20xx---20xx鄧州一高三年級(jí)英語第二次檢測試題(文件)
【正文】 here is a red light up ahead． ” Being a trained behavioral science professional who teaches others the value of encouraging advice I naturally screamed at her, “I know there is a red light up ahead! Don?t you think I can see?” When we arrived at the airport, Lynda didn?t speak to me． I wondered why she seemed mad at me． During the flight to New York, I did a costbenefit analysis． I asked myself, “What was the cost of just listening when Lynda called out the warning? Zero． ” I then reasoned, “What was the potential benefit? What could have been saved?” Several potential benefits came to mind, including her life, my life, and the lives of other people． I landed in New York feeling ashamed of myself． I immediately called Lynda and told her my costbenefit story． I convinced her, “The next time you help me with my driving, I am just going to say, ?Thank you． ?” A few months passed, and I had long fotten the incident． Again, I was racing off to the airport, when Lynda cried out, “Look out for the red light!” I was embarrassed, and then shouted, “Thank you!” I?m a long way from perfect, but I?m getting better． My suggestion is that you get in the habit of asking the important people in your life how you can do things better． And be ready for an answer． Some people may tell you things like “Look out for the red light． ” When this happens, remember that there is possibly some potential benefit． Then just say, “Thank you． ” 56． What do we know about the author? A. He is expert at behavioral science． B. He is gifted in costbenefit analysis． C. He always takes his wife?s advice． D. He often runs the red traffic light． 57． The underlined part “blew it” in Paragraph 1 probably means “__________”． A. lost personal judgment B. fot the practical method C. became annoyed with the adviser D. failed to say “Thank you” 58． It can be inferred from the passage that people __________． 3 A. should give their opinions patiently B. tend to be defensive when given advice C. had better study behavioral science D. intend to follow others? suggestions 59． The purpose of the passage is to advise people to __________． A. do a costb
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