Question

【题目】B

In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh（法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.

Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.”Dreams of head-cutting!

It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or dinner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ” Oh, that’s all right I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded（被轰炸的）person is sure to have.

【1】Why did the writer tell the story of the pharaoh in paragraph 1?

A. To make a comparison B. To introduce a topic

C. To give an example D. To offer an argument

【2】What does “Dreams of head-cutting!” in Paragraph3 mean?

A. The writer was mad at the sales agent

B. The writer was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

C. The writer wished that the sales agent would have had dreams

D. The writer dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night.

【3】Why was the writer angry with his neighbor?

A. Because he couldn’t have a picnic.

B. Because the weather was bad.

C. Because he hated smiles.

D. Because of his unsympathetic attitude.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

B. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.

C. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

D. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】试题分析： 在给别人传递坏的消息的时候，要注意方式的准确和得体的重要性。

【1】写作意图题：通读全文可以知道第一段用法老对信使的态度引出下面的话题，所以答案为B。

【2】推理判断题。由于售票员是大笑着说，有幸灾乐祸的样子，所以作者很是恼火生气，但并非真的要砍她的头。选A。

【3】细节题：根据第二段的句子：I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.可知作者很生气不是因为讨厌微笑，而是邻居幸灾乐祸，故答案为D。

【4】主旨判断题。通读全文可以知道作者要给我们讲的是在给别人传递坏的消息的时候，要注意方式的准确和得体的重要性。选B。