Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is indispensable to society.The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution(美国宪法)．

　　【文章大意】 我们生活在一个劝说的世界。劝说无处不在，无法避免。

　　1．According to the passage，persuasion means ________.

　　A．changing others’ points of view

　　B．exercising power over other people

　　C．getting other people to consider your point of view

　　D．getting people to agree with you and do what you want

　　解析：考查细节理解。参照第二段中的“persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view.”可知C选项正确。

　　答案：C

　　2．The underlined word “prevail” in the second paragraph means ________.

　　A．win

　　B．fail

　　C．speak

　　D．listen

　　解析：考查词义猜测。从文章第二段“other points of view may be more persuasive...”可知道其他人的观点也许更有说服力，要根据听众，当时的情形等诸多因素，可以推断我们也许会被别人说服，不会总是成功。

　　答案：A

　　3．The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is ________.

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