•LessononeEQ:IQUNIT13Lead-inCompetetoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Thefarmersinthisvillageusedmodernmethodsbutharvestednoapplesthisyear.Why?(Theyplantedpeachtrees.)2.Myunclehasn’tsleptformanydaysbutheisn’ttiredatall.What’shissecret?(Hesleepsatnight.)3.Whathasfourfingersandathumbbutnofleshandbones?(Aglove.)4.WheredidtheeggfloatingdowntheMississippiRivercomefrom?(Fromahen.)5.Luckymousefelloffa1000-stepstairandwasnothurt.Why?(Hefellfromthelaststep.)6.Howcanyouputyourlefthandwhereyourrighthandcan’treachit?(Putyourlefthandonyourrightelbow.)7.Whatdoyouhavethatyoucan’tlendtoothers?(Yourshadow)8.Howcanyouthrowaballandhaveitreturntoyouwithouthittinganythingorhavinganyonethrowitbacktoyou?(Justthrowitupintheair.)9.WhatwouldGeorgeWashingtonbemostfamousforifhewerealivetoday?(Oldage.)Decidewhetherthefollowingarerightornot.1.EQcanhelpyouachievesuccessinyourscientificresearchwork.2.It’ssaidthatEQgetsyouhiredatwork.3.Aperson’sbrainpowerdecideswhetheryouwillsucceedinhisfuturework.4.EQisnottheoppositeofIQ.5.ProfessorSaloveymaythinkaperson’sIQcouldberaised.6.Peoplewhocanbetteradapttotheenvironmentaremorelikelytosurviveandsucceedinlife.7.PeoplewithhighEQareeasilytroubledbyobstacles.8.PessimistsdifferfromoptimistsinEQ.FFTTFTFTAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatdoesProfessorSaloveysuggestaboutEQandIQ?Hesuggeststhatwhenpredictingfuturesuccesses,aperson’sIQmightactuallymatterlessthanaperson’sEQ.2.WhydosomebestandsmarteststudentsendupfailingexamsaccordingtoProf.Salovey?It’sbecauseofdifferenceinaperson’sEQ.3.what’sthemeaningof“people’sskills”?Theyareskillsindealingwithpeople,suchasunderstandingandcommunication.Languagepoints:1.promote:(1)togivesomeoneahigherpositionorrank;(demote)提升(2).tobringgoodstopublicnoticeinordertoencouragepeopletobuy;推销货物(3).Tohelpinthegrowthordevelopmentof促进这个年轻军官被提升为上尉.Theyoungarmyofficerwaspromotedto(therankof)captain.推销我厂新牙膏的一场大的广告宣传攻势.Abigadvertisingcampaigntopromoteournewtoothpaste.牛奶可增进健康.Milkpromoteshealth.2.predict:v.toseeordescribeinadvanceasaresultofknowledge,experience,thoughtetc.预言,预见经济学家预言通货膨胀(inflation)率将会增长.Theeconomistspredictedanincreaseintherateofinflation.算命先生预言我会同一名医生结婚.Thefortune-tellerpredictedthatIwouldmarryadoctor.很难预见这件事什么时候发生.It’shardtopredictwhenitwillhappen.Predictionn.她的预言证明是正确的.Herpredictionturnedouttobecorrect.他预言政府在大选中会被击败.Hemadeapredictionthatthegovernmentwouldbedefeatedatthegeneralelection.3.matter:v.tobeimportant(ofteninnegatives)重要,要紧我这次如果误了火车也没什么关系,因为稍后还有一趟车.Itdoesn’tmattertomeifImissmytrain,becausethere’sanotheronelater.他来不来有关系吗?Doesitmatterwhetherhewillcomeornot?4.mattern.(1)asubjecttowhichonegivesattention;situationoraffair事情,问题有几个重要的问题我们必须讨论.Thereareseveralimportantmatterswemustdiscuss.(2)atroubleorcauseofpain,illness,etc.(麻烦事)Thereisnothingthematterwithme.(3)物质(固体,液体和气体,与思想相对而言)5.term:(1)periodoftimeforwhichsthlasts;fixedorlimitedtime期限,限期他的生命已届自然死亡期.Hislifehadreacheditsnaturalterm.(2)学期(3)法庭的开庭期(4)术语Nick一词是prison一词的俚语.“Thenick”isaslangtermfor“prison”.Intermsof用---的字眼,从---的观点,从---角度从投资的角度来考虑这件事情.Thinkofitintermsofaninvestment.6.releasen./v.释放,发行(1)setfree,letgo释...
