大英四泛读lesson 13网测.docx

问题 1 Flatteries can undermine the authenticity of praises so we no longer need them in the modern society.答案对错问题 2 The higher your self-esteem, the more likely to remain immune to flattery.答案对错问题 3 Pragmatism underlies Ben Franklin and Dale Carnegie’s strategies of flattering the others.答案对错问题 4 Sometimes we must praise the giving of praise because there is a lack of praise right now.答案对错问题 5 In hierarchical societies, flattery was considered dangerous because it would upset the social order.答案对错问题 6 The blossoming of the individual made more welcome for it became a social fashion to praise the others.答案对错问题 7 Currently, praises are often given when it is not due.答案对错问题 8 We need flattery because such compliments can make people behave well.答案对错问题 9 Modern people don’t care about how others view them for they are focused on their unique personality.答案对错问题 10 Nobody has ever enjoyed the idea of flattery up till now.答案对错问题 11 For each blank in the passage, select one word from the list of choices following the passage. Each word can be used only once. Write?the corresponding letter (for example, H) in the blank.A?new study at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology revealed that flattery does work - even if the flattered knows that theis insincere:What, however, of situations in which theis clearly bogus - in that the recipient knows fully well that theis offering an insincere compliment, presumably driven by an ulterior motive? Instances of insincere flattery abound in marketing context - such as thewho offers prospective customers profuse compliments on how an expensive outfit makes them look, or mass mailings in which hundreds of consumers are informed that they are receiving the mail because they (and they alone) possess?attributes - such as an impeccable dress sense - which allows them to appreciate the virtues of the services or store being.In cases such as these, where the prospective consumer is aware of a clear ulterior motivethe compliment, both r