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Spiritual Intelligence Quotient

Our spiritual intelligence quotient(精神智商)，or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives.

While we’re all born with SQ, most of us don’t even realize that we have it. Fortunately, you don’t have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding.

Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude (独处)and silence. To tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. Start small by creating islands of silence in your day. In the car, instead of reading or doing something else, use the time to think. At work, shut the door to our office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Enjoy the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.

Step Outside. For many people , nature sets their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. If you are walking with your dog, take the time to admire flowers in bloom; follow the flight of birds; watch clouds float overhead.

Ask Questions of Yourself. Ask open-ended questions, such as “ What am I feeling?” “ What are my choices?” or “ Where am I heading?” But don’t expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural form or e-mail. “ Rarely do I get an immediate answer to my question,” says Reverend Joan Carter, a Presbyterian minister in Sausalito, California. “ But later that day I suddenly find myself thinking about a problem in a perspective(角度) I never considered before.”

Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut feeling to realize danger, spiritual intelligence pushes us, not away from, but towards some action that will lead to a greater good.

1．The passage is mainly about _____.

       A．what your SQ is and in what way it can benefit your life

       B．what your SQ is and in what way it can be improved

       C．the relationship between your SQ and your life

       D．advantages and disadvantages of SQ

2．The underlined phrase “ tune in to your spirit “ in the third paragraph probably means _____

       A．get your spirit relaxed                      B．keep up your spirit

      C．keep seated quietly                         D．change your spirit

3．The author mentions the example of Reverend Joan Carter to show that ______.

      A．there are no immediate answer to your questions

      B．e-mails can’t keep working out a problem

      C．the more questions you ask, the better answers you’ll get

      D．changing your way of thinking might help you solve a problem

Answer 1

BAD