高中英语 高考题型天天练（25）（35分钟，含答案与解析）.docxVIP

高中英语高考题型天天练（二十五）

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Socially,fewthingsaremoreannoyingthansomeonerepeatedlycheckingtheirphoneinthemiddleofyourconversationwiththem.Soonenough,you’rehavingunhappythoughts,thinkingoftheirwaylike,I’mboringyou;you’remoreconcernedwithwhoever’sonthatphonethanme;youdon’tcareaboutme.Noneofthatisnecessarilytrue,butthisis:“Ifsomeoneisengagedinagreatconversation,theywouldn’tcareabouttheirphones,”saysLeslie,apsychologistandresearcheratNYU.

Doyousometimeswonder:WhatshouldIhavesaidtoarudepersonlikethis?Whatifwehavetotalktosuchmaddeningpersons?Expertshaveadviceabouthowtodealwiththis.

Whetheryousaysomethingornot,rememberthatthecell-addict’sannoyinghabitsaren’taboutyou.“It’srude,forsure,butsometimeswemistakethebehaviorformorethanwhatitis,”saysLeslie.“It’spossiblethattheyarefacingsomethingtoughandmerelyexperiencingnervousnessoranxiety,”headds.It’salsopossiblethattheirpartnerisstuckwithaflattyre(轮胎)ortheirkidissickinhospital.Thepointisthatyoudon’tknow.

Sobeforeyoubecomeangryatthecell-addict’sopenrudeness,focusinsteadonbuildingabetterconversationthanwhatever’sgoingdownonInstagram.Youmightneverbeabletoachievethis,giventhepoweroftoday’ssocialmedia,soifyou’recloseenoughtoaperson,Leslieadvisesyoutodirectlyaskthem:“What’sonthatthingthat’ssointeresting?”Chancesarethattheywillapologiseatonceandquicklyputthephoneaway.Butiftheanswerissomethingreal,talkaboutit.Betteryet,youcanavoidthesituationinadvancebysayingsomethinglike,“I’mreallyinterestedincatchingupproperly,sohowaboutweleaveourphonesinthecar?”Iftheyindeedhavethatflattyreorsickkid,atleastyouwon’thavetoassumethatit’sbecauseyourstoriesareboring.

1.WhydopeopleoftenchecktheirphonesaccordingtoLeslie?

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