Question

Our interpersonal skills have a great effect on success in our daily lives. This appears not only in the workplace where we can make more money or enjoy our job more, but also shows itself in marriage, raising a family and the ability to reach goals in almost every area of life. Interpersonal skills come into play when our flight is cancelled and we need to make other arrangements. They come into play when a marriage is threatened by financial challenges or infidelity(不忠).

Our communication skills even matter when we are in traffic and we need to make a decision about how to respond to other drivers. Communicating with others becomes inseparable from having a good day, or a bad day not only in how we begin communication, but in how we react to the communications of others who are having a difficult time.

It can make a difference in saving a marriage or getting a divorce, celebrating a rise or getting fired, and even having your eggs cooked as the way you like at the local restaurant. Many wise men and women have stressed the importance of dealing with others in a skillful manner.

Getting feedback(反馈意见) from others can be of great value in improving our interpersonal communication skills. Often, however, others are not skilled at giving feedback. When we get negative results, they rarely include the details we need in order to improve our interpersonal skills.

Since life improves so much with greater communication skills, getting feedback and an opportunity to improve would be not only life-saving for pilots, but labor-saving for the rest of us. Contact Alice Aspen March for a free consultation today and see how you might improve your communication skills, or learn more about The Attention Factor.

1.Which of the following can greatly influence our success in our daily life according to the passage?

A. The education we receive.

B. The skills of making a decision.

C. The nationality of our friends.

D. Our interpersonal skills.

2.What does the underlined word “They” refer to in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

A. Family members

B. Interpersonal skills.

C. Husband and wife

D. Challenges of lack of money.

3.Why does the author mention “traffic” and “other drivers” in the second paragraph?

A. Just to call our attention

B. To tell us the importance of communication skills.

C. To lead us to think of a sad scene

D. To help us not to forget traffic is very important.

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Getting feedback from others can be valueless in improving our interpersonal skills.

B. Even if we have good communication skills, we will surely not be able to improve our life.

C. If we pay enough money, we can get some advice from Alice Aspen March.

D. Many wise people think communicating with others needs skills.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The Attention Factor

B. The Problems of Marriage

C. Interpersonal Skills

D. The Relationship between Our Feelings and Traffic

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇论说文，讲述了人际交往的能力对成功的重要性，作者通过举例说明在很多场合和其他人交往是需要技能的。

1.细节理解题。从第一段的首句“Our interpersonal skills have a great effect on success in our daily lives.”可知人际交往的能力可以影响我们的成功。A、B、C三项均与文意不符，选D。

2. B猜测词义题。从第一段的倒数第二句“Interpersonal skills come into play when our flight is cancelled and we need to make other arrangements.” 可知我们的人际交往的能力在因航班推迟要做出另外安排的时候是很重要的；后面又说“They come into play when a marriage is threatened by financial challenges or infidelity(不忠).”说明人际交往能力在婚姻受到威胁时也很重要，they指的是interpersonal skills，选B

3.细节理解题。从第二段的首句“Our communication skills even matter when we are in traffic and we need to make a decision about how to respond to other drivers.”可知在开车时如何回应其他司机也需要人际交往能力，说明人际交往能力很重要。B项表述正确，其他几项均不符合语境，选B

4.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知A项表述不正确；根据第五段第一句可知B项表述不正确；根据第五段第二句可知C项表述不符合文意；根据第三段最后一句“Many wise men and women have stressed the importance of dealing with others in a skillful manner.”可知很多聪明的人认为和其他人交流需要巧，D项表述正确，选D

5.主旨大意题。通读全文并结合第一段第一句“Our interpersonal skills have a great effect on success in our daily lives.”可知这篇文章讲的是人际交往的能力，选C。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读