第58頁(yè)（共58頁(yè)）2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期高二英語(yǔ)外研社版期末必刷?？碱}之議論文閱讀理解一．閱讀理解（共15小題）1．（2023春?福建期末）HowAIwilltransformeducationisveryimportanttoschoolssuchasmine，teacherssuchasme，andhardworkingcare﹣giverssuchastheparentsinmycommunity.CouldAIgetourchildrentograspnewconceptsandskills？MightAIbebetterequippedtohelpthemexploittheirownintelligence？Afterafewdayswatchingmychildrenuseartificialintelligence﹣basedlearningtools，IcantellyoutheshortanswerisNO.Humanintelligenceisdifferentfromthecomputer's.Forone，humanintelligencecannotbemeasured.Thebrainisplastic，alwaysdevelopingandgrowingaswelearnfromourenvironments.Inaddition，humanintelligencereliesonhumaninteraction.Exercisingourintelligenceissomethingwedonaturallyasweconnectwithothers，considertheworldaroundusandseektoimproveourrelationshiptothatworld.Ineducation，therehasbeenamovementtowardsocial﹣emotionalandproblem﹣basedlearning.Soeducatorsattempttomotivateinterestinsubjectsandskillsbyturninglearningmomentsintocommunal（共有的）problem﹣solvingevents.Whenwecombineanalyticallearningwithsocial﹣emotionallearning，studentsbecomemasteredinthematerialwewantthemtoknowandgetmoreexcitedaboutthelearningprocess.UsingAIlooksverydifferentfromthis.AIlearningofteninvolvesanindividualworkingalonewithacomputerprogram.Itcancrowdsourceinformationtohelpstudentsfindfactsabouttheirenvironment，solveaproblemandcomeupwithacreativewayforward.ButAIdoesn'tforcestudentstothinkthroughorkeepanything.Andsimplybeingfedfactsandinformationisnotthesameas"learning".ItisfascinatingtoimaginethatAImightcurewhatannoysus.Manyparentsdon'thavetheresources﹣intime，moneyorenergy—toteachtheirkidsathome.IfAIcouldfillthegaps，howgreat，right？YetthenatureofAI"teaching"asitcurrentlyexistsmeansthatstudentsmerelylevelupwithoutlearning.Whenitcomestodevelopingintelligence，nothingcanbeatwhatwehumanshavebeendoing，facetoface，forcenturies.（1）Whatdoweknowabouthumanintelligenceaccordingtoparagraph2？A．ItismeasuredeasilyB．ItisofgreatsignificanceC．ItisrelatedtoeducationD．Itischangeableandinteractive（2）WhatcanbeinferredaboutAIlearningfromparagraph4？A．Itiswidelyusedatschool.B．Itmakesnodifferencetoeducation.C．Ithelpsdevelopstudents'intelligenceD．Itdoeslittlehelpwithstudents'truelearning.（3）Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoAIlearning？A．UnclearB．NeutralC．DisapprovingD．Favorable（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．CouldAIReallyTeachStudentsB．ShouldstudentsUseAIFrequentlyC．HowStudentsUseAIinTheirStudyD．HowTeachersInteractwithStudents2．（2023春?福州期末）Givenhowvaluableintelligenceandautomationare，wewillcontinuetoimproveourtechnologyifweareatallableto.Atacertainpoint，wewillbuildmachinesthataresmarterthanweare.Oncewehavemachinesthataresmarterthanweare，theywillbegintoimprovethemselves.Theconcernisreallythatwewillbuildmachinesthataremuchmorecompetentthanweare.Andtheslightestdivergence（分歧）betweentheirgoalsandourowncoulddestroyus.Justthinkabouthowwerelatetoants.Wedon'thatethem.Wedon'tgooutofourwaytoharmthem.Infact，sometimeswetakepainsnottoharmthem.Westepoverthemonthesidewalk.Butwhenevertheirpresenceseriouslyconflictswithoneofourgoals，wewillkillthemwithouthesitation.Theconcernisthatwewillonedaybuildmachinesthat，whetherthey'reconsciousornot，couldtreatuswithsimilardisregard.Thebarefactisthatwewillcontinuetoimproveourintelligentmachines.Wehaveproblemsthatwedesperatelyneedtosolve.Sowewilldothis，ifwecan.Thetrainisalreadyoutofthestation，andthere'snobraketopull.Ifwebuildmachinesthataremoreintelligentthanweare，theywillverylikelydevelopinwaysthatwecan'timagine，andtranscendusinwaysthatwecan'timagine.SoimaginewehituponadesignofsuperintelligentAIthathasnosafetyconcerns.Thismachinewouldbetheperfectlabor﹣savingdevice.Itcandesignthemachinethatcanbuildthemachinewhichcandoanyphysicalwork，poweredbysunlight，moreorlessforthecostofrawmaterials.Sowe'retalkingbouttheendofhumanlabour.We'realsotalkingabouttheendofmostintellectualwork.Sowhatwouldapeslikeourselvesdointhesecircumstances？Butthemomentweadmitthatinformationprocessingisthesourceofintelligence，wehavetoadmitthatweareintheprocessofbuildingsomesortofgod.Nowwouldbeagoodtimetomakesureit'sagodwecanlivewith.（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．HumanbeingswillnodoubtbedestroyedbyAIinthefutureB．SuperintelligentAIwillputanendtohumanlaboureventually.C．WeshouldkeepthedevelopmentofAIwithinhumans'control.D．HumanbeingsshouldstopthedevelopmentofsuperintelligentAL.3．（2023秋?深圳期末）AmanrecentlyconnectedwithmeonLinkedInandsentmethisnote："Letmeknowifyoueverneedawriter."Iguesshe'sawriter？Idon'tknow.ButIdoknowthisphrase"Letmeknowifyoueverneeda…"showsupalot，inmyinboxandsurelyyours，too.I'vecometothinkofitastheeightmostdeadlywordsinsellingoneselfbecausethatphraseisthedeathofopportunity.Let'sconsidertheapproach.Thesepeoplearebeingstandoffish.Ratherthansellingthemselves，they'reshiftingtheburdenontosomeoneelsetomakethesale.IfIneedawriter，Ishouldreachouttothem.IfIneedastory，Ishouldaskthemforaninterview.IfIneedacustomerservicesolution，Ishouldaskthemfordetails."Letmeknowifyoueverneeda..."soundslikeaninvitation，butit'sreallyashrug.ImaginethesituationwhereI'dassignastorytothewriterwhousedtheninewords，"Letmeknowifyoueverneedawriter."Justanyonewhocanstringwordstogether.Iwouldhaveneededtobeinapanic，sodesperateforsomeonetocontributetoourmagazinethatI'dstoppedthinkingaboutgreatwritersorgoodwriters，orevenserviceablewritersandsimplysettledfor：awriter.Thisisn'tasituationthatexists.Theworldisfullofgoodoptions!Wearenotlivingintimesofshortage.Ifweneedajobdone，thereareplentyofqualifiedpeopletodoit.Ourquestionis：Who'sthebest？Ifyouwanttocreateopportunityforyourself，answerthatquestionconvincingly.Thefirstthingtodoisshowsomeoneyouaretheopportunity.Hiringyoucanhelpthem.Wealsoneedtostophidingbehindourselves.Getoutinfront!Sellyourselfandyouramazingabilities.Understandsomeone'sproblem，andexplainexactlywhyyouarethesolution.Avoidsaying"Letmeknowifyoueverneeda…".Instead，startwith："LetmeexplainhowIcanhelpyou."（1）Whatdoweknowfromtheauthor'sexperience？A．We'dbetterstartourowncareersasearlyaspossible.B．TheauthorpreferstohirehisemployeesonLinkedIn.C．Thephrase"Letmeknowifyoueverneeda..."isuseful.D．Manypeopleusethewrongopeningsentencetosellthemselves.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"standoffish"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?天心區(qū)校級(jí)期末）Iwantedtosetmyselfthewritingchallengeofcitingsomeofthemanypositivethingsabouthavingababy.It'saddressedtooneperson，butIhopethatthosewhofindthemselvesatasimilarcrossroadsgethelpfromit.TomyfriendA，Allyoueverseemtohearaboutparenthoodisnegative.Idonotfeelthis.Youcreateanewlifeinthatchild，andwiththatbaby，yougetanewlife，too.WhenIbecameamother，myownmother'sembrace，andmyfather's，nottomentionmyextendedfamily's，havekeptmegoing.Weareusedtohearingabouthowmotherhoodlimitsyourlife，lesssoabouthowitcanexpandit.Ihavealwaysbelievedthatlifeisfundamentallyabouthumanrelationships，andhavingababyhasenhancedmine.Becomingamother—andgivingbirth—hasenhancedmyfeelingsofsolidaritywithotherwomen.Parentinghasalsoallowedmetoexperiencechildhoodagain.Ihavealwayswantedtogivesomeoneelseachildhood.Mywide﹣eyedlittleboyisatthestagewhereheissimplyinlovewiththeworld，andthatloveisthrillinglyunconditional.Itisaprivilegetowitness，anditmakesmedeterminedtomaintainitforhimasmuchasIamableto，becausehislaughisthebestsoundthatIhaveeverheard.Anoteaboutsleep：youwillbeOK﹣you'vehadenoughwildnightstoknowyoucancope.Andyoucangetyourbodyback，whateverthatmightmeantoyou.Asforyourcareer，it'snormaltoworry.IspeakonlyformyselfwhenIsaythatIwishIhadspentlesstimeworryingbeforehandabouthowIwouldwrite.Ihavefarlesstime，now，butI'mstillwriting.Evenaparagraphadayaddsuptoanovel，eventually.Thereissomuchuntappedjoyandlovetherewaitingforyou，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?銅仁市期末）Fluffy（蓬松的），whitesnowmightlookfuntoeat.Butbeforetakingabiteofthewhitestuff，let'stalkaboutwhatcouldbeintheflakes.Snowismostlywater.Whenitgetscold，waterintheairfreezes.Theresultistiny，beautifulsnowflakes.Butsnowcanalsohaveotheringredients.Let'stakealook.Inthewinter，streetsandsidewalkscangeticy.Sopeopleuserocksalttohelpmeltice.Butthesaltisn'tcleanenoughtoeat.Also，somebagsofsaltsmighthaveotherchemicalsinthem.Thesechemicalshelpicemeltatlowertemperatures.Butthechemicalsaren'tsafeforeating.Snowcanalsoactlikeapathwayforanimals.Squirrels，birdsandotheranimalsmightstrollinit.Soyoushouldnevertakebitesonanysnownearbirdfeedersoranimaltracks.Brownsnowisofflimits，too.Thisisforthesamereasonyouwouldn'twanttotakealickofmud.Andifthatsnowlooksyellow，it'sbesttoavoidit.OK，sowhataboutfreshlyfallensnow？Thatshouldbethesafest，yummiestfrozenwatertoeat，right？Actually，snowcantakeinpollutants，orharmfulmaterials.Thesnowpicksuppollutantsonitswaydowntotheground.Itpicksupthemostpollutantsinthefirsthourortwoofsnowfall.Forexample，scientistshavefoundthatnewsnowcancontainpesticides，whichareusedtokillorcontrolcertainanimalssuchasinsects.Newsnowcanalsopickupashesanddirtintheair.However，allofthesethingsarefoundatverylowlevelswithinsnow.Thismeansit'stechnicallysafetoeat.Butyoucanalsojustwaitafewhours.Then，youcantastethesnowthatpilesupmidwaythroughastorm.Thiswillgiveyouthebestchanceofeatingclean，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?重慶期末）Fromcomposer，musician，andphilanthropist（慈善家）PeterBuffettcomes，awarm，wise，andinspirational，bookthatasks，"Whichwinyouchoose：thepathofleastresistanceorthepathofpotentiallygreatestsatisfaction？"Youmaythinkthatwithalastnamelikehis，Buffetthasenjoyedalifeofendlessprivilege.ButthesonofbillionaireinvestorWarrenBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealinheritancehandeddownfromhisparentsisaphilosophy：Buildyourownpathinlife.Itisaprinciplethathasallowedhimtofollowhisownpassions，establishhisownidentity，andreaphisownsuccesses.InLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt，Buffettexpoundson（闡釋）thestrongsetofvaluesgiventohimbyhistrustingandbroadmindedmother，hishardworkingandtalentedfather，andthemanylifeteachershehasmetalongtheway.Today'ssociety，Buffettassumes，hasbeguntoreplaceaworkethic，enjoyingwhatyoudo，withawealthethic，honoringthepayoffinsteadoftheprocess.Weconfuseprivilegewithmaterialwealth，characterwithexternalvalidation（認(rèn)可）.Yet，byfocusingmoreonsubstanceandlessonreward，wecanopendoorsofopportunityandstrivetowardagreatersenseoffulfillment.Inclearandbriefterms，Buffettrevealsagreattruth：Lifeisrandom，neitherfairnorunfair.Fromthereitbecomeseasytorecognizetheequaldignityandvalueofeveryhumanlifeourcircumstancesmayvarybutouressencedoesnot.Weseethatourjourneyinliferarelyfollowsastraightlinebutisoftenmetwithfalsestarts，crises，andmistakes.HowwepushthroughandpersevereinthesechallengingmomentsiswherewebegintocreatethelifeOfourdreams—fromdiscoveringourvocationstogivingbacktoothers.Personalandinstructive，LifeIsWhatYouMakeItisaboutchallengingyourcircumstances，takingcontrolofyourdestiny，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．Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.D．Lifeisn'taboutgettingandhaving，it'saboutgivingandbeing.7．（2023春?保山期末）Kindnessisregardedasatruestrength，andthesuccessofcivilizationsreliesonkindness.Weteachchildrenfromayoungageto"bekindtooneanother"and"treatothersthewayyouwanttobetreated".Beingkindisevenshowntobegoodforwell﹣being.AccordingtoMayoClinic，whenweperformactsofkindness，thepleasurecenterinourbrainisactivated，releasingthestress﹣reducinghormone.Individualswhovolunteeronaregularbasisreportgreaterlifesatisfaction.Thatsaid，considerthefollowingquestion：Couldkindnesseverbeconsideredharmfultouswhenithassuchclearbenefits？Let'sthinkaboutthisassumingweareintheworkplace.Youareanewpersonontheteam，andyouwanttobewell﹣likedandrespectedbyyourco﹣workers.You'reakindpersonandtellyourteam，"LetmeknowhowIcanhelpyou；Iamalwaysavailabletohelp."Thoughyoumaytrulymeanit，therearepeopleintheworldwhocanconsideryourkindnessisweaknessunfortunately.Thiscanleadtoyoubeingtakenadvantageofbyothers.Let'sfast﹣forwardtoayearlater，youhavebeeninyourpositionnowforoneyearandyouareworkingwiththesameteam.Younoticethatyourco﹣workerscontinueaskingforyoursuccoroverandoveragain.Infact，theonlytimetheyinteractwithyouiswhentheyneedsomething.Youhavebeenalwaysatyourco﹣workers'serviceandtherehasrarelybeenanyreturnfromthem.Imaginethelevelofyourdiscouragementyouarefeeling.Inaverybroadsense，itisadvantageoustobekindtoothers，andyourkindactswillbeappreciatedand，perhaps，payoff.However，youneedtobewillingtosay"no".Whenpeopleaskyouforafavor，asessifyouhavethetime，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?藍(lán)田縣期末）Manyyearsago，Ibumpedintoanoldfriendofmine.Hehaddevotedhislifetoactingbuthadneverbeenquitesuccessful.Inhismiddleage，heseemeddefeatedandsad.Ithoughtofhisdogged（頑強(qiáng)的）perseverance.Wasitsmartorfoolish？Whatcouldhehaveachieved？Hadhequithisdreamofactingandmovedon？Ourculturedoesnotlookkindlyuponquitting.Failureisperfectlyacceptableaslongasiteventuallyresultsinsuccess.Wechant（反復(fù)喊著）"Winnersneverquit"and"Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed，tryagain."Welapup（欣然接受）storiesofpersistence，oftheauthorwhosubmittedstoriesforyearsbeforehernovelswerepublishedoroftheathletewhotrainedsincechildhoodtowingoldattheOlympics.Persistencepaysoffwhenitisrewardedwithsuccess，butitdoesnotrewardeveryperson.ForeveryJKRowling，therearethousandsofaspiringwriterswhowillnevergetpublished.ForeveryOlympicathlete，thereareinnumerable（無(wú)數(shù)的）otherswhotrainedeverydayoftheirlivesandnevermadethecut.Weallagreethatdoingthesamethingsandexpectingadifferentresultisunwise.Sowhydowebelievethatperseveringthroughfailureafterfailureisagoodidea？Weconsiderquittinginthefaceoffailuretobeweak.Webelievethatperseveranceisthekeytosuccess.Perseveranceisonlyonepartofsuccess.Youneedtalentorskill，aswellaspassionanddrive.Luckandtimingarealsokeytoanygreatsuccess.Oursocietybelievesthatanythingispossible，aslongasyou"believe".Butnoteveryonecanmakeit.Quittingwhenyou'renotaheadissometimesthesmartestthingtodo.Obviously，ifyouenjoyapursuit，regardlessofitsoutcome，youshouldcontinue.Ifyouknewyournovelwouldneverbepublished，wouldyouwanttowrite？Ifyoucouldneverbeachampionswimmer，wouldyoustilltrain？Sometimes，itiswisetoputyourenergyintosomethingelse.Failureisnotalwaysthepathtosuccess.Sometimes，failureisthedoortosomethingnew.（1）Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'soldfriend？A．Hewasdissatisfiedwithhisactingperformance.B．Heswitchedhisdreamofactingtosomethingelse.C．Hefailedinactingbecauseofalackofpersistence.D．Hefailedinallattemptstobecomeasuccessfulactor.（2）TheauthormentionedJKRowlingmainlyto.A．explainhowsheachievedsuccessinwritingB．showthatsuccessdoesn'thappentoeveryoneC．provethatsuccessfavorsthosewhoareperseverantD．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?重慶期末）AlmosteveryonewhohasstudiedEnglishhasbeenwarnedaboutthewayBritslovetheirmanners.Itispartofournationalidentity，asmuchasfishandchipsorcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIhavebeenwonderingwherethiscomesfromandIreadonlinethatwesaysorryuptoeighttimesaday.Probablythesameamountoftimesthatanyotherpersonsays"hello"or"howareyou".Itisalmostlikegreetingstous!ItwasonlywhenIwasexplaininghowtherearefivestepsofsayingthankyouwhenyoubuysomethingfromashoptoaMexicanfriendofminethatIrealisedhowmaditsounded.AftersomeresearchonlineIhavenotbeenabletofindanyspecificreasonswhywearethewayweare.Isupposeforcenturiesmannersandhowweeatatthetableandtalktootherpeoplehavebeenthebarriersbetweenthelowerandupperclassesandrepresentyoursocialstatus.Britainhastraditionallybeenaquiteconservativecountry.Therearemanyarticlessuggestingthatthisseeminglypoliteattitudeofalwayssayingpleaseandthankyouisquitefalsebecauseitisimpossibletoalwaysfeelthatyouwanttothanksomeoneorsayplease.Maybeitisforthisreasonthatpeoplearegoingoneoftwoways：theyareincrediblypoliteandholdbackontheirfeelingsornotpoliteatall，andexpresstheirtruefeelings.SomeBritsarefedupofpretendingthattheyarealwayscontentandhavingtopleasepeople.Sometimesbecausewefeelwehavetobepolite，wearepreventedfromsayingwhatwetrulythink.Doyouthinkitisbettertonothurtpeople'sfeelingsandbepoliteortoletpeopleknowthetruth？Inyourcountrywhatisthecustom？Iknowinsomecountriesifsomeoneisconsideredtobedoingtheirjob，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）Twomanagersinthesameorganizationwerecomingintoconflictwhenhavingdisagreementsintheirwork.Afterthinkingaboutaparticularlytroublingissuethroughoutthenight，thefirstmanagerwrotealettertotheotherone，outlininghisthoughtsasreasonablyaspossible.Hegaveittotheotherpersonandaskedhimtoreaditlaterandsuggestedthatafterworkingthroughtheiranger，theydiscussitagain.Thefollowingdaythefirstmanagerstoppedbytheofficeoftheotherandaskedhowitwouldgo.Thesecondoneadmittedthathewasveryupsetatfirst，butafterthinkingitoverherealizedthatmostoftheirdisagreementswereforalackofunderstanding.Hestatedthathefeltiftheycoulddiscussitwithoutlosingtheirtempers，theycouldworkthingsout.Thatisexactlywhattheydidlaterandgottheissuesettledwithflyingcolors（成功地）.AmericanpresidentAbrahamLincolnwasknownforwritingtwoletterswhenheneededtocommunicatewithsomeoneelsewhohadmadehimangry.Hefirstwrotealetterthatseverelyconveyedjustwhathethought.Thenhetoreupthatletterandwroteasecondonethatwasappropriateandreasonable，andsenttheletterout.Effectivecommunicationisthekeytoanyrelationship.Whenweallowourselvestobecomeemotionalandreactimmediatelytowhatwefeelwithoutthinking，emotionsoverwhelm（壓倒）thesituationandpreventtruecommunication.Stepback，thinkevaluatewhathappenedorwhatwassaid，andasktoclarifyquestionsifitisneeded.Then，youcanrespondappropriately.Don'tletoverwhelmingemotioncontrolyourlife.Instead，choosetothinkandprocessinternallywhatevercomesyourwaybeforeexternallyresponding.Thatiswhenyoucancommunicatewithotherseffectivelyandyouwillbeabletokeepgoodrelationshipswiththem.（1）Whatdidthefirstmanagerdoinhisletter？A．Heexpressedhisgeneralideasreasonably.B．Heexplainedwhytheissuewastroubling.C．Heapologizedtothesecondmanagersincerely.D．Heinvitedthesecondmanagertodiscusstheissue.（2）WhatisthestoryofLincolnintendedtoexpress？A．Anygreatmancangetangry.B．MakingplanBisnecessaryinwork.C．Writingletterswasverypopularinthepast.D．Weshoulddealwithmattersaftercalmingdown.（3）Whatwillreactingimmediatelywithoutthinkingprobablyleadto？A．Abadfirstimpression.B．Ineffectivecommunication.C．Thehighchanceoffailure.D．Thebreakdownofarelationship.（4）Whatshouldpeopledoforbettercommunication？A．Learntoanswerquestionsindirectly.B．Avoidangertokeepgoodrelationships.C．Neverbeoverwhelmedbyyouremotions.D．Thinkreasonablybeforemakingadecision.11．（2023春?鯉城區(qū)校級(jí)期末）ScientistErikaNesvoldonceaskedacompanyaimingtominethemoonhowheplannedtoaddressrisksthatminingequipmentmightcarrymicrobes（微生物）fromEarthandpollutethemoon.The