Question

Learning how to be patient with people can be challenging for some. After all, not everybody is gifted with great patience. The good news is that it is something that can be learned and eventually perfected.

When the customer before you takes ages to pay for his or her groceries, you tap your foot impatiently and cough every now and then; but no, the customer is still not hurrying up. It takes all of your power not to make a scene.  However, if you picture that customer to be someone you like (say your partner), then you will find yourself not getting too annoyed, right? So the next time you find yourself losing patience with somebody, simply visualize that person to be someone you really, really like and your patience will extend its life.

The second step on how to be patient with people involves whistling. When you whistle a happy tune, you instantly cheer up. You can sing your favorite song if you can't whistle - it really doesn't make a difference. What's important here is that you have done something that makes you feel good. And when you feel good, you are more likely to be patient with the people around you.

Next, when you're stressed, it's almost impossible to learn how to be patient with people. If you know you're going to be in a situation where your patience will be tested, meditate or get yourself a massage(按摩) first. Don't dive into anything unless you've managed to clear yourself off negative emotions. Remember: the more stressed you are, the faster you'll lose your temper. The less stress you have in your life, the longer your patience.

Learning how to patient with people is not a necessity in life. You've seen people who manage to survive day to day with incredibly bad tempers after all. But do you really want to live like they do? If, however, you want a life that has better quality than that, then just follow these steps and embrace the fact that patience is a virtue.

1.what does the underlined phrase in paragraph 2 mean?

A．quarrel publicly                        B．make something appear

C．drive away                             D．feel happy

2.Which of the following can best summarize the topic of paragraph2?

A．We should love everyone around us.

B．Show your impatience when your customers aren’t in a hurry.

C．Think of others fondly.

D．To be patient is really difficult occasionally.

3.When you realized that your patience is being examined, you should________.

A．it is possible to control it

B．let it known by whoever you are facing

C．do whatever you like and don’t care what others say

D．learn to relax yourself in a possible way

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A．We have to learn to be patient with others because it can benefit us.

B．When you are under pressure, it is unavoidable to be impatient.

C．Doing something that you like may make you feel good when you are impatient.

D．Patience is a quality that can be improved.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文論述了人們要學會與人相處要有耐心，同時指出耐心也是對人們的一個大的挑戰(zhàn)，文中對于如何應對挑戰(zhàn)，如何讓自己變得有耐心，提出了一些建議，文章最后指出耐心是人們的一種美德。

1.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)the customer is still not hurrying up. It takes all of your power not 既然是顧客就不能發(fā)脾氣，就應有耐心，那么就不會在公共場合吵架了，故選A。

2.這是題目歸納題。根據(jù)So the next time you find yourself losing patience with somebody, simply visualize that person to be someone you really, really like and your patience will extend its life.故選C.

3.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)If you know you're going to be in a situation where your patience will be tested, meditate or get yourself a massage(按摩) first. Don't dive into anything unless you've managed to clear yourself off negative emotions. 要學會放松自己，故選D。

4.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)BCD三項都在短文中有闡述，只有A想沒有提及，故選A。

考點：這是一篇議論文。

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