4.About 45% of the people surveyed say their workplace is the hardest place to sell a good idea.The next largest group,21%,say home is.Here Mattson offers 5 ways of outing an idea across so that the right people will listen.
1.Don't take rejection (拒絕) personally."One of the major blocks for people trying to sell a concept is that,if the idea is rejected,they take it as a rejection of them personally-and they stop trying,"Mattson says.(36)E.Most major-league players strike out far more than they hit.Even so,they keep trying.
2.(37)B.Many of us (especially the shy) use email to put our best ideas forward,but that's not nearly as effective as doing it in person or,if necessary,on the phone."You have your voice working for you,and you can be far more responsive(回應) to any questions the other person may have,"Mattson says.
3.Listen 70% of the time,and talk 30%."In the sales world there's a saying:(38)F."Mattson says."Top salespeople don't persuade others.Instead,they listen,which forces you to focus on the other person--what their position is,and why they're responding the way they are."
4.Practice.(39)G.He or she will help you improve.Mattson recommends repeating your idea six times before presenting it to decision-makers."The first one or two times,you'll still be figuring out how you want to put it,"he says."By the sixth time,you're usually speaking with certainty and confidence."
5.Get others to weigh in."Successful selling isn't‘I',it's‘we',"Mattson says."(40)CSo include their suggestions in your idea."Not only will that probably make the idea even better,but you'll still get the credit for having gotten the ball rolling.
A.Never buy what you don't need
B.Use your voice,rather than email
C.People want to be part of a solution
D.Talk on the phone in an effective way
E.Take baseball athletes as your role model
F.Everybody hates to be sold but loves to buy
G.Find someone you trust who will hear you out.
分析 本文主要講述 Mattson 提出5條讓你在公眾面前發(fā)表觀點的建議.
解答 EBFGC
1.E 本題考查考生對語篇信息的理解和把握能力.由下文的major-league players strike out far more than they hit可知此處是舉了一個與運動相關(guān)的例子,E項符合語境.
2.B 本題考查考生對語篇信息的理解和把握能力.根據(jù)本段that's not nearly as effective as doing it in person or,if necessary,on the phone."主張當面或打電話進行推銷,發(fā)揮"聲音"的作用,而不使用email,是對B項內(nèi)容的具體解釋.
3.F 本題考查考生對語篇信息的理解和把握能力.根據(jù)本段Top salespeople don't persuade others.Instead,they listen可知本段主題是多聽少說,空白處需圍繞段落主題,并與下文的"不是說服他人,而是要去聆聽別人的想法"相呼應.
4.G 本題考查考生對語篇信息的理解和把握能力.根據(jù)本段Mattson recommends repeating your idea six times before presenting it to decision-makers."可知本段主題是練習.由下文的"他(她)會幫助你提高"可知,上一句應是"找別人來和你一起練習".
5.C 本題考查考生對語篇信息的理解和把握能力.根據(jù)本段Get others to weigh in.可知本段主題是使別人融入.上文說,不要站在"我"的角度;而是要站在"我們"的角度;下文說要考慮到別人的建議.由此可知,此處要說"使別人也參與進來",與C項一致.
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