1 . Researchers set up an experiment in which 5-year-olds were tested with their fellows under different circumstances of transparency (透明) and different audiences. They set up a sticker machine that in some settings was transparent, and other settings in which only the giver of stickers knew how many stickers he could give. They had children give out stickers in both settings. The results were striking: children were consistently generous only when the receiver and audience of the stickers were fully aware of the donation options. Children were notably ungenerous when the receiver of stickers couldn’t see the options.
The researchers said, “Children only showed consistently pro-social behavior in our study in the condition when they could see the receiver and their allocations (分配物) were fully visible; in all other conditions, children were statistically ungenerous, giving the receiver the smaller amount of stickers.”
They made the conclusions that at a very early age, children are learning how to position themselves socially. Well before they apprehend the sociology of their networks and what social reputation really means, they think strategically about giving as a function of how they can gain a reputation with a peer as a generous citizen or pro-social agent when the receiver observes them.
Children change their behavior in response to having an audience. Help children give to others in full view, delivering meals to families, and in private, dropping off treats or surprises for those who need support without signing their names. Also, children should be reminded that thank-you notes are lovely but unnecessary to receive. When we give gifts or lend help to others, try to help children remember why—to provide something for another. It really doesn’t have to be recognized. When a thank-you card doesn’t come, it doesn’t make a gift any less valuable or meaningful for those who were lucky enough to receive.
1. What did the researchers discover?A.The givers’ behavior greatly inspired the receivers to help in return. |
B.The children gave out an equal number of stickers in both settings. |
C.The presence of an audience affected children’s decisions to give. |
D.Donating helped children to become more generous in the future. |
A.Observing the givers. | B.Donating more stickers. |
C.Gaining a reputation. | D.Receiving more allocations. |
A.Share. | B.Predict. | C.Confirm. | D.Understand. |
A.To suggest recognizing others’ kindness. | B.To acknowledge the giver’s contribution. |
C.To confirm the benefits of being grateful. | D.To advise inspiring generosity in children. |
2 . Having a good sense of humor makes you more enjoyable to be around.
●Surround Yourself with Humor
You learn more effectively when you fully expose yourself to a subject. Similarly, you can improve your sense of humor by surrounding yourself with humor. Watch stand-up comedians. Listen to programs that amuse you.Read humorous books.
●Learn What Amuses You
●Think About Timing and Audience
You don’t have to be funny all the time, so don’t expect that of yourself. When you catch yourself trying to be funny, slow down. Simply speak slower so you’re not as likely to stop and repeat yourself. Try speaking at 60-70 % of your usual rate.
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You don’t need to seize every single opportunity to be funny. If you’re in the middle of a bad joke, just end it. “You know what, now that I’m telling it, it’s not as funny as it sounded in my head,” can be a bit of an awkward end and hurt your pride a little bit, but it saves everyone time and patience. In the long run, they’ll respect your taste.
A.Be Creative, Not Silly |
B.Pause in between sentences |
C.There’s a lot of fun out there |
D.You might also do better at work |
E.Know When to Pull the Plug on Yourself |
F.You can also try your hand in the real world |
G.A lot of times, we say things purely to please others |
3 . Do you have a best friend at work? A person once said, “Relationships
We hear a lot about this and it’s true. We spend more time with our co-workers than our families. Getting along well with workmates is the
Gallup, our employee engagement survey provider, has been asking us to
I’ve worked with a lot of people over my career. The most
I’ve been through a lot with many people I would
Good relationships and a sense of
A.grow | B.matter | C.increase | D.last |
A.schedules | B.worries | C.errors | D.details |
A.believe | B.remember | C.miss | D.understand |
A.key | B.clue | C.response | D.attitude |
A.determine | B.observe | C.reflect | D.rate |
A.connection | B.interest | C.gap | D.trend |
A.effective | B.memorable | C.qualified | D.professional |
A.classmates | B.teams | C.committees | D.families |
A.mixing | B.competing | C.arguing | D.chatting |
A.comes across | B.sticks to | C.lies in | D.takes up |
A.consider | B.replace | C.attract | D.acquire |
A.tasks | B.challenges | C.pressure | D.progress |
A.humor | B.direction | C.belonging | D.pride |
A.Finally | B.Luckily | C.Hopefully | D.Particularly |
A.city | B.campus | C.stage | D.workplace |
4 . How Helping Others Benefits You
Everyone wants to lead a happy and fulfilling life, so it’s natural to want to put yourself and your health first! However, helping other people can also directly help you at the same time.
Here are a few ways that helping others can benefit you:
·Attract more back to you.
When you give, you’re more likely to receive. You don’t necessarily need to keep the receiving in mind when you decide to give, but nature may just take its course.
·Bring you a good feeling.
If you volunteer your time to help others, you’re sharing your blessings with those less fortunate, which is a wonderful gift to give! You’ll likely return home after volunteering with a smile on your face.
·Heighten self-esteem.
When you help others, you may be helping yourself to a heightened self-esteem. A positive result for your good deeds enables you to feel pride in your accomplishments.
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After you’ve done something nice, you may also find that your confidence increases. The fact that your helpful acts have turned out so positive might lead you to the confidence you need in your own life.
·Be more positive about your own situation.
Sometimes you’ll find that you’re your own worst critic. You might accept the faults of others, but you may be less likely to accept your own. Helping others can help you to accept your own situation and your own faults.
Seek out opportunities, today, to help others. You’ll be glad you did!
A.Strengthen confidence. |
B.Make a difference. |
C.It may help you to start seeing everything in a more positive light. |
D.Maybe a friend will unexpectedly return a favor. |
E.It also builds confidence in bigger and better things. |
F.Just by completing a giving act, you receive positive feelings in your life. |
G.It makes you feel surprised to know that you’ve made a difference in the world. |
5 . We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the
But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were
The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good
One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around
Until one morning Charlie wasn’t
She said she knew who we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. We
The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought happiness to in that summer sat with a
A.workers | B.drivers | C.friends | D.passengers |
A.hid | B.shouted | C.sat | D.slept |
A.interest | B.attention | C.energy | D.expectation |
A.silent | B.upset | C.excited | D.bored |
A.trip | B.morning | C.meal | D.time |
A.worried | B.tired | C.surprised | D.moved |
A.talk | B.admit | C.introduce | D.write |
A.politely | B.proudly | C.carefully | D.smilingly |
A.until | B.so | C.but | D.as |
A.brought | B.found | C.bought | D.wore |
A.walking | B.waiting | C.greeting | D.arriving |
A.ordered | B.invited | C.asked | D.promised |
A.tears | B.breath | C.hands | D.flowers |
A.kept | B.got | C.expected | D.looked |
A.letter | B.ticket | C.card | D.flower |
6 . Your math teacher wears clothes made in 1985 and always mispronounces your name. Your English teacher loves to start classes with quick quizzes. It can be hard to think of these givers of grades as real people. But they eat pizza, watch movies and enjoy sports on weekends, just like you. So how can you get along well with your teachers?
You can do a lot of things to develop a good relationship with your teacher. First, do the obvious things: Show up in class on time with all tasks completed. Stay focused, be respectful and ask questions. Second, show an interest in the subject. Obviously, your teachers are really interested in their subjects, or they wouldn’t have decided to teach them! Show the teacher that you care about the subject—even if you’re not a math talent or fluent in French—and send the message that you are a hard-working student.
You can also schedule a private meeting in a teacher’s free time. Use this time to get extra help, ask questions, ask for information about a career (职业) in the subject or talk about your progress in class. You may be surprised to learn that your teacher is a bit more relaxed when only facing you than when teaching in front of the whole class.
What if you just don’t like the teacher? When it comes to working with teachers, one’s characteristics can come into play just as they can in any other relationships. People just naturally get along better with some people than with others; it’s impossible to like everyone all the time. Learning to work with people you don’t like is a good interpersonal (人际的) skill to have in life, no matter what your goals are.
Teachers are there for more than just homework; they know about more than their subject matters. They can help you learn how to behave as an adult and lifelong learner. Undoubtedly, there will be a few teachers along the way who you’ll always remember—and who might change your life forever.
1. How can students develop a good relationship with their teachers?A.By learning as many subjects as possible. |
B.By respecting other students in class. |
C.By finishing their homework on time. |
D.By developing personal interests. |
A.Your characteristics. |
B.Your interpersonal skills. |
C.Your career goals. |
D.Your grades in exams. |
A.Teachers can help you grow up. |
B.Teachers are all lifelong learners. |
C.Teachers should set enough homework. |
D.Teachers tend to change you completely. |
7 . Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are, who they are not, and who they would like to be. They tell us a good deal about the wearer’s background, personality, status, mood, and social outlook.
Since clothes are such an important source of social information, we can use them to
People tend to
In the workplace, men have long had
A.add to | B.deal with | C.set aside | D.focus on |
A.assumes | B.appreciates | C.minimizes | D.assesses |
A.in terms of | B.because of | C.instead of | D.regardless of |
A.agree on | B.count on | C.negotiate about | D.hesitate about |
A.specialties | B.accomplishments | C.characters | D.lifestyles |
A.comfortable | B.competent | C.sacred | D.outgoing |
A.uniforms | B.costumes | C.gloves | D.pajamas |
A.Moreover | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
A.imitated | B.resisted | C.evaluated | D.anticipated |
A.long - lasting | B.good - looking | C.light - hearted | D.well - defined |
A.are uncertain about | B.are distracted from | C.are keen on | D.are ashamed of |
A.consistent | B.fashionable | C.diversified | D.innovated |
A.critically | B.casually | C.favourably | D.honestly |
A.frequent | B.concrete | C.moderate | D.heavy |
A.get | B.spare | C.survive | D.maintain |
8 . Do you listen? Do you really listen? Is there more to listening than just hearing?
Listening is, by far, one of the most important aspects of communication. So often, you pay attention to your way of speaking, your
It is my
Listening means giving ear, paying attention, obeying, witnessing, hearing with thoughtful attention, or understanding. The most basic of all human
Learn to be an active listener. Give off positive body language.
Listening means we should respond, that we should be touched, and that what we hear has a(n)
Isn’t now the time to listen to those around you? Given them your entire
A.sounds | B.words | C.gestures | D.movements |
A.view | B.plan | C.purpose | D.requirement |
A.terrible | B.passive | C.basic | D.useless |
A.functions | B.opportunities | C.innovations | D.needs |
A.ask | B.listen | C.try | D.learn |
A.Apply | B.Present | C.Predict | D.Design |
A.courage | B.confidence | C.energy | D.knowledge |
A.sensitive | B.effective | C.reflective | D.sufficient |
A.impact | B.connection | C.emotion | D.difference |
A.makes | B.fails | C.repeats | D.destroys |
A.connections | B.communications | C.activities | D.meetings |
A.resource | B.material | C.source | D.element |
A.advice | B.love | C.help | D.attention |
A.information | B.talents | C.messages | D.ideas |
A.words | B.position | C.practice | D.service |
although for example however then to begin with such as rather as long as |
Connect Online to Meet Offline
In our information technology society, we often have more communications online than offline.
There is a wide variety of interest groups out there,
10 . When you set a foot outside of your door to drop trash, go to a social event or go for a walk, thoughts like “I hope I don’t see anyone I know” or “please don’t talk to me” may run through your mind. I’ve also said such things to myself. Sometimes the last thing you want to do is to talk with someone, especially someone new.
Why do we go out of our ways to avoid people? Do we think meeting new people is a waste of time? Or are we just lazy, thinking that meeting someone new really is a trouble?
Communication is the key to life. We have been told that many times. Take the past generations, like our parents, for example. They seem to take full advantage of that whole “communication” idea because they grew up talking face to face while Generation-Y grew up staring at screens. We spend hours of our days sitting on Facebook. We send messages to our friends and think about all of the things we want to say to certain people that we don’t have the courage to do in reality.
Nowadays, we are so caught up in our little circle of friends—our comfort zone. We love it that they laugh at our jokes, understand our feelings and can read our minds. Most importantly, they know when we want to be alone. They just get us.
Holding a conversation with someone new means agreeing with things that you don’t really believe and being someone you think they want you to be—it is, as I said before, a trouble. It takes up so much energy, and at some point or another, it is too tiring.
But meeting new people is important. Life is too short, so meet all the people you can meet, make the effort to go out and laugh. Remember, every “hello” leads to a smile—and a smile is worth a lot.
1. What do we learn about the author?A.He likes to meet someone new. | B.He feels stressed out lately. |
C.He’s active in attending social events. | D.He used to be afraid of talking to others. |
A.They rely on the Internet to socialize. | B.They are less confident in themselves. |
C.They have difficulty in communicating. | D.They are unwilling to make new friends. |
A.They think it troublesome. | B.They are busy with their study. |
C.They fear to disappoint their friends. | D.They want to do meaningful work. |
A.To stress the importance of friends. |
B.To give tips on how to meet new people. |
C.To encourage people to meet new people. |
D.To display the disadvantages of Generation-Y. |