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ple say hides their real if we don?t really listen, we will miss the meaning behind the someone tells you, “ You?re a lucky dog.” and that?s a “l(fā)ucky dog”? There?s a bit of envy in those he doesn?t see it bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a he may be saying is that he doesn?t think you observe your luck. Just think of all the things you have to be “thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn?t ?s telling you to think of 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 his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture(姿態(tài) )? The look in his eyes? Stop and minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake. 56. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us is to ________. A. notice his body language when the person is talking B. look at his face and notice his expression C. pay attention to his tone and his posture D. judge the real meaning from his speech and behavior 57. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ________. A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk B. we sometimes don?t believe what our friends say C. we are tired of what they say D. people usually state one thing but mean another 58. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A. Perhaps he wishes himself to have the same situation as you when he says “you are a lucky dog”. B. Most mistakes we usually make are about money. C. There is only one way to tell the real meaning behind someone?s words. D. It?s not worth spending time in getting someone?s real meaning. 59. This passage is mainly about ________. A. what to do when you listen to others B. how to avoid mistakes when you municate with people C. which kind of mistake you can make when you are talking to others D. why we go wrong with people B For years we have been told that encouraging a child?s self respect is important to his or her success in child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite aholic_kids who expect it at every turn may bee teens who seek to same kind of approval from friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car. The implication(含義 ) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class” or talking about the goals she succeed but not her overall effort is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the this carries over to the classroom. Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”. “ Praising attributes(品質(zhì) ) or abilities makes a false promise that success will e to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “ They figure they?d better quit while they?re ahead.” 60. The underlined words “ Praise aholic kids” refer to kids who are________. A. tired of being praised B. worthy of being praised C. very proud of being praised D. extremely fond of being praised 61. The author quoted(引用 ) ?s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article________. A. better known B. better anized C. more persuasive D. more interesting 62. We can infer from the passage that________. A. praise for efforts should be more encouraged B. praise for results works better than praise for efforts C. praising a child?s achievements benefits his or her success in life D. praising a child?s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges C In a traditional Chinese family, women are expected to do the housekeeping and leave the “other business” to , the appearance of the full time “house husband” is changing traditional families. A survey in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen shows that 22 percent,73 percent,34 percent and 32 percent of white collar male workers, aged between 28 and 33, would be prepared to do the housekeeping if the conditions were right. Yang Wenhui,32 years old, worked at the office of a pany prefer to quit the job.“ My job was dull and was not wife, in contrast, really likes her , after our baby was born, I chose to stay at home and take care of the family while my wife works outside home, ” said have found the full time house husband emerges in three main situations. Firstly, if the wife is ambitious, well paid and has good job prospects, while her husband is paid poorly and has no job prospects, it makes economic sense for the woman to bee the main ine earner for the , if the wife is tired of household chores and eager to work outside the home, her husband may forfeit his , if the husband can do his work at home, he may take this choice as it allows him more time to take care of the family. Influenced by traditional ideas, some families with full time house husbands prefer others not to know about their arrangement, concern