Question

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

Answer 1

CCABD