves and assigning a priority to self-care. That’s a sensible strategy, Santos agrees. The trouble is how people understand self-care. We assume that self-care looks like a nice bubble bath - or even selfish pursuits.
Santos isn’t the only scientist insisting that you focus more on kindness to others than kindness to yourself. Research out of Oxford University confirms that even tiny acts of kindness can have significant effects on our happiness.
A.Apparently, we all have a thirst for happiness. |
B.Self-care is the foundation for caring about others. |
C.Finally, to pursue happiness, learn from mistakes. |
D.Getting them down on paper will help us avoid mistakes. |
E.And other studies show small acts of kindness can spread out. |
F.Therefore, we can save the unavoidable pain in life for what’s worthwhile. |
G.But data suggest the right way to treat ourselves would be to do nice things for others. |
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Chicago-style pizza. | B.Hot dogs. | C.Sauce. |
A.Father and daughter. | B.Husband and wife. | C.Presenter and interviewee. |
10 . I'm a Russian. In my native country, people believe that those who always keep big smiles on their faces, if they don't have a real reason to do so, are not genuine(真诚的). For the last five years, I've lived in Kansas. What brought me to this country was my American husband, John. I work in a department store, where my coworkers show big smiles to me and pronounce my Russian name so sweetly. Every time I hear it, I feel as though my mom is embracing(拥抱)me.
Last year John encouraged me to go to see my mom back in Russia, and my manager even gave me a month of for the trip. When you live an ocean apart from your family, you need at least a month to visit them. I bought a plane ticket and packed my suitcase. Then came Covid-19. My mood became grey as I realized I couldn't go to see my mom.
A couple of weeks later, my sweet coworker Miss Donna asked me, “So what's happening with your trip to Russia?” I told her I had to cancel it and I wouldn't be able to see my mom this year.
Miss Dona didn't say anything at first. Then she put on a big smile and said, “Well, you can come to my home and see my mom!" “Oh my Lord!" I was at a loss for words. Imagine a mom for loan(借出)!I honestly don't know whether I would offer the same to someone in need of a mother's warmth, but my new people surely would do it for me.
I know that because of the virus, you shouldn't hug friends, but you can still embrace someone's heart. That's how my heart felt at that moment: hugged. So, yes, believe me, big smiles with no reason can be genuine.
1. What can we know from the first paragraph?A.The author believes big smiles are false. | B.The author works together with her husband. |
C.The author seldom wears big smiles in Russia. | D.The author gets along well with her coworkers. |
A.Because her mother's home was too far away. | B.Because the manager didn't allow her to leave. |
C.Because Covid-19 broke out unexpectedly. | D.Because she was invited to Miss Donna's home. |
A.She was happy. | B.She was touched. | C.She was confused. | D.She was uncertain. |
A.A Canceled Trip | B.Imagine a Mother for Loan |
C.The Outbreak of Covid-19 | D.Big Smiles Embrace My Heart |