题目内容
8.EmpathyLast 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.(36)BToday,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.(37)DThere are good reasons not to follow those bad examples.Humans are socially related by nature.(38)GResearchers 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.(39)F"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.(40)C
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.Everyone is different,and levels of empathy differ from person to person.
B.That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time,the researchers said.
C."One doesn't develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking,"Freed says.
D.Humans learn by example-and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic.
E.Empathy is a matte of learning how to understand someone else-both what they think and how they feel.
F.Good social skills-including empathy-are a kind of"emotional intelligence"that will help you succeed in many areas of life.
G.Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human-and having empathy is decisive to those relationships.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了empathy,为同感,共鸣.文章以empathy的概念进行展开.文章在第一段对该词进行了定义,下面进行了简要的分析.
解答 36.B.推理判断题.根据后一句内容Today,people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs:很多人把时间花在了独处很少参加社交活动,可知与他人建立关系是做人的重要组成部分.故选B项.
37.D.推理判断题.根据下一段内容There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples.Humans are socially related by nature可知是指人们通过模仿别人来学习,故选D
38.G.推理判断题.根据上一句Humans are socially related by nature.可知要和别人保持联系;故选G
39.F.推理判断题.根据下一句if you don't have emotional intelligence,you won't be as successful in work or in your love life,可知这里是指良好的社交技能是多么的重要;故选F.
40.C.推理判断题.根据下一段内容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可知人类学习的榜样,它的例子大部分是善解人意;故选C
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读,和完形填空很类似,不同的是一个选词,一个选句子.解题时,要注意上下文语境,充分考虑信息词(选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词),选出最符合语境的句子.
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