IV. Reading Comprehension:
Choose the best answer to each question.Question 51-55
        It’s natural for parents to want their children to be successful. That’s why so many of us encourageour kids to study hard and master valuable skills. But research suggests that maybe we should all focusless on IQ and more on EQ.
        Children with higher emotional intelligence are better able to pay attention, are more engaged inschool, have more positive relationships, and are more empathic. They also regulate their behaviorsbetter and earn higher grades.
         There are generally three ways parents handle their kids’ negative emotions. Some, subtly or notso subtly, push their children to repress sadness and anger. Others model aggression, imposingauthoritarian rules and strict punishments for behavior that strays outside those boundaries. Finally,some parents teach expression, giving their kids space to talk through their negative emotions.
         The secret to raising kids who understand others’ feelings and empathize with them, a familytherapy claims, is to give your children the space to understand and express their own emotions. If youprovide a willing ear to hear about your children’s frustration or fear, they will learn to cope withemotional pain by expressing it to a loved one, therapist, or even just a journal. And maybe even moreimportant, they’ll come to understand that the way to react to other people’s negative emotions is tounderstand and work through them.
【題組】51. What is this article mainly about?
(A) Dark sides of emotional intelligence.
(B) Differences between EQ and IQ.
(C) Secret to raising emotionally intelligent kids.
(D) Components of emotional intelligence in leadership.