Question

15．How good are you at saying"no"？For many，it's surprisingly difficult．This is especially true of editors，who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do．Consider these scenes：
It's late in the day．That front-page package you've been working on is nearly complete； the last editing and it's finished．Then enters the chief editor，who makes a suggestion requiring a more-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box．You want to scream："No!It's done!"What do you do？
The first rule of saying no to the boss is‘don't say no，．He probably has something in mind when he makes the suggestion，and it's up to you to find out what．The second rule is'don't raise the risks by challenging his authority，．That issue is already decided．The third rule is‘be ready to put forward choices and consequences，．The boss's suggestion might be appropriate，but there are always consequences．He might not know about the pages backing up that need attention，or about the designer who had to go home sick．Tell him he can have what he wants，hut explain the consequences．Understand what he's trying to accomplish and propose（提议）a Flan B that will make it happen without destroying what you've done so far．
Here's another case．Your least-favorite reporter suggests a silly story idea．This one should be easy，but it's not．If you say no，even politely，you risk holding back further ideas，not just from that reporter，but from others who heard that you turned down the idea．This case is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter（过滤）story suggestions．
Two steps are necessary．First，you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed．Reporters can bear rejection of their ideas if they believe they are given a fair hearing．Your natural reaction and strong rejection，even of a worthless idea，might not qualify as systematic or fair．
Second，the people you work with need to make a"What if"．？，agreement covering‘‘What if my idea is turned down？，How are people expected to react？Is there an appeal process？Can they perfect the idea and resubmit it？By imagining"What if…？"situations before they happen，you can reach understanding that will help ease you out of opposition．
50．This passage is mainly aboutD．
A．the cases where ideas are rejected
B．the ways to give different opinions
C．the skills of saying no 
D．the methods for solving disagreements
51．Instead of directly refusing your boss's suggestion，you shouldB．
A．pretend that you are sick
B．seek what he is thinking about
C．state that your design is quite perfect
D．ask him to give the reason for his suggestion
52．By saying"This one should be easy…"（Paragraph 4），the writer means it's easy toD
A．understand the silly story idea
B．let others politely say no
C．fool your least-favorite reporter  
D．turn down that reporter's idea
53．Why is it important to set up a system for stories to be proposed and reviewed？D
A．To allow reporters enough time to change their attitude．
B．To develop reporters5 strong sense of fairness．
C．To encourage reporters to give valuable ideas．
D．To guarantee reporters chances to give further explanations．
54．What is conveyed in the last paragraph？A
A．Sometimes we may view a problem from another angle．
B．We may relax ourselves by raising questions when we're in trouble．
C．"What if …？"situations help improve our relationship with others．
D．It's almost impossible for others to accept our ideas at once．

Answer 1

分析 本篇文章主要讲的是说no的技巧；如何向你的上司说no？如何对你的同事说no？

解答 50．答案 D 根据第一段How goodare you at saying"no"？For many，it's surprisingly difficult．你会说"不"么？对于大多数人来说，这的确不是一件容易的事情和下文的内容可知，本文主要讲解了如何说不的技巧，故答案为D
51．答案 B 根据He probablyhas something in mind when he makes the suggestion，and it's up to you to find out what．在他提建议的时候他心里或许正在想着些什么，至于他在想什么，这完全由你来弄清楚．故答案为B
52．答案 D 根据If you sayno，even politely，you risk holding back further ideas如果你说"不"，即使是十分礼貌的说，你可能使其他人也不敢发表自己的看法了．可知意思是拒绝那个记者的主意，故答案为D
53．答案 D 根据Reporterscan bear rejection of their ideas if they believe they are given a fair hearing．Your natural reaction and strongrejection，even of aworthless idea，might notqualify as systematic or fair．在发言人相信自己的提议得到了公正的评价之后，他们常常更加容易接受对其的反驳．你的本能反应和蔑视的回应对于那些没有一点价值的观点来说也可能不具备公平的权衡体系．由此可知答案为D
54．答案 A 根据Byimagining"What if…？"situations before they happen，you can reach understanding that will help ease you out ofopposition．通过想象可能出现的情形，你可以理解那样会有助于你避免别人的反对，由此可知，有时候我们需要换个角度看问题，故答案为A

点评 总体来说，本篇文章难度较大，这是一篇由大学六级题改编而来，对于高中生来说难度相对大了些，但基本上所有问题都可以从原文中找到答案，53题相对难了些，需要对最后一段特别是最后一句完全理解了才有可能作对．