Stephen Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is very popular among business people who want to improve their careers, but its rules can be applied to any area of life. For example, Covey’s rules can be used to improve relationships between parents and children or to improve the way you manage your time.
Covey begins by discussing habits and effectiveness, and why they are both important to success. According to Covey, for an action to become a habit, you must know what to do and why should do it. However, you also must want to do it. On the other hand, effectiveness means having a balance between success and a good relationship with the people around you. In order to be successful, you must have habits that make you able to deal effectively with others and your own personal life.
Next, Covey introduces the seven habits of highly effective people. The first three habits focus on personal growth. The next three habits are about how to get along with others. The seventh habit shows how to achieve physical, emotional and mental health.
Covey includes exercises to help you analyse your life. He challenges you to decide what you want to contribute to society in your lifetime. He does this by asking you to think about what people to say about you after you die. Your answer to this question will help you make better decisions about how to spend your time. In this way, you can challenge yourself to make your dreams and ambitions come true.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has the potential to really improve your life.
| Introduction | This book can help you improve your career and your 【小题1】 relationship and manage your time better. |
| For success | l Habits: you must know what to do and why should do it. You also must want to do it. l 【小题2】 .You should achieve a 【小题3】between success and a good relationship with the people around you. |
| The seven 【小题4】 | The first three habits focus on personal 【小题5】 . The next three habits are about how to get along with others. The seventh habit shows how to achieve physical, emotional and 【小题6】 health. |
| Exercises | l They help you 【小题7】 your life. l Decide what 【小题8】 you want to make in your lifetime. l Challenge yourself to【小题9】your dreams and ambitions. |
| 【小题10】 | The book has the potential to really improve your life. |
【小题1】family
【小题2】Effectiveness
【小题3】balance
【小题4】habits
【小题5】growth
【小题6】mental
【小题7】analyse
【小题8】contributions
【小题9】realize
【小题10】Conclusion
解析试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了Stephen Covey的一本书。
【小题1】根据For example, Covey’s rules can be used to improve relationships between parents and children or to improve the way you manage your time.
【小题2】根据On the other hand, effectiveness means having a balance between success and a good relationship with the people around you.
【小题3】根据On the other hand, effectiveness means having a balance between success and a good relationship with the people around you.
【小题4】根据Next, Covey introduces the seven habits of highly effective people.
【小题5】根据The first three habits focus on personal growth.
【小题6】根据The seventh habit shows how to achieve physical, emotional and mental health.
【小题7】根据Covey includes exercises to help you analyse your life.
【小题8】根据He challenges you to decide what you want to contribute to society in your lifetime.
【小题9】根据In this way, you can challenge yourself to make your dreams and ambitions come true.
【小题10】根据The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has the potential to really improve your life.可知这本书的最后一部分内容是总结。
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High-quality customer service is preached(宣扬) by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.
Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen.
Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde group and Wharton school.
“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers.” Said Paula Courtney, president of the Verde group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”
On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four other, and will no longer visit the specific store for every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.
According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers.
The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered(塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.
During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty peaking spaces. This guidance got rid of the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.
Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.
“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly.” Said professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”
Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.
【小题1】Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?
| A．Few customers believe the service will be improved. |
| B．Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them. |
| C．Customers have no easy access to store managers. |
| D．Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences. |
| A．can find their cars easily after shopping | B．won’t have trouble parking their cars |
| C．can stay longer browsing in the store | D．won’t have any worries about security |
| A．Design of the store layout. | B．Hiring of efficient employees. |
| C．Manners of the salespeople. | D．Huge supply of goods for sale. |
| A．voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly |
| B．shop around and make comparisons between stores |
| C．settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic way |
| D．put pressure on stores to improve their service |
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【小题1】Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.
A. get a Ph.D. in physics
B. study mathematics
C. study the universe and black holes
D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor
【小题2】Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.
| A．he gave lectures with the help of a speech synthesizer |
| B．he finished his book The Universe in a Nutshell |
| C．he was made the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics |
| D．he was diagnosed with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| A．300 Years of Gravity |
| B．A Brief History of Time |
| C．The Universe in a Nutshell |
| D．Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. |
| A．in 1942 | B．in 1970 | C．in 1959 | D．in 1963 |
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High-quality customer service is preached（宣扬）by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.
Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store（零售店）, but instead will warn their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints. “Storytelling hurts retailers(零售商) and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”
The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered（塞满了的）shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude sales people.
During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting(业余兼职的) local police to work as parking attendants to direct customers to empty parking spaces. Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store display, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, sales people should be skillful and polite with angry customers.
“Retailers who’re enthusiastic and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren't so friendly.” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”
Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filling complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.
1.Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?
A. Most shoppers won’t complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.
B. It is difficult for customers to have easy access to store mangers.
C. Few customers believe the service will be improved after their complaints.
D. Shoppers would rather tell their unhappy experiences to people around them.
2.What does Paula Courtney imply by saying the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?
A. The same products can be bought in other retail stores.
B. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.
C. New customers are sure to replace old ones.
D. Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.
3.What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?
A. Hiring of efficient employees.
B. Manners of the salespeople.
C. Huge supply of goods for sale.
D. Design of the store display.
4.To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to ______.
A. voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly
B. settle their disagreements with stores in a friendly way
C. put pressure on stores to improve their service
D. shop around and make comparisons between stores
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1.Which might be the best title for this passage ?
A．Time travel is universal B．Time travel TV series
C．A introduction to Startling by Each Step D．Time travel wins fans
2.The reasons why people like time travel are as followings except______.
A．It’s fun to watch characters travel back and deal with the conflicts between modernity and ancient times.
B．Time travel series offer room for imagination.
C．The characters are attractive.
D．After watching time travel series, you can escape reality.
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B．A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer.
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A．Everyone likes watching time travel stories.
B．Many people want to escape reality because of the pressures in their fast-paced lives.
C．Many people want to go back to the ancient times.
D．People can get more relaxation in the ancient times.
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1.Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.
A. get a Ph.D. in physics
B. study mathematics
C. study the universe and black holes
D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor
2.Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.
|
A．he gave lectures with the help of a speech synthesizer |
|
B．he finished his book The Universe in a Nutshell |
|
C．he was made the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics |
|
D．he was diagnosed with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
3.Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. Hawking alone?
|
A．300 Years of Gravity |
|
B．A Brief History of Time |
|
C．The Universe in a Nutshell |
|
D．Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. |
4.When did Hawking enter University College, Oxford?
|
A．in 1942 |
B．in 1970 |
C．in 1959 |
D．in 1963 |
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