Question

    Do you know emotional quotient (EQ)? It is a kind of important_______ that helps us better understand ourselves and others. Here are some tips about high EQ.

You should_________ your feelings

It’s a symbol of high EQ. You don’t just feel. You think about what you are feeling and try to understand_________. Doing so helps you understand the role emotions play in your own and others’ behavior.

You should take your time.

You know that emotions and feelings appear in a short time and that making quick decisions leads to ___________. That’s why you should take time to calm down before speaking or_________, especially when you realize you’re under the control of emotions.

You should pay attention to your thoughts.

You can’t always control your feelings: Outside stimuli (刺激) can cause you to feel happy, excited, sad or_________ angry. But you should realize that you can influence how those feelings develop — by paying attention to your thoughts. As the old saying goes,“You can’t stop a bird from landing on your head, but you can _________ it from building a nest.”

You should praise others.

You look for the good in others. When you find it, you can tell them what you_______and why. By doing so, you lift others up and bring out the best in them.

You should learn from mistakes.

No one can be___________ in managing their emotions. But you may work hard to learn from those mistakes — to study your own act, ____________ reasons and build habits that will help you improve those situations.

1.A.secret B.show C.ability D.advantage

2.A.create B.discover C.provide D.research

3.A.what B.why C.when D.where

4.A.accidents B.regrets C.disagreements D.doubts

5.A.acting B.living C.telling D.leaving

6.A.even B.still C.nearly D.only

7.A.protect B.prevent C.save D.learn

8.A.hate B.refuse C.admire D.need

9.A.possible B.fair C.patient D.perfect

10.A.take out B.put out C.find out D.get out

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

【解析】

本文讲述了情商是一种帮助人们更好地了解自己和他人的重要能力。下面是一些关于高情商的建议：应该研究一下感受；应该慢慢来；应该注意自己思想；应该表扬别人；应该从错误中学习。

1.句意：这是一种帮助我们更好地了解自己和他人的重要能力。

secret秘密；show展出；ability能力；advantage优点；根据“helps us better understand ourselves and others.”可知是帮助我们更好地了解自己和他人，可推测出这应该是一种能力，故选C。

2.句意：你应该研究一下你的感受。

create创造；discover发现；provide提供；research研究；根据“You think about what you are feeling and try to understand why”可知你想想你的感觉，并试图理解为什么，可推测出要研究一下感受，不仅仅是感觉一下，所以此处是“研究”，故选D。

3.句意：你想想你的感觉，并试图理解为什么。

what什么；why为什么；when什么时候；where哪里；根据“Doing so helps you understand the role emotions”可知这样做可以帮助你理解情绪，可推测出此处是理解为什么会有这种感受，所以此处用“why”，故选B。

4.句意：快速做出决定会导致后悔。

accidents事故；regrets后悔；disagreements不同意；doubts怀疑；根据“especially when you realize you’re under the control of emotions.”可知当你意识到你被情绪控制，结合常识，情绪控制下经常会做错事，可推测出快速做出决定会导致后悔，所以此处用“regret”，故选B。

5.句意：这就是为什么你应该花时间冷静下来，然后再说话或行动。

acting行动；living住；telling告诉；leaving离开；根据“before speaking”可知在说话之前，可推测出此处是“说话或行动之前，应该花时间冷静下来”，故选A。

6.句意：外界刺激可以使你感到快乐，兴奋，悲伤甚至愤怒。

even甚至；still仍然；nearly差不多；only仅仅；根据“feel happy, excited, sad or____6____ angry.”可知感到快乐，兴奋，悲伤 愤怒，可推测出此处是“甚至”，其他选项不符合题意，故选A。

7.句意：但你可以阻止它建一个巢。

protect保护；prevent预防，阻止；save节约；learn学习；prevent sth from表示“阻止做什么”，根据“You can’t stop a bird from landing on your head”可知你不能阻止一只鸟落在你的头上，结合句中“but”，可推测出此处是“阻止它建一个巢”，所以用“prevent”，故选B。

8.句意：你可以告诉他们你钦佩什么以及为什么。

hate恨；refuse拒绝；admire钦佩；need需要；根据“You look for the good in others.”可知寻找别人的优点，可推测出找到后就告诉他们钦佩什么，所以用“admire”，故选C。

9.句意：没有人能完美地管理自己的情绪。

possible可能；fair公平；patient耐心的；perfect完美的；根据“learn from those mistakes”可知从这些错误中学习，可推测出“没有人能完美地管理自己的情绪”，所以此处用“完美的”，故选D。

10.句意：学习你自己的行为，找出原因，养成习惯，这将帮助你改善这些情况。

take out取出；put out扑灭；find out找出；get out离开；根据“reasons”可知是找出理由，所以此处用“find out”，故选C。