The first time that I had heard the term“EQ”was in the fall of 1995 when the book Emotional Intelligence，by Daniel Goleman，was widely covered by the American press.The widespread research presented in the book supported my own observations and doubts about life and emotions，and told me that I was on the right track to go after happiness.The research continues to confirm what I had concluded on my own: These feelings are extremely important to individual health，happiness，and social harmony.This might seem a bit obvious，but it was not always obvious to me.

I grew up in a family where we didn’t talk about feelings.We talked about ideas，concepts and principles.As a result，I could tell you what I thought about everything，but I couldn’t tell you how I felt about anything.After several failed relationships，I took time off to reflect on my life and realized I had made many decisions which resulted in unhappiness for myself and others.After studying the literature on emotions and feelings，I concluded that most of my poor decisions could be directly due to what is now called low emotional intelligence，or low EQ，for short.Previously，I struggled to find happiness through the traditional routes—material success.Now，however，I realize that：

There’s not much point having either wealth or relationships if you aren’t happy.

It is hard to be happy with others if you aren’t happy yourself.

It is hard to be happy alone if you don’t feel good about yourself，i.e.have high self­esteem and self­confidence.

It is hard to have good feelings about yourself if you don’t have good emotional management skills.

Emotional management skills，the main subject of EQ，are，therefore，one of the most basic elements of happiness.

56．The author’s views and ideas about life were exactly proved by ________.

A. the widespread reports in American newspapers

B. own observations and doubts about life and emotions

C. the fact that he was on the right track to go after happiness

D. ideas and views in the book Emotional Intelligence

57．The author’s family members ________.

A. are wise and hard­working                      B. are wealthy and strong

C. are not good at expressing their own feelings        D. get along badly with each other

58．Before reading the book，the author thought he could have happiness ________.

A. if he could earn a lot of money                   B. if he could avoid poor decisions

C. if he took time off to reflect on his life             D. if he ignored the traditional routes

59．A person who can’t feel happy himself ________.

A. will feel happy with lots of friends                B. will not get on well with others

C. has no self­esteem at all                         D. should read the new book on EQ

60．Loneliness most probably comes from ________.

A. lack of self­confidence and self­esteem             B. lack of the presence of others

C. lack of good relationships with others              D. lack of wealth and health

The first time that I had heard the term “EQ” was in the fall of 1995 when the book Emotional Intelligence，by Daniel Goleman，was widely covered by the American press. The widespread research presented in the book supported my own observations and doubts about life and emotions，and told me that I was on the right track to go after happiness. The research continues to confirm what I had concluded on my own: These feelings are extremely important to individual health，happiness，and social harmony. This might seem a bit obvious，but it was not always obvious to me.

I grew up in a family where we didn’t talk about feelings. We talked about ideas，concepts and principles. As a result，I could tell you what I thought about everything，but I couldn’t tell you how I felt about anything. After several failed relationships，I took time off to reflect on my life and realized I had made many decisions which resulted in unhappiness for myself and others. After studying the literature on emotions and feelings，I concluded that most of my poor decisions could be directly due to what is now called low emotional intelligence，or low EQ，for short. Previously，I struggled to find happiness through the traditional routes—material success. Now，however，I realize that：

There’s not much point having either wealth or relationships if you aren’t happy.

It is hard to be happy with others if you aren’t happy yourself.

It is hard to be happy alone if you don’t feel good about yourself，i.e. have high self­esteem and self­confidence.

It is hard to have good feelings about yourself if you don’t have good emotional management skills.

Emotional management skills，the main subject of EQ，are，therefore，one of the most basic elements of happiness.

61．The author’s views and ideas about life were exactly proved by ________.

A．the widespread reports in American newspapers

B．own observations and doubts about life and emotions

C．ideas and views in the book Emotional Intelligence

D．the fact that he was on the right track to go after happiness

62．The author’s family members ________.

A．are wise and hard­working                                   B．are wealthy and strong

C．are not good at expressing their own feelings  D．get along badly with each other

63．Before reading the book，the author thought he could have happiness ________.

A．if he could earn a lot of money                  B．if he could avoid poor decisions

C．if he took time off to reflect on his life     D．if he ignored the traditional routes

64．A person who can’t feel happy himself ________.

A．will feel happy with lots of friends           B．will not get on well with others

C．has no self­esteem at all                         D．should read the new book on EQ

65．Loneliness most probably comes from ________.

A．lack of wealth and health                               B．lack of the presence of others

C．lack of good relationships with others        D. lack of self­confidence and self­esteem

信息匹配(共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分)

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以下是几则急救课程的信息：

Course Name      Course Format School

/Trainer          Training Centers             Course Aim

A. CPR First Aid     Classroom     Lewis College

of Business        Detroit,

United States      To prepare students to triage and handle a variety of emergencies from minor ones to the most serious beginning with techniques needed to chart what occurred.

B. First Aid in the workplace       E-learning     Digital Think     San Francisco U.S.A  To empower you with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide basic first aid care in both emergency and non-emergency medical situations in the workplace

C. STCW95 Basic Safety           Blended      Flagship Superyacht Academy    Portsmouth U.K    A 5-day course essential for basic fire fighting training

D. Emergency Life Support and Basic First Aid for speakers of other languages     Classroom    City Lit   London, United Kingdom To recognize and deal with a number of life-threatening first aid incidents and offer support in developing the use of the English language

E. Activity First Aid On-site       City Lit       London, U. K.    To deal with a whole range of injuries. Leads to a practical examination. This course continues from the basic first aid course and will deal with further type.

F. First Aid Intensive Lifesaver & LS Plus           Classroom      City Lit    London U.K.   Starting with important basic first aid skills, such as resuscitation and dealing with unconscious occurrences.

请阅读下面欲参加课程者的个人资料，然后匹配与其适应的急救课程：

1.  John, whose house caught fire one night and was destroyed, was lucky enough to survive after months of treatment in the hospital. He became a homeless orphan and he could never forget the terrible disaster. He wants to learn the first aid so that his misfortune won’t happen to others.

2. Jane works in a large international company, which is on the top floor in a skyscraper in New York. She thinks it’s not so easy for them to get to safety if emergency happens while working.

3. Zhang Ying, a Chinese girl who is studying in London, is curious about learning some basic first aid skills and improving her English.

4. Li Jian is a student of senior Ⅱ and has experienced some accidents. He wants to learn how to deal with not only the simple injuries but also serious ones. He doesn’t want to just sit in the classroom, listening and watching.

5. Wang Yang’s mother is weak in health and often gets tired easily. She even loses her consciousness from time to time. Wang Yang is so worried about her that she wants to learn some first aid to help her mother in case of such situations.

International students in Christine Rhodes’ English class in Australia share their favorite places they have visited in Australia.

Canberra, the nicest city in Australia.   

Siggi Siebold from Germany

I went for a short holiday to Canberra because my son lives there. It’s the nicest city in Australia, a little bit similar to Cairns. There’re lots of big rivers and trees around the city.

  The small city of Mount Isa

Indra Ekanayake from Malaysia

I came to Mount Isa six months ago. It’s a long way from Brisbane-about 2,000 km .It’s a small city, with a population of 21,000, but it has all the basic facilities(设施)such as a hospital, six schools and supermarkets. It’s a mining city. It’s hot and gets little rain. There’re two big lakes to keep the rainwater for drinking for the city.

Lake Moondarra and a mine

Ida Robb from Indonesia

In Mount Isa, there’s a dam called Lake Moondarra. On the weekend you can go there with your friends.People go fishing and even catch a crocodile. There’s a big mine in Mount Isa.Many people come to work in the mine and earn much money.It isn’t a beautiful green place, but many people love it.

My impression(印象)of Sydney

Namfon  Pitaxsin from Thailand

The fist time I came  to  Australia,I was happy. I traveled to Sydney. Four million people live there ,and many are  Asians. I saw the harbor (港口)，Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Opera House and I went to see the koalas and kangaroos in Taronga Park Zoo. After that I went to the Thai restaurants. There is a revolving (旋转的) restaurant, so you can eat and see the city.

1.Why did Siggi Siebold go to Canberra?

A.    Because it’s the nicest city in Australia.

B. Because her son lives there

C. Because it is similar to her hometown

D. Because there’re lots of rivers

2.According to Indra Ekanayake, Mount Isa______

A. is a famous harbor in Ausralia

B. has a large population

C. probably doesn’t have enough drinking water

D. doesn’t have enough basic facilities

3.Where is Lake Moondarra?

A.  In Canberra.      B. In Mount Isa.        C.In Brisbane.      D.In Sydney

64.The first time Namfon  Pitaxsin went to Australia, she________

A. saw some special Australian animals

B. met more Americans than Asians

C. ate in a revolving restaurant

D. enjoyed the music in the Opera House

4.How many cities does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Two        B. Three        C. Four.        D. Five