题目内容
Have we got any ________ from the customers?
- A.ideas
- B.comments
- C.plans
- D.descriptions
We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul-why didn’t pick up that he was friendly just because 1 had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, It’s too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog .” that’s being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that the doesn’t think you deserve your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for ” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of a all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture ? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people to you may save another mistake.
1.In the first paragraph, the writer recalls some things that happened between him and his friends. He ________.
A.feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him |
B.feels he may not have “read” his friends true feelings correctly |
C.thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend, Helen |
D.is sorry that his friends let him down |
2.In the second paragraph, the writer talks about someone saying, “You are a lucky dog.” He is saying that _____.
A.the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly |
B.this saying means the same as “You area lucky guy” or “You are a lucky gal” |
C.the world “dog” should not be used to apply to people |
D.sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words |
3.This passage tries to tell you how to ____.
A.avoid mistakes about money and friends |
B.“size up people” |
C.avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you |
D.keep people friendly without trusting them |
4.In listening to a person the important thing is _____.
A.to notice his tone, his posture, and the look in his eye |
B.to listen to how he pronounces his words |
C.to check his words against his manner, his tone of voice, and his posture |
D.not to believe what he says |