Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）?Little wonder. We often believe we′re more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,according to Boza?Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago.In his recen

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Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）?Little wonder.
We often believe we′re more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,according to Boza?Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago.In his recent study,speakers tried to express their?meanings using unclear sentences.Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the?time.Here′s some good advice to reduce misunderstanding:
（1）Don′t trust what you see from the listener.Listeners often nod,look at you or say"uhhuh"to?be polite or move the conversation along.But it′s easy to consider these as signs of understanding.
（2）Train the editor（编辑）in your head.If you say,"Beth discusses her problems with her?husband,"it′s not clear whether she′s talking to her husband or about him.Try instead,"Beth?talks to her husband about her problems."or"Beth talks to others about the problems with her?husband."
（3）Ask listeners to repeat your message.Introduce your request by saying"I?want to be sure I said?that right."Questions like"How does that sound?"or"Does that make sense?"may also work.
（4）Listen well.When on the receiving end,ask questions to be sure you′re on the same?page.After all,it isn′t just the speaker′s job to make his speech understood.

By Train the editor in your head,the speakers are advised__________

A.to get themselves trained by a good editor
B.to discuss problems with their husbands or wives
C.to express themselves in long but simple sentences
D.to make sure each sentence has only one meaning

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答案：D

解析：

【考情点拨】推理判断题。【应试指导】由第三段所举的例子可知，有时一句话表达不清会有歧义，所以作者建议所讲的话应该只有一个意思，以免发生歧义。

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第1题：

Having acknowledged receipt of the interview letter，you must prepare for the interview. Firms usually take a good deal of trouble over interviews，and there may be three or more people present，which can be a little frightening. Very often the personnel officer will begin by some words of welcome and an invitation to you to tell them a little about yourself. This is really inviting you to repeat the information you have already supplied on the application form，and which they have already read，but it does have some point. It will put you at your ease，because at least you know all about your own level of achievement and can speak about it confidently. It helps them assess your ability to communicate and your serf-esteem. Some people have too high an opinion of themselves，some take an unduly pessimistic view of their achievements，while others have a nicely balanced assessment of their own abilities.

正确答案：
在你表明收到面试函以后，就要为面试做准备了。一般说来，公司在面试上不怕麻烦，往往有两三个人员在场，这可能会有点让人害怕。多数情况下，管人事的会以欢迎一类的话作为开场白，然后就请你谈一些自己的情况。这实际上是让你把申请表里已经提供的，而且他们已经看过的情况再陈述一遍。但它却有一定的用处。它会使你放松，因为至少你对自己的水平很熟悉，可以很自信地侃侃而谈。他们也可以此来评定你的交流能力和是否自负。因为有些人对自己评价过高，有些人却无端自卑，有的人则能对自己的能力有一个中肯的判断。

第2题：

I just wonder if ( )ever( )that you could have your own enterprise and run it yourself when you were still a student.

A、it.occurred

B、you.occurred to it

C、it.occurred to you

D、you.occurred

参考答案：C

第3题：

Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? (21) this happens again, do not try to recall it. Do something (22) for a couple of minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there. Since you have met (23) person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall (24) the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious (25) that go to work to dig up a dim memory. Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn't loosen your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful (26) examinations. They read over the questions (27) trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones (28) which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking (29) ; work is being done on the more difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to (30) into consciousness. It is often just a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.

21.

A. Whether

B. When

C. While

D. As

正确答案：B

21．答案为B 根据句意，空格为“当……时”或“如果”。

第4题：

Have you finished your housework ( )? Yes. I have ( ) finished it.

A、yet, already

B、already, yet

C、ever, never

D、still, just

参考答案：A

第5题：

Have you ___been to our town before? No. it’s my first time I _____here.

A.ever, come

B. even, have come

C.ever, come

D. ever, have come

正确答案：D

第6题：

Have you ever been to the place? You can see many places of interest there．（合并为一句）

Have you ever been to the place ________you can see many places of interest?

正确答案：
39. where

第7题：

(英译汉)There is no separation for you between work and home.

Even when at home, your work is the top priority.

You are totally committed and driven to work, and your happiness is found in your work.

Work always seems to take precedence over family and leisure time.

You have no social life other than work-related events.

参考答案：你在工作和家庭之间没有分离。
即使在家里，你的工作也是头等大事。
你全身心投入工作，你的快乐就在你的工作中。
工作似乎总是优先于家庭和闲暇时间。
除了与工作有关的事情，你没有社交生活。

第8题：

If it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should .

A. change the amount of your next dose

B, eat more when taking your next dose

C. have a dose as soon as you remember

D. take the next dose at your regular time

正确答案：D

第9题：

–Hi, Liu Hui. Have you got something on your mind?－－_______________.

A. Hmmm, I am a little upset.

B. What? What are you saying?

C. Sure. Thank you.

参考答案：A

第10题：

Have you ever been employed?

正确答案：

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