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 (獨(dú)處) and silence. To tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume (強(qiáng)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.
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
69. The underlined phrase "tune in to your spirit" in the third paragraph probably means to _____.
A. get your spirit relaxed                   B. keep up your spirit
C. keep seated quietly                      D. change your spirit
70. The author mentions the example of Reverend Joan Carter to show that            .
A. there are no immediate answers to your questions
B. e-mails can't keep working out a problem
C. the more questions you ask, the better answers you'll get      
D. changing your way of thinking might help you solve a problem
71. From the passage, we can know that the most important thing to improve your SQ is      .
A. a peaceful mind    B. deep thought   C. spare time and hobbies   D. good spirits

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
         
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閱讀短文,根據(jù)內(nèi)容,從第36-55小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
Sam backed his car out of the garage and drove two blocks to the highway. It 36 from the suburbs into Central City. Immediately he joined the steam of early-morning 37 that was flowing towards town. As he drove, he 38 Leon Poole. Poole was an odd man, clever in some ways, very stupid in 39. Poole had been a respectable 40 in a town near Central City. He had arranged with another man to 41 the bank at a time when an unusually large amount of cash was being held there. The other man had walked into the bank, waved a 42 at Poole, who was on duty, and taken the 43 . Only three men had known when the money would be there, so it was 44 that someone inside the bank must have 45 the robbery. Sam, the detective in 46 of the case, questioned Poole and the others, and released them, but had them all 47 closely. Two days later Poole, thinking he was 48 under suspicion(懷疑), arranged a meeting with the actual robber, who was a known criminal. The 49 arrested the robber and got a confession(坦白) from him. He 50 Poole as the man who had planned the whole thing.
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