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Haveyoueverarguedwithyourlovedonesoversimplemisunderstandings（误解）？Littlewonder.Weoftenbelievewe’remoreskillfulingettingourpointacrossthanweactuallyare,accordingtoBozaKeysar,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Inhisrecentstudy,speakerstriedtoexpresstheirmeaningsusingunclearsentences.Speakerswhothoughtlistenersunderstoodwerewrongnearlyhalfthetime.Here’ssomegoodadvicetoreducemisunderstanding:
（1）Don’ttrustwhatyouseefromthelistener.Listenersoftennod,lookatyouorsay“uhhuh”tobepoliteormovetheconversationalong.Butit’seasytoconsidertheseassignsofunderstanding.
（2）Traintheeditor（编辑）inyourhead.Ifyousay,“Bethdiscussesherproblemswithherhusband,”it’snotclearwhethershe’stalkingtoherhusbandorabouthim.Tryinstead,“Bethtalkstoherhusbandaboutherproblems.”or“Bethtalkstoothersabouttheproblemswithherhusband.”
（3）Asklistenerstorepeatyourmessage.Introduceyourrequestbysaying“IwanttobesureIsaidthatright.”Questionslike“Howdoesthatsound?”or“Doesthatmakesense?”mayalsowork.　
（4）Listenwell.Whenonthereceivingend,askquestionstobesureyou’reonthesamepage.Afterall,itisn’tjustthespeaker’sjobtomakehisspeechunderstood.
58.Whydoesthewritergiveustheadvice?
A.We’renotskillfulenoughtomakeclearsentences.
B.Misunderstandingisdamagingournormallives.
C.Misunderstandingoccursnowandthen.
D.It’simpolitetosayNOtoothers.
59.Thewritersuggeststhatwhentalkingtoothers,thespeakershould______.
A.knowthatlistenerswillshowhimthattheyunderstandhiswords
B.expresshimselfclearlyevenwhenheseessignsofunderstanding
C.noticelistener’ssignsofunderstanding
D.lookdirectlyintohislistener’seyes
60.ByTraintheeditorinyourhead,thespeakersareadvised_______.
A.togetthemselvestrainedbyagoodeditor
B.todiscussproblemswiththeirhusbandsorwives
C.toexpressthemselvesinlongbutsimplesentences
D.tomakesureeachsentencehasonlyonemeaning
61.Inthelastparagraph,thewordsyou’reonthesamepagemeanthat______.
A.you’refollowingthespeakersclosely
B.you’rereadingthesamepageasthespeakerdoes
C.youshouldknowwhichpagethespeakerrefersto
D.yourstoryiswrittenonthesamepageasthespeaker’s
B
Whileactingmayruninthefamily,itwasn’tAngelinaJolie’sonlychoicewhenthinkingaboutherfuture.AlthoughJoliehasstudiedhercraft（技艺）sincechildhood,atonepointthe26-year-old,whostarsthismonthinTombRaiderwithherfather,actorJohnVoight,wantedtobeafuneral（殡葬）director.“Ithoughtthatthecrossingovercouldbeabeautifulthingandatimeofcomfortwhenpeoplecouldreachouttoeachother.”
Tradition（传统）isalwaysattractiveandinterestingtoJolie,whomovedwithhermother,MarchelineBertand,andbrotherafterherparentsseparatedwhenshewastwo.“Ineverhadonehome.Ineverhadanattic（阁楼）thathadoldthingsinit.Wealwaysmoved,soIwasneverrootedanywhere.AndIalwaysdreamedofhavingthatatticofthingsthatIcouldgobackandhavealook.I’mverydrawntosomethingsthataretradition,thatareroots,andIthinkthatmaybewhyIpaidsuchspecialattentiontofunerals.”
Finally,shechoseacting.“Followinginmyfather’sfootsteps,”shesays,“isaninterestingthing,becauseIthinkwespeaktoeachotherthroughourwork.Youdon’treallyknowyourparentsinacertainway,andtheydon’treallyknowyou.SohecanwatchafilmandseehowIamasawoman,thewayI’mdealingwithahusbandwho’sbeenhurt,orthewayI’mcryingalone.”
“Andit’sthesameforme:Icanwatchfilmsofhisandjustseewhoheis.I’velearnedtounderstandhimasaperson.”
62.Thepassageisaboutawomanwho_______.
A.wasonceafuneraldirector
B.istheleadingactressinTombRaider
C.wantsanattictolivein
D.washurtbyherhusband
63.WhichofthefollowingcanbestsupportTraditionisalwaysattractiveandinterestingtoJolie?
A.Jolielongedtohaveoldthingsfromherchildhood.
B.HavingmorethanonehomeisalwaysinterestingtoJolie.
C.Jolie’sparentsseparatedwhenshewasveryyoung.
D.Traditionisalwaysrootedsomewhere.
64.ThewordsFollowinginmyfather’sfootstepsmostprobablymean______.
A.listeningtomyfather’sadvice
B.takingmyfatherasanexample
C.walkingaftermyfather
D.lookingformyfather’sfootsteps
65.AngelinaJoliefinallychoseactingbecauseshethoughtsheandherfathercould_______.
A.worktogetherseveralmonthsayear
B.bringintomemorywhathappenedinthepast
C.payattentiontothingstheyareinterestedin
D.gettoknoweachotherthroughtheirfilms
　　五.补全对话（共5句；每句满分为3分，共15分。）
　　根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句；打问号的地方，用疑问句。
　　提示：Jane和Michael商量周末去野餐。他们讨论要去什么地方，带些什么。Michael建议邀请John和他的女朋友参加。后他们决定星期六早上8点出发。
Jane:HowdoyouliketheideaofhavingapicnicthisSaturday?
Michael:Wonderful.But66?
Jane:WhataboutgoingtotheWesternHills?It’squitecoolthere.
Michael:That’sagoodidea.67togowithus?
Jane:OK.Andwecanaskthemtopreparesomedrinks.
Michael:68?
Jane:You’dbetterbuysomefruit,andsandwiches.
Michael:69?
Jane:Ilikeoranges,watermelons,grapes,andbananas.
Michael:70?
Jane:Howabout8inthemorning?Wecangetthereinanhourandahalf.
Michael:OK.I’llcallJohnandtellhimaboutourplan.
　　六.书面表达（满分30分）
　　假定你是John，将去上海旅游。写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于10月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接站，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。
　　注意：词数应为100左右。
Oct.15
DearZhangQiang,
__________________________________________________________________________
Allthebest,
John