Question

【題目】Learning to Give a Pep Talk （打氣）

Everyone wants to be the type of person who gives the critical talk that turns around a friend's outlook. However, giving a good pep talk isn't easy. 【1】 . You need to not only listen and understand, but also stress the other person's strengths. You also need to know when to stop talking.

"A lot of people think they are giving a pep talk, but they are just saying what they would want to hear," says Stacy Kaiser, a psychotherapist （心理治療師）in Los Angeles.

Instead of instantly telling someone what to do, ask him what actions he has thought about taking and why he thinks they will be beneficial. “Don't jump right in and insist 'You'll be fine,'" says Kaiser. 【2】, Repeat the person's concerns out loud, so he feels heard. Then, show your friend that you believe in him and that he has what it takes to get through this hard time. Stress his strengths.

【3】 . You can't! guarantee success, but you can remind the person that he has been through a tough time before and has gotten through it

At last, Kaiser says you must know when to stop. “【4】 . Don't argue if the person disagrees with what you are saying. Instead, tell him 'I am sorry you are having such a hard time,' And then back down."

Kaiser says he has learned to give good pep talks by giving bad ones. He lost a number of loved ones during a short period. “Timing is everything." There is a time to give a pep talk, and there is a time to just listen. 【5】 .

A.Let your friend have his moment

B.Give your pep talk and then shut up

C.Arguing with your friend makes no sense

D.Show your friend that you understand why he is sad

E.He isn't interested in what his best friends really need

F.It requires an understanding of what your audience needs

G.It is also important to remember that pep talks are about hope

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】D

【3】G

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本文為說明文。文章主要說明如何給他人鼓舞士氣。

【1】考查對(duì)上下文的理解及推斷判斷能力。根據(jù)下句“You need to not only listen and understand, but also stress the other person's strengths. You also need to know when to stop talking.” 你不僅要傾聽和理解，還要強(qiáng)調(diào)對(duì)方的長(zhǎng)處。你還需要知道什么時(shí)候不說話。由此可知空格處是說給人鼓舞士氣，要了解你的聽眾需要什么。分析選項(xiàng)可知F項(xiàng)It requires an understanding of what your audience needs（它需要你了解你的聽眾需要什么）符合語(yǔ)境，故選F。

【2】考查對(duì)上下文的理解及推斷判斷能力。根據(jù)空格前“Don't jump right in and insist 'You'll be fine,'” “不要一開始就堅(jiān)持說‘你會(huì)沒事的’，”以及空格后的“Repeat the person's concerns out loud, so he feels heard.” 大聲重復(fù)對(duì)方的擔(dān)憂，讓他感覺被傾聽。由此可推斷出空格處指不要只說“你會(huì)沒事的”，而是讓朋友知道你能理解他的悲傷。可知，D項(xiàng)“讓你的朋友知道你理解他為什么難過”符合語(yǔ)境，故選D。

【3】考查對(duì)上下文的理解及推斷判斷能力。根據(jù)空格后的“You can't guarantee success, but you can remind the person that he has been through a tough time before and has gotten through it” 你不能保證成功，但你可以提醒那個(gè)人，他曾經(jīng)經(jīng)歷過一段艱難的時(shí)期，并且已經(jīng)挺過來了。由此可知，這是讓對(duì)方感覺到自己已度過了困難，是對(duì)方的鼓勵(lì)，讓對(duì)方感到有希望。分析選項(xiàng)可知G. It is also important to remember that pep talks are about hope（記住鼓舞士氣的話是關(guān)于希望的，這一點(diǎn)很重要）符合語(yǔ)境，故選G。

【4】考查對(duì)上下文的理解及推斷判斷能力�？崭竦纳暇洹�At last, Kaiser says you must know when to stop.” 你必須知道何時(shí)停止�？芍�，有時(shí)給人鼓舞士氣，也要知道什么時(shí)候閉嘴不說話。以及下文Don't argue if the person disagrees with what you are saying. Instead, tell him 'I am sorry you are having such a hard time,' And then back down." 如果對(duì)方不同意你說的話，不要爭(zhēng)論。相反，你應(yīng)該對(duì)他說:‘我很抱歉你的日子過得這么艱難，’然后再做出讓步�！庇纱丝芍�，給他人打氣，對(duì)方不贊同你的話，要適時(shí)閉嘴。分析選項(xiàng)可知B項(xiàng)Give your pep talk and then shut up（給人打氣，適時(shí)閉嘴）與本段意義一致，且B項(xiàng)中有詞“shut up”與空格前的“know when to stop”同義詞組，是詞意的復(fù)現(xiàn)，故選B。

【5】考查對(duì)上下文的理解及推斷判斷能力。根據(jù)空格前的“There is a time to give a pep talk, and there is a time to just listen” 給他人打氣時(shí)，有時(shí)候只是傾聽。可知，傾聽朋友，是讓朋友感覺這一時(shí)刻是屬于他的。分析選項(xiàng)可知A項(xiàng)（讓你的朋友享受他的時(shí)刻”符合語(yǔ)境，故選A。