? ? ? ?We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? or did he envy my luck?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we do look back, it’s already too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends—or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. and if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone says to you, “You are a lucky dog.” That’s being friendly. But there is a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for a Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
問題：
1.According to this passage, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ________.
A.even friends are annoyed when we check what they say
B.people usually state one thing and mean another
C.we fail to listen carefully when others talk
D.we tend to doubt what our friends say
【參考答案】B
[考點]事實細節(jié)題
【精析】B 根據(jù)第二段第二、三句“Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning…”可知，有時候人們所說的話言不由衷，如果我們不仔細傾聽、揣摩，就會造成誤解。故選B。
2. “You’re a lucky dog” probably conveys the meaning that ________.
A.you’re a friendly person
B.you’re envious of others
C.you do not deserve the luck
D.you should thank others for your luck
【參考答案】C
[考點]事實細節(jié)題
【精析】C 根據(jù)第二段最后一句“What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.”可知，當(dāng)對方說“你真是個幸運兒”時，他的真實意思可能是他認(rèn)為你不該得到這個幸運。故選C。
3. In the sentence “Maybe he doesn’t see it himself.” (Par2), “it” refers to ________.
A.being friendly
B.a bit of envy
C.lucky dog
D.your luck
【參考答案】B
[考點]?詞語理解題
【精析】B 根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第三、四句“But there is a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself.”可知，當(dāng)他說這些話的時候，是帶點嫉妒情緒在里面的，但是他自己沒意識到這一點。由此可推知，it指的是“a bit of envy(一點點的嫉妒情緒)”。故選B。
4. According to the last paragraph, what can you do to save another mistake?
A.Spend time thinking about what people really mean.
B.Take a good look at the person talking.
C.Focus on the look in the speaker’s eyes.
D.Try to catch every word of the speaker.
【參考答案】A
[考點]事實細節(jié)題
【精析】A 根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.”可知，花時間思考對方說話的真實意圖，這樣能避免你再犯錯誤。故選A。
5.This passage is mainly about ________.
A.why we misunderstand what people say
B.how to behave when we listen to others
C.why we sometimes go wrong with our friends or enemies
D.how to avoid mistakes when we communicate with people
【參考答案】D
[考點]主旨大意題
【精析】D 文章首先指出我們經(jīng)常會犯錯誤，由此引發(fā)了誤解，接著講述了造成誤解的原因及解決辦法。由此可推知，文章主要講述的是如何在與他人交流中避免誤解。故選D。
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