When people have a choice of whom to work wit...

When people have a choice of whom to work with, likability can sometimes matter a little bit; more than ability, said Tiziana Casciaro, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management，who researches likability in the workplace. 1.　 . These strategies can help：

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You can induce a sense of similarity with almost anybody by finding things you have in common. They may not be apparent right away, so be observant. Great salespeople do this all the time by studying potential customers for bits and pieces of their lives they can relate to.

Like someone and they’ll like you right back

3.　 Flattery (奉承）can convey fondness, but she doesn’t recommend using the fake kind, even though it may work. Casciaro said, u Flattery' that is completely made up is exhausting and morally blameworthy. w Instead, let a praise come from a real place. 4. For instance, “I really appreciate what you did yesterday.”

When you give people praises, it goes a very long way towards their liking you back.

Be a familiar presence

Humans like things that are familiar, so just seeing you around in person makes you more likable to others. “This concept gives a whole new meaning to the idea of face time,” Casciaro said. 5. If not, just try to talk to people as much as possible in person during work hours, she advised You want to maximize rich interactions and cut down on the drier ones, like texts and phone calls. Be sure to be seen.

A.　　 Ask a lot of questions.

B.　　 See the positive in a person and express it to him.

C.　　 People like to guess what others think about them.

D.　　 What can you do to increase your chances of being liked?

E.　　 Find the common points that link you with another person.

F.　　 It’s almost irresistible that we like people who seem to like us.

G.　　 Go to after-work drinks if you have time and you would find the outing enjoyable.

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When given the choice, about 85% of people say they would not want to know about some negative event far in the future. Yet recently millions around the globe have downloaded FaceApp, which allows users to see how they might age in real life.

Many had fun with joking that they love the FaceApp old filter. Beneath the humor is a serious subject: How do we learn to relate to our future selves? It’s important that we try to because it could help strengthen the long-term decisions that we make. However, we often fail to make sacrifices for the grayer versions of ourselves.

More than half of the respondents in a recent survey of 2,800 Americans said they rarely or never thought about what their lives might be like 30 years from now. This isn’t surprising, since most of us are firmly rooted in the present and thinking about the distant future can seem like a distant priority (优先). My ongoing research might also offer an explanation: We tend to think about our future selves as if they are someone different from who we are today. In an effort to narrow these empathy (共情) gaps, my research workmates and I have tried to humanize people’s future selves in the same way others have tried to humanize charity receivers. Given that a photograph of one hungry child can spark emotional reactions, and cause viewers to donate, we have presented participants with vivid images of their distant selves.

That seems helpful. In a recently completed project in Mexico, we found that exposure to future-self images led more people to contribute to their pensions. Despite this research, I’m skeptical that the app users will suddenly increase their pension contributions and care about their health. The silly app isn’t paired with an immediate opportunity to change any of these things.

The lesson from FaceApp shouldn’t be that we need to marry hi-tech visuals with savings for retirement. The lesson, then, lakes the form of a question: What more can be done to urge us to think about, care for who we will one day become?

1.What can we learn about FaceApp?

A.It provides future-self images. B.It is the most downloaded app.

C.It helps people make decisions. D.It makes people age in real life.

2.Why do most respondents rarely think of their future life?

A.They have known future life from FaceApp.

B.They fail to make sacrifices for their future.

C.They attach greater importance to the present.

D.They consider future selves the same as today’s.

3.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Completing a project in Mexico. B.Offering aging images of participants.

C.Raising contributions among viewers. D.Giving a photograph of a hungry child.

4.What’s the author’s attitude to FaceApp?

A.Positive. B.Doubtful. C.Ambiguous. D.Unfavorable.

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With the explosion of consumer choices in recent history, the latest must-haves would surely need to be upgraded more often than every 10 years. In 2002 a computer and basic mobile phone would have been enough for most people, but now? The public need a trendy notebook computer and a smart phone with WiFi connection to feel they are up-to-date. So when will we have enough things? When will we finally be happy? Well, it looks like the things we buy today will barely keep us satisfied for a few months.

In the eyes of some psychologists, far from making us happy, greater consumer choice creates many serious psychological problems. A fundamental principle of the society is that more freedom is better and more choice in the marketplace means more freedom. Therefore more choice leads to more happiness. This is not the case, however.

Imagine you go to a café offering chocolate and vanilla ice cream. You choose the chocolate and eat it happily. But what if the café serves 50 kinds of ice cream? You choose chocolate and then start to worry, “maybe blueberry would have been better, perhaps the half-fat ice cream would have been healthier. Stupid me, all these choices and I didn’t make the best one! ”

In China’s major cities we have now passed the point where more consumer choice is making us happier. We are annoyed by all the options we have, disappointed because our expectations are so high and angered at ourselves when we don’ t make a perfect choice every time.

A newspaper reporter tells a story about traveling on a plane with high-speed Internet access. He thought this was amazing—the newest piece of technology he had heard of. Then the service went down. The man next to him was angry and swore. The reporter thought, “How quickly the world owes him something he knew existed only 10 seconds ago!”

1.What is the text mainly talking about?

A. Hi-tech and consumer needs.

B. Computers and smart phones.

C. Wireless products and WiFi connection.

D. Diverse choices and consumer satisfaction.

2.What may some psychologists think of the consumer demand in the café?

A. The consumer has mental problems.

B. More choice means more freedom.

C. Variety leads to unhappiness.

D. The shop provides too many choices.

3.Why was the man next to the reporter quite annoyed?

A. The net connection was interrupted. B. Someone owed him money.

C. The air hostess offered poor service. D. The pleasure lasted only 10 seconds.

4.What does the underlined word “swore” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. Fell asleep. B. Said rude words.

C. Made promises. D. Became amazed.

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Thompson had two ways, neither of _____ seems to have worked well.

A．whom            B．that              C．which            D．them

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I was a dance teacher when I first began working with people who have disabilities. I had thirty students. These were teens and adults up to the age of 40. We learned new steps together. We laughed together and we shared a love of music and fellowship.

I had one pupil, Dan, who didn’t appear to get much out of the class. I never had eye contact with him. When I left the class to travel down the stairs to reach the main floor of the building, he moved worriedly as a blind person might do in unfamiliar condition.

One day his parents met me shopping downtown and told me that they were so grateful that I was teaching the class. They said that my class was the high point of their son’s week. Were they just being polite?

A week later, a snowstorm held me up and I was later than usual pulling into the school parking lot. Ahead of me by one row of cars, and over to one side, was my student, Dan and his worker. I could see his face as he moved toward the building. He was excited. I watched Dan run toward the building in anticipation of（期待着）his weekly treat, my class. I cried as it hit me that though I could not see in class all that Dan got from the class, it surely meant a lot to him. Dan did indeed love the class. He was getting enjoyment out of it.

Today when I teach courses at the College to students, I remind them that children can stand on the sidelines and seem to be uninterested and yet they can be learning at the same pace as those who are in the middle of the activity. When I teach this, I think, yes and this is true for those with disabilities too!

Teach with the wonderful enthusiasm and you are bound to reach your students. Do your job with a love for others and you will be successful no matter what your job involves.

1.The writer found her working with disabilities _______.

A. boring　　　 　　　　 B. confusing

C. satisfying　　　　　 D. challenging

2.The writer has learned from Dan that ______.

A. a teacher is sure to reach his students

B. kids with disabilities need more love

C. students learn in different ways

D. a students make achievements out of a class

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer was doubtful when hearing what Dan’s parents said.

B. Dan didn’t get much out of the dancing class.

C. Dan received more attention in the writer’s class.

D. The writer was impatient with Dan at first.

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

A. A student with disability

B. Learning with Dan

C. Enjoying a lesson with children

D. Sharing love with students

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Only when you stay and live with 　　　　 local people for a period of time will you have better understanding of life here.

A. a; /　　 B. the; a　　 C. /; the　　 D. the; the

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When you communicate with people, it is not unusual to find yourself in a situation ____ you have to politely decline an offer.

A. where               B. which                C. what                  D. why

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Jane helped me with my work last week when I asked for leave. ______, I’ll invite her to have dinner with me.

A．In return          B．In turn            C．In time            D．In vain

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When I start to work, I have ____ better understanding of ____ society.

A. a; the　

B. the; a

C. /; the

D. a; /

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When I tell people I wrote a book with my dad, they usually say, “It must be nice to think of the legacy (留下来的东西) you created with someone who means so much to you.”

This was a beautiful idea, but it was not the way I, or my dad, ever thought about the cooperation. Though we created something we’re proud of, “nice” is not the word either of us uses to describe the process.

“It was more confrontation (对抗) than cooperation,” my dad likes to say. I agree.

When we landed a book deal, we began a writing journey that was more difficult than either of us had anticipated, but also far more rewarding.

For almost three years, we met once or twice a week at my parents’ house and talked daily to plan and outline each chapter. After these meetings, one of us would write a rough draft that the other would build on. I wanted the book to focus on positive vices (不良习惯): such as moderate (适度的) chocolate. However, my dad felt the book should include chapters dealing with things like walking and spending time with family. Ultimately , I saw it his way. He said the book was about more than just good vices. It was about encouraging people to enjoy life in healthy ways.

Writing this book was a reminder that our family members share not only our faults but also our strengths. My dad is smart, funny, critical and caring. He has a strong passion for the truth. I hope I share these great qualities. For this book, he researched each topic with an enthusiasm I’d never seen from him, and he insisted that we constantly question and critically analyze every piece of information – even our own conclusions. He was determined to cooperate with me on a book, not because he couldn’t write one on his own, but because he believed that we could create something better together than we could alone.

I’m not sure if our cooperation led to better writing, but I’m sure it led to a better writing experience. Writing this book was difficult, sometimes more difficult than past projects, but it was never lonely.

1.How would the author describe the writing process according to the first 3 paragraphs?

A.Nice. B.Struggling.

C.Relaxing. D.Disappointing.

2.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A.A healthy lifestyle.

B.The theme of the book.

C.How the author and his father worked together.

D.Why the author wanted to write the book.

3.What can we learn about the author’s father?

A.He is not good at writing.

B.He lacks confidence in himself.

C.He likes to criticize others’ works.

D.He likes to get to the bottom of things.

4.What did the author learn from the cooperation with his father?

A.It’s important to make a plan before work.

B.Their cooperation resulted in a better book than the author expected.

C.It’s worthwhile to work with someone close to you.

D.Communicate more when there is an argument.

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