Question

【题目】 Even if you wake up every day with a perfect smile on your face, it can easily be ruined by the difficult people you meet at your workplace. You can’t avoid them because they are already part of your daily life. They make your day stressful which gives you a terrible feeling to leave the work immediately. 【1】 I will share a few effective strategies which will help you to deal with these difficult people.

Don’t take it personally.

Difficult people see others’ opinion as conflicting (冲突) to their belief. Their behaviour is already a habit to them so if you take it personally, they may even plan to make your life more terrible. Remember the problem is not only with you.【2】

Listen to what they say.

Sometimes what difficult people want is someone’s attention and love. There are also difficult people who don’t even speak but will just throw you with sullen ( 愠怒的) looks to make you feel uneasy. 【3】 The thought of you standing there and waiting for a response will make them feel uncomfortable and they will just decide to speak up. If they do, listen carefully and analyze it.

Don’t get discouraged.

I have already told you that it would be really difficult for you to change their behaviour but never give up. It should be you affecting them and not them affecting you.【4】 They would not interfere (干扰) with you again. If they realize that, you can already enjoy your stay in the office or in the school.

【5】

Instead of dealing with their pessimistic attitude every day, try to look at what advantages these people have. That way, they will start to like and appreciate you. Also, they won’t give you cold stares any more.

A.See what’s good in these people.

B.Choose topics that you both like.

C.Difficult people are sometimes suffering from low self-esteem (自尊).

D.If this happens, ask them and wait for a minute until he or she speaks.

E.What’s worse is that they can even make your enjoyable day unhealthy.

F.There must be many people who feel annoyed with their unpleasant behaviour.

G.Once they feel that you are different and they can’t beat you, they’ll learn to become distant.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】D

【4】G

【5】A

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个有效的策略来帮助你对付这些工作中难对付的人：别往心里去、听听他们说什么、不要气馁、看看这些人的优点。

【1】根据上一句They make your day stressful which gives you a terrible feeling to leave the work immediately. 他们让你的一天充满压力，让你有一种要立即离开工作的可怕感觉。可知，此处内容也与上句的They（也就是the difficult people you meet at your workplace）带来的影响有关，选项E“更糟糕的是，他们甚至会让你愉快的一天变得不健康。”符合题意。故选E项。

【2】根据上一句Remember the problem is not only with you. 记住，不只是你一个人的问题。可知此处内容与他人有关，F选项“一定有许多人对他们不愉快的行为感到烦恼。”符合题意。故选F项。

【3】根据上一句There are also difficult people who don’t even speak but will just throw you with sullen ( 愠怒的) looks to make you feel uneasy. 也有难缠的人，他们甚至不说话，只是用阴沉的表情看着你，让你感到不自在。下一句The thought of you standing there and waiting for a response will make them feel uncomfortable and they will just decide to speak up.一想到你站在那里等待回应，他们就会感到不舒服，他们就会决定说出来。可知，此处内容与那些用阴沉表情看着你但是不说话的人有关，该怎么做呢？选项D“如果发生这种情况，询问他们并等待一分钟，直到他或她开口。”符合题意。故选D项。

【4】根据下一句They would not interfere with you again. 他们不会再干涉你了。可知此处内容与他们不会继续攻击你有关，选项G“一旦他们觉得你与众不同，他们无法打败你，他们就会学着疏远你。”符合题意。故选G项。

【5】根据下一句Instead of dealing with their pessimistic attitude every day, try to look at what advantages these people have. 与其每天处理他们的悲观态度，不如试着看看这些人有什么优势。可知，此处是本段小标题，内容应该与看看这些人有什么优点有关，选项A“看看这些人的优点。”符合题意。故选A项。