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Inhisbook,JamesComey,theformerFBIdirector,shareshisexperiencesfromhiscareerofAmericangovernment,exploringwhatgood,ethical（道德的）leadershiplookslike.Hisjourneyprovidesaremarkablelessoninwhatmakesaneffectiveleader.

Hardcover$17.99

12RulesforLife:

AnAntidotetoChaos-January23,2018byJordanB．Peterson

Whatdoeseveryoneinthemodernworldneedtoknow?

FamouspsychologistJordanB．Peterson'

sanswercombinesthetruthsofancienttraditionwiththefindingsofscientificresearch.

Hardcover$15.57

HowtoReadaBook:

TheClassicGuidetoIntelligentReadingRevisedEditionbyMortimerJ.Adler,CharlesVanDoren

Withhalfamillioncopiesinprint,HowtoReadaBookisthebestguidetoreadingcomprehensionforthegeneralreader,completelyrewrittenandupdatedwithnewmaterial.Originallypublishedin1940,thisbookisararephenomenon,alivingclassicthatintroducesandclarifiesthevariouslevelsofreadingandhowtoachievethem—fromelementaryreading,throughsystematicskimming,tospeedreading.

Paperback$10.31

Everybody,Always:

BecomingLoveinaWorldFullofSetbacksandDifficultPeople-April17,2018byBobGoff

Whathappenswhenwestopavoidingdifficultpeopleandsimplyloveeveryone?

Inhisinspiringfollow-uptotheNewYorkTimesbestsellingphenomenonLoveDoes,BobGofftakesreadersonajourneyintothesecretoflivingwithoutfear,care,restriction,orworry.

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1．Ifyouwanttobecomeaneffectiveleader,whichbookcanyoutry?

A．HowtoReadaBookB．AHigherLoyalty

C．12RulesforLifeD．Everybody,Always

2．WhatdoweknowaboutHowtoReadaBook?

A．Ithasbeenpublishedsince1940.

B．Itiscompletelythesameastheoriginalone.

C．ItiswrittenbyMortimerJ.Adleralone.

D．Itisaboutlivingwithoutfear.

3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Allthefourbooksarepaperbacks.

B．JordanB．PetersonistheformerFBIdirector.

C．Paperbacksarecheaperthanhardcovers.

D．BobGoffisafamouspsychologist.

Theinternetisn'

talwaysahappyplace.Buttherearegroupstryingtochangethat.Kuakuaqun,or“praisinggroup”onWechat,inwhichpeoplesendoutcomplimentsandpositivemessages,arebecomingpopularamonguniversitystudentsinChina.

Praisinggroupshavebeenfoundedbystudentsfromseveraluniversities,suchasFudanUniversity,CommunicationUniversityofChina,HuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology.PeoplecanevenbuymembershipsofsuchgroupsononlineplatformslikeTaobao.Onceadmitted,theymakecomplimentarycommentsabouteachotherandevenasktobecomplimentedonparticularthings.

ThepraisinggroupscomeatatimewhenthementalhealthofyoungChineseisgettingattention.AsyoungChineseseekcompanyandconfidence,thepraisinggroupsmeetalotofpsychologicalneeds.“ThegroupallowsmetoseethegoodqualitiesinmyselfthatIoftenoverlookandlookatthebrightsideofeverything.Kindnessfromstrangerscanhelpmefeelmuchbetter,”TianJiayin,22,toldChinaDaily.

ThepopularityofchatgroupsisalsoareflectionofChineseculture,reportedGlobalTimes.AsmanyyoungChineseareraisedtobemodest,it’suncommonforthemtoopenlyseekandgivepraise.Asaresult,theydesirecomplimentsastheygrowup.“Ifthekidsgotmorepraisefromparentsandteachers,theirdesireforpraisewouldn'

tbesostrong,”saidDaiJi,apsychologistfromHunanUniversityofCommerce.

ButChenKan,apsychologistfromFudanUniversity,warnedthatmembersofpraisinggroupsshouldbecautiousaboutgivingorreceivingpraise.“Thebiggestriskistheconstantemphasisonthe‘falseself’,whichmakesithardertoseethe‘trueself’,”shesaid.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compliments”inParagraph1mean?

A．praisesB．questions

C．adviceD．information

5．WhydomanyChineseuniversitystudentslikeKuakuaqun?

A．ItgivesthemadiscountonTaobao.

B．Ithelpsthemwiththeirstudies.

C．Itmakesthemfeelconfident.

D．Ithelpsthemmakenewfriends.

6．WhatdoesChenKanthinkofgivingorreceivingpraise?

A．Receivingpraiseismorehelpfulthanbeingmodest.

B．Parentsandteachersshouldgiveyoungpeoplemorepraise.

C．kidsshouldbeencouragedtoopenlyseekandgivepraise.

D．Toomuchpraisemightstopkidsfromseeingtheirtrueselves.

7．Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A．Tipsforgettingmotivated

B．The“lost”generationinChina

C．OriginofthepraisingcultureinChina

D．AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofKuakuaqun

FormerBritishPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchilloncesaid,“TheBritisharetheonlypeoplewholiketobetoldhowbadthingsare.”ThisisdefinitelytrueofBritishcomedy.Mostpeoplethinkhumorisabouthappythings,butfortheBritish,theoppositeistrue.Welovetouseoursenseofhumortocomplainandbenegative.

Britishcomedy,forexample,drawsafinelinebetweencomedyandtragedy.BBC’sTheOfficeisaTVshow，famousforitsdryhumor.Themaincharacter,DavidBrent,isafoolishman,andtheshow'

scomedycomesfromhisdelusions.Forexample,heoftentellshimselfthatheislovedbyeveryonebuttheviewercanseethateveryonehateshim.

StupidcharactersfortheaudiencetolaughatareanoldtraditioninBritain.InShakespeare'

splayTwelfthNight,thecharacterMalvolioisanoldmanwhompeopleplaytrickson.Theaudiencewilllaughaway,althoughtherealityisthatthismanisatrulytragicindividual.

ThissideofBritishhumorisreflectedinfriendshipsaswell.Atuniversity,myfriendsandIwouldalwayslaughatoneanother.IhadanAmericanfriendwhoactuallyfoundthissarcasm（挖苦）quiteupsetting.Shedidn'

trealizethatinBritain,thebetterfriendsyouarewithsomeone,themoreyoulaughatthem.Thisapproach—laughingateverything—maysoundratherdepressing,butourstrangehumorplayedabigpartinBritishhistory.InthesecondWorldWar,alongwithastiffupperlip,theBritishgotthroughitbylaughing.Whatelsewastheretodo?

ThereisasayinginEnglish:

“Laughandtheworldlaughswithyou;

cryandyoucryalone.”IfyouareeveronthereceivingendofBritishsarcasm,youmayfeellikecrying,butit'

sbesttojustlaughitoff!

8．HowisBritishcomedydifferentfromothertypes?

A．Itisoftensurprisingandboring.

B．Itoftenlaughsathumannature.

C．Itisoftenaboutthebadthingsinlife.

D．Itoftenmakespeoplefeeldepressed.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delusion”inparagraph2mean?

A．strongabilitiesB．funcharacters

C．wrongbeliefsD．deepdoubt

10．WhyisShakespeare'

splayTwelfthNightmentionedinthearticle?

A．ToshowoneofthebestexamplesofBritishcomedy.

B．ToexplainhowShakespeare'

scomedyisdifferentfromothers'

.

C．ToshowhowdifficultitistomakepeopleacceptBritishcomedy.

D．ToproveBritainhasalongtraditionoflaughingatstupidcharacters.

11．HowdoestheauthoradvisepeopletoreacttoBritishsarcasm?

A．Learnfromit.B．Don'

ttakeitseriously.

C．Forgetabouttheupsettingthings.D．Becarefulnottomakestupidmistakes.

Parrotshavebeenknowntomimicwords,buthaveyoueverthoughthowtheycommunicate?

Thesoundstheymakemaysoundmeaninglesstous,butnewresearchhasfoundthatwildparrotsareactuallygivennamesbytheirparents.

AccordingtoastudyledbyKarlBergofCornellUniversityintheUS,nestlings（雏鸟）aregivenauniquesoundoftheirown,whichstayswiththemfortheirentirelives.

Inthestudy,theteamplacedhiddencamerasinthenestsof17differentwildparrots.Afterstudyingtheirsounds,theteamfoundslightdifferencesinthecallsparentsusedtocommunicatewitheachchick.Andevenbeforethenestlingshadlearnedtocommunicateproperly,thebabybirdsseemedtorecognizeandmimictheircalls.

Soundsverysimilartohumans,doesn'

tit?

Thestudyalsoprovedthatthesesignaturecallsareacquiredsociallynotgenetically.Todothis,scientistsswitchedtheeggsinnineofthe17nests,sothathalfoftheparrotswereraisingnestlingsthatwerenottheirs.Usingtherecordings,thescientistsconcludedthenestlingsallusednamessimilartothosetheparents（whetherbiologicalornonbiological）calledthemforthefirstweeksoftheirlives.LucieMcNeil,fromNationalGeographic,said,“thiswouldbethefirstprovenexampleofanon-humanspeciesteachingacoustical（声学的）communication.”

Leadscientistforthestudy,KarlBergtoldNationalPublicRadiooftheUS,“Mostpeoplesay,‘Well,allthosecallsarejustnoise’,butIthinkthey'

rehavingconversations.”

Whenaskedwhatelsetheparrotsmightbesaying,Bergreplied,“Thetheoryisthatthesebirdsaredecidingwherethefoodis.”“Dowewanttogo3kmNorth-northwest?

”“Dowewanttogotothatfield?

’Theyaresortofarguingordiscussing.”Naturalscienceauthor,VirginiaMorellwrote:

“Verygradually,scientistsarelearningtounderstandtheconversationsofverydifferentanimalsthatlivelivesrichwithplans,quarrelsandromance.”

Youneverknow,ifthescienceofanimaltranslationkeepsadvancing,wemightonedaybewatchingarealityseriesaboutparrots.

12．Whatdidthenewresearchfindaboutwildparrots?

A．Theycantalkbylearningfrompeople.

B．Thesoundstheymakearemeaningless.

C．Theyhavenamesgivenbytheirparents.

D．Theyhaveauniquewayofmakingsounds.

13．Whichofthefollowingmaythescientistsagreewith?

A．Differentparrotsarecalleddifferentlybytheirparents.

B．Babyparrotscantellwhotheirbiologicalparentsare.

C．Babyparrotscanmimictheirbiologicalpare