How to Build the Skill of Understanding Peopl...

How to Build the Skill of Understanding People

It’s not always easy to predict or understand how someone else feels. Some people are better at it than others, but just about everyone can improve with practice.1..

It starts with watching.

Try these ways to develop your observation skills.

2. Next time you’re at the cafe, or on the bus, try this: Look　 around and try to　 identify how people might be feeling based on their body language, facial expressions, and what they’re doing. The girl with the textbooks on her knee might have an exam coming up.Does she seem confident or stressed?

Read books or watch movies that have realistic descriptions of human emotions. 3. Try to understand why the characters feel the way they do. Based on those emotions, predict what a character will do next. Or see if you can explain why a charater did what he or she did.

It improves with listening.

Most of us rate ourselves as good listeners after all, listening seems like such a simple, basic thing to do. But often we’re so busy thinking of what we want to say that we don’t listen as much as we’d like.

Practice listening well in everyday conversations.4. Train　 yourself　 to　 think　 of listening as more important than talking.

Tune in to feelings as well as story. When a friend tells you about something, try to imagine how he or she might have felt. Make statements that show you’re trying to understand your friend’s experience, like: “Oh, that must have felt amazing!” or “That must be upsetting for you.”5.

A. Observe what people around you like.

B. Observe the behavior of people around you.

C. Here are some tips for you to share the skill.

D. Pay attention to how different characters feel and act.

E. Really pay attention to what the other person is saying.

F. Understanding others is all about watching and listening.

G. You might find you can predict what your friend will say next.

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—Our teachers and parents always warn us not to smoke.

—Yes, actually, the risk of heart disease is a powerful argument ____ smoking.

A. against　　　　 　　 B. for

C. into　　　　　　　　 D. at

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Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding. It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.

The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling. When you see someone yawn, you are likely to yawn immediately. Smiling is also pretty contagious-seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.

Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.

Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals. Therefore, it is not surprising that a woman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man. That's why women are regarded as better talkers, even if they might not really have more close friends.

It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a woman's body language while she is talking, he may seem to her as caring, intelligent and attractive.

Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and understanding quickly. If you want to set up a connection with a new person, mirror his or her gestures, sitting position, tone of voice and talking pace. This will make them feel that there is something about you that they like.

While mirroring body language gains you acceptance, you still need to take into consideration your relationship with the person you are mirroring. If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant. However, if you want to defeat those who are trying to prove superior to you, mirroring their body language will help defeat them and change their position.

1.What does the underlined word “contagious” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Affecting each other. B.Powerful to show one's feelings.

C.Attractive to the others. D.Being gentle to people around.

2.When copying others' body language, one usually can ______.

A.send wrong messages B.hide true feelings

C.win others' acceptance D.avoid misunderstanding

3.What might happen if you try to mirror your boss's body language?

A.You will appear very attractive. B.It will help to soften his position.

C.You will seem unacceptably proud. D.It will be a good way to build trust.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.It is important to copy the others' gestures.

B.Why women are regarded as better talkers.

C.Men is not good at nonverbal communication.

D.Mirroring body language can be a useful tool.

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How to Enjoy Life As a Teen

The “best years of your life”? Maybe not, but you can learn to make the most of your high school days.

1. Whether it’s having a computer, having friends, having a good supply of food, or simply being born in this world. Remember that the point of life is for you to enjoy it. And these are the last few years you will be able to enjoy yourself without having a worry about the responsibility and never want to go back.

Choose your friends wisely. 2. In fact, many of the “friends” you have when you are hot are not true friends. Try to have friends that like you for who you are, not just because you are wearing a certain brand of shoes or something like that.

Be sociable. Participating in clubs, activities, and sports increases your chances of meeting new friends. 3. Participating gives you something to do instead of sitting bored at home and wallowing(沉溺于)in self-pity.

Develop interests you enjoy. Video games, for example, are good if you’re the type who can get into that kind of thing. 4.You can either volunteer to gain useful skills for college challenges or learn something in the creative field like painting or dance. 5.

A.Learn to appreciate small things.

B.Enjoy the pleasure before it’s too late.

C.Therefore, be happy, and life will reward you.

D.You should also find a hobby that is meaningful or practical.

E.You don’t have to be popular and have a troop of friends to be happy.

F.This is the time to start developing and uncovering passions that might otherwise lie still.

G.While you only need 4 or 5 close friends, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to meet new people.

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How did the sea horse get its name? It's not hard to guess. The top half of this fish looks like a small horse. But looking at the sea horse's tail, you might think "sea monkey" is a better name. Then there's the sea horse's pouch(口袋). "Sea kangaroo" might also be a good name for this fish.

Sea horse live in warm ocean waters all over the world. They keep safe from other fish by hiding in plants and grasses that grow under the sea. They can also change colors to match their surroundings(环境). A sea horse in one place for hours at a time by winding its tail around a plant. It feeds on live food, such as small shrimp(虾). For a fish that doesn't move around much, the sea horse eats a lot-- in just one day, a sea horse can eat 3,000 shrimp!

A sea horse keeps the same mate for its whole life, and it's the male(雄性的) sea horse that gives birth to baby sea horses. How does this happen? Baby sea horse start out as eggs, which come from the female's(雌性的) body. The male carries the eggs in its pouch for about three weeks until they hatch(孵化). Soon after the babies are born, the female gives her mate a new set of eggs.

Sadly, the number of sea horses is becoming smaller. Why is this happening? Some places where sea horses once lived have been filled in to make new land. Also, many sea horses are caught and sold as aquarium(水族馆) fish. This really is not a good idea because most sea horses don't live long in aquarium. The best place for a sea horse is the ocean.

1.The sea horse got its name because of its_______.

A. pouch　　 B. head

C. skin　　 D. tail

2.How does a sea horse keep safe from other fish?

A. It rolls up.　　 B. It runs away quickly.

C. It remains still.　　 D. It hides in plants and grasses.

3.We can learn from the text that sea horses_______.

A. like to move around　　 B. feed on small sea animals

C. live in cold ocean waters　　 D. change color with the temperature

4.What does a female sea horse do with her eggs?

A. She carries them around.　　 B. She hides them in sea grasses.

C. She puts them in the male's pouch.　　 D. She hatches them.

5.Why is the number of the sea horses becoming smaller?

A. They grow at a very low speed.

B. Their food is becoming less and less.

C. They are killed by people for food.

D. Their homes are being destroyed.

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Let’s Go and Fly a Kite

—at Piedmont Middle School’s celebration of kites!

Come and learn how to build all sorts of kites, from the simplest diamond-shaped kites to the most complex box kites. Stay as long as you like and build as many kites as you want. Once you have finished a kite, get advice on flying techniques from kite expert Lorena Hallsberg. The celebration will be at Piedmont Middle School,151 Piedmont School Drive.

The Piedmont Middle School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)has organized a refreshment(茶点)tent. All profits will benefit future PTO activities. Take a break from kite flying and drink some lemonade! While you are doing so, why not join the PTO? Membership is free; you just donate your time. Show your support for Piedmont Middle School by joining the PTO this Saturday!

When: Saturday,April 11,from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where: Piedmont Middle School

Why: For fun!

Cost: Free, thanks to a generous gift from Bizarco Kite Company!

Schedule

9:00 a.m.—Kite-building booths open. All materials are supplied for kites.

10:00 a.m.—Kite-building shows by Lorena Hallsberg in the courtyard. Come by and learn how to build box kites and kites that look and fly like butterflies.

11:00 a.m.—Kite-flying shows on the school track. Learn all the most important skills.

12:00 p.m.—Kite-flying competitions on the school track.

1:00 p.m.—Presentation by Dr.Brian Lehrman in the show tent:“The History of Kites”.

2:00 p.m.—Best Kite competitions and judging in the show tent. Come and see the most artistic kites and the most interesting theme kites.

3:00 p.m.—Presentation by Dr.Lehrman in the show tent:“Kites and Science”.

3:30 p.m.—Awards ceremony conducted by Headmaster Seward on the football field. The results of the day’s judging will be announced, with awards such as Best of Show, Most Artistic, Highest Flyer, and others. Winners will receive gifts from the Bizarco Kite Company!

4:00—5:00 p.m.—Let’s all go and fly a kite! Everyone flies kites at the same time, creating a wonderful sight for all to enjoy.

Come to the kite celebration. Enjoy yourself and learn more.

1.Which times are most important for people who want to join in kite competitions?

A.10:00 am and 11:00 a.m.. B.12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m..

C.1:00 pm and 3:00 p.m.. D.2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m..

2.From the passage, we know that the kite celebration 　　.

A.is enjoyable and educational

B.is strict about the shapes of kites

C.gets money from PTO of Piedmont Middle School

D.gives people a chance to see kites from around the world

3.The passage is intended for 　　　.

A.school staff B.kite experts

C.students and parents D.kite companies

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As scientists in the Netherlands tried to figure out how to build a super flying robot, they learned from one of nature s flyers: the humble fruit fly(果蝇).And by building this robot, they’ve gained new insights into how the fly carries out one of its dangerous tasks.

The robot is called the DelFly Nimble Its wingspan(冀展)is about a foot wide. It has four wings that can beat at 17 times per second, which appear very delicate because they’re made of the same material as space blankets.

In the previous designs. they always had a tail, like a traditional airplane tail, said the robots main designer Matej Karasek. He’s based at the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and he and his colleagues published their findings on Thursday in Science

“In the previous generations", he said, "flapping wings drove the robot forward while the tail helped to guide and stabilize it. But now the DelFly Nimble is completely controlled by the wings. The challenge then was actually combine the control into the wing movement, and that’s what we achieved, Karasek said

In the latest generation. the wings can each move individually or rotate(旋转)around the body of the robot in order to maximize the machine s agility(灵活 ) The robot can remain in one place in the air for about five minutes on a full battery or fly for more than a kilometer"， Karasek said, "And because the scientists are controlling all the movements, they can use the robot to learn more about how fruit flies actually carry out their dangerous tasks, which has caught the attention of biologists.”

1.Where did scientists get the creative idea of the flying robot?

A. From a fruit fly　　 B. From the birds wings

C. From some fruit　　 D. From an airplane

2.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 probably refer to?

A. A full battery.　　 B. A flapping wing.

C. The DelFly Nimble　　 D. The humble fruit fly

3.What interests biologists most about fruit flies?

A. That they are very tiny insects.

B. That they conduct challenging tasks

C. That they can be easily found in the world.

D. That they have light wings and fly quickly.

4.Where is the text probably taken?

A. A research paper.　　 B. A travel brochure

C. A health magazine　　 D. A chemistry textbook

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Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who strengthened my understanding of the power of belief. She was __36___ the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie __37___ in California.

Our class had already been going for quite some time when ___38___, supported by metal crutches(拐杖), ___39__ herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹). She had much ___40___ in communicating with others. This was not because of ___41___ of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to __42___ her. No one had taken the time to help her develop the ability to ___43___. It was Bonnie, her present caretaker, who ___44___ there was much more to Chris than anyone else could see.

When asked by the instructor what her goal ___45___ the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became impatient and ____46___ in the process. For most of her ___47___ nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to ___48___ was through temper outbursts(发脾气). With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her ___49___ was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.

On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and ___50___ with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever ___51____. Though as a girl who had in many ways been ____52___, she believed that she could ___53___ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been ____54___ strangers.

What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is ____55___ moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are related to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.

1.                A．luckily          B．probably        C．formally  D．naturally

2.                A．break          B．chance         C．house    D．course

3.                A．someone       B．he             C．herself   D．she

4.                A．ran            B．rushed         C．dragged  D．jumped

5.                A．difficulty        B．concept        C．disagreement  D．suggestion

6.                A．lack           B．need           C．notice    D．cheer

7.                A．impress        B．annoy          C．calm D．entertain

8.                A．walk           B．pronounce      C．communicate  D．write

9.                A．knew          B．asked          C．spoke    D．required

10.               A．at             B．for            C．on   D．in

11.               A．angry          B．surprised       C．grateful   D．noisy

12.               A．way           B．life            C．operation  D．process

13.               A．watch          B．smile          C．listen D．understand

14.               A．class           B．goal           C．ability D．reason

15.               A．began          B．agreed         C．found D．shared

16.               A．argued         B．attended       C．witnessed  D．accepted

17.               A．found out       B．thrown away     C．brought up D．held out

18.               A．give           B．spend          C．accomplish D．accompany

19.               A．complete       B．necessary       C．enough   D．typical

20.               A．called          B．carried         C．searched  D．created

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When and where to build the new factory ___ ________ yet.

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Pay Attention to the Organization of an Article.

Check Your Understanding.

Lightning Speed Exercise

Set Aside Time Each Day.

Check Your Progress through Pacing

Speed up When Necessary.

1.______

Most of us can find 15 minutes or half an hour each day for some specific regular activity. For example, one famous surgeon always made it a rule to spend at least 15 minutes on general reading before he went to sleep each day. Whether he went to bed at 10 p.m. or 2:30 a.m. made no difference.

2.______

Nearly all ‘speed reading’ courses have a ‘pacing’ element---some timing device which lets the students know how many words a minutes he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached.

3.______

Obviously there is little point in increasing your reading speed if you do not understand what you are reading. If you find you have lost the thread of the story, or you can’t remember clearly the details of what was said, re-read the section or chapter.

4.______

Take four or five pages of an interesting book you happen to be reading at the time. Read them as fast as you possibly can. Do not bother about whether you understand or not. After a ‘lightning speed’ of reading, you will usually find that your ‘normal’ speed has increased.

5.______

Most paragraphs in an article have a ‘topic sentence’ which expresses the central ideas. The opening paragraph often suggests the general direction and content of the piece, while paragraphs that follow expand or support the first. The closing paragraph often summarizes the very essence(实质) of what has been said.

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