题目内容
At a physics conference dinner with my husband Alex, I sat next to a man I'll call Clayton. Clayton kept talking about himself all through the entire conversation: he had solved problems no one else could; only his views were right; other researchers' work was inaccurate or unimportant. I could not put in a word. Extremely annoyed, I planned to avoid Clayton in that future. In fact, I decided never to have another conversation with him.
A few days later I was in an education class. Our professor explained how one child could become the target of the other students' ridicule(讥笑)．
“Usually it's because the class sees their own weaknesses glaringly magnified(放大) in that student. They don't want to admit they have the same weakness, so they ridicule and exclude the student. The behavior of both the class and the excluded student is caused by personal insecurity.”
As I took notes, suddenly I thought of Clayton. It struck me that I have many of the same faults. How easily I rule a conversation and leave others out. I, too, sometimes feel that only my opinion is right. My concerns or work easily seems most important. As my professor had described, I reacted negatively to someone in whom I experienced my own weakness.
I changed my mind. Instead of avoiding Clayton, I'll try to listen patiently with the same kindness and acceptance that I need.
20．The writer was extremely annoyed with Clayton partly because ________．
A．he said not all his views were right
B．he wouldn't let her put in a word
C．he kept silent all through the dinner
D．he was too particular about the food
21．Who said the words in Paragraph 3?
A．Clayton.
B．The writer's husband.
C．The writer.
D．The writer's professor.
22．The fourth paragraph was written to show ________．
A．why the writer changed her mind
B．how the writer was annoyed
C．when the writer had her education
D．what weakness the writer had
23．We can infer from the last paragraph that ________．
A．the writer will see other people more positively
B．Clayton will not rule a conversation any longer
C．the writer will try to avoid talking with Clayton
D．Clayton will find out he has his own weakness
古语说，“以人为鉴，可以知得失”。教授的话使作者在Clayton身上看到了自己的一些缺点，于是她改变了以前的想法，不回避Clayton，而是耐心地听他说话。
20．B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的第二句和第三句可知，由于Clayton一直谈论着自己，作者插不上话，所以对他非常厌烦。
21．D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Our professor explained how one child…”可知，第三段的话是出自那个教授之口。
22．A 推理判断题。第四段讲述了作者在听教授的课时发现自己与Clayton有很多共有的毛病，这就是她决定改变自己想法的原因。
23．A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，为了改正自己的缺点，作者决定不回避Clayton，而是耐心去倾听他说话，由此可推知作者会用更积极的眼光去看待他人。
