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1、2022年职称英语综合类B级补全短文（5）The First Four MinutesWhen do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book, “Contact: The First Four minutes, he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new f
2、riendships: “_(1)_ A lot of peoples whole lives would change if they did just that.”You may have noticed that the average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. _(2)_ If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much.When we are introduced
3、 to new people, the author suggests, we should try to appear friendly and self-confident. In general, he says, “People like people who like themselves1.”On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of ourselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic, re
4、alizing that the other person has his own needs, fears, and hopes.Hearing such advice, one might say, “But Im not a friendly, sell-confident person. Thats not my nature. It would be dishonest for me to act that way. ”_(3)_ We can become accustomed to any changes we choose to make in our personality.
5、 “It is like getting used to a new car. It may be unfamiliar at first, but it goes much better than the old one.”But isnt it dishonest to give the appearance of friendly self-confidence when we dont actually feel that way? Perhaps, but according to Dr. Zunin, “total honesty”is not always good for so
6、cial relationships2, especially during the first few minutes of contact. There is a lime for everything, and a certain amount of play-acting may be best for the first few minutes of contact with a stranger3. That is not the time to complain about ones health or to mention faults one finds in other p
7、eople. It is not the time to tell the whole truth about ones opinions and impressions._(4)_ For a husband and wife or a parent and child, problems often arise during their first four minutes together after they have been apart. Dr. Zunin suggests that these first few minutes together be treated with
8、 care. If there are unpleasant matters to be discussed, they should be dealt with later.The author says that interpersonal relations should be taught as a required course1 in every school, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. _(5)_ That is at least as important as how much we know.词汇：undivi
9、ded / ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd / adj.不分散的，专一的personality / ˌpə:səˈnæliti /n.特性，人格accustomed / əˈkʌstəmd / adj.惯常的注释：1.People like people who like themselves.:人们喜爱那些有自信念的人。这里的who like themselves不作“喜爱自己”解，依据上下文，可以说明为“有自信的人”。2.“total hones
10、ty”is not always good for social relationships:在社会关系上“肯定的诚恳”并非总是好的。3. a certain amount of play-acting may be best for the first few minutes of contact with a stranger.：在和生疏人接触的头几分钟，适当演一点儿戏是最合适不过的了。4.apply to:适用于5.required course ：必修课练习：A.In reply, Dr. Zunin would claim that a little practice can hel
11、p us feel comfortable about changing our social habits.B.Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to4 relationships with family members and friends.C.In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people.D.Every time you meet someone in a social situatio
12、n, give him your undivided attention for four minutes.E.He keeps looking over the other persons shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room.F.He is eager to make friends with everyone.答案与题解：1.D木文主要讲与人初次见而最初四分钟对下人际交往的重要性。文章开头以自问自答的形式提出主题，然后说Leonard Zunin博士在书中向任何想交新挚友的人提出一条建议。什么建议呢?比较一下只有把D放在这里最合适，因为人们常用祈使句向别人提建议，D是一个祈使句，它的意思是：“每次你在社交场合遇到什么人时，聚精会神地留意他四分钟。”和上下文总思连贯。本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页
