Amazing people 课时跟踪检测B卷
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2015·扬州高三调研)
Dont hide criticism
“Politeness is another word for deception.”This is the view of James W.Pennebaker,chair of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, US.He was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about a speech __1__many of us share —“verbal teeups”.
What are verbal teeups? They are like a cushion to __2__the blow when one wants to __3__bad or unpleasant news.For example, have you ever been told by your friend:“I am telling you this because I love you, but you really need to lose weight.”Or by your colleague:“No __4__,but to be honest, I think your presentation __5__the point.”
A Slate article gives a few examples of other verbal teeups.You can __6__yourself from your unpleasant words by starting it with“Please understand ...”You can even try to manage your listener’s __7__:“Dont take this the wrong way,but...”or “Dont get mad, but ...”
Some verbal teeups are simply __8__.For example, “I’m not saying ...” or “I don’t mean to say ...” Such as,“I am not saying we should stop seeing each other, but I need some space to think about our __9__.”
For the speakers,verbal teeups are used to make it easier to say something __10__. They sound __11__ and polite.But Pennebaker,who __12__ these phrases,says in many cases, “The point of these phrases is to formalize social relations so you dont have to __13__ your true self.”
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