We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money But most mistakes are about people. Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?’’ “And paul, why didn’t I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car? When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’s too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their meaning. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. .Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog.” Is he really on your side? If he says, “You’re a lucky guy” or “You’re a lucky girl”, that’s being friendly. But “Lucky dog?” There’ s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it<第三题中划线词> himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’think you deserve your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture (姿势)? The look in his eyes? Stop and think, The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
1.This passage is mainly about_____.
A.How to remember what people say.
B.what to do when you listen to others talking
C.how to avoid miatakes when you communicate with people
D.why we go wrong with people sometimes
2.According to the wruter, the reasin why we go wrong about our friends is that____.
A.we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B.people will be angrywhen they check what they say
C.people usually say one thing but means another
D.we like to doubt what our friends say
3.The underlined word“it”in the second paragraph refers to____.
A.being friendly
B.a bit of envy
C.lucky dog
D.your lucky
4.when we listen to a person talking, the important thing for us to do is to____.
A.know the way the person is talking
B.take a good look at the person tlking
C.notice his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes
D.understand the real meaning of what he says
5.Maybe the writer is a ____.
A.teacher
B.psychologist
C.scientist
D.doctor
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26. This passage is mainly about C .
A）how to interpret
what people say
B）what to do when you listen to others talking
C）how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D）Why we go wrong with people sometimes
27. According to the
author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is
that C .
A）We fail to listen carefully when they talk
B） People tend to be annoyed when we check what they say 转自学易网 www.studyez.com
C）People usually state one thing but means another
D）We tend to doubt what our friends say
28. In the sentence
Maybe he doesn't see it himself. in the second paragraph, the pronoun it refers
to. B .
A） being friendly C） lucky dog B） a bit of envy D） your
luck
29. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing
for us to do is D .
A）notice the way the person is talking
B）take a good look at the person talking
C）mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes
D）examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone
and his posture
30. The author most probably is
a B .
A） teacher C） philosopher B） psychologist D）
doctor