Does Success Come with a High EQ or IQ?

Most students feel that their IQs are what determines(决定) how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing better than them, they usually believe that those students have a higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do to change facts. However, new research into EQ suggests that success is not simple the result of a high IQ.

While your IQ tells you how intelligent you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovey who invented the term EQ suggests that when predicting someone's future success, their character, as measured(测量)by EQ tests, might actually matter than their IQs.

It is generally believed that people with high EQs are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life. They are also less likely to be troubled by problems.

People generally believe that a person's IQ is determined by birth. However, most social scientists agree that EQ has a lot to do with education. Some are trying to study the possibility of improving a person's EQ, especially in terms of "people skills", such as understanding and communication.

Professor Mayer, recognized by many as a leading expert in the study of changes to people's EQs, recently said the results of a study on senior high school students. When normal students were introduced to students with disabilities, they found that, afterwards, the normal students were more willing to help people with difficulties. They also showed a better understanding of the disabled students' feelings compared to students who had not been involved in the study. There was also an obvious change in the disabled students' attitudes. They became more positive about life and more willing to try new things.

The results of the study show that EQ is important. To get ahead in the world and lead a happy successful life means getting on with other people and being able to understand and react to the situations in the best way possible. This requires a high EQ, the higher the better. And the fact that it might be possible to raise EQs means that schools need to make sure that their students are receiving the education they really need, and know that their futures are not entirely determined by their IQs.

1.According to the passage, people with high EQs ________________.

A.hate trying new things B.are determined by birth

C.are more understanding D.need to improve their IQs

2.What does the phrase "react to" in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.Try to refuse to accept. B.Show some disinterest in.

C.Help others to explain. D.Behave differently in.

3.According to the passage, Professor Mayer probably agrees that ___________________.

A.students with low EQs are more creative and positive toward their lives

B.it is possible for disabled students to improve their EQs with education

C.it is difficult for people with high EQs to solve problems in the best way

D.students with high IQs will be easier to succeed than students with high EQs

4.What is the writer's main purpose in writing the passage?

A.To discuss the meaning of EQ.

B.To stress the importance of EQ.

C.To introduce the discovery of EQ.

D.To question about the tests of EQ.

Chewing gum (口香糖) may be one of your favorite sweets. But did you know how it was ____?

The sweet was invented by American scientist Thomas Adams. However, he invented it completely __ .

It was 1869. Earlier that year, one of Adams' friends showed him an interesting kind of sap (树汁). His friend told him_____ people in Central America liked to chew (咀嚼) on it for fun. Hundreds of years passed, people didn't do that any longer. But Adams was interested in the sap. He wanted to use it to create some new ____ .

Adams, however, ________ to create the products he wanted. He felt bored and________ and happened to chew on the sap. _______ , the sap tasted great. Adams then added something else to the sap and started selling it. Later in 1869, he opened a factory to produce this delicious _______ .

In 1888, Adams gave a ________ to the invention: "chewing gum." The sweet can be got from selling machines at underground stations all over New York City. Over the years, new kinds have been _______ . Now, chewing gum is popular among many people. However, few people know this was all started by an American scientist from a mistake.

1.A.eaten B.polluted C.sold D.invented

2.A.in public B.by mistake C.in person D.by hand

3.A.ancient B.single C.famous D.sick

4.A.products B.records C.crops D.fruits

5.A.agreed B.preferred C.failed D.afforded

6.A.angry B.nervous C.lucky D.satisfied

7.A.Usually B.Surprisingly C.Slowly D.Clearly

8.A.dish B.meal C.drink D.treat

9.A.method B.name C.prize D.menu

10.A.divided B.stored C.developed D.repeated

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