Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are rig

Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right-and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to  36  others how their positions, statements, and points of view are   37  , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow   38   it, or at least learn something. Wrong!

Think about it. Have you ever been   39   by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever   40   you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their   41  ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us   42   to be corrected. We all want our positions to be   43   and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest    44   of the human heart. And those who learn to   45   are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the   46   of correcting others are often resented and   47  .

A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise   48   others the joy of being right-      give them the glory.    49   correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to\:”, rather than jumping   50   and saying, “No, it’s more important to…:”, simply let it go and allow their statement to   51  . The people in your life will become less defensive and more   52  . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 53. You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s   54  , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “  55  ”, most of the time?

36.A.show      B.ask      C.prove   D.teach

37.A.unimportant   B.unbelievable       C.incorrect     D.imperfect

38.A.consider B.appreciate    C.understand   D.refuse

39.A.fooled    B.helped  C.taught  D.corrected

40.A.thanked  B.rewarded     C.cared   D.accepted

41.A.side B.price    C.expense       D.cost

42.A.like B.hate     C.prefer  D.afford

43.A.admired  B.received      C.realized       D.respected

44.A.shortcomings B.advantages   C.desires D.wishes

45.A.talk B.praise   C.help     D.listen

46.A.habit      B.form    C.position       D.purpose

47.A.punished B.avoided       C.left      D.scolded

48.A.letting    B.lending       C.allowing      D.owing

49.A.Stop       B.Continue     C.Practise       D.Try

50.A.out  B.up       C.in D.off

51.A.last B.go       C.work    D.stand

52.A.helpful   B.loving  C.careful D.popular

53.A.dreamed B.wanted C.asked   D.demanded

54.A.sufferings      B.worries       C.successs       D.happiness

55.A.happy     B.right    C.sorry    D.proud

试题答案

36---55      ACBDA   CBDCD   ABCAC   DBADB  

解析:

36.A  show sb. sth. “给某人展示……”。

37.C  由下文“纠正”别人（correcting）可知。

38.B  appreciate “感激”。由or at least learn something 可知。

39.D  由上下文可知。

40.A  此处作者反问：你曾经被别人“纠正”而感激不尽过吗？被你“纠正”过的人曾经“感激”过你吗？——没有。

41.C  at one’s expense意为“以牺牲……为代价”。

42.B  此处应是我们都“不喜欢”被别人“纠正”。

43.D  由后面的understand 可知。

44.C  指我们内心的“欲望”。

45.D  学会“倾听”别人的观点，才能得到别人的爱戴和尊敬。

46.A  be in the habit of 相当于have the habit of。

47.B  由前面的“怨恨”及和前句的loved和respected相对比可知。

48.C  allow sb. sth. “允许某人拥有……”。

49.A  作者建议：别再老是“纠正”别人，故用stop doing (停止干……)。

50.C  jump in  相当于break in （插话、打断别人）。

51.D  stand 意为“站得住脚、能成立”。

52.B  loving “友爱的”。

53.A  dream “梦想”。

54.D  目睹别人因为正确而获得的“幸福”。

55.B  由全文可知，这是作者议论的中心：让别人“对”吧。