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1．根據短文內容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項．選項中有兩項為多余選項．
Empathy
Last year，researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy，the ability to understand other people，among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10years． （71）B Today，people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs．
Jennifer Freed，a co-director of a teen program，has another explanation．Turn on the TV，and you're showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting，competing，and generally treating one another with no respect．（72）D
There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples．Humans are socially related by nature．（73）G Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect．Besides，empathy can be a cure for loneliness，sadness，anxiety，and fear．
Empathy is also an indication of a good leader．In fact，Freed says，many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers． （74）F"Academics are important．But if you don't have emotional （情感的） intelligence，you won't be as successful in work or in your love life，"she says．
What's the best way to up your EQ （情商）？For starters，let down your guard and really listen to others． （75）C
To really develop empathy，you'd better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital，join a club or a team that has a diverse membership，have a"sharing circle"with your family，or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter．

A．Everyone is different，and levels of empathy differ from person to person．
B．That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time，the researchers said．
C．"One doesn't develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking，"Freed says．
D．Humans learn by example-and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic．
E．Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else-both what they think and how they feel．
F．Good social skills-including empathy-are a kind of"emotional intelligence"that will help you succeed in many areas of life．
G．Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human-and having empathy is decisive to those relationships．

Answer 1

分析 文章介紹了同情心在過去的十年里急劇地下降，同時也說明了下降的原因．同情心是每個人所應該具備的素質之一，也是工作取得成功的一個因素．文章也告訴我們應該怎樣培養同情心．

解答 71．B 上下文銜接．the ability to understand other people，among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years．Today，people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs．句意：同情心是理解他人的一種能力，在過去的十年里大學生的同情心急劇的下降，當今，人們花費更多的時間獨處，似乎不愿意參加團隊活動或俱樂部．答案應為C，研究員說，那是因為太多的人用面對屏幕的時間代替了面對面的時間．
72．D 上下文理解． 上文中人們打開電視看到的是fighting，competing，and generally treating one another with no respect．后句人們從中學到的是這樣的例子，Humans learn by examples．因為下文提到those bad examples，those指的就是上文選出的選項．故答案應為D．
73．G 對上下文理解．There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples．Humans are socially related by nature．Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect．Besides，empathy can be a cure for loneliness，sadness，anxiety，and fear．句意為：人類天生地是有社會聯系的，研究員們發現，有同情心的青少年似乎有更高的自尊心，另外，同情心也是治癒孤獨，悲傷，焦慮和恐懼的一劑良藥．所以答案應為G，Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human-and having empathy is decisive to those relationships．句意為：同其他人擁有的關系是人類的一個重要組成部分，有同情心對這種關系是起決定作用的．
74．F 上下文聯系題．Freed says，many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers．"Academics are important．But if you don't have emotional （情感的） intelligence，you won't be as successful in work or in your love life，"she says．大意為：同情心是他們在新的經理們身上找到的最重要的一件東西，學術知識是重要的，但是，如果你沒有情商，你就不會取得成功．所以答案應為F，Good social skills-including empathy-are a kind of"emotional intelligence"that will help you succeed in many areas of life．，意思是：好的社會技能包括同情心是情商中的一種，能夠幫助你在生活的很多方面取得成功．
75．C 順承上文．What's the best way to up your EQ （情商）？For starters，let down your guard and really listen to others．提升情商的最好方法是什么呢？作為一個新開始者，放下你的警惕真正的傾聽別人，如果總是有意見或者總是說很多而聽得少，一個人就不會發展他的情商和同情心．

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