Unit6

　　TextA

　　Pre-readingActivities

　　FirstListening

　　Beforelisteningtothetape,haveaquicklookatthefollowingwords.

　　sock

　　短袜

　　EQ

　　情商

　　empathy

　　同情

　　SecondListening

　　Listentothetapeagain.Theychoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.

　　1.ThelisteningpassagesaysthatEinsteinwasageniusintermsof_______.

　　A)EmotionalIntelligenceor"EQ"

　　B)IntellectualIntelligenceor"IQ"

　　C)bothEQandIQ

　　D)neitherEQnorIQ

　　2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampleofEmotionalIntelligence?

　　A)Understandingyourownfeelings.

　　B)Understandingthefeelingsofothers.

　　C)Beingabletohandleemotionseffectively.

　　D)Beingsmarterthanothersinyourclass.

　　3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestherelationshipbetweenEQandIQ?

　　A)Peopletendtohavemoreofonethantheother.

　　B)Peopletendtohavethesameamountofeach.

　　C)Theyworktogethertomakeyousuccessful.

　　D)Theydependonsuchfactorsassocialclassandhowluckyyouare.

　　4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

　　A)Tointroduceanewconcept,EQ,andexplainitssignificance.

　　B)ToexplainwhyEQismoreimportantinlifethanIQ.

　　C)Todiscussdifferentdefinitionsofsuccess.

　　D)Tocriticizetraditionalnotionsofintelligence.

　　TheEQFactor

　　NancyGibbs

　　Itturnsoutthatascientistcanseethefuturebywatchingfour-year-oldsinteractwithamarshmallow.Theresearcherinvitesthechildren,onebyone,intoaplainroomandbeginsthegentletorment.Youcanhavethismarshmallowrightnow,hesays.ButifyouwaitwhileIrunanerrand,youcanhavetwomarshmallowswhenIgetback.Andthenheleaves.

　　Somechildrengrabforthetreattheminutehe'soutthedoor.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersaredeterminedtowait.Theycovertheireyes;theyputtheirheadsdown;theysingtothemselves;theytrytoplaygamesorevenfallasleep.Whentheresearcherreturns,hegivesthesechildrentheirhard-earnedmarshmallows.Andthen,sciencewaitsforthemtogrowup.

　　Bythetimethechildrenreachhighschool,somethingremarkablehashappened.Asurveyofthechildren'sparentsandteachersfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldshadenoughself-controltoholdoutforthesecondmarshmallowgenerallygrewuptobebetteradjusted,morepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependableteenagers.Thechildrenwhogaveintotemptationearlyonweremorelikelytobelonely,easilyfrustratedandstubborn.Theycouldnotendurestressandshiedawayfromchallenges.AndwhensomeofthestudentsinthetwogroupstooktheScholasticAptitudeTest,thekidswhohadheldoutlongerscoredanaverageof210pointshigher.

　　WhenwethinkofbrillianceweseeEinstein,deep-eyed,woollyhaired,athinkingmachinewithskinandmismatchedsocks.Highachievers,weimagine,werewiredforgreatnessfrombirth.Butthenyouhavetowonderwhy,overtime,naturaltalentseemstoigniteinsomepeopleanddiminothers.Thisiswherethemarshmallowscomein.Itseemsthattheabilitytodelaygratificationisamasterskill,atriumphofthereasoningbrainovertheimpulsiveone.Itisasign