68. The passage is mainly about　　 　　　.

A. what your SQ is and in what way it can benefit our life

B. what your SQ is and in what way it can be improved

C. the relationship between your SQ and your life

D. advantages and disadvantages of SQ

67. “The Zoo” is ________.

A. a park with lots of animals　　　 　　 B. a first concert from the US

C. a music group from Australia　 D. a popular rock band from Europe

D

Our spiritual intelligence quotient(精神智商)，or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives.

Though we're all born with SQ, most of us don’t even realize that we have it. Fortunately, you don't have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding.

Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude(独处)and silence. To tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume(强度)in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. Start small by creating islands for silence in your day. In the car, instead of listening to the music, use the time to think. At work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Enjoy the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.

Step Outside. For many people, nature sets their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. If you are walking with the dog, take the time to admire flower in bloom; follow the light of a bird and watch clouds float overhead.

Ask Questions of Yourself. Ask open-ended questions, such as "What am I feeling? What are my choices? Where am I heading?"

But don't expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural form of e-mail. "Rarely do I get an immediate answer to my question," says Reverend Joan Carter, a Presbyterian minister in Sausalito, California. “But later that day I suddenly find myself thinking about a problem in a perspective(角度)I never considered before.”

Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut(本能的)feeling to realize danger, spiritual intelligence pushes us, not away from, but towards some action that will lead to a greater good.

66. If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ________.

A. your worries　　　　　　　 　 B. your comfortable shoes

C. your beautiful walk　 　　　　 D. your learning about local history

65. You can see movies at ________.

A. the City College　　　　　 　 B. the Central Park

C. the City Theatre　　　　　 　 D. the Museum Theatre

64. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food at ________.

A. Central Park on Saturday　 B. the ballgame outside

C. 5:00 in the afternoon　　　　 D. the front entrance of City Hall

63. Talking with strangers, ________.

A. women are more talkative than with people they know

B. men are more talkative than with their wives

C. women prefer to listen more rather than speak more

D. men speak a lot to have their opinions accepted

C

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Good Fellow

Do you enjoy interesting stories, funny games and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about the local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and inexpensive. From noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take me out to the Ballgame

It’s October, and tonight is the last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold …. Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do you want to hear “the Zoo”?

“The Zoo”, the popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

62. The underlined word gender means _______.

A. people　　　 B. nationality　 C. culture　　　 D. sex

61. Which of the following statements describes the main idea of the passage?

A. Women are born more talkative than men.

B. Men are born more talkative than women.

C. Women and men are talkative in different cases.

D. Women are no more talkative than men.

60. This passage mainly talks about a research conducted by _______ .

A. Gallup Poll

B. Personality and Social Psychology Review

C. Campbell Leaper and Melanie Ayres

D. the author

59. What can we learn from this story?

A. Man can never go against nature.

B. It’s necessary to live with some difficulties.

C. One cannot help others without thinking twice.

D. Mankind should take good care of insects.

B

Which gender is the most talkative? No matter what you answer, you are partially right.

A recent Gallup Poll showed that both men and women believe that women possess the gift of talking and some even believe women are biologically built for conversation, but all of that is challenged in a research published in the November issue of Personality and Social Psychology Review.

In a recent research by Campbell Leaper and Melanie Ayres, they collected all of the available evidence from decades of scientific study and systematically combined the findings into an overall picture of the differences between men and women regarding talkativeness.

They found a small but reliable tendency(趋势)for men to be more talkative than women in certain cases, such as when they were conversing with their wives or with strangers. Women talked more to their children and to their college classmates.

The type of speech was also explored in the research. The researchers discovered that, with strangers, women were generally more talkative when it came to using speech to ensure her connection to the listener, while men’s speech focused more on an attempt to influence the listener. With close friends and family, however, there was very little difference between genders in the amount of speech.