Question

Are you the type of person who always says“yes”？I’ve come to learn that it is very im-portant to learn to say NO！It’s okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.

I，m not saying to say“no" to someone who really needs your help. I’m talking about re-fusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don’t want to be a guest at.

Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don’t want to do. If you’re like I once was，you can’t sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever you’re saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldn’t have all of these thoughts.

So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you don’t show up at the meeting（by the way，it is not one you must attend) your boss isn’t going to like you or your co-workers won’t respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters won’t love you as much if you don’t do everything for them that they ask every occasion.

If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to，and if you’re some-one who always says“yes" then that’s what they，re expecting.

You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations in life to ful-fill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.

1.Which of the following statements would the writer agree with？

A．We should try to do what our friends ask us to do.

B．We should help others in need.

C．Always saying“yes" means you are dishonest.

D．Always saying“no" means you are brave.

2.What does the underlined word，’ It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Saying "yes"．

B．A friend's birthday party.

C．Something you’re unwilling to do.

D．Something you think difficult to do.

3.The writer believes that if you say“no" to your family members，you’11＿·

A．have the same relationship with them as before

B．have a loose relationship with them

C．disappoint them

D．upset them

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Learn to Make a Right Choice              B．To Be Yourself

C．Do What You Want to Do                  D．Learn to Say No

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇說明文，說明了不要給真正需要幫助的人說“no”，當你不想做某事的時候你給別人說了“yes”，會增加你的思想負擔，使你夜不能寐，不要因為怕朋友、家人等不高興，給他們都說“yes”，你要學會說不

1.細節題。由第二段第一行I，m not saying to say“no" to someone who really needs your help可以知道答案，故選B。

2.推理題。由第三段第一行Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don’t want to do可以推出答案，故選C。

3.細節題。由倒數第二段第一句If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what可以知道答案，故選A。

4.推理題。由本文的主要意思“不要給真正需要幫助的人說“no”，當你不想做某事的時候你給別人說了“yes”，會增加你的思想負擔，使你夜不能寐，不要因為怕朋友、家人等不高興，給他們都說“yes”，你要學會說不”，可以推出答案，故選D。

考點：這是一說明文

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