Question

【題目】How to Say No Respectfully

Like most people, your natural instinct (本能) is probably to help others when you can. 【1】 Whether you’re declining an invitation to a party or turning down a new project at work, you can say no while still being respectful. Whatever the situation is, be clear, polite and firm when saying no.

Express your thanks. 【2】 If you have to turn someone down, express your thanks that they thought of you in the first place. You could say something like, “Thanks for considering me responsible enough to watch your kids. I’m sorry that I’m busy that evening.”

Think before you speak. If you say no immediately, it might seem like you didn’t even consider the request. In order to be respectful, take a moment to think about your answer—even if you already know what it is going to be. 【3】

Give a clear answer. Saying no respectfully shows that you’re honest and direct. 【4】 If you can’t help, say so. If someone is asking you on a date and you don’t want to go, make that clear.

【5】 You can say no without completely turning down the request. By setting boundaries, you can make it clear exactly what you can do and what you are willing to do. For example, you could say, “I’m not free for dinner, but I would be coming for a quick drink after work.”

A.Find a way to compromise (妥協(xié)).

B.Take a pause, and then kindly say no.

C.But sometimes, you just need to say no.

D.It’s strange to feel guilty for turning someone down.

E.Make it clear that you sincerely appreciate being asked.

F.If you feel it necessary, you can also provide a reason for your answer.

G.Do not give people false hope that you will be able to satisfy their request.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】B

【4】G

【5】A

【解析】

本文為說(shuō)明文。本文主要介紹了如何有禮貌地拒絕別人。

【1】空前講到“幫助別人可能是人的一種本能”，接下來(lái)話(huà)鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，下文說(shuō)到“在有的情形下你可以禮貌地拒絕別人”，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。C項(xiàng)But sometimes, you just need to say no（但有時(shí)候，你只需要說(shuō)不）符合題意，故選C。

【2】本段的第一句為段落主題句，所以空格處意思在進(jìn)一步解釋說(shuō)明這一主題。分析選項(xiàng)，可知E項(xiàng) Make it clear that you sincerely appreciate being asked（要表達(dá)清楚你很真誠(chéng)地感激得到邀請(qǐng)）符合題意，而且選項(xiàng)中的“appreciate”與本段的第一句的Express your thanks（表達(dá)你的謝意）是 同義詞，放入句中意義一致，故選E。

【3】本段的首句“Think before you speak.(三思而行)“為段落主題句，意為“在說(shuō)（不）之前要思考一下”。而B項(xiàng)Take a pause, and then kindly say no.（停一下，然后再善意地拒絕）與此處匹配，故選B。

【4】由本段句首“Give a clear answer. Saying no respectfully shows that you’re honest and direct.”可知，本段主要敘述明確答復(fù)對(duì)方，有禮貌地拒絕別人表示你是誠(chéng)實(shí)的、直接的，以及空格后的 “If you can’t help, say so. If someone is asking you on a date and you don’t want to go, make that clear.”可知，如果你幫不上忙，就說(shuō)出來(lái)。如果有人約你而你不想去，就說(shuō)清楚。由此可知，不要給人錯(cuò)覺(jué)，讓別人覺(jué)得你可以滿(mǎn)足他們的要求。分析選項(xiàng)可知G項(xiàng)與本段意義一致。故選G。

【5】根據(jù)下文可知，本段講述的是在拒絕別人的時(shí)候，可以留有余地，表達(dá)清楚你能做什么，愿意做什么。分析選項(xiàng)可知，A項(xiàng)Find a way to compromise（找到一個(gè)折中的辦法）與之意義一致。故選A。

七選五題型考察學(xué)生把握整篇文章的布局和邏輯層次關(guān)系和把握微觀信息間關(guān)聯(lián)性這種題一般可從以下方面來(lái)做：

（1）看首段，跳過(guò)空格快速通讀全篇，確定文章體裁，抓住文章結(jié)構(gòu)，分析篇章結(jié)構(gòu)，了解文章大意。首段的末句一般是全文的主題所在，首段的末句對(duì)于快速掌握文章的主題具有重要意義。

（2）精讀空格前后兩句，利用各種銜接手段選擇正確的選項(xiàng)填入空格。七選五空出的是整個(gè)句子，可以通過(guò)選項(xiàng)中某個(gè)名詞或動(dòng)詞跟空前或空后的一致性或者相關(guān)性來(lái)確定這兩個(gè)句子之間有一種關(guān)聯(lián)性，從而選擇正確的答案。本段的第一句“為段落主題句，所以空格處意思在進(jìn)一步解釋說(shuō)明這一主題，分析選項(xiàng)，可知E項(xiàng) Make it clear that you sincerely appreciate being asked（要表達(dá)清楚你很真誠(chéng)地感激受到邀請(qǐng)）符合題意，而且選項(xiàng)中的“appreciate”與本段的第一句的Express your thanks（表達(dá)你的謝意）”是 同義詞，放入句中意義一致，故選E。

（3）看選項(xiàng)，找出與空前空后句中心詞同義，近義或相關(guān)性的詞語(yǔ)，實(shí)現(xiàn)關(guān)鍵詞的對(duì)接，尤其是詞（或短語(yǔ)）的復(fù)現(xiàn)。先易后難，各個(gè)突破。通過(guò)閱讀選項(xiàng)，有可能根據(jù)選項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞找出正確選項(xiàng)。

（4） 解題的關(guān)鍵是能嫻熟地利用各種銜接手段。尤其要注意代詞，連詞等。如表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的but，though,however 等�？涨爸v到“幫助別人可能是人的一種本能”，接下來(lái)話(huà)鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，下文說(shuō)到“在有的情形下你可以禮貌地拒絕別人”，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。C項(xiàng)But sometimes, you just need to say no（但有時(shí)候，你只需要說(shuō)不）符合題意，故選C。

最后，用代入法，檢查答案是否合理，將所有選擇答案放回空白處，通讀全文，檢查文章內(nèi)容是否語(yǔ)義連貫合理、緊扣主題，語(yǔ)篇結(jié)構(gòu)是否通順連貫、具有一致性、合乎邏輯，寫(xiě)作思路是否清晰明了，格式以及用語(yǔ)是否恰當(dāng)貼切，從而判斷選擇的答案是否正確。