题目内容
A world of chance?The New York Times is now better than ever-All the more reasons to order home delivery now.?
NEW-Separate sections(版面)for the Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports 7 days a week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along.?
NEW-The Dinning In, Dinning Out section, Wednesday, a banquet(宴会)of great meals you can make yourself, order up or eat out.?
NEW-The House & Home section, Thursday, filled with useful, interesting features(特别报道)and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces.?
NEW-An Enlarged, two part Weekend section, Friday with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation.?
Latest news and sports results daily. And of course, daily world and national news, Sunday's special sections and all the other great features you'll continue to find in the Times.??
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1.If you want to find out the more information of films you should .?
A.call 1-800-311-1969?
B.go over the House and Home section ?
C.read the Art section ?
D.read Weekend section?
2.If you want to order home delivery,you may .?
A.use the order card ?
B.send E-mail to the sales office ?
C.telephone sales manager of the the Times ?
D.pay for the postage yourself ?
3.From the passage we know that .?
A.the Times sells at a lower price than before ?
B.the Times has improved a great deal and everyone likes to read it ?
C.many of the good features of the Times remain unchanged ?
D.you will learn everything by reading the Times every day ?
4.The owner of the passage advertises .?
A.to introduce the new sections ?
B.to announce the new sections of the Times ??
C.to make known his new plan of the Times ??
D.to persuade people to buy the Times??
What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority(优先)over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.
In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail— other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.
Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical(合乎道义的)or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.
Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution(美国宪法).
【小题1】According to the passage, persuasion means ________.
A.changing others’ point of view |
B.exercising power over other people |
C.getting other people to consider your point of view |
D.getting people to agree with you and do what you want |
A.win | B.fail | C.speak | D.listen |
A.a danger to society | B.difficult to do well |
C.unwelcome behavior | D.never successful |
A.people’s different opinions towards persuasion |
B.the reasons why people persuade |
C.that persuasion is both good and bad |
D.that persuasion is important and it is all around us |