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高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜新的一年，如何做一個更有魅力的人？古希臘人認為魅力是“天賜的禮物”，并非人人有之。而實際上，魅力是可以通過后天練習習得的。那么是什么造就了這種人格魅力？如何才能變得魅力四射？新年的第一天，讓我們開始做一個富有魅力的人吧！WhatMakesPeopleCharismatic,andHowYouCanBe,Too①TheancientGreeksdescribedcharismaasa“giftofgrace,”anaptdescriptorifyoubelievelikabilityisaGod-giventraitthatcomesnaturallytosomebutnotothers.Thetruthisthatcharismaisalearnedbehavior,askilltobedevelopedinmuchthesamewaythatwelearnedtowalkorpracticevocabularywhenstudyinganewlanguage.②Ifyou’relookingforagoodstartingpointtobemorelikable,JohnAntonakis,aprofessorattheUniversityofLausanne,suggestsstorytelling.③Themostcharismaticpeopleinaroom,hesays,arethosewhospeakmetaphorically,providingsubstancetoaconversationthroughexemplaryuseofanecdotesandcomparisons.Theyaren’trecountingeventsbutparaphrasingactionwhileusingfacialgestures,energeticbodylanguageandvocalinflectionstoframekeypoints.They’reexpertsatusingmoralconvictionandreflectionsofgroupsentiment,aswellasemployingquestions,evenrhetoricalones,thatkeeppeopleengaged.④Inshort,theyjusttellagoodstory.⑤Charismagoesbeyondbeingarefinedandengagingspeaker,however.Asidefrombeinghumorousandengaging,charismaticpeopleareabletoblockoutdistractions,leavingthosewhointeractwiththemfeelingasiftimehadstoppedandtheywereallthatmattered.⑥Thequickestwaytobemorelikableistogetoutandpracticebeingmorelikable.Eachinteractionoffersachancetostudyandtoemploynewstrategies.【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.charismatic[?k?r?z?m?t?k]adj.___________________________2.substance[?s?bst?ns]n.________________________3.exemplary[?ɡ?zempl?ri]adj.________________________4.anecdote[??n?kd??t]n.________________________5.inflection[?n?flek?n]n.________________________6.refined[r??fa?nd]adj.________________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.天賜的禮物___________________________________________2.恰當?shù)恼f法___________________________________________3.天生的特質(zhì)___________________________________________4.習得的行為___________________________________________5.發(fā)展技能___________________________________________6.生動地說___________________________________________7.記流水賬___________________________________________8.除了之外___________________________________________9.屏蔽___________________________________________拓展練習閱讀理解Widespreaddescriptionsofanimalsinpopculturecouldactuallybehurtingtheanimals’survivalchancesinthewild,newresearchsuggests.ResearchersoftheUniversityofParis-Sudwasinterestedintheideaof“charisma”(魅力)inanimals.Theywantedtoknow:Whatspeciesdopeopleconsidercharismatic?Andwhataretheinfluencesofbeingcharismaticonpopulationsinthewild?Inaresearchpublishedthismonth,theylistedthetop20charismaticspecies,mostofwhicharelargemammalslivingonland.Cominginfirstplaceweretigers,followedbylions,elephants,giraffes,panthers,pandas,cheetahs,polarbears,wolves,andgorillas.However,atleasthalfoftheintervieweesdidn’thavetheawarenessthatfiveofthetoptenmostcharismaticspeciesareindanger.Howabsurd(荒謬的)thatwehaven'tbeenabletoprotectthespecieswecareaboutthemost.Thestudyhasalsofoundthatwearefloodedwithimagesofthesecreatures,evenastheirpopulationshavefalleninthewild.Thestudysuggeststhattoomanyimagesmightbecreatinga“virtualpopulation”oftheanimalsinpeoples’minds,makingthembelievetherearefarmoreindividualsinthewildthanisexact.Thestudyauthorssuggestthatcompanieswhobenefitfromtheuseoftheseimagesshouldsetasideasmallpercentageoftheirprofitstoprotectioneffortsandinformationalcampaigns.“Thatwouldbenotonlysomethingfair,butthatwouldbesomethingthatcouldbringawin-winsituationforthem,”FranckCourchamp,chiefresearcheroftheteam,says.“Itcouldbringthempositivepublicrelation,forexample.Besides,ifacompany’smascotdiesout,thatcouldhurtthemfromamarketingperspective.”Somecompaniesdotakethistoheart,hesays,mentioningprotectioneffortsbyJaguarandLacoste.Butnotenoughcompaniesare“trulyconcernedabouttheprotectionofthespeciesthattheyworkon,”headds.27.Itcanbeinferredthatthewidespreadimagesofanimalsinpopculture________.A.leadspeopletoforgetthelesscharismaticanimalsB.bringsawin-winsituationforbothanimalsandcompaniesC.raisespeople’sawarenessofwildlifeprotection.D.makesafalseimpressionoftheanimals’realsituation28.WhatdoesthewritertoexpressinParagraph3?A.Itishightimethatpeopleshouldprotecttheendangeredspecies.B.Itisnaturaltoregardthelargemammalsascharismatic.C.Itisstrangethatpeople'sthoughtsaren'tinlinewiththeirbehaviors.D.Itisterriblethatthespeciesaredyingoutatanalarmingspeed.29.Courchampliststhecompanies’responsibilitiesandtheiradvantagesby________.A.givingexamples B.takingquotes C.makingcomparisons D.usingnumbers30.What’sCourchamp’sattitudetothecompaniesbenefitingfromanimalimages?A.Annoyed. B.Supportive. C.Dissatisfied. D.Positive.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.charismatic[?k?r?z?m?t?k]adj.有人格魅力的2.substance[?s?bst?ns]n.內(nèi)容，實質(zhì)3.exemplary[?ɡ?zempl?ri]adj.典范式的，可作為范本的4.anecdote[??n?kd??t]n.奇聞軼事5.inflection[?n?flek?n]n.音調(diào)變化6.refined[r??fa?nd]adj.文雅的，有教養(yǎng)的【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.giftofgrace天賜的禮物2.aptdescriptor恰當?shù)恼f法3.aGod-giventrait天生的特質(zhì)4.alearnedbehavior