1、SIX Secrets of High-Energy PeopleTheres an energy crisis in America, and it has nothing to do with fossil fuels. Millions of us get up each morning already weary over what the day holds. ”I just cant get started.” People say. But its not physical energy that most of us lack. Sure, we could all use e
2、xtra sleep and a better diet. But in truth, people are healthier today than at any time in history. I can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy, the problem is not with your body.What you re seeking is not physical energy. Its emotional energy. Yet, sad to say. Life sometimes seems desig
3、ned to exhaust our supply. We work too hard. We have family obligations. We encounter emergencies and personal crises. No wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue, a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.And yet we all know people who are filled with joy. Despite the unpleasant circumstan
4、ces of their lives. Even as a child I observed people who were poor. or disabled, or ill, but who nonetheless faced life with optimism and vigor. Consider Luara Hillenbrand, who despite an extremely weak body, wrote the best seller Seabiscuit. Hillenbrand barely had enough physical energy to draw he
5、rself out of bed to write. But she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share. It was emotional energy that helped her succeed. Until physical energy, which is finite and diminishes with age, emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing. So how do you get it? Yo
6、u cant simply tell yourself to be positive. You must take action. Here are six practical strategies that work 1. Do something new.Very little thats new occurs in our lives the impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge; Its like a tire with a slow leak. You dont notice it a
7、t first, but eventually youll get a flat. Its up to you to plug the leakeven though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routine of life. Thats where Maurn.36, a waitress, found herself a year ago. Fortunately, Maura had a lifeline- a group of women friends who meet regularly
8、to discuss their lives . Their lively discussions spurred Amaura to make small but nevertheless life-altering changes. She joined a gym in the next town. She changed her look with a short haircut and new black T- shirts. Eventually. Maura gathered the courage to quit her job and start her own busine
9、ss.Heres a challenge. If its something you wouldnt ordinarily do. Do it. Try a dish youve never eaten. Listen to music youd ordinarily tune out. Youll discover these small things add to your emotional energy.2. reclaim lifes meaning.So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meanin
10、g. But that somewhere along the line things went stableThe first step in solving this meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it. A case in point is Ivy , 57. a pioneer in investment banking. “I mistakenly believed that all the money I made would mea
11、n something” she says. ”but I feel lost. like a 22-year-old wondering what to do with her life. ” Ivys solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children. In the process . Ivy filled her life with meaning. 3. Put yourself in the run zone.Most of u
12、s grown-ups are seriously fun-deprived .High-energy people have the day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation. A real-estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients. “I love imagini
13、ng what even the most run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care.” She says. “Its a challenge-and the least desirable properties are usually the most fun”We all define fun differently, of course, but I can guarantee this; I f you put just a bit of it into your day. Your energy w
14、ill increase quickly4.Bid farewell to guilt and regret.Everyones past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. While they cant merely be willed away. I do recommend you remind yourself that whate
15、ver happened is in the past, and morning can change that. Holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.5 Make up your mind.Say youve been thinking about cutting your hair short. Will it look stylish-or too extreme?You endlessly think it over. Having the decision hangi
16、ng over your head is a huge energy drain.Every time you cant decide. you burden yourself with alternatives. Quit thinking that you have to make the right decision; instead. make a choice and dont look back.6.Give to get.Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality: The more you give, the more you
17、get back. This is the difference between emotional and physical energy. With the latter, you have to get it to be able to give it.Start by asking everyone you meet, “How are you ?” as if you really want to know. Then listen to the reply. Be the one who hears. Most of us also need to smile more often
18、. If you dont smile at the person you love first thing in the morning. Youre sucking energy out of your relationship . Finally help another person- and make the help real. Concrete. Give a massage to someone who you love, or cook her dinner. Then, expand the circle to work. Try asking yourself what
19、youd do if your goal were to be helpful rather than efficient .After all, if its true that what goes around comes around, why not make sure that whats circulating around you is the good stuff?数据分析：快速阅读共 18 自然段，总字数 1015，15 分钟要全部信息掌握恐怕是不可能的任务，不过 impossible is nothing。当然前提是要有窍门，方可做到快速阅读，并快速做题，最重要是快速拿分。
20、我上课跟学生分享的做题顺序和思路判断 题 分析 ：第 1 题：The energy crisis in America discussed here mainly refers to a shortage of fossil fuels.分析：N。文章讲述的是人 类情感的 energy，利用题 目中的“energy crisis”定位在原文第一句，句子的后半段，明确地提到了“has nothing to do with fossil fuels”，由此判断出是错误的。第 2 题：People these days tend to lack physical energy.分析：N。文章的重点是
21、 emotional energy，利用题目的“physical energy”可以定位在第一段第三行“But its not physical energy that most of us lack”; 由此明白选 N。另外在第一段最后一句，和第二段第一句都反复论述了这一个观点，特别是后者“What youre seeking is not physical energy. Its emotional energy.”。第 3 题：Laura Hillenhrand is an example cited to show how emotional energy can contribute
22、 to ones success in life.分析：Y。用人名“Laura Hillenhrand ”定位在原文第 3 段第 3 行，利用文中“barely had enough physical energy”和段落最后的“It was emotional energy that helped her succeed”，我们能轻松判断要选 Y。1. 第 4 题：The author believes emotional energy is inherited and genetically determined.分析：N。 题目中的 “genetically”可以用来定位，有点难度，因为
23、原文中的第 4 段第 2 行只提到了“gene” ，不过句子还是清楚的告诉 了我们“emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing”；和题目的意思完全相反，于是选 N。另外，“has nothing to do”出现了第 2 次，看来注意常见词组， 对于快速阅读比较有帮助。第 5 题：Even small changes people make in their lives can help increase their emotional energy.分析：Y。“small chang
24、es”可以用来定位，我们在第 1 大点的最后 1 行找到对应文字“small things add to your emotional energy”，虽然 things代替了 changes，我们还是不难看出小改变对于情感能量也是有帮助，正是“不积以跬步，无以至千里”。 第 6 题：Ivy filled her life with meaning by launching a program to help poor children.分析：Y。“Ivy”这个名字让我们来到了文章的中段，第 2 大点里面 Ivy 作为一个例子存在，“She started a program that sho
25、ws Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children.”很详细地叙述了题目中的意思，选 Y。第 7 题：The real estate broker the author knows is talented in home redecoration.分析：NG。在 realestate broker 这个关键词的带领之下，我们来到了第 3大点的第 3 行，不过这题难度相对大，因为原文只是提到了“mentally redecorating the houses”，究竟事实上该 broker 是否如题目所说“talented
26、 in home redecoration”擅长室内装修，就无从判断，缺乏足够的信息，也许是，也许不是，所以最后选 NG。当然，还有一个比较狡猾的思路，因为前面都选了 Y 和 N，最后一题，怎么说，也应该让 NG 出来亮亮相了吧。总体而言，这次的 Y，N，or NG 判断题，难度并不高，题目中的关键词比较明显，然后文章本身阅读难度也不高，特别是 Y 题，属于送分级别的题目，只要同学们记得课堂里面教的定位思维，7 分拿 5 分，甚至 满分都不是难事。填空 题 分析 ：这次三个填空题目都是比较容易定位，第 8 题:People holding on to sad memories of the p
27、ast will find it difficult to_.分析：这道题目是靠 holding on to sad memory 定位，可以在原文的第 4 部分了解到“过去的就过去了，不能改变，原地 伤感，无补 于事，反倒让伤害蔓延”；看看题目，就明白，to 后面要跟 动词，可以填 “move forward”;或者，水平比较高的同学可以填“let go the pain”.第 9 题：When it comes to decision-making, one should make a quick choice without _.分析：本题则可以用 decision-making 这个比
28、较明显的组合词定位，在文章的第5 部分，可以了解到“下了决定就不要回头，不要想太多，想多了 还麻烦”。这题相对头痛的地方在于，考生必须根据原文信息编写答案,例如：“thinking again and again”;或者抄写原文的“looking back”or “burdening yourself with alternatives”;答题时候要注意，without 后面要跟 动名词，所以要注意语法，不然无法得分。第 10 题 :Emotional energy is in a way different from physical energy in that the more you give, _.分析：开始的两个单词“emotional energy” 就可以帮助我们找到出题点，在第 6 部分，开始的第一行最后的部分。根据文章的信息“给得越多，回 报越大”，对照题目前半部分，很容易发现原文后面的半句正是我们要抄的内容“the more you get back”.总体来说，填空这三分比较好拿，一是出 题规律明显，没有利用大量无关信息影响学生判断；二是考点明晰，只要学生找到出题处，完成题目就不算太难；三是除了第二题，其余两题都可以在原文中找到直接抄袭的内容，让人省心省力。
