Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Empathy

Last year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years. __1.__ Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.

Jennifer Freed, a co-director of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect. __2.__

There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature. __3.__ Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.

Empathy is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers. __4.__ “Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional (情感的) intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says.

What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商）? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others. __5.__

To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has a diverse membership, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.

A. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships.

B. Everyone is different, and levels of empathy differ from person to person.

C. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time, the researchers said.

D. “One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking,” Freed says.

E. Humans learn by example—and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic.

F. Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else—both what they think and how they feel.

G. Good social skills—including empathy—are a kind of “emotional intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life.

Answer

1.C

2.F

3.A

4.G

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了同情心在过去的这些年里面在急剧的下降，同时也说明了下降的原因。同情心也是每个人所应该具备的素质之一，是工作取得成功的一个因素。文章也告诉我们应该怎样培养同情心。

1. C上下文的衔接。the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years. ____ Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.句意为：同情心是理解他人的一种能力，在过去的十年里大学生的同情心急剧的下降，_______当今，人们花费更多的时间独处，似乎不愿意参加团队活动或俱乐部。所以答案应为C，研究员说，那是因为太多的人用面对屏幕的时间代替了面对面的时间。

2.F与上文的联系。Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect. ____打开电视，到处都是人之间的冲突，竞争，对他人的不尊重等消息。所以下文应是，而同情心则是学会理解他人的一件事情，既要理解他人的想法，又要理解他人的感受。故答案应为F。

3.A上下文的理解题。There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature. ____ Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.句意为：人类天生地是有社会联系的，_______研究员们发现，有同情心的青少年似乎有更高的自尊心，另外，同情心也是治癒孤独，悲伤，焦虑和恐惧的一剂良药。所以答案应为Ａ，Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships.句意为：同其他人拥有的关系是人类的一个重要组成部分，有同情心对这种关系是起决定作用的。

【小题４】G上下文联系题。Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers. ____ “Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional (情感的) intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says.大意为：同情心是他们在新的经理们身上找到的最重要的一件东西，_____学术知识是重要的，但是，如果你没有情商，你就不会取得成功。所以答案应为G，Good social skills—including empathy—are a kind of “emotional intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life.，意思是：好的社会技能包括同情心是情商中的一种，能够帮助你在生活的很多方面取得成功。

【小题５】D顺承上文。What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商）? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others. ____提升情商的最好方法是什么呢？作为一个新开始者，放下你的警惕真正的倾听别人，如果总是有意见或者总是说很多（而听得少）一个人就不会发展他的情商（同情心）

【考点】考查上下文的联系。