期中考试补救练习--七选五--学生版.docx

七选五??专项提升训练??

DAY1

【2024届高三湖北十一校第二次联考】

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

GetBetteratSayingNoWhenrejectingarequest,“no”isashort,simplewordthatcancauseanxietyforthepersontryingtosayit.Thefollowingstrategiescanhelpyougetbetteratsayingno.

Beintentionalaboutwhatyoucommunicate.

36uncomfortablefortheasker.Instead,sheadvisescommunicatingthreethings:“It’snotbecauseofme,it’snotbecauseofyou,andit’snotbecauseofus.”OnewaytodothatisbythankingpeopleforthinkingofyouSure,butaspsychologistVanessaBohnspointsout,onlysayinga“no”isoftenpretty.37Then,followupwithashortexplanation:“IwishIcould,butIjustdon’thavethetimerightnow.”Thathelpsmakeitclearthatyour“no”isn’tapoorreflectionofyourowncharacter;it’snottheotherperson;andit’snotadisapprovaloftherelationship,Bohnssays.

Haveaplannedphraseformoreinformalencounters.

Noteverysituation,ofcourse,callsforsuchathoughtfulapproach.Thinkthroughtimeswhenyou’vegottenstressedoverdeliveringaquick“no”,andthenbrainstormphrasesyoucoulduseinthefuture.Bohns,forexample,isoftenaskedtodonatetosomecauseoranotherasshechecksoutatthegrocerystore.38“It’strue,andit’sawayofsaying,essentially,thatI’mstillagoodperson,”shesays.39

There’salwaysthatoneguywhowon’ttake“no”forananswer.Ifsomeoneisapplyingtoomuchpressure,adoptwhatpsychologistEllenHendriksendescribesasthebroken-recordtechnique.40Occasionally,theaskerwillgetannoyed,butusuallyafterrepeatingyourselftwoorthreetimes,eventhemostpersistent(执着的)peoplewillgetthemessage.

A.Shesaysnodirectly.

B.Thatis,sticktoyouranswer.

C.Adoptthebroken-recordtechnique.

D.It’snotworthrepeatingyourrequestagainandagain.