2024-2025学年外研版高二英语下学期期末必刷常考题之议论文阅读理解

2024-2025学年下学期高二英语外研社版期末必刷常考题之议论文阅读理

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一.阅读理解（共15小题）

1.（2023春•福建期末）HowAIwilltransformeducationisveryimportanttoschoolssuchasmine,teachers

suchasme,andhardworkingcare-giverssuchastheparentsinmycommunity.CouldAIgetourchildrento

graspnewconceptsandskills?MightAIbebetterequippedtohelpthemexploittheirownintelligence?After

afewdayswatchingmychildrenuseartificialintelligence-basedlearningtools,Icantellyoutheshort

answerisNO.

Humanintelligenceisdifferentfromthecomputer's.Forone,humanintelligencecannotbemeasured.The

brainisplastic,alwaysdevelopingandgrowingaswelearnfromourenvironments.Inaddition,human

intelligencereliesonhumaninteraction.Exercisingourintelligenceissomethingwedonaturallyasweconnect

withothers,considertheworldaroundusandseektoimproveourrelationshiptothatworld.

Ineducation,therehasbeenamovementtowardsocial-emotionalandproblem-basedlearning.So

educatorsattempttomotivateinterestinsubjectsandskillsbyturninglearningmomentsintocommunal（共有的）

problem-solvingevents.Whenwecombineanalyticallearningwithsocial-emotionallearning,students

becomemasteredinthematerialwewantthemtoknowandgetmoreexcitedaboutthelearningprocess.

UsingAIlooksverydifferentfromthis.AIlearningofteninvolvesanindividualworkingalonewitha

computerprogram.ltcancrowdsourceinformationtohelpstudentsfindfactsabouttheirenvironment,solvea

problemandcomeupwithacreativewayforward.ButAIdoesn'tforcestudentstothinkthroughorkeep

anything.Andsimplybeingfedfactsandinformationisnotthesameas"learning".

ItisfascinatingtoimaginethatAImightcurewhatannoysus.Manyparentsdon'thavetheresources-in

time,moneyorenergy一toteachtheirkidsathome.IfAIcouldfillthegaps,howgreat,right?Yetthenatureof

AI"teaching"asitcurrentlyexistsmeansthatstudentsmerelylevelupwithoutlearning.Whenitcomesto

developingintelligence,nothingcanbeatwhatwehumanshavebeendoing,facetoface,forcenturies.

（1）Whatdoweknowabouthumanintelligenceaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.Itismeasuredeasily

B.Itisofgreatsignificance

C.Itisrelatedtoeducation

D.Itischangeableandinteractive

(2)WhatcanbeinferredaboutAIlearningfromparagraph4?

A.Itiswidelyusedatschool.

B.Itmakesnodifferencetoeducation.

C.Ithelpsdevelopstudents*intelligence

D.Itdoeslittlehelpwithstudents'truelearning.

(3)Whatistheauthor*sattitudetoAIlearning?

A.Unclear

B.Neutral

C.Disapproving

D.Favorable

(4)Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.CouldAIReallyTeachStudents

B.ShouldstudentsUseAIFrequently

C.HowStudentsUseAIinTheirStudy

D.HowTeachersInteractwithStudents

2.(2023春•福州期末)Givenhowvaluableintelligenceandautomationare,wewillcontinuetoimproveour

technologyifweareatallableto.Atacertainpoint,wewillbuildmachinesthataresmarterthanweare.Once

wehavemachinesthataresmarterthanweare,theywillbegintoimprovethemselves.Theconcernisreally

thatwewillbuildmachinesthataremuchmorecompetentthanweare.Andtheslightestdivergence(分歧)

betweentheirgoalsandourowncoulddestroyus.

Justthinkabouthowwerelatetoants.Wedon'thatethem.Wedon'tgooutofourwaytoharmthem.Infact,

sometimeswetakepainsnottoharmthem.Westepoverthemonthesidewalk.Butwhenevertheirpresence

seriouslyconflictswithoneofourgoals,wewillkillthemwithouthesitation.Theconcernisthatwewilloneday

buildmachinesthat,whetherthey'reconsciousornot,couldtreatuswithsimilardisregard.

Thebarefactisthatwewillcontinuetoimproveourintelligentmachines.Wehaveproblemsthatwe

desperatelyneedtosolve.Sowewilldothis,ifwecan.Thetrainisalreadyoutofthestation,andthere'snobrake

topull.Ifwebuildmachinesthataremoreintelligentthanweare,theywillverylikelydevelopinwaysthatwe

can*timagine,andtranscendusinwaysthatwecan'timagine.

SoimaginewehituponadesignofsuperintelligentAIthathasnosafetyconcerns.Thismachinewouldbe

theperfectlabor-savingdevice.ltcandesignthemachinethatcanbuildthemachinewhichcandoanyphysical

work,poweredbysunlight,moreorlessforthecostofrawmaterials.Sowe*retalkingbouttheendofhuman

labour.WeYealsotalkingabouttheendofmostintellectualwork.Sowhatwouldapeslikeourselvesdointhese

circumstances?

Butthemomentweadmitthatinformationprocessingisthesourceofintelligence,wehavetoadmitthatwe

areintheprocessofbuildingsomesortofgod.Nowwouldbeagoodtimetomakesureit'sagodwecanlive

with.

(1)WhydoestheauthormentionantsinParagraph2?

A.Tocompareintelligentmachinestoants.

B.Toshowimprovedmachineswillgetawayfromus.

C.Tostressthepresenceofmachinesdoesconflictwithourgoals.

D.Toexplainfutureintelligentmachinescouldtreatuswithoutmercy

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"transcend"inParagraph3mean?

A.Disable.

B.Inspire.

C.Disappoint.

D.Outpace.

(3)Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A.Bymakingcomparisons.

B.Bygivingassumptions.

C.Byshowingvalidevidence.

D.Byanalyzingstatistics

(4)Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestsummarizetheauthor'sviewpointtowardsAl?

A.HumanbeingswillnodoubtbedestroyedbyAIinthefuture

B.SuperintelligentAIwillputanendtohumanlaboureventually.

C.WeshouldkeepthedevelopmentofAIwithinhumans*control.

D.HumanbeingsshouldstopthedevelopmentofsuperintelligentAL.

3.(2023秋•深圳期末)AmanrecentlyconnectedwithmeonLinkedlnandsentmethisnote："Letme

knowifyoueverneedawriter."Iguesshe*sawriter?Idon'tknow.ButIdoknowthisphrase"Letmeknowif

youeverneeda…"showsupalot,inmyinboxandsurelyyours,too.Pvecometothinkofitastheeightmost

deadlywordsinsellingoneselfbecausethatphraseisthedeathofopportunity.

Let'sconsidertheapproach.Thesepeoplearebeingstandoffish.Ratherthansellingthemselves,they're

shiftingtheburdenontosomeoneelsetomakethesale.IfIneedawriter,Ishouldreachouttothem.IfIneeda

story,Ishouldaskthemforaninterview.IfIneedacustomerservicesolution,Ishouldaskthemfordetails."Let

meknowifyoueverneeda..."soundslikeaninvitation,butit'sreallyashrug.

ImaginethesituationwhereI'dassignastorytothewriterwhousedtheninewords,"Letmeknowifyou

everneedawriter."Justanyonewhocanstringwordstogether.!wouldhaveneededtobeinapanic,sodesperate

forsomeonetocontributetoourmagazinethatI'dstoppedthinkingaboutgreatwritersorgoodwriters,oreven

serviceablewritersandsimplysettledfor：awriter.Thisisn'tasituationthatexists.Theworldisfullofgood

options!Wearenotlivingintimesofshortage.Ifweneedajobdone,thereareplentyofqualifiedpeopletodo

it.Ourquestionis：Who'sthebest?

Ifyouwanttocreateopportunityforyourself,answerthatquestionconvincingly.Thefirstthingtodoisshow

someoneyouaretheopportunity.Hiringyoucanhelpthem.Wealsoneedtostophidingbehindourselves.Getout

infront!Sellyourselfandyouramazingabilities.Understandsomeone'sproblem,andexplainexactlywhyyouare

thesolution.Avoidsaying"Letmeknowifyoueverneeda,,*".Instead,startwith："LetmeexplainhowIcanhelp

you."

(1)Whatdoweknowfromtheauthor'sexperience?

A.We*dbetterstartourowncareersasearlyaspossible.

B.TheauthorpreferstohirehisemployeesonLinkedln.

C.Thephrase"Letmeknowifyoueverneeda..."isuseful.

D.Manypeopleusethewrongopeningsentencetosellthemselves.

(2)WhatdoestheunderlinedwordHstandoffish"meaninParagraph2?

A.Frankandopen.

B.Unfriendlyandproud.

C.Unsureandsensitive.

D.Concernedandconfident.

(3)WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Theauthorisindesperateneedofawriter'shelp.

B.Thereareveryfewgreatwritersavailablenowadays.

C.Anyonewhocanstringwordstogetherisagoodwriter.

D.Theauthorisn'tinterestedinthewriterusingtheninewords.

(4)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Waysofsellingoneself.

B.Tipsforjobinterviews.

C.Preparationsforlandingajob.

D.Requirementsforcommonjobs.

4.(2024春•天心区校级期末)Iwantedtosetmyselfthewritingchallengeofcitingsomeofthemany

positivethingsabouthavingababy.It'saddressedtooneperson,butIhopethatthosewhofindthemselvesata

similarcrossroadsgethelpfromit.

TomyfriendA,

Allyoueverseemtohearaboutparenthoodisnegative.Idonotfeelthis.Youcreateanewlifeinthatchild，

andwiththatbaby,yougetanewlife,too.WhenIbecameamother,myownmother'sembrace,andmyfather's,

nottomentionmyextendedfamily's,havekeptmegoing.

Weareusedtohearingabouthowmotherhoodlimitsyourlife,lesssoabouthowitcanexpandit.Ihave

alwaysbelievedthatlifeisfundamentallyabouthumanrelationships,andhavingababyhasenhanced

mine.Becomingamother——andgivingbirth——hasenhancedmyfeelingsofsolidaritywithotherwomen.Parenting

hasalsoallowedmetoexperiencechildhoodagain.Ihavealwayswantedtogivesomeoneelseachildhood.My

wide-eyedlittleboyisatthestagewhereheissimplyinlovewiththeworld,andthatloveisthrillingly

unconditional.ltisaprivilegetowitness,anditmakesmedeterminedtomaintainitforhimasmuchasIamable

to,becausehislaughisthebestsoundthatIhaveeverheard.

Anoteaboutsleep：youwillbeOK-you'vehadenoughwildnightstoknowyoucancope.Andyoucanget

yourbodyback,whateverthatmightmeantoyou.Asforyourcareer,it*snormaltoworry.Ispeakonlyformyself

whenIsaythatIwishIhadspentlesstimeworryingbeforehandabouthowIwouldwrite.Ihavefarlesstime,

now,butI'mstillwriting.Evenaparagraphadayaddsuptoanovel,eventually.Thereissomuchuntappedjoy

andlovetherewaitingforyou,andIhopeI'vegivenyouasmallglimpseofsomeofittoholdonto.

(1)Whomightbetheintendedaudienceforthisarticle?

A.Self-centeredparents.

B.Thosefearingtohaveababy.

C.Broken-heartedfriends.

D.Thoseavoidingmarriage.

(2)Howdoestheauthormainlymakehisargumentsconvincing?

A.Byexplainingideas.

B.Byquotingsayings.

C.Bycomparingfacts.

D.Byconcludingopinions.

(3)Whydoesthewritergiveexamplesofherwritinginthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowhowsuccessfulshewasasawriter.

B.Tonotethatwherethereisawillthereisaway.

C.Totellherfriendthatgivingbirthisapieceofcake.

D.Topersuadeherfriendnottoworryabouthercareer.

(4)Whichcolumnmaythearticlebechosenfrom?

A.Opinion.

B.Headline.

C.Health.

D.Culture.

5.(2022秋•铜仁市期末)Fluffy(蓬松的)，whitesnowmightlookfuntoeat.Butbeforetakingabiteofthe

whitestuff,let'stalkaboutwhatcouldbeintheflakes.Snowismostlywater.Whenitgetscold,waterintheair

freezes.Theresultistiny,beautifulsnowflakes.Butsnowcanalsohaveotheringredients.Letstakealook.

Inthewinter,streetsandsidewalkscangeticy.Sopeopleuserocksalttohelpmeltice.Butthesaltisn'tclean

enoughtoeat.Also,somebagsofsaltsmighthaveotherchemicalsinthem.Thesechemicalshelpicemeltatlower

temperatures.Butthechemicalsaren'tsafeforeating.

Snowcanalsoactlikeapathwayforanimals.Squirrels,birdsandotheranimalsmightstrollinit.Soyou

shouldnevertakebitesonanysnownearbirdfeedersoranimaltracks.Brownsnowisofflimits,too.Thisisfor

thesamereasonyouwouldn'twanttotakealickofmud.Andifthatsnowlooksyellow,it*sbesttoavoidit.

OK,sowhataboutfreshlyfallensnow?Thatshouldbethesafest,yummiestfrozenwatertoeat,right?

Actually,snowcantakeinpollutants,orharmfulmaterials.Thesnowpicksuppollutantsonitswaydowntothe

ground.ltpicksupthemostpollutantsinthefirsthourortwoofsnowfall.Forexample,scientistshavefoundthat

newsnowcancontainpesticides,whichareusedtokillorcontrolcertainanimalssuchasinsects.Newsnowcan

alsopickupashesanddirtintheair.

However,allofthesethingsarefoundatverylowlevelswithinsnow.Thismeansit*stechnicallysafeto

eat.Butyoucanalsojustwaitafewhours.Then,youcantastethesnowthatpilesupmidwaythroughastorm.This

willgiveyouthebestchanceofeatingclean,frozen,skywater.

(1)Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toexplainhowthesnowforms.

B.Toshareideasonenjoyingasnowyday.

C.Totalkaboutwhypeoplelikeeatingsnow.

D.Todiscussthesafetyproblemsofeatingsnow.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stroll"inParagraph3mean?

A.Wander.

B.Work.

C.Sleep.

D.Feed.

(3)Whatcanwelearnaboutthefreshlyfallensnow?

A.Itisthesafesttoeat.

B.Ithasthebesttasteofall.

C.Itisstillveryharmful.

D.Ithasthemostbenefitsofall.

(4)Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardseatingsnow?

A.Favorable.

B.Objective.

C・Carefree.

D.Unclear.

6.(2023春•重庆期末)Fromcomposer,musician,andphilanthropist(慈善家)PeterBuffettcomes,a

warm,wise,andinspirational,bookthatasks,"Whichwinyouchoose：thepathofleastresistanceorthe

pathofpotentiallygreatestsatisfaction?”

Youmaythinkthatwithalastnamelikehis,Buffetthasenjoyedalifeofendlessprivilege.Butthesonof

billionaireinvestorWarrenBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealinheritancehandeddownfromhisparentsisa

philosophy：Buildyourownpathinlife.ltisaprinciplethathasallowedhimtofollowhisownpassions,establish

hisownidentity,andreaphisownsuccesses.

InLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt,Buffettexpoundson(阐释)thestrongsetofvaluesgiventohimbyhistrusting

andbroadmindedmother,hishardworkingandtalentedfather,andthemanylifeteachershehasmetalongthe

way.

Today*ssociety,Buffettassumes,hasbeguntoreplaceaworkethic,enjoyingwhatyoudo,withawealth

ethic,honoringthepayoffinsteadoftheprocess.Weconfuseprivilegewithmaterialwealth,characterwith

externalvalidation(认可).Yet,byfocusingmoreonsubstanceandlessonreward,wecanopendoorsof

opportunityandstrivetowardagreatersenseoffulfillment.Inclearandbriefterms,Buffettrevealsagreattruth：

Lifeisrandom,neitherfairnorunfair.

Fromthereitbecomeseasytorecognizetheequaldignityandvalueofeveryhumanlifeourcircumstances

mayvarybutouressencedoesnot.Weseethatourjourneyinliferarelyfollowsastraightlinebutisoftenmet

withfalsestarts,crises,andmistakes.Howwepushthroughandpersevereinthesechallengingmomentsiswhere

webegintocreatethelifeOfourdreams—fromdiscoveringourvocationstogivingbacktoothers.

Personalandinstructive,LifeIsWhatYouMakeItisaboutchallengingyourcircumstances,takingcontrolof

yourdestiny,andlivingyourlifetothefullest.

(1)Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Todescribeafamousperson.

B.Tointroduceabook.

C.Totalkaboutwhatlifeisabout.

D.Todiscusshowtoliveameaningfullife.

(2)WhatcanweinferaboutPeterBuffett?

A.Hisfatherisveryrich.

B.Oneofhishobbiesismusic.

C.Heachievedsuccessbyhimself.

D.HewrotethebookLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt.

(3)Whatistoday'ssocietylikeaccordingtoPeterBuffett?

A.Peoplearefollowingtheirinterests.

B.Peopleareseekingspiritualenjoyment.

C.Peoplepaymoreattentiontotheprocess.

D.Peoplefocusmoreontheresults.

(4)Whichproverbcanbestexpressthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?

A.Livingwithoutan,aimislikesailingwithoutacompass.

B.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

C.WherethereisawilLthereisaway.

D.Lifeisn'taboutgettingandhaving,it*saboutgivingandbeing.

7.(2023春•保山期末)Kindnessisregardedasatruestrength,andthesuccessofcivilizationsrelieson

kindness.Weteachchildrenfromayoungagetonbekindtooneanother"andntreatothersthewayyouwantto

betreated".Beingkindisevenshowntobegoodforwell-being.AccordingtoMayoClinic,whenweperform

actsofkindness，thepleasurecenterinourbrainisactivated,releasingthestress-reducing

hormone.Individualswhovolunteeronaregularbasisreportgreaterlifesatisfaction.Thatsaid,considerthe

followingquestion：Couldkindnesseverbeconsideredharmfultouswhenithassuchclearbenefits?Let's

thinkaboutthisassumingweareintheworkplace.

Youareanewpersonontheteam,andyouwanttobewell-likedandrespectedbyyourco-

workers.You'reakindpersonandtellyourteam,"LetmeknowhowIcanhelpyou；Iamalwaysavailableto

help."Thoughyoumaytrulymeanit,therearepeopleintheworldwhocanconsideryourkindnessisweakness

unfortunately.Thiscanleadtoyoubeingtakenadvantageofbyothers.

Let'sfast-forwardtoayearlater,youhavebeeninyourpositionnowforoneyearandyouareworking

withthesameteam.Younoticethatyourco-workerscontinueaskingforyoursuccoroverandoveragain.Infact,

theonlytimetheyinteractwithyouiswhentheyneedsomething.Youhavebeenalwaysatyourco-workers'

serviceandtherehasrarelybeenanyreturnfromthem.Imaginethelevelofyourdiscouragementyouarefeeling.

Inaverybroadsense,itisadvantageoustobekindtoothers,andyourkindactswillbeappreciatedand,

perhaps,payoff.However,youneedtobewillingtosay"no".Whenpeopleaskyouforafavor,asessifyouhave

thetime,energyandattentiontogettothem.Totrulybekind,sometimesyouneedtobemorecomfortablesaying

"no"toothersandsaying"yes"toyourself.

(1)WhyisMayoClinicmentioned?

A.Toshowthepositiveeffectsofkindness.

B.Toexplainthereasonsforbeingkind.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofkindness.

D.Toassessthecurrentkindnesseducation

（2）Intheworkplace,what'sthefactthatdiscouragesyou?

A.Yourcolleaguesneverinteractwithyou.

B.Youworkwiththesameteaminthesamepositionforayear.

C.Youhardlyreceiveanyreturnforyourservicefromyourcolleagues.

D.Youalwaysfailtoserveyourcolleaguesandreceivenoreturnsfromthem.

（3）Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoinginthelastparagraph?

A.Findingthebestwaytorefuseothers.

B.Acknowledgingyoureffortsandsacrifices.

C.Beinggratefulforothers'kindgestures.

D.Beingalittlemoreself-focused.

（4）What'sthetextmainlydiscussing?

A.Isthepowerofkindnessundervalued?

B.Whyarerandomactsofkindnessimportant?

C.Arewehurtingourselveswithkindness?

D.Howcanshowingkindnesspromotewell-being?

8.（2023春•蓝田县期末）Manyyearsago,Ibumpedintoanoldfriendofmine.Hehaddevotedhislifeto

actingbuthadneverbeenquitesuccessful.Inhismiddleage,heseemeddefeatedandsad.

Ithoughtofhisdogged（顽强的）perseverance.Wasitsmartorfoolish?Whatcouldhehaveachieved?

Hadhequithisdreamofactingandmovedon?Ourculturedoesnotlookkindlyuponquitting.Failureis

perfectlyacceptableaslongasiteventuallyresultsinsuccess.

Wechant（反复喊着）"Winnersneverquit"and"Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed,tryagain."Welapup（欣

然接受）storiesofpersistence,oftheauthorwhosubmittedstoriesforyearsbeforehernovelswerepublished

oroftheathletewhotrainedsincechildhoodtowingoldattheOlympics.

Persistencepaysoffwhenitisrewardedwithsuccess,butitdoesnotrewardeveryperson.ForeveryJK

Rowling,therearethousandsofaspiringwriterswhowillnevergetpublished.ForeveryOlympicathlete,thereare

innumerable（无数的）otherswhotrainedeverydayoftheirlivesandnevermadethecut.

Weallagreethatdoingthesamethingsandexpectingadifferentresultisunwise.Sowhydowebelievethat

perseveringthroughfailureafterfailureisagoodidea?Weconsiderquittinginthefaceoffailuretobeweak.We

believethatperseveranceisthekeytosuccess.Perseveranceisonlyonepartofsuccess.Youneedtalentorskill,as

wellaspassionanddrive.Luckandtimingarealsokeytoanygreatsuccess.

Oursocietybelievesthatanythingispossible,aslongasyou"believe”.Butnoteveryonecanmakeit.Quitting

whenyou'renotaheadissometimesthesmartestthingtodo.Obviously,ifyouenjoyapursuit,regardlessofits

outcome,youshouldcontinue.Ifyouknewyournovelwouldneverbepublished,wouldyouwanttowrite?If

youcouldneverbeachampionswimmer,wouldyoustilltrain?Sometimes,itiswisetoputyourenergyinto

somethingelse.

Failureisnotalwaysthepathtosuccess.Sometimes,failureisthedoortosomethingnew.

(1)Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'soldfriend?

A.Hewasdissatisfiedwithhisactingperformance.

B.Heswitchedhisdreamofactingtosomethingelse.

C.Hefailedinactingbecauseofalackofpersistence.

D.Hefailedinallattemptstobecomeasuccessfulactor.

(2)TheauthormentionedJKRowlingmainlyto.

A.explainhowsheachievedsuccessinwriting

B.showthatsuccessdoesn'thappentoeveryone

C.provethatsuccessfavorsthosewhoareperseverant

D.encouragereaderstoholdontotheirdreamuntiltheysucceed

(3)Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphraseinparagraph4?

A.Madeoutoftheirdreams.

B.Mettherequiredstandard.

C.Improvedtheirperformances.

D.Promisedtobegoodplayers.

(4)Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodoifwe'vefailedmanytimes?

A.Makeanefforttotrynewthings.

B.Sticktoyourgoaluntilwesucceed.

C.Waitfortherighttimeandgoodluck.

D.Askfriendsorfamilymembersforhelp.

9.(2023春•重庆期末)AlmosteveryonewhohasstudiedEnglishhasbeenwarnedaboutthewayBritslove

theirmanners.ltispartofournationalidentity,asmuchasfishandchipsorcomplainingaboutthe

weather.RecentlyIhavebeenwonderingwherethiscomesfromandIreadonlinethatwesaysorryuptoeight

timesaday.Probablythesameamountoftimesthatanyotherpersonsays"hello"or"howareyou*'.Itisalmost

likegreetingstous!ItwasonlywhenIwasexplaininghowtherearefivestepsofsayingthankyouwhenyou

buysomethingfromashoptoaMexicanfriendofminethatIrealisedhowmaditsounded.

AftersomeresearchonlineIhavenotbeenabletofindanyspecificreasonswhywearethewayweare.I

supposeforcenturiesmannersandhowweeatatthetableandtalktootherpeoplehavebeenthebarriersbetween

thelowerandupperclassesandrepresentyoursocialstatus.Britainhastraditionallybeenaquiteconservative

country.Therearemanyarticlessuggestingthatthisseeminglypoliteattitudeofalwayssayingpleaseandthank

youisquitefalsebecauseitisimpossibletoalwaysfeelthatyouwanttothanksomeoneorsayplease.

Maybeitisforthisreasonthatpeoplearegoingoneoftwoways：theyareincrediblypoliteandholdbackon

theirfeelingsornotpoliteatall,andexpresstheirtruefeelings.SomeBritsarefedupofpretendingthattheyare

alwayscontentandhavingtopleasepeople.Sometimesbecausewefeelwehavetobepolite,weareprevented

fromsayingwhatwetrulythink.Doyouthinkitisbettertonothurtpeople'sfeelingsandbepoliteortoletpeople

knowthetruth?Inyourcountrywhatisthecustom?Iknowinsomecountriesifsomeoneisconsideredtobe

doingtheirjob,theclientsthinkthattheydonotneedtobethanked.

(1)WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheBritishwayofsaying"Thankyou"?

A.Normal.

B.Surprising.

C.Exciting.

D.Pleasing.

(2)Whatdoestheauthorwanttofindout?

A.WhytheBritishliketocomplainabouttheweather.

B.WhytheBritishlovetheirwayofshowingmanners.

C.WhytheBritisharefondoffishandchipssomuch.

D.WhytheBritishhavefivestepsofsayingthankyou.

(3)Whatdoestheauthorthinkmannersstandforcenturies?

A.Wealthandhealth.

B.Socialstatus.

C.Politeness.

D.Attitudes.

（4）WhydoBritsfeelsometimestheyhavetobepolite?

A.Theywanttoexpresstheirtruefeelings.

B.Theywanttoletpeopleknowthetruth.

C.Theyarekeptfromsayingwhattheythink.

D.Theywanttorepresenttheirsocialstatus.

10.（2023春•定州市期末）Twomanagersinthesameorganizationwerecomingintoconflictwhenhaving

disagreementsintheirwork.Afterthinkingaboutaparticularlytroublingissuethroughoutthenight,thefirst

managerwrotealettertotheotherone,outlininghisthoughtsasreasonablyaspossible.Hegaveittotheother

personandaskedhimtoreaditlaterandsuggestedthatafterworkingthroughtheiranger,theydiscussitagain.

Thefollowingdaythefirstmanagerstoppedbytheofficeoftheotherandaskedhowitwouldgo.Thesecond

oneadmittedthathewasveryupsetatfirst,butafterthinkingitoverherealizedthatmostoftheirdisagreements

wereforalackofunderstanding.Hestatedthathefeltiftheycoulddiscussitwithoutlosingtheirtempers,they

couldworkthingsout.Thatisexactlywhattheydidlaterandgottheissuesettledwithflyingcolors（成功地）.

AmericanpresidentAbrahamLincolnwasknownforwritingtwoletterswhenheneededtocommunicate

withsomeoneelsewhohadmadehimangry.Hefirstwrotealetterthatseverelyconveyedjustwhathe

thought.Thenhetoreupthatletterandwroteasecondonethatwasappropriateandreasonable,andsenttheletter

out.

Effectivecommunicationisthekeytoan