When we think of  leadership ,we often think of strength and power .But what are these really ,and how do they operate?

 Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things .If this is even possible .it is short-term ,and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must , but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term ,They will also experience fear.

Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down , making the person unable to function at his or her best .If they associate you with this emotion of fear. They will become less functional around you ,and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot .but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively .Fear has no place in leadership.

  The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion .We can order someone to do something ,which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level ,so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation(积极性)。Today’s work place is all about relationships as a human being as well as a worker .Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like .Leaders understand the way things work .They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.

The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence---knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others . Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you , which is the key to the leadership skills .

An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when___.

A. he is forced to do things

B. be cannot work at his best

C. he feels his brain shut down

D he thinks of his work as too heavy

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A People tend to associate leadership with fear

B Working conditions affect people’s physical health

C Good relationship is the key to business success

D Smart people are more functional in the work place.

To positively influence employees a leader should first of all __

A provide better suggestions

B develop his own personality

C five his employees a pay raise

D hide his own emotion of fear

Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to___

A .provide a variety of project for employees

B. help raise employee’s living standards

C. give employees specific instructions

D. deal wisely with employees’ emotions

  阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

To his parents’ disappointment, Andy was born with a disability. The two sides of his brain were not joined  21   to each other. The right side of his body could not   22    with the left. At age three, it was  23   for him to walk, speak or play. He could only 24  a few words and walk slowly  25   someone held each of his hands.

Then came the 26  struggle. He attended an all-day health center  27   he was enrolled for every type of treatment imaginable. He struggled, sometimes  28   , to get stronger. Andy hated   29  when his parents would leave him there in the mornings.   30   , they believed that he would grow up to live a normal and healthy life. They believed it for themselves and for Andy.

It  31   . Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of extraordinary. He receives special help with a few things, but  32  his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has  33  enormous difficulties to move from adversity(困境) to  34  .

Ask yourself, "What are the seeds of strength    35   in my struggles today? If I get up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?"

"Overnight success" is the    36   of years of determination and continued learning. Victory is possible for    37   who decide it is their   38   . They’ll find the path    39___ their dream. However, they will accept hard times as the adversity that will foster their strength, growth and skills to attract the victory they    40   .

A. commonly             B. normally                  C. particularly           D. correctly

A. talk             B.catch up           C. communicate      D. put up

A. easy                   B. impossible                C. difficult               D. slow

A. say                  B. tell                       C. speak                   D. repeat

A. while                    B. as                         C. if                     D. because

A.difficulty            B. bitter                    C. pressure               D. struggle

A. where                    B. that                         C. which                  D. when

A. in danger              B. in tears                     C. in trouble             D. in advance

A. that                    B. it                            C. the time               D. them

A. Therefore            B. Furthermore          C. However              D. Besides

A. paid off              B. took off                   C. called off             D. set off

A. joins                    B. attends                        C. takes part in    D. participates in

A. managed              B. overcome             C. taken                     D. had

A. confidence           B. power                   C. end                      D. victory

A. found                  B. put                       C. hidden                        D. grown

A. result                   B. reason                   C. cause                   D. effect

A. them                   B. those                     C. these                    D. such

A. measure               B. duty                   C. attempt                D. purpose

A. to                     B. of                         C. at                            D. towards

A. look                    B. search                   C. seek                     D.hunt

It is not unusual for people to speak two or three languages; they’re known as bilinguals or trilinguals. Speakers of more than three languages are known as polyglots. And when we refer to people who speak many languages, perhaps a dozen or more, we use the term hyper-polyglot.

The most famous hyper-polyglot was Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th century Italian cardinal, who was said to speak 72 languages. This claim sounds absurd. If you assume each language had 20,000 words, Mezzofanti would have to learn a word a minute, six hours a day, for eleven years—an impossible task. But Mezzofanti was tested by critics, and they were all impressed.

Did Mezzofanti have an extraordinary brain? Or are hyper-polyglots just ordinary people with ordinary brains who manage to do something extraordinary through hard work?

U.S. linguist Stephen Drashen believes that outstanding language learners just work harder at it and then they acquire unusually strong language ability. As an example, he mentions a Hungarian woman who worked as an interpreter during the 20th century. When she was 86, she could speak 16 languages and was still working on learning new languages. She said she learned them mostly on her own, reading fiction or working through dictionaries or textbooks.

Some researchers argue to the contrary. They believe that there is such a thing as a talent for learning languages. In the 1930s, a German scientist examined parts of the preserved brain of a hyper-polyglot named Emil Krebs, who could speak 60 languages fluently. The scientist found that the area of Krebs’s brain called Broca’s area, which is associated with language, looked different from the Broca’s area in the brains of men who speak only one language. However, we still don’t know if Krebs was born with a brain ready to learn dozens of languages or if his brain adapted to the demands he put on it.

Although it is still not clear whether the ability to learn many languages is in born, there’s no doubt that just about all of us can acquire skills in a second, third, or even fourth language by putting our mind to it.

1.What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. Mezzofanti could remember 360 words a day.

B. Mezzofanti had a special way to learn languages.

C. Mezzofanti’s achievement was ridiculous.

D. Mezzofanti language ability was astonishing.

2.The Hungarian woman became a hyper-polyglot mainly because of her __.

A. good memory       B. unique brain      C. hard work      D. learning methods

3.The German scientist’s findings showed that Krebs ___.

A. had an unusual brain

B. was born with great talent

C. had worked hard at languages

D. expected too much of himself

4.The author seems to agree that ___.

A. it is not hard to learn foreign languages

B. hard work plays a part in language learning

C. there is no such thing as a talent for languages

D. hyper-polyglots have an inborn talent for language

 

What Is a Boy?

Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males pack them off to bed at night.

Boys are found everywhere—on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.

When you are busy, a boy is a trouble-maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it.

A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker, but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs on each hand.

He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.

Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.

A boy is a magical creature—he is your headache but when you come home at night with only destroyed pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “Hi, Dad!”

1.The whole passage is in a tone of _________.

A.ambition and expectation                 B.respect and harmony

C.humor and affection                     D.confidence and imagination

2.By saying “he has five thumbs on each hand.”, the author means        .

A.he has altogether five fingers              B.he is slow, foolish and clumsy

C.he becomes clever and smart              D.he cuts his hand with a knife

3.According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except _________.

A.ice cream                             B.comic books

C.Saturday mornings                      D.Sunday schools

4.What does the writer feel about boys?

A.He feels curious about their noise.

B.He is fed up with these creatures.

C.He is amazed by their naughtiness.

D.He feels unsafe staying with them.

 

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