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If a person isn’t sensitive to another’s feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts—and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.
“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”. Doctors, for example must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth—but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “I’m sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and…”
Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.
Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.
小题1:When told he should “go Ajax” his teeth, Bill probably felt ________________.
| A．surprised | B．cheated |
| C．regretful | D．painful |
| A．both sensitive and tactful | B．sensitive but not tactful enough |
| C．truthful but not tactful | D．sensitive but trickish |
| A．how to comfort the patients |
| B．how to use trickery carefully |
| C．differences between trickery and promises |
| D．another feature of tact |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
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试题【There is a boy in my gym class (I’ll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow te】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
A group of dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problems with 26 . He argued, "What"s a kid going to learn from a teacher? You know what people say about teachers: those who can, do---those who can"t, 27 ."
To stress his point he turned to another guest, "You"re a teacher, Bonnie. What do you 28 ?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for 29 and frankness, replied, "You want to know what I make?” She 30 for a second and then began.
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of 31 time while their parents can"t make them 32 for 5 minutes without an iPod. You want to know what I make?"
She paused again and looked at each and every person sitting at the table 33 .
"I make kids wonder and question. I make them 34 for what they do 35 . I make them have 36 for the old and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write. I make them read. I make them learn everything they 37 to know in English while they’re preserving their own unique 38 identity. I make my classroom a place where all of my students feel 39 without fearing any danger.
Finally I make them understand that if they use the 40 they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can 41 in life."
Bonnie paused one last time and then continued. "Then when people try to 42 me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are 43 . You want to know what I make? I make a 44 !What do you make? "
There is much truth in this 45 : teachers make other professions possible.
26.A. business B. education C. literature D. food
27.A. listen B. wait C. watch D. teach
28.A. make B. get C. win D. possess
29.A. beauty B. honesty C. humor D. generosity
30.A. ate B. thought C. paused D. frowned
31.A. practice B. rest C. class D. work
32.A. sit B. play C. learn D. sleep
33.A. nervously B. calmly C. coldly D. curiously
34.A. prepare B. apply C. apologize D. seek
35.A. importantly B. wrongly C. valuably D. meaningfully
36.A. fear B. concern C. sympathy D. respect
37.A. need B. have C. desire D. mean
38.A. national B. cultural C. mental D. social
39.A. comfortable B. happy C. safe D. fair
40.A. tools B. supplies C. chances D. gifts
41.A. succeed B. struggle C. survive D. live
42.A. pay B. judge C. admire D. accuse
43.A. rude B. foolish C. critical D. mean
44.A. decision B. promise C. difference D. mistake
45.A. account B. declaration C. explanation D. statement
But, plenty of us do.
A Princeton University research found that 22 per cent of Americans say e-mail has added to their work pressures and caused misunderstandings. Here’s a guide on e-mail etiquette (礼节) to help you avoid being annoying.
Experts say there are three types of e-mails with different rules-close friends, office and public e-mails.
The close friends e-mail
You can send your lover, your closest friends and your siblings (brothers and sisters) anything, from jokes to “you got to see this!”. But bear in mind that not everyone shares your sense of humour and you may expose them to viruses.
The office e-mail
Don’t add to people’s workload. Keep e-mails short and to the point.
◆Make the subject line factual and brief.
◆Write in clear, concise (简练的) sentences.
◆Provide your name and phone number at the end.
The public e-mail
Occasionally we have to send an e-mail to a group of people. If possible, write your public e-mails with a who, what, when, where structure. For example:
Who: All members of the soccer team
What: Team photo
When: Saturday, March 25, at noon
Where: Playing field 2.
Finally, before you hit “Send”, check the following:
◆Is the e-mail a “flame”? Never send an e-mail in anger, It could stay around forever and haunt (萦绕心头) your professional and personal life.
◆Check the “To” field. Is this really who you want to send the message to?
◆Spell-check the message. Does it have an error that can affect you badly?
68. The writer may want to tell the reader that _____.
A. mails online are often sent to wrong places
B. different e-mails should be written in different ways
C. sending office e-mails is sure to add to people’s workload
D. the public e-mail is usually sent to a large number of people
69. According to the writer, _____.
A. e-mails with some misspellings may hurt the receiver
B. before sending an e-mail, the sender should ask someone to check it
C. jokes sent to a close friend online sometimes may be harmful
D. about 80％ of Americans like sending and receiving e-mails
70. If an e-mail is a “flame”, the sender of it must be very _____ at the moment.
A. angry B. excited C. worried D. disappointed
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?
| A．Milan"s air is considered to be worst polluted in Europe. |
| B．Experts think that the air in Milan is badly polluted. |
| C．The reason for the air pollution in Milan. |
| D．Measures have been taken by Milan to reduce the air pollution. |
| A．London. | B．Tokyo. |
| C．New York. | D．Paris. |
| A．Because too many cars are being driven in the city every day. |
| B．Because the city lies in a place where there are some mountains near it. |
| C．Because Milan has taken some measures to encourage people to buy private cars. |
| D．Because the city lies in a place where it is difficult for polluted air to move away. |
| A．Milan has taken some measures and the air pollution is being reduced. |
| B．Milan has taken some action, but the air pollution is still troublesome. |
| C．Milan has made no effort so far to lower the level of pollution. |
| D．Milan will taken every step to reduce the air pollution |
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I got lots of interesting experiences in a free school. At first I couldn’t believe it. There were no 41 in rows or loud-sounding bells, nor did anyone have to go to 42 . Although we lived “in”, 43 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “ lights out”.
The 44 thing was that practically all the students went to class, and very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or 45 class. The new ones always went wild 46 , but his wildness never lasted long. The freedom took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like _47 ; never did we have to 48_ “ stand up”, “ sit down”, “ speak out”. I don’t 49 one student who didn’t try his best.
The subjects were the same as those in the ___50_____ school, but what a difference in the method! For example, in botany (植物学) we had 51__ classes in the spring or fall, but instead we planted two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. Then in winter we each studied a few 52 things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different sizes of storerooms---small ones 53 , but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a 54 time, too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints(蓝图;设计图), figuring out the angles and so on. I didn’t take 55__ . But I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s 56 .
57_ I think I am a 58 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else of my age, and I think better. That’s probably a real big ___59 between the free school and the regular school--- the amount of 60 .
41.A.desks B. lights C. books D. windows
42.A. home B. bed C. class D. work
43.A. teachers B. parents C. nobody D. somebody
44.A. sad B. last C. good D. strange
45.A. attended B. took C. missed D. studied
46.A. from then on B. at first C. once more D. just then
47.A. workers B. pupils C. gardeners D. grown- ups
48.A. play B. say C. study D. understand
49.A. hear from B. feel like C. think about D. know of
50.A. night B. regular C. small D. real
51.A. all B. short C. no D. indoor
52.A.wild B. successful C. interested D. particular
53.A. as well B. after a while C. of course D. as a result
54.A. funny B. great C. convenient D. terrible
55.A. math B. angle C. botany D. gardens
56.A. uninteresting B. interesting C. enough D. dangerous
57.A.On the whole B. Once again C. Sooner or later D. After a while
58.A. careful B. better C. busier D. lovely
59.A. problem B. chance C. difference D. change
60.A. reading B. gardening C. teaching D. thinking
I had spent my first day looking at the beautiful Mogao caves. Now I wanted to experience something very different.
I have been walking in Asia, Europe and America, but nothing prepared me for walking over hills of sand. Whenever I took a step up a hill, my feet would sink into the sand and move backwards. Sometimes it seemed as if I were moving in the wrong direction.
I wanted to see the sunset so I had to climb to the top of the highest sand dune. The sun was beating down upon my back as I walked slowly over the sand. Some plants had managed to survive in the dry ground but not many.
As I climbed higher, the hills of sand became steeper and my feet started to slip further backwards. I ended up with my hands and knees, crawling (爬行)upwards through the top. I just let go if I would fall the way down. But I refused to give up: inch by inch, I made my way to the top of the sand dune.
When I got there I was amazed by what I saw. The sand formed a very sharp point, just like a knife-edge. One side of the dune was bathed in sunshine, the other covered by shade. As I looked into the distance, the same pattern was repeated on all of the hilltops, and the difference between dark and light was beautiful.
As the sun began to sink, the shadows grew longer and the light became warm and orange. The wind had come to life and sand was blown against my legs as I walked along the dunes. Soon it was getting dark and I could only just make out the line of footprints that marked my journey to the top of the hill. I slowly made my way down to the bottom, my path lit by the dying sun.
65 The author probably went to climb the sand dunes __________ after he arrived at Dunhuang.
A. on the afternoon of the first day B. on the afternoon of the second day
C. on the evening of the second day D. on the evening of the first day
66. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Africa has many beautiful sand dunes.
B. The author could see nothing but his own footprints on his way back.
C. The author had seen some kinds of sand dunes before he visited Dunhuang
D. What attracted the author most was that the sand formed a very sharp point.
67. The author got to the top of the highest hill of sand _____________.
A. on his hands and knees all the way
B. with falls to the bottom many times
C. on his hands and knees in the last leg (一段旅程)
D. with a few rests all the way
68. The author mainly wants to tell readers about_____________.
A. the beautiful sunset B. his experience of climbing the sand hills
C. the joy of traveling in nature D. the difficulty of climbing the sand dunes
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