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3．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）．
32．According to the passage，persuasion meansC．
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
33．The underlined word in the second paragraph"prevail"means"A"．
A．win　　　　　
B．fail　　　　　
C．speak　　　　　
D．listen
34．The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it isC．
A．a danger to society　　　　　　
B．difficult to do well
C．unwelcome behavior　　　　　　
D．never successful
35．The passage mainly discussesD．
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．

Answer 1

分析 本文说明了在我们日常生活中，劝说很重要，有时可以帮助我们远离错误．

解答 32．C 细节题．根据文章内容persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view 劝说就是使得别人相信你的话，结合选项，故选C． 
33．A 词义题．由破折号后面的句子other points of view may be more persuasive可知，我们不一定占上风，故选A． 
34．C 细节题．由第三段中第一二句Some people，however，object to the very idea of persuasion．They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives．有人反对劝说，他们认为那是对他们生活的一种打扰，结合选项，可知 C
35．D 主旨题．根据第一段对we live in a world of persuasion的理解，第三段中we believe that persuasion is unavoidable-to live is to persuade 及最后一段中persuasion is necessary to society可知在说明劝说的重要性，故选D．

点评 本文是科教类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据