Question

【题目】请阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Saying no can be difficult. People who are very shy often have little confidence. They think that they have to meet everyone’s need. It is very hard for them to say no. They sometimes feel shy if they say no, but doing things that they don’t want to will make them unhappy.

Recently, China Youth Daily did a survey among 450 students in 2017, asking them how they feel about saying no to others. Let's see what they found out.

What holds: you back from saying "no"?

Too much pressure: from the other person because of their age, status or other factors.

Don' t know to say "no" in a polite way.

Worry that saying "no" may hurt people': feelings.

Don't know how to deal with feelings of embarrassent after saying "no".

Worry that saying "no" may hurt relations between the other person and me.

In fact, in daily life a simple and direct "No" is the best way. If you want to explain, you can keep it simple. Just say, “No, I've already made plans for this time" or, "Sorry, I'm afraid I’m not free at that time.” etc. To say no you should:

● Start the sentence with the word “no”.

● Shake your head when you say no to make sure they understand. Your voice should be clear and direct. Keep eye contact.

If someone makes a request, it is necessary to ask for time to think it over. The decision should be up to you, but sometimes it is difficult to say no. You can try to reply in the following way: “Sorry, I would have taken care of your cat next weekend, but I will be going out. I know it will be hard to find someone to take care of the cat. I will try to help you neat time.” Remember that: You have the right to say no!

【1】According to the passage, who has a problem saying "no"?

_______________________________________________________.

【2】What do you think is the top reason that keeps people away from saying “no”?

_______________________________________________________.

【3】What percent of people worry that saying “no” may hurt people’s feeling?

______________________________________________________.

【4】Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

______________________________________________________.

【5】Did you refuse others? If your classmate invites you to go to the party on Friday evening, you don ' t want to go. What will you say to refuse him or her politely?

______________________________________________________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】People who are shy.

【2】Saying “no” may hurt relations between the other person and me.

【3】20%.

【4】最终决定在于你，但是有时很难拒绝。/ 有你来决定，但有时很难说不。

【5】Yes, I did. I’m sorry, I’d love to, but I have to study for a test.（符合题意即可）

【解析】

说“不”可能很难。非常害羞的人往往缺乏自信。他们认为他们必须满足每个人的需要。短文介绍了一份调查报告并给出了一些建议。

【1】题干为：根据文章，谁在说“不”方面有问题？

根据People who are very shy often have little confidence. They think that they have to meet everyone’s need. It is very hard for them to say no.可知害羞的人在说不方面有问题，故填People who are shy。

【2】题干为：你认为让人们不说“不”的首要原因是什么？

根据柱状图可知，对应人数最多的是Worry that saying "no" may hurt relations between the other person and me，所以让人们说“不”的首要原因是Saying “no” may hurt relations between the other person and me。

【3】题干为：有百分之多少的人担心说“不”会伤害人们的感情？

根据Worry that saying "no" may hurt people': feelings.对应的柱状图是90人，占总人数的450的百分之二十，故填20%。

【4】题干为：请把划线的句子译成中文。

be up to 取决于，it is difficult to do sth做某事有困难，故填：最终决定在于你，但是有时很难拒绝。/ 有你来决定，但有时很难说不。

【5】题干为：你拒绝别人了吗？如果你的同学邀请你参加星期五晚上的聚会，你就不想去了。你怎么礼貌地拒绝他或她？

根据You can try to reply in the following way: “Sorry, I would have taken care of your cat next weekend, but I will be going out. I know it will be hard to find someone to take care of the cat. I will try to help you neat time.”故填Yes, I did. I’m sorry, I’d love to, but I have to study for a test.（符合题意即可）