题目内容
Dealing with a jealous(嫉妒的) friend isn’t easy. It can be very frustrating.( 使人沮丧的) Find out how to make the best of the situation, be fair to yourself and your friend, and , if possible, preserve (保护)the friendship. It can be done!
Try to find out why your friend is jealous. Is it because of something you said? Is it because of something you have little or no control over, such as your looks or your family? Is it because of something your friend should be supportive of, such as your grades or a special talent of yours?
Once you know where the jealousy comes from, try to understand your friend’s feelings. Imagine how you’d feel in the same situation.
Find out what your friend really wants to have. Does he wish he were smarter or had more supportive parents? Maybe you can be helpful. Let him know that you believe in him and ask what you can do to help him get what he wants.
Try not to boast, show off or do things that would make your friend feel frustrated. This will only fan the flames of the jealousy.
Show that you’re happy about your life, but be sure to show interest and excitement about things going on in your friend’s life too. Spend some time pointing out some of his unique strengths and good qualities.
Sometimes jealousy is mixed with a lot of anger. If your efforts to listen to your friend and encourage him aren’t working, give him some time to cool off. He may need to work out his feelings alone or with someone who’s not the object of his jealousy.
Call up some extra support for yourself, too. Another friend, a relative or a girlfriend/boyfriend may be able to help you sort out your feelings about being the object of your friend’s jealousy. A lot of people feel bad about making someone else jealous, so be sure to remind yourself that you’re a good person!
67. According to the author, dealing with a jealous friend ______.
A. is an easy thing for everyone.
B. is sure to damage the friendship.
C. doesn’t need anyone’s help.
D. may cause you to feel bad.
68. The first step for you to deal with a jealous friend is to_____.
A. understand your friend’s feelings.
B. find out what your friend really wants to have.
C. show that you’re happy about your life.
D. find out where the jealousy comes from.
69. The underlined sentence in the 5th paragraph probably means______.
A. jealousy makes your friend unable to tell right from wrong.
B. this will just make your friend more jealous.
C. it is easy to put out the flames of your friend’s jealousy.
D. you should help deal with your friend’s frustration.
70. What should you do if your efforts to deal with a jealous friend don’t work?
A. Give up at once.
B. Point out his good qualities.
C. Compare him with people who are not as good as him.
D. Leave him alone for some time.
DDBD
53随堂测系列答案Over three million people will do their Christmas shopping entirely online this year without once visiting an actual shop, a poll (民意调查) has found. Overcrowding and long queues in shops are forcing people away from the high street as the hassle (烦扰) of Christmas shopping becomes too much.
The number of people turning their backs on the high street is almost one million higher than it was last year, according to the poll by YouGov. Last Christmas 2.4 million shoppers did not do any of their shopping in actual shops. The figure this year is predicted to be around 3.4 million, equal to around 7 percent of the adult population.
Over a third of people said that the main turn-off about shopping on the high street is 0ver-crow-ding. Meanwhile almost a quarter said that long queues at the cheek-out are the worst thing about it.
Of the 2.065 people pored, even those who are stir taking to the shops plan to spend less time in them this Christmas. Around 31 percent of shoppers who plan to spend at least some time on the high street will spend less than half of their shopping time in actual shops, using the rest of the time to shop remotely via the internet. This compares to 28 percent of people last year. Meanwhile the proportion of people spending over half of their shopping time in high street shops has dropped from 41 percent last year to 39 percent this year. Just 2 percent of people said that they are looking forward to dealing wi.th store staff this festival season.
Guy Boxall, senior product marketing manager at Casio Business Solutions Division, which commissioned the research from YouGov, said that despite the fall in people visiting the high street,humans are "social creatures" who actually like spending time together.
"Although the high street is facing a big challenge Christmas, retailers (零售商) should see this research as a challenge to improve the in-store shopping experience, rather than the nail in the coffin. We are social creatures, and the desire to spend time with each other, particularly at Christmas, is never going to go away," said Mr. Boxall.
【小题1】According to the poll, in this year's Christmas
| A．about 7 % of the population will do both online and actual shopping |
| B．about 31% of shoppers will do half of their shopping in actual shops |
| C．about 39% of shoppers will do more than half of their shopping in actual shops |
| D．over three million shoppers will quit actual shopping just because of the long queues |
| A．Something that makes people lose heart |
| B．Something that makes people lose face |
| C．Something that makes people lose interest |
| D．Something that makes people lose courage |
| A．retailers should reduce their in-store goods. |
| B．retailers wiR be pessimistic about the result of this research. |
| C．retailers should focus on the advantage of in-store shopping. |
| D．retailers will make more profits this Christmas than last Christmas |
| A．Concerned. | B．Doubtful. | C．Approving. | D．Objective. |