According to common practice, the president _...

According to common practice, the president _________ hold office for five years.

A. must     B. shall      C. need     D. will

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A handshake is one of the most common ways to greet others, but US President Donald Trump’s unusual method has been put under the microscope lately.

Much like an arm wrestler in a match, the recently-elected leader has a habit of yanking (猛拉) people’s hands toward himself during handshakes. And while a typical handshake is only brief, the one between him and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb 10 lasted a full 19 seconds.

Simply having a strong hand is not the explanation here. According to Darren Stanton, a body language expert from the UK, while handshakes are usually an exchange of kindness, Trump uses his as a way to show power and control, regardless of how uncomfortable it makes people. “It is as if to say, ‘Hey, I’m in charge, don’t mess with me,’ ” Stanton told The Independent.

Apart from Trump’s “yank-shake”, there are other ways people display power with their hands. At business talks or political meetings, for example, some people may rotate (旋转) their wrists during handshakes so that their hand ends up on top instead of underneath. Some may squeeze so hard that it leaves the other person’s hand in pain.

According to Stanton, by pulling people into his personal space, Trump is also testing whether they are willing to cooperate with him. “For example, if someone was resistant to being yanked towards him and stood their ground, he would know that he has work to do with them before he got what he wanted,” Stanton told Express.

This is probably why on Feb 13 when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House, all eyes were on how he was going to handle Trump’s handshake. Fortunately, Trudeau managed to avoid the embarrassment by grabbing Trump’s shoulder to stop himself being pulled in. Afterward, some Twitter users wrote that this proved Trudeau’s strong leadership, with one even calling the moment “one of Canada’s greatest victories”.

Vice magazine summed up the exchange between the two leaders as: “... no regular handshake. This was the first shot in a bloodless war.”

1.According to Darren Stanton, Trump uses his “yank-shake” to _____.

a. show his kindness

b. gain control

c. remind people of his status

d. see if people are cooperative

e. get people to lower their guard

A. bcd　　 B. abc

C. ace　　 D. bde

2.The phrase “stood their ground” in Paragraph 5 probably means _____.

A. going ahead　　 B. standing still

C. turning around　　 D. pulling out

3.According to the text, the way Trudeau reacted to Trump’s handshake _____.

A. annoyed Trump　　 B. displayed his power

C. was considered rude　　 D. was likely to start a war

4.What can be concluded from the text?

A. Some people spin their wrists during handshakes to show extra respect.

B. Handshakes are the most preferable way for political leaders to greet others.

C. The way someone shakes another person’s hand can have different meanings.

D. The longer two people shake their hands, the better their relationship is.

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President Barack Obama is practically weepy at the thought of his daughter Malia _____ to college.

A. going off　　　　 B. to go off

C. gone off　　　　 D. went off

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Exercise may hold the key to youth, according to a study published on Monday which showed people who keep fit are up to nine years biologically younger than those who do not. The findings are the first to show in humans how keeping fit affects the ageing process.

The study of 2,40twins found that a sedentary（久坐的）lifestyle raises the risk of a range of problems from heart disease to cancer and appears to play a key role in the ageing process.

It all appears to boil down to（归结为）the length of structures called telomeres（染色体终 端）---which protect the DNA on the chromosomes（染色体）,the researchers from King's College London wrote in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Many studies have shown telomeres get shorter over time, suggesting the cells are ageing or dying. The study, which extracted （提取）a DNA sample from their volunteers, found people who exercised more each week had longer telomeres.

Exercise lowers the risk of a range of problems such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer, the researchers said. “It is not just walking around the block. It is really working up a sweat." said Tim Spector, a genetic epidemiologist who led the study, in a telephone interview.

The study found people who exercised energetically 3 hours each week had longer telomeres and they were 9 years biologically younger than people who did under 15 minutes.

Spector's team, who also adjusted for body weight, smoking, economic status and physical activity at work, also said moderate（适度的）exercise for 1-2 hours each week provided a four- year advantage.

Studying twins also provided a unique opportunity to judge the effects of exercise on people with the same or similar genetic make-up. the researchers said.

The reason why exercise has this effect is not clear but the researchers said they believe physical activity somehow defends against the natural process called oxidative stress （氧化应激反应）.which damages and kills cells.

1.What is the risk of sedentary lifestyle?

A.It can cause diseases.

B.It can make our cells alive.

C.It can lengthen telomeres.

D.It can keep us fit.

2.What do we know from the text?

A.Exercising can shorten the telomeres.

B.The less exercise, the longer telomeres.

C.Sitting often boils more chromosomes.

D.Telomeres affect human being's ageing.

3.What can cause ageing according to the last paragraph?

A.Cells with diseases. B.Oxidative stress.

C.Genetic structure. D.Physical activities.

4.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To introduce some exercise.

B.To show how to do research.

C.To encourage people to exercise.

D.To advise people to lose weight.

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(2013·成都一诊)The chairman ________ hold office for five years according to the constitution.

A．might     B．could　

C．need　     D．shall

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The chairman ________ hold office for five years according to the constitution.

A．might     B．could　

C．need　     D．shall

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People are more willing to change their mind about people they initially hold. Common wisdom holds that negative first impressions are hard to shake-and some research backs this up. But such studies often unfairly compare impressions based on immoral deeds that are extreme and relatively rare with impressions based on kindnesses that are more common. A new set of studies involving precisely balanced behaviors finds that people are more willing to change their mind about individuals who initially come off as selfish than about those they think selfless.

In three of the experiments, 336 laboratory and online participants read about two people who each made a series of 50 decisions regarding how many electric shocks to give someone in exchange for money. One fictional subject required more money per shock than the average person did to inflict (施加) pain on others. The other’s price-per-shock threshold (界限) was comparably lower than the average person’s. Study participants read about each subject’s decisions one at a time. Before seeing each decision, they predicted what it would be. After every three decisions the fictional subject made, participants rated the individual on a scale from “nasty” to “nice,” and then specified their confidence in the rating.

As expected, participants rated the person who gave shocks for a lower price as nastier than the higher-price shocker. But they expressed less confidence in the “nasty” ratings, and their predictions of how many shocks that person would give fluctuated (波动) more. In other words, their beliefs about the “bad” subject were more changeable. “A well-designed brain system would not write someone off completely at the first sign of trouble,” says Molly Crockett, a psychologist at Yale University.

The test scenarios (情况) are a far cry from real-world interactions. Still, the experiment offers “a really elegant pattern that drills down on a question that’s so central to our everyday human life,” says Peter Mende-Siedlecki, a psychologist at the University of Delaware.

1.According to the passage, what does the new set of studies find?

A.Bad first impressions may be lasting.

B.Bad first impressions are not set in stone.

C.People often judge others by first impressions.

D.People are reluctant to change first impressions.

2.What are the researchers’ findings based on?

A.The number of electric shocks someone was given.

B.Some specific laboratory and online questionnaires.

C.Comparisons between decisions made by two subjects.

D.An analysis of information collected from participants.

3.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 4 means “______”.

A.very secure B.much different

C.completely hidden D.almost withdrawn

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Intelligence makes for better leaders —from undergraduates to managers to presidents — according to multiple studies. It certainly makes sense that handling a market shift or anything alike require intelligence. But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting.

Although previous research has shown that groups with smarter leaders perform better by objective measures, some studies have suggested that followers might subjectively view leaders with extremely high intellect as less effective. Decades ago, Dean Simonton, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, proposed that brilliant leaders' words may simply go over people's heads, their solutions could be more complicated to carry out and followers might find it harder to relate to them. Now Simonton and two colleagues have finally tested that idea, publishing their results in the July 2017 issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.

The researchers looked at 379 male and female business leaders in 30 countries across fields including banking, retail and technology. The managers took IQ tests and each was rated on leadership style and effectiveness by an average of eight co-workers. IQ positively correlated （和......正相关）with ratings of leader effectiveness, strategy formation, vision and several other characteristics—up to a point. The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers. Beyond that, the ratings declined. The researchers suggest the "ideal" IQ could be higher or lower in various fields, to 140 or 100, depending on whether technical or social skills are more valued in a given work culture.

"It's an interesting and thoughtful paper,” says Paul Sackett, a management professor at University of Minnesota, who was not involved in the research. “To me, the right interpretation of the work would be that it highlights a need to understand what high-IQ leaders do that leads to lower understanding by followers,” he says. “The wrong interpretation would be, “Don’t hire high-IQ leaders.'"

The study’s lead author, John Antonakis, a psychologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, suggests leaders should use their intelligence to use creative language that will persuade and inspire others—the way former U.S. President Barack Obama did. "I think the only way a smart person can signal their intelligence properly and still connect with the people,”　 Antonakis says, "is to speak in charming ways."

1.The reason why those with high IQs are viewed as worse leaders is probably that .

A.followers think of their leaders to be less effective

B.their IQ has a positive correlation with leader effectiveness

C.they are hard to get their schemes across to followers

D.their social skills can't be recognized in some work culture

2.Which of the following graphs shows the correct relationship between IQ points and leadership qualities?

A. B.

C. D.

3.To improve their leadership, high-IQ leaders can.

A.interpret the work they are involved in

B.use inspiring and accessible language

C.take a course in leader effectiveness

D.communicate more with their followers

4.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.A way to success for high-IQ leaders

B.The latest research on intelligence

C.Choose to be a leader of low intelligence

D.Does a high IQ advance your leadership

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Intelligence makes for better leaders —from undergraduates to managers to presidents — according to multiple studies. It certainly makes sense that handling a market shift or anything alike requires intelligence. But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting.

Although previous research has shown that groups with smarter leaders perform better by objective measures, some studies have suggested that followers might subjectively view leaders with extremely high intellect as less effective. Decades ago, Dean Simonton, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, proposed that brilliant leaders’ words may simply go over people’s heads, their solutions could be more complicated to carry out and followers might find it harder to relate to them. Now Simonton and two colleagues have finally tested that idea, publishing their results in the July 2017 issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.

The researchers looked at 379 male and female business leaders in 30 countries across fields including banking, retail and technology. The managers took IQ tests and each was rated on　 leadership　 style　 and　 effectiveness　 by　 an　 average　 of　 eight　 co-workers.　 IQ　 positively correlated (和......正相关)with ratings of leader effectiveness, strategy formation, vision and several other characteristics—up to a point. The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers. Beyond that, the ratings declined(降低).

The researchers suggest the “ideal” IQ could be higher or lower in various fields, to 140 or 100, depending on whether technical or social skills are more valued in a given work culture.

“It’s an interesting and thoughtful paper,” says Paul Sackett, a management professor at University of Minnesota, who was not involved in the research. “To me, the right interpretation of the work would be that it highlights a need to understand what high-IQ leaders do leads to lower understanding by followers,” he says. “The wrong interpretation would be, “Don’t hire high-IQ leaders.”

The study’s lead author, John Antonakis, a psychologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, suggests leaders should use their intelligence to use creative language that will persuade and inspire others—the way former U.S. President Barack Obama did. “I think the only way a smart person can signal their intelligence properly and still connect with the people,” Antonakis says, “is to speak in charming ways.”

1.The reason why those with high IQs are viewed as worse leaders is probably that _______.

A.followers think of their leaders to be less effective

B.it is hard for them to get their plans across to followers

C.their IQ has a positive correlation with leader effectiveness

D.their social skills can’t be recognized in some work culture

2.Which of the following graphs shows the correct relationship between IQ points and leadership qualities?

A. B.

C. D.

3.To improve their leadership, high-IQ leaders can _______.

A.use inspiring and accessible language B.interpret the work they are involved in

C.take a course in leader effectiveness D.communicate more with their followers

4.What is Paul Sackett’s attitude towards hiring high-IQ leaders?

A.Unconcerned. B.Positive. C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.

5.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.A Way to Success for High-IQ Leaders.

B.The Latest Research on Intelligence.

C.Does a High IQ Advance Your Leadership?

D.Choose to be a Leader of Low Intelligence.

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1.The president demanded that a meeting concerning the environment_____(hold) as soon as possible.

2.The boy pretended_____(fall) asleep when his father came back.

3.My chief worry is_____he doesn’t have experience although he is energetic.

4.As_____(translate), they have made great contributions to cultural exchange.

5.I’m rather in doubt about his_____(explain) of the accident.

6.I wonder how long it will be before he_____(return).

7.With a strong_____(determine), one is able to overcome whatever hardships he may encounter.

8.They have been married for nearly 20 years but never_____they quarreled with each other.

9._____(occupy) with the research work, she couldn’t spend most of her spare time with her children.

10.The man is considerate. You can’t imagine how pleasant he is_____(deal) with.

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