专题限时检测(二十六)任务型阅读(一)(限时24分钟)A(2019南京、盐城一模)As the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) has gone global, weve watched professionals fail as they try to improve their emotional intelligence because they either dont know where to focus their efforts or they havent understood how to improve these skills on a practical level.In our work consulting with companies and coaching leaders, we have found that if youre looking to develop particular EI strengths, it helps to consider areas for improvement others have identified along with the goals you want to achieve and then to actively build habits in those areas rather than simply relying on understanding them conceptually.The first step is to get a sense of how your selfperception (how you see yourself) differs from your reputation (how others see you)This is especially true for the development of emotional intelligence because we can be blind to how we express and read the emotional components of our interactions.For example, most of us think that were good listeners, but very often thats really not the case.Without this external reality check, it will be difficult for you to identify the ways that your actions affect your performance.Getting feedback from others can also provide proof of the necessity of shifting our behavior and motivation to do so.To give you the best sense of where the differences lie between your selfperception and reputation, you should use a 360 degree feedback assessment that takes into account the multiple facets of EI.The key is to find one that guarantees confidentiality to those giving you feedback and that is focused on development and not on performance assessment.Secondly, when you get your feedback from an assessment, let that inform what you want to improve.But also consider what your goals are.When it comes to cultivating strengths in emotional intelligence, youre at a huge disadvantage if youre only interested because others said you should be.Your emotional intelligence is so tied up in your sense of self that being intrinsically (内在地) motivated to make the effort matters more when changing longstanding habits than it does when simply learning a skill.That means the areas that you choose to actively work on should lie at the intersection of the feedback youve gotten and the areas that are most important to your own aspirations (渴望)Understanding the impacts of your current EI habits relative to your goals will keep you going over the long haul as you do the work of strengthening your emotional intelligence.Once youve determined which EI skills you want to focus on, identify specific actions that youll take.If youre working on becoming a better listener, for example, you might decide that when youre conversing with someone youll take the time to pause, listen to what they have to say, and check that you understand before you reply.Keep it specific.You should also take every naturally occurring opportunity to practice the skill youre developing, no matter how small.By starting to change your routine reactions, youll be well on your way to figuring out the old habits that arent serving you well and transforming them into new, improved ones that do.Passage outlineSupporting detailsIntroductionThough globally acknowledged, EI still (1)_professionals, for they arent aware how to improve it.Approaches to strengthening EISpot the (2)_ between selfperception and reputation With external reality check, we are (3)_ of understanding our interactions accurately.We are (4)_to change our behavior by getting an outside feedback.We are expected to (5)_ how selfperception differs from reputation in all aspects.Find out what (6)_ to usWe should clearly (7)_our goals and focus our effort on improving ourselves instead of just learning a skill.(8)_the outside feedback with our goals can give us support on the way to strengthening our EI.Identify what changeswe will make Be (9)_about the actions and take advantage of every possible opportunity to practice EI skills.Summary(10)_useless old habits and develop new ones in areas for improvement others have identified with your own goals to strengthen your EI.语篇解读：本文主要讲述了提高情商的方法。1confuses/puzzles根据第一段第一句可知随着情商(EI)的概念已经全球化，我们已经看到一些专业人士在试图提高自己的情商时失败了，情商让他们很困惑，不知道该怎么提高。2differences根据文章第二段的内容“The first step is to get a sense of how your selfperception (how you see yourself) differs from your reputation (how others see you)”可知，第一步要弄清自我认知和声誉之间的不同之处，故将differ转变成differences。3capable根据第三段的第三句“Without this external reality check, it will be difficult for you to identify the ways that your actions affect your performance.”可知，如果没有这种外界的检验，你就很难确定你的行为会如何影响你的表现。有了这种检验，我们就能够准确理解我们的内在行为了。be capable of doing sth.“能够做某件事”，固定搭配。4motivated根据第三段最后一句“Getting feedback from others can also provide proof of the necessity of shifting our behavio