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Life's greatest joys and its greatest sorrows often come from the relationships we have de?veloped with others. In fact,our existence is quite dependent upon this interaction with other in?dividuals and groups of Individuals.

In our world today，it seems that most people struggle for happiness through pleasant physi?cal surroundings and economic security. These are great, but if there is conflict in human rela?tions ,these things do not bring happiness. Think about the last time you were having an argu?ment or a disagreement with one of your co-workers，your boss，your friend，or a family mem?ber. Even though you might have been having some success in many areas of your life，did you find yourself still feeling some discomfort due to the stress in that particular relationship? On the contrary，you may know people who are happy in severe poverty and/or with physical stress if they have meaningful, pleasant relations with those around them.

Consider the most relationship that you have ever had with any individual. To some degree it probably is or was marked by absolute honesty, deep levels of trust,respect for that person's skills，knowledge，or capabilities，open communication，acceptance of differing views，and lit?tle concern for images.

In an effort to make the relationships we currently have the best that they can be，remember that persuasion usually cannot take place unless there is some sort of close，meaningful connec?tion between the two people involved. The result will be a relationship of respect and progres?sion.

Many of us have difficulty in accepting the faults and weaknesses of others, such as co?workers ,work leaders, family members, or members of our social or religious groups. Our tendency to demand perfection of others can cause us to lose sight that we，ourselves，are less than perfect. Undoubtedly, there are differences among us. Some of us are even unpleasant. Others may have cultural differences that are blocks that affect us. But learning to look for the similarities instead of those things that set us apart，embracing differences，and seeing the best in others rather than the worst will lead to relationships of deep respect and lasting value.

(   ) 5. In this passage the second paragraph serves as one to        .

A. raise a new problem   B. list some arguments   C. introduce the main idea   D. analyze the background (   ) 6. People cannot accept others' shortcomings mainly because        .

   A.they attach too much importance to others' words

   B.they can't establish a trust-worthy relationship

   C.they refuse to admit the cultural differences

   D.they have a stricter opinion of other people

(   ) 7. We can refer to the tendency to accept others' differences as a change in        .

A. attitude   B. action   C. method   D. strategy

(   ) 8. Which of the following may be the best title of this passage?

   A.A good understanding of relationships

   B.Build lasting relationships with others

   C.An attitude to good relationships

   D.Discomfort caused by relationships

Answer 1

5—8 BDAB

B人生中最大的快乐和悲伤常常在于我们跟其他人所建立的关系，良好的人际关系有助于人们获得幸福。

5.B文体结构题。综观全文，作者在第一段中提出论点，在第二段中通过正反两种情况的分析，佐证论点，故选B。

6.D推理判断题。由最后一段中的内容特别是Our tendency to demand perfection of others can cause us to lose sight that we，ourselves, are less than perfect可知，人们要求别人很完美，故不能接受他们的缺点,故选D。

7.A深层理解题。由最后一段Butleaming to look for the similarities instead of those things that set us apart...可知，学会寻找与别人相似的地方而不是一味地在意你们之间的不同。这仅仅是一念之差，但它给人们所带来的幸福感是完全不同的。因此这是态度上的一种转变，故选A。8. B主旨大意题。文章通篇都是围绕与别人建立持久良好的关系而展开的，故选B。