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Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people  21  that it’s their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are   22  , and that on doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow  _23 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!Think about it. Have you ever been  _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever   25 you when you corrected them, or made yourlf “right” at their  26  ? Of cour not. The truth is, all of us   27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be   28  and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest  29  of the human heart. And tho who learn to  30  are the most loved and respected. Tho who are in the   31 of correcting others are often rented(怨恨 ) and   32   .A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice   33   others the joy of being right ---give them the glory.   34 correcting. When someone says, “ I really feel it’s important to …”, rather than breaking   35  and saying, “No, it’s more important to…“, simply let it go and allow their statement to  36  . The people in your life will become less defensive and more   37  . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have   38  . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s   39  , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos( 自我 ). Starting today, let others be  “ 40 ” , most of the time. 小题1:A．believe B．doubtC．proveD．tell小题2:A．unimportant B．unbelievableC．incorrectD．imperfect小题3:A．considerB．appreciateC．understandD．refu小题4:A．fooledB．helpedC．taughtD．corrected小题5:A．thankedB．rewardedC．caredD．accepted小题6:A．sideB．priceC．expen D．value小题7:A．likeB．hateC．preferD．afford小题8:A．admiredB．receivedC．realizedD．respected小题9:A．shortcomings B．advantageC．desiresD．wishes小题10:A．talkB．praiC．helpD．listen小题11:A．habitB．formC．positionD．purpo小题12:A．punishedB．avoidedC．leftD．laughed小题13:A．lettingB．lendingC．allowingD．owing小题14:A．StopB．ContinueC．PractiD．Try小题15:A．outB．upC．inD．off小题16:A．lastB．ndC．workD．stand小题17:A．helpfulB．lovingC．carefulD．popular小题18:A．dreamedB．requestedC．askedD．demanded小题19:A．sufferingsB．worries C．progressD．happiness小题20:A．happyB．rightC．sorryD．proud 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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36.A  spend… (in)doing sth. “花费（时间、精力）做某事”。37.C 由下文“纠正”别人（correcting）可知。38.B  appreciate “感激”。由or at least learn something 可知。39.D 由上下文可知。40.A 此处作者反问：你曾经被别人“纠正”而感激不尽过吗？被你“纠正”过的人曾经“感激”过你吗？——没有。41.C  at one’s expen意为“以牺牲……为代价”。42.B 此处应是我们都“不喜欢”被别人“纠正”。43.D 由后面的understand 可知。44.C 指我们内心的“欲望”。45.D 学会“倾听”别人的观点，才能得到别人的爱戴和尊敬。46.A  be in the habit of 相当于have the habit of。47.B 由前面的“怨恨”及和前句的loved和respected相对比可知。48.C  allow sb. sth. “允许某人拥有……”。49.A 作者建议：别再老是“纠正”别人，故用stop doing (停止干……)。50.C  jump in 相当于break in （插话、打断别人）。51.D  stand 意为“站得住脚、能成立”。52.B  loving “友爱的”。53.A  dream “梦想”。54.D 目睹别人因为正确而获得的“幸福”。55.B 由全文可知，这是作者议论的中心：让别人“对”吧。

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据考高分专家说，试题“Many of us spend a g.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。