4.When we perceive other people,we seldom describe a person in cold and objective words."She was 5feet 8 inches tall,had fair hair,and wore a colored skirt."More often,we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes,emotions,motivations,abilities,ideas and characters.Furthermore,we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly---perhaps with a two-second glance.
We try to obtain information about others in may ways.Social scientist Berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others watching,without being noticed,a person interacting with others,particularly with others who are known to you so you can compare the observed person's behavior with the known others'behavior,observing a person in a situation where social behavior is relatively unrestrained(自然的) or where a wide variety of behavioral responses are called for; deliberately structuring the physical or social environment so as to observe the person's responses to specific stimuli(刺激); asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her; and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about another person questions,self-disclosures(自我表露),and so on.
Getting to know someone is a never-ending task,largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are often imprecise.You may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him.If we accept the idea that we won't ever fully know another person,it enables us to deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and description.It will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent(前后不一致) behavior.Ironically (讽刺性的) those things that keep us from knowing another person too well (e.g.,secrets and deceptions) may be just as important to the development of satisfying relationship as those things that enables us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person (e.g.,disclosure and truthful statements.)
29.The word"pinpoint"(in 1st para) is closest in meaning toC.
A.appreciate B.obtain C.identify D.interpret
30.What do we learn from the first paragraph?D
A.People like to be described in cold,objective words.
B.It is impossible to get inside of a person.
C.It is difficult to describe a person in words.
D.Getting to know a person is usually no easy job.
31.It can be inferred from Berger's suggestions thatC.
A.people do not reveal their true self on every occasion
B.the best way to know a person is by making comparisons
C.in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directly
D.face-to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover information about a person
32.The author's purpose in writing the passage is toB.
A.provide ways of how to obtain information about people
B.discuss the various aspects of getting to know people
C.warn readers of the negative side of people's characters
D.give advice on appropriate behaviors for social occasions.
分析 本文属于议论文阅读,主要向我们讲述了我们了解一个人是一件不容易的事情,并提出了观察他人的方法,作者通过这篇文章告诉我们要了解人的各个方面.
解答 29.C 词义猜测题,根据More often,we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes,emotions,motivations,abilities,ideas and characters.可知更常见的是,我们试图让别人发现自己的态度、情绪、动机、能力、想法和性格,故选C.
30.D 细节理解题,根据Furthermore,we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly---perhaps with a two-second glance.可知认识一个人不是一件容易的事情,故选D.
31.C 细节理解题,根据Social scientist Berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others:watching,without being noticed,a person interacting with others,particularly with others who are known to you so you can compare the observed person's behavior with the known others'behavior,可知社会科学家伯杰提出的建议是我们应该避免直接与所观察到的人接触,故选C.
32.B 主旨大意题,通读全文可知这篇文章讲述的是我们要了解人的各个方面,故选B.
点评 本文是一个人生感悟类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.