论文部分内容阅读
(A)
拒绝别人是一门艺术。下面的文章将告诉你如何礼貌地Say ‘NO’ to others。
Listen carefully， working people， we would like to introduce you something that could save your precious(珍贵的) time and money! Best of all， it is free!
It’s “no”.
What do you ask? We’ll say it again:
Sweet and simple “no”.
Say“no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself，” said C. Leslie Charles， a professional speaker from East Lansing， Michigan.
“Time is precious. People are spending money to buy time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”
Charles， a famous writer， said people who always say yes need to say “no” without guilt(内疚) or fear of punishment.
“I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(被迫的) ‘yes’，” she said.
“No” can be your new friend， a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”. “No” is power and strength.
“No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating，” Charles said. But， he added， a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But， he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes(限度，极端). Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’”.
1. The sentence “Saying ‘no’， to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means ____.
A. you can have more time to play with others
B. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy
C. you are selfish and treat others rudely
D. you can deal with your business as you have planned
2. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a ____.
A. secret way B. polite way C. proud way D. loud way
3. What does the sentence “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy” mean? ____.
A. It is difficult to change one’s language
B. It is difficult to refuse others’ demands
C. It is difficult to say “no” correctly
D. It is difficult to find a person to say “no” to
4. If a person says “no” to everything， the result he or she receives may be that he or she ____.
A. enjoys a wonderful life B. makes a lot of money
C. faces difficulty in life D. forgets to say “yes” in the end
(B)
Nadia来到了一个新的国家的新的学校，一开始她一言不发，是她听不懂英语，还是……
At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.
“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud. “I mean， you can’t learn if you can’t understand the teacher.”
Nadia’s voice was a whisper. “I understand English. I will learn.”Nadia’s English was perfect(完美的).
Kate was perplexed. She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn—all at the same time.
“There’re a lot of new things to learn， huh?” said Kate.
Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied， “Many things people say， I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life， but I do not know what some children are saying. For example， yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn’t a port(港口) a place for ships? It made no sense to me.”
“Don’t worry，” said Kate. “You’ll figure everything out in time.” You see， that thin black box was a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.
Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notice while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate’s surprise， Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.
Nadia handled(处理，解决) every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult， and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly， the whole class clapped their hands.
Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things，” she said in a normal voice， “are the same all over the world.”
1. At the beginning of Nadia’s first day at school， she was ____.
A. disappointed B. helpful C. lively D. shy
2. The underlined word “perplexed” probably means “____”.
A. puzzledB. angry C. shockedD. serious
3. We can infer from the passage that ____.
A. Nadia did not like Kate
B. Nadia had lived by the sea before
C. Nadia had never seen a computer before
D. Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness
4. Which of the following statements is true? ____.
A. Nadia was better at maths than other students
B. Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult
C. Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class
D. Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers
Key(3)
拒绝别人是一门艺术。下面的文章将告诉你如何礼貌地Say ‘NO’ to others。
Listen carefully， working people， we would like to introduce you something that could save your precious(珍贵的) time and money! Best of all， it is free!
It’s “no”.
What do you ask? We’ll say it again:
Sweet and simple “no”.
Say“no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself，” said C. Leslie Charles， a professional speaker from East Lansing， Michigan.
“Time is precious. People are spending money to buy time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”
Charles， a famous writer， said people who always say yes need to say “no” without guilt(内疚) or fear of punishment.
“I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(被迫的) ‘yes’，” she said.
“No” can be your new friend， a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”. “No” is power and strength.
“No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating，” Charles said. But， he added， a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But， he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes(限度，极端). Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’”.
1. The sentence “Saying ‘no’， to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means ____.
A. you can have more time to play with others
B. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy
C. you are selfish and treat others rudely
D. you can deal with your business as you have planned
2. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a ____.
A. secret way B. polite way C. proud way D. loud way
3. What does the sentence “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy” mean? ____.
A. It is difficult to change one’s language
B. It is difficult to refuse others’ demands
C. It is difficult to say “no” correctly
D. It is difficult to find a person to say “no” to
4. If a person says “no” to everything， the result he or she receives may be that he or she ____.
A. enjoys a wonderful life B. makes a lot of money
C. faces difficulty in life D. forgets to say “yes” in the end
(B)
Nadia来到了一个新的国家的新的学校，一开始她一言不发，是她听不懂英语，还是……
At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.
“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud. “I mean， you can’t learn if you can’t understand the teacher.”
Nadia’s voice was a whisper. “I understand English. I will learn.”Nadia’s English was perfect(完美的).
Kate was perplexed. She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn—all at the same time.
“There’re a lot of new things to learn， huh?” said Kate.
Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied， “Many things people say， I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life， but I do not know what some children are saying. For example， yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn’t a port(港口) a place for ships? It made no sense to me.”
“Don’t worry，” said Kate. “You’ll figure everything out in time.” You see， that thin black box was a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.
Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notice while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate’s surprise， Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.
Nadia handled(处理，解决) every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult， and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly， the whole class clapped their hands.
Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things，” she said in a normal voice， “are the same all over the world.”
1. At the beginning of Nadia’s first day at school， she was ____.
A. disappointed B. helpful C. lively D. shy
2. The underlined word “perplexed” probably means “____”.
A. puzzledB. angry C. shockedD. serious
3. We can infer from the passage that ____.
A. Nadia did not like Kate
B. Nadia had lived by the sea before
C. Nadia had never seen a computer before
D. Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness
4. Which of the following statements is true? ____.
A. Nadia was better at maths than other students
B. Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult
C. Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class
D. Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers
Key(3)