Sometimes our emotions can seem to defeat us. When this happens, _ 1.__ is possible to give people the wrong impression or do something we regret. Learning to express your emotions effectively will allow you ____2.__ (communicate) clearly and carefully, without hurting those around you or __3.___ (make) the situation worse. So it’s important to learn to express emotions.
Firstly, you need to learn how to express your angry feelings. Anger can cause you to say things you regret, _4.__ sometimes you should control your angry feelings. If you’re afraid of saying something that hurts someone, then try to think carefully before you speak. Also, you __5.__ write down your angry thoughts as if you were shouting it out to the world. This allows you to express your anger.
__6.___, it’s necessary to learn to express sadness. Sadness is particularly hard to deal with, especially when people can see you are sad. But you needn’t hide it. Instead, try talking about __7.___ is making you sad. It doesn’t matter if you cry, as it _8.___ (prove) that crying can reduce stress. What’s more, if you feel your secrets are safe in your dairy, then write down what is upsetting you.
Learning to express worry is also important. If you’re worried about a friend or a loved one, 9. (talk) to them about your worry. This could give you some peace of mind. Also, you can choose an activity 10. you are interested in and spend some time doing it. The less you think about the problem, the less you will worry.
Indiana 6-year-old Levi Mayhew suffers from a rare and fatal genetic disorder．According to a ________ from the Make-A-Wish Foundation(基金会)，Levi is too sick to ________, so when he was able to ________ his wish, he did ________ extra special with it.
Levi ________ his Make-A-Wish trip to 10-year-old Emma Broyer，his closest school friend who has been one of his biggest ________ throughout his medical challenges. Emma gives him ________ letters and gifts and asks her friends to do the same．Levi’s mom Rebecca Drake told WTHR that ________ in her son’s toughest moments，Emma never ________ to make him smile．“Just having Emma say ‘Hi’ to Levi made a world of ________．It opened two hearts at once．”she said.
To show his ________, Levi wished Emma to take a special trip to Florida．For the little Indiana girl who’d never been on a plane，the surprise ________ was truly the trip of a lifetime．When Emma and her family went to Florida，they ________ a“Flat Levi” figure(画像)，which they included on a11 of their ________.
At their ________ party, Emma gave Levi an album “Emma and Levi’s trip．”Levi’s mom Rebecca told the news station:
“It felt so good to ________ this little girl．Emma had given so much to us without even ________ it．It's a very warm feeling to know that another child loves and cares so much for your child，especially while facing the ________. It’s so innocent and pure．________ angels(天使) really do walk the earth，Emma is one．She’s Levi’s angel．This story proves that the ‘power of one’ is so ________．”
1.A．doctorB．headmasterC．spokespersonD．teacher
2.A．studyB．playC．swimD．travel
3.A．obtainB．quitC．changeD．neglect
4.A．everythingB．somethingC．anythingD．nothing
5.A．donatedB．madeC．arrangedD．sold
6.A．contributorsB．supportersC．sponsorsD．agents
7.A．discouragingB．encouragingC．surprisingD．boring
8.A．stillB．everC．evenD．perhaps
9.A．remembersB．desiresC．expectsD．fails
10.A．successB．differenceC．surpriseD．freedom
11.A．mercyB．gratitudeC．delightD．pride
12.A．experimentB．achievementC．vacationD．research
13.A．gave outB．put up
C．took awayD．brought along
14.A．1ecturesB．flights
C．appointmentsD．adventures
15.A．welcomeB．farewellC．graduationD．birthday
16.A．payB．serveC．awardD．reward
17.A．forgettingB．explainingC．realizingD．valuing
18.A．cheersB．challenges
C．opportunitiesD．advantages
19.A．ThoughB．UnlessC．IfD．Since
20.A．amazingB．satisfying
C．scaringD．disappointing
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。
How to express your anger
The best way to manage anger is by dealing with it directly—you must learn to express your anger in a healthy and helpful way.
Expressing yourself when you are very angry can be difficult. But it can also be very helpful. 1. They feel better about themselves. And most importantly, they are taking control of their own emotions. They are reacting to their anger in a good way.
2. First, stay calm when you are expressing yourself. It is also important to be clear and direct when you express yourself. You should also show respect to the other person.
It is also important not to blame other people. Blaming other people can lead to arguing and fighting. Instead, people should express their anger by saying what they are feeling. For example, if a person is angry, she should use “I statements”. These are simple sentences that state how a person feels. For example, you should not say “You never help me clean the home”! 3. When people are expressing their anger, they should remember to think about the other people who are involved in the situation. 4. Often, when people look at a situation in this way, they can admit that they are not always being fair. People can admit that their anger is not being helpful. People cannot always control what other people do or what happens around them. But people can control the way they react!
Do not let your anger build up inside of you! As a person once said:“It is not good for me to hold on to anger. 5. ”
A. You can talk to a doctor.
B. I am the only one that it is really hurting.
C. Words can be extremely damaging to a relationship.
D. Try to look at the situation from the other person’s point of view.
E. When people can express their needs, they feel like they are solving the problem.
F. Instead, you could say “I am angry that you did not offer to help me clean the home”.
G. But there are things people should remember when they express their needs when angry.
An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond．The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools．The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998．Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program．As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city．Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character．
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Ultinatelas Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
1.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A．To invite authors to guide readers.
B．To encourage people to read and share.
C．To involve people in community service.
D．To promote the friendship between cities.
2.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
A．They had little interest in reading.
B．They were too busy to read a book.
C．They came from many different backgrounds
D．They lacked support from the local government
3.According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?
A．In large communities with little sense of unity.
B．In large cities where libraries are far from home.
C．In medium-sized cities with a diverse population.
D．In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached.
4.According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by ________.
A．the careful selection of a proper book
B．the growing popularity of the writers
C．the number of people who benefit from reading.
D．the number of books that each person reads.
Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.
One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man. He’s hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face…I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”
I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled (残疾的) from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Your children made me feel at home.”
On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters (牡蛎) I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.
In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.
1.Why did the author agree to let the man spend the night in his house at last?
A. Because the man said others refused to accommodate him.
B. Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience.
C. Because the man said he had come from the eastern shore.
D. Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon.
2.How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?
A. About 1 hour.B. About 2 hours.
C. About 3 hours.D. About 4 hours.
3.From the text we can know that __________.
A. the author’s children were kind and friendly to the man
B. the man was fed up with his hard-work and his family
C. John Hopkins Hospital provided rooms for the patients to live in
D. the author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors
4.The author’s family were grateful to know the man because __________.
A. he often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden
B. he paid them money for his staying
C. he taught them how to accept the bad without complaint
D. he stayed only overnight with the writer’s family
SAN FRANCISCO—Only 21 percent of workers worldwide are “engaged”—that's the word used to describe workers who are ready to expend some extra effort at work—while 38 percent are disengaged, according to a new survey.
“Engagement is not satisfaction or happiness, but the degree to which workers connect to the company emotionally, and the degree to which workers are aware of what they need to do to add value and are willing to take that action," said Julie Gebauer, a managing director of Towers Perrin, a consulting firm, which surveyed almost 90,000 workers in 19 countries.
“Happy employees don't necessarily create better financial results, but there is a definite link between engagement and a company's financial performance,” Gebauer said.
The survey found 21 percent of workers worldwide are engaged, and another 41 percent are “enrolled”, which means they're on the road to engagement.
More than 80 percent of the engaged employees say they contribute to the quality of company products, services and customer satisfaction, while only 40 percent of disengaged workers agree.
Engagement helps retention(留置) too. About 50 percent of engaged employees say they have no plans to leave their company versus 15 percent of the disengaged.
“The fact that almost 80 percent of workers are disengaged is likely costing companies money." Gebauer said.
“The conception of engagement is really a financial issue," said Gebauer. ‘Organizations that have employees that are highly engaged deliver better financial results than those that don't."
In a separate study, Towers Perrin assessed data on 40 global companies over a three-year period, measuring employee engagement at a certain point and then looking at the companies' financial results over the following three years.
Companies with highly motivated workers enjoyed a 3.7 percent increase in profits, while companies with a lower level of worker commitment saw a decrease in profits slightly.
What makes for an engaged employee? It's not necessarily pay. While the level of pay is important, it's not among the top 10 drivers of engagement. Rather than only using the pay, companies should survey their work force, much as they might study their customers, to assess what employees are seeking.
1.The underlined word “enrolled” in Paragraph 4 means ________.
A. engagedB. disengaged
C. over-engagedD. not yet but to be engaged
2.According to the text, among 500 disengaged employees, how many would probably have the intention of leaving their company?
A. 50.B. 75.C. 250.D. 425.
3.What would probably be talked about following the last paragraph?
A. The top ten drivers of engagement.
B. The reason to encourage engagement.
C. The importance of the pay level in engagement.
D. The survey of work force in a company.
