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Success Comes with a High EQ
Most students do an IQ test early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is 1 determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing better than them, they usually believe that those students have a 2 (high) IQ and that there is nothing they can do 3 (change) facts. However, new research into EQ suggests that success is not 4 (simple) the result of a high IQ.
While your IQ tells you how 5 (intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, who 6 (invent) the term EQ, gives the following 7 (describe):At work, it is IQ 8 gets you promoted. 9 (support) by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when 10 (predict) someone's future success, their character, as measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.
Until recently, I didn't have a very healthy lifestyle. I worked 1 a publisher for a large company based in London, 2 I was always under pressure to meet deadlines and get the books 3 (publish). The schedules were really busy last year, and there was a lot of stress in my working life. Don't get me wrong,my working conditions were fine. I had a large office, with a beautiful view over the Thames. I had th 4 (late) computer and a secretary too. In addition, I earned a very good salary. The problem was that my worklife balance was completely wrong. I was away from my lovely home in the country far too much. And not only 5 I work very long hours, but I had to commute into London every day by train 6 (get) to the office
（注：本书所给的“建议阅读时间”是将每篇文章的难度、篇幅、词汇量等因素综合考虑后统计得出，数字仅供参考）
One Friday evening, after the journey home had taken me four hours because of 7 rail accident,I decided I had to get out of the rat race. If I wanted to improve my quality of life and have more time for myself, my family and friends, then I needed a nine-to-five job, 8 would give me more free time. Next day I saw an ad for a sales 9 (assist) in a local bookshop and put my house on the market. If I was going to downshift, then I needed to make some economies—and a smaller home was the first step. I 10 (work)in the bookshop and living in my cottage ever since.
A Garden That's Just Right for You
Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum (总和) of its parts? 1. But it doesn't happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process.
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Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color.Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers (肥料). 3 . However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.
● Recall (回忆) your childhood memories
Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandma's rose garden and Dad's vegetable garden might be good or bad, but that's not what's important. 4 —how being in those gardens made us feel. If you’d like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth. 5 , then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden. Have fun. (2016全国卷II)
A. Know why you garden
B. Find a good place for your own garden
C. It's our experience of the garden that matters
D. It's delightful to see so many beautiful flower
E. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants
F. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, too
G. For each of those gardens, write down the strongest memory you have
1._____2._____3._____4._____5._____
Every one complains. Even if you argue that you are the happiest person in the world, you still complain sometimes. Sometimes you complain without even realizing it, but rarely is it ever helpful. 1 Here are some tips to stop complaining and give up the negative thoughts:
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When you find yourself thinking or saying a negative comment about something or someone, stop and force yourself to say something positive instead. Seek the help of a cheerful friend to change you when you complain and help you to see the positive in the situation.
Make a list of things we are grateful for.
We often complain about the things we don't have without noticing those things we already have. Be grateful for what we have in our life because we are lucky simply for being ourselves. Set down things we are thankful for and we'll see that we don't have any reason to complain.
Learn to adapt to the changes.
There are many things we can't change. 3 Always find the positive side of each situation, regardless of however difficult the situation is. With parents’ and friends’ support, we can survive any life changes
Allow yourself to vent（发泄）your feelings every once in a while.
Constantly ignored negative thoughts could add up. If you are really going through a rough time, don't be afraid to share your feelings with a close friend or family member or see a therapist.
Find what makes you happy.
4 Maybe it is time to make the hard decision to move on to another job or career. Uncover whatyour biggest complaints are about and see if you can change the situation to make yourself happy. Choose happiness, focus on the positive, and be kind always!
A. Change the way you think.
B. Make positive people friends.
C. The best and only thing we can do is to accept them.
D. Are you constantly complaining about your present job?
E. Sometimes this list can be easy, full of hobbies you enjoy.
F. So how can you manage to force yourselves to end complaining?
1._____2._____3._____4._____
读后拓展 【微阅读】 Micropark (微型公园)
A micropark refers to a small, usually temporary, public park set up in a street parking spot.
微型公园是指在街上的停车位上建起的小小的，通常是临时的公园。 （编者注：从词根上看，micro是指“微小的”，park是“公园”，所以不难理解micropark是“微型公园”的意思。）
Busy people don't always have time to go to the park. So Grow It Green Morristown took the park to them. The nonprofit converted a parking space into a micropark. Hay bales, a picnic table and canopy attempted to re-create the relaxed feel of the Urban Farm at Lafayette.
忙碌的人不会总有时间去公园，因此非营利组织“莫里斯敦绿色栽培”将公园带给人们。该组织将一片停车场转化成一座微型公园。他们通过干草垛、野餐桌和帆布棚试图还原拉斐特都市农场带给人们的轻松感。
【微技能】 选句填空解题技巧(一)：过渡句
过渡句有两种，一种是段落内部的过渡句；另一种是段落之间的过渡句。解题时，要“瞻前顾后”找提示，即阅读上一句或上一段的结尾部分，通常正确答案与上一句或上一段的结尾衔接紧密，同时要结合下一句或下一段的内容，看所选的答案是否能将两部分内容有机连接起来。如在选择D篇文章的第一空句时，根据上文叙述“最幸福的人都会抱怨，可是抱怨是无用的”，而下文要讲述“停止抱怨的建议”，所以判断起承上启下作用的句子只有F项。