1 . I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer on my newspaper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy back in 1954. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I can only hope to pass on to someone else some day.
On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house. I found a smooth rock and sent it. The stone headed straight for a small window on the old lady’s back door. At the sound of broken glass, we took off from the old lady’s yard.
I was too scared about getting caught that first night. However, a few days later when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.
She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.
I decided to save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.
After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”
1. What work did the author do at the age of 12?| A．Collecting old papers. |
| B．Delivering newspapers. |
| C．Picking rocks. |
| D．Repairing roofs. |
| A．They broke the old lady’s back door. |
| B．They heard the old lady shouting. |
| C．They broke the old lady’s window. |
| D．They were seen by the old lady. |
| A．He saved some money to cover the cost. |
| B．He gave the old lady papers for free. |
| C．He apologized in the old lady’s presence. |
| D．He bought cookies for the old lady. |
| A．strict | B．patient | C．mean | D．generous |
2 . Neighbors play an important role in our lives. Their lifestyle, friends, and social habits can have a strong influence on our lives. So it's a good idea to get along well with neighbors and build a better relationship that will last for many years to come. But how should you get along with your neighbors?
When you hear of a special need you can meet, do it, such as sitting with a sick child while your neighbor goes to work or taking an elderly parent to a doctor's appointment when their car won't start.
If you hear that someone close by is ill, has an accident, or is out of work, give him or her a hot meal or a fresh dessert. Your kindness will add a special feeling during a difficult time. If your neighbor is cutting down a tree or building a doghouse, offer helping hands to him or her. There is no better way to build relationships. Besides, you never know when the favor might be returned.
Exchange holiday cards, gifts or traditions. Invite your neighbors over for a cup of coffee or lunch. A backyard barbecue can be a great way to share food and fun. If they've watched your kids grow up or been concerned about your family events, they may want to share these special events.
Plan a party. Invite all your neighbors to your party. Planning and carrying out the activity helps everyone to know and understand each other. Your neighbors are like your family in many ways since you have to live with them, or near them for a long time. Appreciate their strong points and ignore weak points, and everyone will get along well.
1. The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.| A．introduce how you can get along well with your friends |
| B．explain the importance of getting along well with your neighbors |
| C．show how to make friends with your new neighbors |
| D．list the advantages of building strong family relationships |
| A．try to give them a helping hand |
| B．do housework for them when they are sick |
| C．give them a good job if they're out of work |
| D．lend them money when their parents are ill |
| A．Tips on how to form a healthy lifestyle. |
| B．The best way to form good habits. |
| C．The importance of being helpful. |
| D．Tips on how to get along with your neighbors. |
| A．a physical science magazine |
| B．the travel news |
| C．a magazine of social life |
| D．the technology news |
3 . Do you remember those times when your mother told you to avoid talking to strangers? But now you’re not a child anymore.
▲.You can meet a really great person.
Talking to a stranger is a good habit because you never know whom you may meet.
▲.
You have some opinion about different subjects and you know your friends’ and relatives’ points of view about them too. But there are millions of other people who think differently and can give you unpredictable yet smart ideas that will broaden your horizons.
▲.You can improve your social skills.
▲.You'll feel an increase of confidence.
If you belong to that shy type of people, talking to a stranger may seem to be a real challenge for you. I'm also extremely shy but I realize it's not an issue at all. You can overcome your fear of being judged by others by talking to strangers and become more confident.
▲. You can cheer someone up.
The thing you’ll definitely like about talking to strangers is that you can make someone’s day better. Smile and people will smile in return. Praise people and they’ll think something pleasant about you.
| A．You can widen your world view. |
| B．Having a sweet short dialogue is one of those perfect chances to make people cheerful. |
| C．Why not speak to someone until your turn comes? |
| D．You can meet a person who'll become your best friend in future. |
| E．In fact, there are many advantages of talking to strangers. |
| F．It may show you the solutions you didn't know about. |
| G．Whatever social skills you have, you can make them better when talking to strangers. |
4 . When I worked on the manufacturing shop（车间）floor, we rarely saw plant managers. Except for one. He often walked through the plant. He checked out product quality. He stopped for a brief word—usually no more than a "hello." He wasn't outgoing. He didn't display any of the qualities typically associated with a "leader." Yet we liked him.
In a 1992 University of Pittsburgh study, researchers had four women attend a number of different classes. Their attendance varied: one woman might attend every class; a different woman might attend only a few. What didn't vary was their behavior. None of the women spoke in class or spoke to other students.
At the end of the term, students were asked which woman they liked best. Who "won"? Women who attended the highest number of classes. According to the researchers, "Mere exposure had weak effects on familiarity, but strong effects on attraction and similarity." Or in non-researcher-speak: If I see you frequently, I naturally like you more. That's the power of showing up.
Knowing someone will show up in the future also matters. In a 1967 University of Minnesota study, researchers gave study participants profiles of two people and told them that one would be a partner in future discussion groups. When asked, the participants said they liked their future partner more. Even though the profiles were almost identical.
Want your team or your customers to like you more? Show up. Drop in. Drop by. Send a brief note. Make a quick phone call. You don't have to say or do much. Then, be consistent in your behavior. In time, people will expect you to drop in or drop by, whether in person or virtually. Anticipating future contact will make them like you more.
1. What does the first paragraph serve as?| A．An introduction. | B．A background. |
| C．A comment. | D．An explanation. |
| A．Answering questions frequently. | B．Greeting others enthusiastically. |
| C．Behaving more like others. | D．Attending classes more often. |
| A．Familiarity contributes to likability. |
| B．Identical behaviours enhance likability. |
| C．Future partnership increases likability. |
| D．Virtual contacts benefit likability. |
| A．Power of likability. | B．Research on likability. |
| C．Definition of likability. | D．Application of likability. |
New research published by a team of psychologists at the University of Missouri-Columbia suggests that our own happiness
The researchers offer a good
But it is not just financial generosity that has the power to increase our happiness. Simply adopting an attitude that puts others' happiness above our own has
6 . If you have some free time to socialize, do you prefer to spend it with your best friend or partner, or with a larger group of people?
A new study investigated what group size people actually look for and encounter in everyday life. The scientists asked more than 4, 000 people from the U. S. and the Netherlands to report the size of their social groups for a wide variety of activities. For eight different activities (going to a bar, chatting at work, chatting off work, having dinner, going on a holiday, going to a movie theatre, working on a project, playing sports), people reported a group size of two more often than they reported larger group sizes. Interestingly, for about half of these activities, women reported a group size of two significantly more often than men did, suggesting that women prefer a social group size of two even more than men do.
The researchers also used a research technique called real—time experience—sampling in the second part of the study. 274 volunteers were asked seven times a day to report the last social situation they had experienced. The results were clear. Two was the most common group size with 52. 6 percent. Thus, this part of the study also suggested that two is the most common group size in social interactions.
So why do people prefer spending their time with one other person compared to spending their time with larger groups? Researchers explained that in general, social interactions with just one other person allow for more control of the situation, especially when it comes to reciprocity ( 互助). When we interact with just one other person, one's choices directly affect the other person and only that person. Thus, it is easy to distinguish whether there is mutual cooperation (for example, both people take turns paying for dinner) or whether someone acts selfishly (for example, one person never pays the bill). In larger groups, the situation gets much more complicated.
1. What is the new study mainly about?| A．What social group size people prefer. |
| B．Whom people like to spend time with. |
| C．Which activities people choose to kill time. |
| D．How people make friends in social activities. |
| A．To collect the latest data. |
| B．To make their activities last longer. |
| C．To know the variety of their activities. |
| D．To prove the result of the former study. |
| A．The closer relationship. | B．The limited choices. |
| C．The sense of control. | D．The selfish intention. |
| A．Advanced technology. | B．Social psychology. |
| C．Entertainment. | D．Health. |
7 . Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember playing house as a child--pretending to be a grown-up like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than being young.
Some kidults collect toys they once played with.
“Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, childlike emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society,” said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University.
Tim Greenhalgh, a professor in London explained that some kidults just refused to grow up.
| A．Other kidults still enjoy children’s stories and fairy tales. |
| B．But now some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. |
| C．And some adults often run into the problem of finding a good job. |
| D．They do so because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. |
| E．Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. |
| F．He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. |
| G．They may not be great parents as well as able to take on adult responsibilities. |
8 . An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she
Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would
Stories like Amie's really
| A．tore up | B．picked up | C．fixed up | D．put up |
| A．watch | B．overlook | C．notice | D．neglect |
| A．attention | B．strangers | C．confusion | D．trouble |
| A．running | B．driving | C．walking | D．riding |
| A．voices | B．hats | C．shoulders | D．thumbs |
| A．count | B．share | C．value | D．matter |
| A．frightened | B．frustrated | C．embarrassed | D．disappointed |
| A．parking | B．speed | C．incident | D．event |
| A．approached | B．blocked | C．repaired | D．cleaned |
| A．important | B．special | C．typical | D．skeptical |
| A．happened | B．occurred | C．managed | D．offered |
| A．shock | B．inspire | C．delight | D．satisfy |
| A．feelings | B．thoughts | C．spirits | D．minds |
| A．work | B．exercise | C．conduct | D．behave |
| A．reliable | B．subjective | C．positive | D．brief |
9 . How to Level up Your Self-Control
By definition, self-control is the ability to do something that benefits your long-term goals, instead of something that might satisfy your immediate desires.
Angela Duckworth, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, says allocating resources between your present self and future self is an ongoing struggle. For example, exhibiting self-control over spending time on video games and social media, two of the most common temptations（诱惑）of the current era, means battling against age-old mechanisms in your brain.
If you're willing to look deeply into your tendencies and weak points, you can recognize the handful of problems that you need to work on.
The problem of looking at your cell phone too often, say, can be solved by putting it on mute or, better yet, sticking it in your bag until lunch.
Finally, Duckworth advises laying a foundation of self-control that you can build of in the future.
| A．One place to start would be the office |
| B．What problems do you need to work on |
| C．We've all experienced unproductive workdays |
| D．But for many of us, short-term satisfactions are irresistible |
| E．Why is exercising proper self-control so tricky for some, and how to do better |
| F．If you can resist resigning you may achieve more on your overall self-control |
| G．Removing the temptation from sight is key to ensuring you're faithful to your mission |
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