1．In ancient Egypt，the pharaoh（法老） treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace，if he brought good news．However，if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，his head was cut off．
Shades of that spirit spread over today's conversations．Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing．As we walked light-heartedly out the door，picnic basket in hand，a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said，"Oh boy，bad day for a picnic．The weatherman says it's going to rain．"I wanted to strike him on the race with the peanut butter and sandwiches．Not for his stupid weather report，for his smile．
Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus．As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter，the sales agent said with a broad smile，"Oh that bus left rive minutes ago．"Dreams of head-cutting!It's not the news that makes someone angry．It's the unsympathetic attitude with which it's delivered．Everyone must give bad mews from time to time，and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude．A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation dose it in a caring way A boss informing an employee he didn't get the job takes on a sympathetic tone．Big winners know，when delivering any bad news，they should share the feeling of the receiver．
Unfortunately，many people are not aware of this．When you're tired from a long flight，has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn't ready ye？When you had your heart set on the toast beef，has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece？It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces．
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy，I would have appreciated his warning．Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left，I probably would have said，"Oh，that‘s all right．I'll catch the next one．"Big winners，when they bear bad news，deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded （被轟炸的） person is sure to have．
32．In Paragraph 1，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh toB．
A．make a comparison
B．introduce a topic
C．describe a scene
D．offer an argument
33．In the writer's opinion，his neighbor wasC．
A．friendly
B．warm-hearted
C．not considerate
D．not helpful
34．From"Dreams of head-cutting!"（Paragraph 3），we learn that the writerA．
A．was mad at the sales agent．
B．was reminded of the cruel pharaoh
C．wished that the sales agent would have had dreams．
D．dreamed of cutting the sales agent's head that night．
35．What is the main idea of the text？A
A．Delivering bad news properly is important in communication．
B．Helping others sincerely is the key to business success．
C．Receiving bad news requires great courage．
D．Learning ancient traditions can be useful．
分析 本文主要講了好消息能使人高興，壞消息使人氣氛，所以傳遞壞消息的方式很重要．
解答 32．B 細節(jié)理解題．本文主要圍繞"好消息使人高興，壞消息令人氣憤"來論述，所以第一段應該是本文作者用于引入主題的段子．所以選B．
33．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據文中"I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches not for his stupid weather report for his smile"可知他的鄰居不貼心．所以選C．
34．A 細節(jié)理解題．第三段意思是"作者趕車時的不幸經歷"，"當售票員告訴他不幸消息，所以他會很惱怒，幾乎要發(fā)瘋了"．所以選A．
35．A 主旨大意題．文中多次提到人們對帶給自己壞消息的人經常心生怨恨，找準關鍵詞"deliver bad news"，故選A．
點評 本文是一個社會文化類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
