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第二章阅读理解（七选五）

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Kids’health:Four steps for fighting stress

Everybody gets stressed time to time. (1) _____ Some ways of dealing with stress—like screaming or hitting someone—don’t solve(解决), much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.

Try taking these four steps, the next time you are stressed:

(1)Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to “trusted adult”, such as parent or other relatives. (2) _____ They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.

(2)Don’t take it out on yourself.Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that’s good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don’t take it out on yourself. (3) _____

(3)Try to solve the problem.After you’re calm and you have support from adults and friends, it’s time to get down to business. (4) _____ Even if you can’t solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.

(4)Be positive.Most stress is temporary(暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.

These steps aren’t magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you’ll help yourself feel better even faster.

(5) _____

1. ____

【答案】C

【解析】“每个人都会时不时遇到压力，不同的人会在不同的方面感受压力，例如尖叫和打某人等方法不能彻底的解决压力”。选项C在此承接上句开启下句。

2. ____

【答案】F

【解析】上一句提到我们可以向父母和其他亲人诉说，第五段中提到可以向成年人和朋友寻求支持。故选项F符合题意。

3. ____

【答案】A

【解析】由前一句话“记得总会有人帮助你的，不要一个人承受”可知，选项A符合题意。

4. ____

【答案】E

【解析】既然前后都提到的是“解决问题”，那么相应的选项E即为正确答案。figure out 弄清楚，弄明白，解决。

5. ____

【答案】D

【解析】“问题被解决了，感觉如此之好！”即与前句意思保持一种顺承关系。同时也作为文章的总结。

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Empathy

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 10 years. (1) _____ Today, 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. (2) _____ There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature. (3) _____ 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.

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. (4) _____ “Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional(情感的) intelligence, you won’t be as successfu l 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. (5) _____

To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a t eam that has a diverse membership, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.

1. ____

【答案】B

【解析】根据后句提到的“people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs”，可知前句应为原因。

2. ____

【答案】D

【解析】根据前文中人们打开电视看到的是“fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect”，可知这些都是列举的例子，后句人们从中学到的是这样的例子。

3. ____

【答案】G

【解析】前句话提到“Humans are socially related by nature”，即“人类是社会性的”，由此可知答案为G。

4. ____

【答案】F

【解析】由后一句话的内容“Academics are important ,but if you don’t have emotional intelligence”，可判断前句谈论social skills。

5. ____

【答案】C

【解析】前句内容提到“What’s the best way to up your EQ? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others,”中的“listen to others”暗示了下文的内容。

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Public Speaking and Critical Thinking

What is critical thinking? To a certain degree, it’s a matter of logic(逻辑)—of being able to spot weaknesses in other people’s arguments and to avoid them in your own. It also includes related skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion and assessing the soundness of evidence.

In the broad sense, critical thinking is focused, organized thinking—the ability to see clearly the relationships among ideas. (1) _____ The greatest thinkers, scientists, and inventors have often taken information that was readily available and put it together differently to produce new ideas. That, too, is critical thanking.

(2) _____ As the class goes on, for example, you will probably spend a good deal at time organizing your speeches. While this may seem like a purely mechanical(机械的) exercise, it is closely connected with critical thinking. If the structure of your speech is loose and confused, chances are that your thinking is also disordered and confused. If, on the other hand, the structure is clear, there is a good chance your thinking is too. Organizing a speech is not just a matter of arranging the ideas you already have (3) _____

What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking. (4) _____ As you work on expressing your ideas in clear, accurate language, you will improve your ability to think clearly and accurately. (5) _____ As you learn to listen critically to speeches in class, you will be better able to assess the ideas of speakers in a variety of situations.

If you take full advantage of your speech class, you will be able to develop your skills as a critical thinker in many circumstances. This is one reason public speaking