2024年高等教育公共課自考-00015英語(yǔ)(二)筆試歷年真題薈萃含答案

2024年高等教育公共課自考-00015英語(yǔ)(二)筆試歷年真題薈萃含答案（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）第1卷一.參考題庫(kù)(共30題)1.LearnfromMistakes Youcanonlylearnfromamistakeafteryou（1）you’vemadeit.Assoonasyoustartblamingotherpeople(ortheuniverseitself)youdistanceyourself（2）anypossiblelesson.Butifyoucourageouslystandupandhonestlysay“ThisismymistakeandIamresponsible”thepossibilitiesforlearningwillmovetowardsyou.Admissionofamistake,evenifonlyprivatelytoyourself,makeslearning（3）bymovingthefocusawayfromblameassignmentandtowardsunderstanding. Thisadvice（4）countertotheculturalassumptionswehaveaboutmistakesandfailure,namelythattheyare（5）things.We’retaughtinschool,inourfamilies,oratworktofeelguiltyaboutfailureandtodowhateverwecanto（6）mistakes.Thissenseofshameexplainswhymanypeoplegiveupontheirgoals:they’renot（7）forthemistakesandfailuresWhat’smissinginmanypeople’sbeliefsaboutsuccessisthefactthatthemore（8）thegoal,themorefrequentanddifficultsetbackswillbe.Thelargeryourambitions,themoredependentyouwillbeonyourabilitytoovercomeandlearnfromyourmistakes. Butformanyreasonsadmittingmistakesisdifficult.Animpliedvalueinmanyculturesisthatourworkrepresentsus:ifyoufailatest,thenyouarea（9）.Ifyoumakeamistakethenyouareamistake.Learningfrommistakesrequiresthreethings:puttingyourselfinsituationswhereyoucanmakeinterestingmistakes;havingtheself-confidencetoadmittothem;being（10）aboutmakingchanges.（5）內(nèi)應(yīng)選（）A、runsB、accessC、challengingD、shamefulE、courageousF、possibleG、admitH、failureI、avoidJ、preparedK、activitiesL、from2.GoodCommunicationforMakingFriends Asacommunicationskillstrainer,I'vemetawiderangeofpeople.Somepeoplehavetroubleassociatingwithothersandhavedifficultymakingfriends.SoIwouldliketodiscusstwokeypointstomakinggoodfriends.Thefirstistoshowrespectandloveforyourfriendsthroughyourwords.Trytosaythingstoothersthatwouldfeelgoodtoyouifyouheardthem.Forexample,saythingslike,"Thanksforthegreattime"and"Itwasreallynicetogettoknowyou."Ifyouarenotgoodatspeaking,thensmilingandusingbodylanguagetoexpressyoursincerityisalsoaneffectivewaytocommunicate.Additionally,Irecommendthatwhenyoumeetsomeonenewsendthemane-mailorletterbeforethedayisovertoexpresshowniceitwastomeetthem. Thegoalofgoodcommunicationistoreachanotherperson'sheartandformacomfortablerelationship.Itis,therefore,basedthepremisethatyougetridofyourworriesandbecomeabrightandpositiveperson.Whenthereisstaticnoiseoverthephoneline,youcan'theartheotherpersonclearly,right?Inthesameway,whenyourmindisfullofworriesandyoutrytocommunicatewithanotherperson,youcannotgiveorreceivemessagesaccurately.Forexample,let'ssayyouarestilltiedtoapastwoundofbeingbetrayedbyafriendandfeelinghurts.Evenifyoumeetsomeonenewandheorshetellsyou,"Let'sbegoodfriends,"youmaynotbeabletoacceptitbecauseyouwillhearanegativeinnervoicesayingsomethinglike"I mightbebetrayedagain"or"thepersonmighthaveahiddenagenda."Withthisworryinyourmind,youwillnotbeabletomakefriends. Ifyoucanberefreshedandgetridofyourworries,youshouldbeabletosenseothers'thoughtsandfeelingswithoutprejudiceandbuildarelationshipoftrust.Ifyoureallycan'tletgoofyourpainfulpastexperience,thentrytochangeyourperspectiveontheexperience. Forexample,trytothinkthatitwasanecessarylessonforyoutounderstandothers'pain.Ifyoucanthinkofthepositiveintentionbehindtheevent,thenyouwillbeabletoviewtheexperiencefavourablyandfeelbetter.Inthesentence"thepersonmighthaveahiddenagenda"(para.2),theword"agenda"means（）A、relationshipB、planC、worryD、past3.Dreams Dreamsdonothappenwhenyou'reasleep.Theyhappenwhenyou'reawake. Whateveryourgoalsare,alwaysrememberyoucanmakeittrue.Whetheritbelove,money,achildhooddream,andultimatelyhappiness,themostimportantideaisthatyoumustneverlosesightofyourdream. Createreminders.Thinkaboutyouroriginalmotivationoften.Besidesobviousfactorsthatwillcomealongwhenyourdreamisrealized,thinkaboutotherreasons.Whoareyoudoingthisdreamfor?Remindyourselfoftenofyourplan.Physicalsymbolsalwayshelp—postinguppicturesoftheendresult,buyingitemsthatsymbolizeyourgoals. Expressyourdreamfrequently.Whisperyourdreamthroughmoonlight.Shoutitonabusyhighway.Writeitonaballoonandsetitfree.Writeitonpaperboatsandfloatthemintheocean.Writeitasamessageonabottleandfloatthatintotheocean.Exploreandtrydifferentwaysofdifferentculturesofmakingishescometrue,smallorbig:papercranes,andshootingstars.Tellyourpetifyouhaveone.Tellittoallthepeopleyoucareaboutinyourlife. Createdeadlinesandpunishments.Foreverystepalongtheway,thinkofarealisticdeadline.Iftoosmall,eventuallyyouwillbecrashedwithalltheworkyouneedandpossiblyneverdoit.Iftoolarge,youwillprobablyforgetaboutit.Punishmentsarenecessary.Theycanbekeepingyourselfawayfromyourfavoriteactivities.Getafriendorfamilymembertoenforcethispunishment. Keepyourlife.Donotforgetaboutfriends,family,work,andespeciallyyourself!Keepcontactwithfriendsandfamily:overtheinternet,visitthem,writetothem.Trynotstartskippingworktoworkonyourdream.Keepyourbrain,body,andsoulingoodshapeatalltimes.Sleepoften,readoften,andenjoylife. Brainstormideasforyourdream.Mindmapping(essentiallycreativeconceptmapping)istheidealwaytobrainstorm.Anycreativeoutletwilldojustfinetofindsomecreativeideasforyourdream,especiallywritingordrawing.Anysortofart,evensinging,playingmusic,photography,wood-carvingcanwork.Buyajournalortwo.Findinspiration.Mindmappingisthemostidealwaytobrainstorm.（）A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven4.ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.SeveralthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.Onewomansufferedminorheadandneckinjuries. "Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafun-fairride,"saidthewoman. TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequakestruckat8:19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,about8.5milessouthofDoverandneartheentrancetotheChannelTunnel. Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwallsandchimneyscollapsedacrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetremorhadlastedforabout10to15seconds. "Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrombednexttome."saidHendrickvanEck,27,ofCanterburyabout60milessoutheastofLondon."Ithenheardthesoundofcracking,anditwasgettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupanddown." Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearoundtheworldeachyear,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril28quakewasthestrongestinBritainsince2002whena4.8-magnitudequakestruckthecentralEnglandcityofBirmingham. Thecountry'sstrongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorthSeain1931,measuring6.1ontheRichterscale.BritishGeologicalSurveyscientistRogerMussonsaidthequaketookplaceon28AprilinanareathathadseenseveralofthebiggestearthquakesevertostrikeBritain,includingonein1580thatcauseddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.MussonpredictedthatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeanotherearthquakestruckthispartofEngland.However,peopleshouldnotbescaredtoomuchbythisprediction,Mussonsaid,asthemodernearthquakewarningsystemofBritainshouldbeabletodetectaforthcomingquakeandannounceitseveralhoursbeforeittakesplace.Thiswouldallowtimeforpeopletoevacuateandreducedamagetotheminimum.FranceandseveralotherEuropeancountriessenttheirmedicalteamstoworksidebysidewiththeBritishdoctors.（）A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned5.PersonalFinance Whenitcomestoourfinances,eachofushasourownindividualapproach.Someofusaresavers,somearespenders,andothersaresome-whereinbetween.Thiscontinuumisaparadigmthatourpopularcultureusestoframedifferencesinthewaypeopleapproachmoney. Ibelievethatthewayweapproachourfinancesgoesbeyondthatparticularbehavioralcharacteristic.Inreality,Ithinkourapproachtofinancescanbeviewedinmoreofamulti-dimensionalsetting,wheremoneyhasadifferentroleinourlives.Forsome,moneymeanssurvival,plainandsimple.Forothers,moneyissomethingthatisapartoftheirlivesbutrarelyontheirmind,regardlessoftheroleitactuallyplays.Foryetothers,moneyisanobsession,asaccumulationindicatesachievement.Somepeopleviewmoneyasadefensiveresourcetoprotectagainstfuturesetbacks.Somepeoplewantmoneytoprovideagoodhome,tocontributetotheabilitytohavecertainhobbies,ortoprovidesomethingtofuturegenerationsandsoon.Sometimesthesamepersonmayviewmoneydifferentlyindifferentsituations.Thebottomlineisthatweeachhaveourownrelationshipwithmoney,andourownconsciousandsubconsciousneedsformoney,rootedinourvaluesystems. Thisisanareaofpersonalfinancethathasinterestedmeforawhile.Whydopeoplebehavethewaytheydowithrespecttotheirmoney?What'sdrivingthisbehavior?Ofcourse,astartingpointforanybodyistoconsiderhowyoupersonallyviewthings.Takinganintrospectiveapproach，Ihavespenttimefiguringoutmyowntakeonmoney，andtheroleitplaysinmylife.WhatIhavedeterminedisthatforme，itfitsintoaframeworkthatincludesthefollowingelements：health,wealth,andrelationships.Thesearelinkedtogetherasapartofasystem.They'reallconnected,andtotheextentoneisstrengthened,theotherswillbestrengthenedaswell.Ifoneisweakened,theotherswillbeweakenedaswell.Sotome,moneyisapartofthewealthaspectofHWR.Beyondbasicsurvival,moneygivesyoutheopportunitytoliveahealthierlife,withthetimeandmeanstohavemorepositiverelationships.OnethingIwanttomakeclearisthatIamnotsayingthatmoneybuysfriends.Well,itcould,butthosearen'ttruefriends.WhatIamsayingisthatthemoremoneyyouhave,onbalance,thelessstressedyouareaboutit,andthemoretimeyouhavetodootherthings,suchascultivatetrue,genuinerelationshipsthataren’tbasedonmoney.Moneyisbutacomponentinthesystem.Withmoneywecanbuyanythingincludingtruefriends.（）A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven6.Theeasywayoutisn’talwayseasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDoug,myhusbandofonemonth,toaspecialmeal.Iglancedthroughmycookbookandchoseamenuwhichincludedhomemadebread.Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime.IstartedonitassoonasDougleftforwork.AsIwasnotexperiencedincooking,Ithoughtifadozenwasgood,twodozenwouldbebetter,soIdoubledeverything.AsDouglovedoranges,Ialsoopenedacanoforangeandpoureditallintothebowl.Soontherewasastickydoughcoveredwithuglyyellowishmarks.RealizingIhadbeendefeated,IputthedoughintherubbishbinoutsidesoIwouldn’thavetofaceDouglaughingatmywork.Iwentonpreparingtherestofthemeal,and,whenDouggothome,wesatdowntoCornishchickenwithrice.Hetriedtoenjoythemealbutseemeddisturbed.Twicehegotupandwentoutside,sayinghethoughtheheardanoise.Thethirdtimeheleft,Iwenttothewindowstoseewhathewasdoing.Lookingout,IsawDougstandingaboutthreefeetfromtherubbishbin,holdingthelidupwithastickandlookingintothecontainer.WhenIcameoutofthehouse,hedroppedthestickandexplainedthattherewassomethingaliveinoutrubbishbin.Pickingupthestickagain,heheldthelidupenoughformetosee.Ifeltcold.ButIsteppedcloserandlookedharder.Withoutdoubtitwasmywork.Thehotsunhadcausedthedoughtodoubleinsizeandthefermentingyeastmadethesurfaceshakeandsighasthoughitwerebreathing.Ihadtoadmitwhatthelivingthingwasandwhyitwasthere.Idon'tknowwhowasmoreembarrassedbythewholething—Dougorme.WhenDougwentoutthethirdtime,thewomanlookedoutofthewindowbecauseshewas（）A、surprisedathisbeinginterestedinthebinB、afraidthathewoulddiscoverhersecretC、unhappythathedidn’tenjoythemealD、curioustoknowwhatdisturbedhim7.TeachingChildrentoSpendPocketMoneyWisely School-goingchildrenneedpocketmoneyforfood,stationeryandbusfares.Parentsgivepocketmoneytotheirchildrenindifferentways.Somegivealumpsumatthebeginningofamonthoraweek.____1____Thewayinwhichpocketmoneyisgivenaffectshowmoneyisspentorsaved.Ontheotherhand,thechildren'sspendinghabitsmayaffecthowpocketmoneyisgiven. Pocketmoneygivenonadailybasisissometimestermedas"foodmoney".____2____Theylearnhowtomanagesmallsumsofmoney.Asthemoneyislimited,theyhavetocontroltheirspending.Someparentschoosethismethodofallocatingpocketmoneyinordertopreventtheirchildrenfromoverspending,hopingthatintimetheycanbetrustedwithlargersumsofmoney.____3____. Givingpocketmoneyonadailybasisplacesresponsibilitiesofbudgetingontheparents,insteadofthechild.Thechildmayspendeverysinglecentofthedailypocketmoneybyoverindulginginjunkfood,astheyknowtheywillgetanothersumofmoneythenextday.Thisresultsinchildrenbeingshort-sightedintheirspending.____4____Theymaydevelopthementalitythatmoneyismeanttobespent.Othersspendmorethantheyaregiven.Theyborrowfromtheirsiblingsortheirclassmateswhentheyfeellikeindulgingthemselves.Thentheymayaskformoneytopayofftheirdebts.Thishabitofborrowingcausesthemtodependonotherstosolvetheirproblems.____5____.____4____內(nèi)應(yīng)選（）A、Thereisnobetterwaytoteachchildrentomanagemoneythantostartwiththeirpocketmoney.B、Thethoughtofsavingmoneynevercrossedtheirminds.C、Childrenusuallyusethepocketmoneytobuyfoodduringrecessandalsoatlunchhouriftheyhaveschoolactivitiesintheafternoon.D、Othersprefertogivepocketmoneyonadailybasis.E、Parentswhoearndailywagesmayalsooptforthisduetofinancialconstraints.F、Insuchinstances,thepurposeofrationingisdefeated.8.PersonalFinance Whenitcomestoourfinances,eachofushasourownindividualapproach.Someofusaresavers,somearespenders,andothersaresome-whereinbetween.Thiscontinuumisaparadigmthatourpopularcultureusestoframedifferencesinthewaypeopleapproachmoney. Ibelievethatthewayweapproachourfinancesgoesbeyondthatparticularbehavioralcharacteristic.Inreality,Ithinkourapproachtofinancescanbeviewedinmoreofamulti-dimensionalsetting,wheremoneyhasadifferentroleinourlives.Forsome,moneymeanssurvival,plainandsimple.Forothers,moneyissomethingthatisapartoftheirlivesbutrarelyontheirmind,regardlessoftheroleitactuallyplays.Foryetothers,moneyisanobsession,asaccumulationindicatesachievement.Somepeopleviewmoneyasadefensiveresourcetoprotectagainstfuturesetbacks.Somepeoplewantmoneytoprovideagoodhome,tocontributetotheabilitytohavecertainhobbies,ortoprovidesomethingtofuturegenerationsandsoon.Sometimesthesamepersonmayviewmoneydifferentlyindifferentsituations.Thebottomlineisthatweeachhaveourownrelationshipwithmoney,andourownconsciousandsubconsciousneedsformoney,rootedinourvaluesystems. Thisisanareaofpersonalfinancethathasinterestedmeforawhile.Whydopeoplebehavethewaytheydowithrespecttotheirmoney?What'sdrivingthisbehavior?Ofcourse,astartingpointforanybodyistoconsiderhowyoupersonallyviewthings.Takinganintrospectiveapproach，Ihavespenttimefiguringoutmyowntakeonmoney，andtheroleitplaysinmylife.WhatIhavedeterminedisthatforme，itfitsintoaframeworkthatincludesthefollowingelements：health,wealth,andrelationships.Thesearelinkedtogetherasapartofasystem.They'reallconnected,andtotheextentoneisstrengthened,theotherswillbestrengthenedaswell.Ifoneisweakened,theotherswillbeweakenedaswell.Sotome,moneyisapartofthewealthaspectofHWR.Beyondbasicsurvival,moneygivesyoutheopportunitytoliveahealthierlife,withthetimeandmeanstohavemorepositiverelationships.OnethingIwanttomakeclearisthatIamnotsayingthatmoneybuysfriends.Well,itcould,butthosearen'ttruefriends.WhatIamsayingisthatthemoremoneyyouhave,onbalance,thelessstressedyouareaboutit,andthemoretimeyouhavetodootherthings,suchascultivatetrue,genuinerelationshipsthataren’tbasedonmoney.Moneyisbutacomponentinthesystem.Thewriterisanexportonmoneymanagement.（）A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven9.OvercomingDifficulties ①Lifeisfullofdifficultiesandobstacles,frombirthtodeath.Attimes,Lifeseemslikeahurdlerace.Wearesureofencounteringhurdles,butalmostalwayswearetakenbysurprise.Itisnecessarytoacceptthatlifeingeneralisfullofdifficultiesandadversities.Thisrecognitionisthefirststep.Whenfacedwithproblems,weoftenfeel,"Iamtheonlyonehavingsuchproblems"Or,wetendtoexaggerateourproblemsandregardthemasmostcomplex,mostpainful，andasanextremecase.Butifwelookaroundus,wefindpeopleinmuchworseconditions.AsSt.Augustinesaid,"Icriedforboots,tillIsawamanwhohadnolegs." ②Whenfacedwithdifficulties,weeithercomplainorseektododgethem.Webehavelikeasostrichinthedesert.Itissaidthatwhenthereisastorminthedesert,theostrichburieshisheadinthesand-hopingthatthestormwillgoawayifheignoresit-andfinallygetsburiedunderaheapofsandanddies.Someofuschoosetopretendthattheproblemsdonotexist.Wefailtorealizethatconfrontingandsolvingtheproblem-nopainfultheprocess-makesusgrow. ③Acceptthewoesofbirth.Ithasmanyimpliedmeanings.First,itmeans"accepting,"i.e.,beingabletosaythatitis"my"problemanditisuptometosolveit.Manytimeswefindourselvesputtingtheblameonothers-parents,societyorthecircumstancesoflife.Nothinghappensbychance,butallistheresultofourpastactions.Therearetimeswhenwhatisneededispatience.Weseektocomeoutofanunpleasantsituationquickly.Wemustunderstandthatifthecausehadbeenoperatingforalongtime,theeffectalsowouldlastlong-asevenwhenthegashasbeenturnedoff,theburnerremainshotforalongtime.Similarly,weexpectquickresults;havingputintheeffort,wemustbewillingtowait.Patientacceptanceofwhatisduetousmakesusmakesustakeastepfurtherinourdevelopment. ④Oncewehavelearnttodealwithadifficulty,thenexttimeweencounterit,itceasestobeadifficulty.But,moreoftenthannotthecauseoftheproblemisinternal,i.e.,withinus,andoften,itcallsforachange.Oftenthedifficultyissolvedwhenwearewillingtochange—ourwayofthinking,ourfeelings,ourlikesanddislikes—andreadytoadaptoradjustourselvestoaproblematicsituationorapersoninlife.Wemustrealizethatrealizethatchangeisinevitable,andalwaysbementallypreparedforit. ⑤Notalllife'sproblemsaresuchthattheyneedtobedealtwithallatonce.Sometimesitispossibletotakeastepandwaitforalongtime.Forinstance,ifthetapisleakingthenweneedtocallaplumberassoonaswecan.Buthavingcalledhimandhavingfoundthathecancomeonlythefollowingmorning,weshouldwaitpatientlyforthenext24hours.Inthisperiod,peoplecangetveryanxiousandgoontalkingaboutittoothers.Therearemanysuchproblemsinlife.Whilewaitingforalongtime，peopletendtobecome（）A、seektododgethemB、immediatereactionC、waitingforalongtimeD、difficultiesandadversitiesE、veryanxiousF、onothers10.LearnfromMistakes Youcanonlylearnfromamistakeafteryou（1）you’vemadeit.Assoonasyoustartblamingotherpeople(ortheuniverseitself)youdistanceyourself（2）anypossiblelesson.Butifyoucourageouslystandupandhonestlysay“ThisismymistakeandIamresponsible”thepossibilitiesforlearningwillmovetowardsyou.Admissionofamistake,evenifonlyprivatelytoyourself,makeslearning（3）bymovingthefocusawayfromblameassignmentandtowardsunderstanding. Thisadvice（4）countertotheculturalassumptionswehaveaboutmistakesandfailure,namelythattheyare（5）things.We’retaughtinschool,inourfamilies,oratworktofeelguiltyaboutfailureandtodowhateverwecanto（6）mistakes.Thissenseofshameexplainswhymanypeoplegiveupontheirgoals:they’renot（7）forthemistakesandfailuresWhat’smissinginmanypeople’sbeliefsaboutsuccessisthefactthatthemore（8）thegoal,themorefrequentanddifficultsetbackswillbe.Thelargeryourambitions,themoredependentyouwillbeonyourabilitytoovercomeandlearnfromyourmistakes. Butformanyreasonsadmittingmistakesisdifficult.Animpliedvalueinmanyculturesisthatourworkrepresentsus:ifyoufailatest,thenyouarea（9）.Ifyoumakeamistakethenyouareamistake.Learningfrommistakesrequiresthreethings:puttingyourselfinsituationswhereyoucanmakeinterestingmistakes;havingtheself-confidencetoadmittothem;being（10）aboutmakingchanges.（6）內(nèi)應(yīng)選（）A、runsB、accessC、challengingD、shamefulE、courageousF、possibleG、admitH、failureI、avoidJ、preparedK、activitiesL、from11.MarriageAdvertisementsinIndia EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupofteaandspecialweekendissuesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.Buthere,withthemarriageseasonapproaching,manyofthemquicklytoaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian-the-columnsofmarriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.Thisisrelativelymodernchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearrangedmarriage.Thethousandsofadvertisementspublishedeachweekincreasinglyreflectsocialchangesthatcomingtothistraditionalsociety.Forexample,althoughwomenarestilldescribedintermsofappearance,orskillin"thewifelyarts",informationaboutherearningpowerisenteringmoreandmoreoftheadvertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaoftheworkingwife. Divorce,whichusedtobealmostunheardofinIndia,issometimesnowmentionedintheadvertisementsasinthecaseofawomanwhoseadvertisementinNewDelhinewspaperexplainedthathadbeen"theinnocentparty"whenhermarriagebrokeup. Becausethecustomofthedowry(marriagepayment)isnowillegal,someadvertisementssay"nodowry"or"simplemarriage",whichmeansthesamething.However,thefathersofmanybridegroomsstillrequireit.Inalandwherelightskinisoftenregardedassociallypreferable,manyalsorequirethatawomanhavea"wheat-color"complexionorthatamanbe"tall,fairandhandsome".Advertisementsareplacedandeagerlyreadbyawiderangeofpeopleintheupperclasses,mostlyincities.Manyofthemreceivedozensofanswers."There'snothingembarrassingaboutit,"explainedaCalcuttabusinessmanadvertisingason-in-law."It'sjustanotherwayofbroadeningthecontactsandincreasingthepossibilityofdoingthecontactsandincreasingthepossibilitiesofdoingthebestoneforone'sdaughter." Becauseofhighunemploymentandagenerallypoorstandardoflivinghere,oneofthebestattractionsamarriageadvertisementcanofferisapermittoliveabroad,especiallyinCanadaortheUnitedStates.Apersonwhohasonecangetwhathewants.OnerecentSundayinMadras,forexample,aPunjabiengineerlivinginSanFranciscoadvertisedfora"beautifulslimbridewithlovelyfeaturesknowingmusicanddance".AndamanwhoseadvertisementsaidthatheheldanAmericanimmigrationpermitwasabletosay,onlygirlsfromrich,well-connectedfamiliesneedapply.Inthetext,aSundayfeatureisakindofnewspaperadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.（）A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned12.GoodCommunicationforMakingFriends Asacommunicationskillstrainer,I'vemetawiderangeofpeople.Somepeoplehavetroubleassociatingwithothersandhavedifficultymakingfriends.SoIwouldliketodiscusstwokeypointstomakinggoodfriends.Thefirstistoshowrespectandloveforyourfriendsthroughyourwords.Trytosaythingstoothersthatwouldfeelgoodtoyouifyouheardthem.Forexample,saythingslike,"Thanksforthegreattime"and"Itwasreallynicetogettoknowyou."Ifyouarenotgoodatspeaking,thensmilingandusingbodylanguagetoexpressyoursincerityisalsoaneffectivewaytocommunicate.Additionally,Irecommendthatwhenyoumeetsomeonenewsendthemane-mailorletterbeforethedayisovertoexpresshowniceitwastomeetthem. Thegoalofgoodcommunicationistoreachanotherperson'sheartandformacomfortablerelationship.Itis,therefore,basedthepremisethatyougetridofyourworriesandbecomeabrightandpositiveperson.Whenthereisstaticnoiseoverthephoneline,youcan'theartheotherpersonclearly,right?Inthesameway,whenyourmindisfullofworriesandyoutrytocommunicatewithanotherperson,youcannotgiveorreceivemessagesaccurately.Forexample,let'ssayyouarestilltiedtoapastwoundofbeingbetrayedbyafriendandfeelinghurts.Evenifyoumeetsomeonenewandheorshetellsyou,"Let'sbegoodfriends,"youmaynotbeabletoacceptitbecauseyouwillhearanegativeinnervoicesayingsomethinglike"I mightbebetrayedagain"or"thepersonmighthaveahiddenagenda."Withthisworryinyourmind,youwillnotbeabletomakefriends. Ifyoucanberefreshedandgetridofyourworries,youshouldbeabletosenseothers'thoughtsandfeelingswithoutprejudiceandbuildarelationshipoftrust.Ifyoureallycan'tletgoofyourpainfulpastexperience,thentrytochangeyourperspectiveont