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Empathy

【1】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 1 0 years．That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time，the researchers said．Today,people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs．

【2】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. Humans learn by example-and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic．

【3】There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples．Humans are socially related by nature．Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human-and having empathy is decisive to those relationships．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．

【4】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 that they look for in new managers．Good social skills-including emoathy-are essential abilities that will help you succeed in many areas of life．"Academics are important．But if you don’t have emotional intelligence，you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life，”she says．

【5】____?For starters，let down your guard and really listen to others．“One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking，”Freed says．

【6】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 all animal shelter．

1.According to the passage, what happened to the college students?（no more than 15 words）

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2.What influenced the students’ ability of empathy?（Please list three aspects.）

_____________________,_____________________and_____________________

3.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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4.Fill in the blank in Para.5 with proper words.（no more than 10 words）

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5.If a college student lacks the ability of empathy, what things can be do to improve？

（at least two points, 15-25 words）

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.The empathy among college students dropped sharply.

2.Replacing face time with screen time; spending more time alone; learning by bad examples on TV.

3.良好的社交技能，包括同情心在内，是会帮助你在生活中的很多领域取得成功的重要技能。

4.What’s the best way to develop your empathy?/ How can you develop your empathy?

5.He can volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, what’s more. He had better have a “sharing circle”with his family.

【解析】

试题分析：

1.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 1 0 years．可得出答案。

2.根据That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time，the researchers said．Today,people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs．可得出答案。

3.Good social skills-including emoathy-are essential abilities that will help you succeed in many areas of life．这个句子中含有一个定语从句。

4.根据For starters，let down your guard and really listen to others．“One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking，”Freed says．可知这是对怎样发生共鸣的回答。

5.根据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 all animal shelter．可得出答案。

考点：考查日常生活类短文