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Ⅳ. 阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题。(请注意每小题的词数要求)
Are you a "yes" person? Is it hard for you to say "no"? Why? What do you think will happen if you refuse others?
I spent all of my 30s saying yes to things I wanted to do, but also to things I didn't like. This was a people-pleasing technique. I thought it would improve people's opinion of me: the woman who could do it all. At the time, I thought I was killing it. I was making new friends and developing new interests. I joined the board of my children's school and filled my days with around 20 other activities.
And then several events caused me to reevaluate my choices: pandemic restrictions (限制), serious medical problems and losing my job. All these helped me see how burnt out I was. All at once, I realized how good it felt not to be busy every second of every day. For the first time, I could carefully choose how I spent my days. Having to say no turned into the beauty of choosing to say no.
Looking back, the pressure to say yes and smile was my choice. I felt obliged (有义务的) to say yes, from driving people to the airport to exchanging a carpool (拼车) day, from attending charity to seeing family every Friday night. I always wanted to solve everyone's problems and offer good solutions. I was everyone's cheerleader, but forgot how to cheer for myself along the way.
But saying no is being my own cheerleader. And it's not saying no to caring for family and friends, or helping someone out when they're in a pinch. Instead, it's a small change in mindset(思维模式). I take a breath, and check my energy and ability before jumping in. Most importantly, as a mother, I tell my kids there's nothing wrong with saying no.
21. The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.(不超过 10 词)
22. According to Paragraph 3, the writer changed because of ______.(不超过 10 词)
23. In order not to make people around upset, the writer used to do these things such as ______.(列举两项,不超过 10 词)
24. What does the writer do before saying yes in Paragraph 5?
______(不超过 10 词)
25. What do you think of the writer and why?
______(不超过 20 词)
Are you a "yes" person? Is it hard for you to say "no"? Why? What do you think will happen if you refuse others?
I spent all of my 30s saying yes to things I wanted to do, but also to things I didn't like. This was a people-pleasing technique. I thought it would improve people's opinion of me: the woman who could do it all. At the time, I thought I was killing it. I was making new friends and developing new interests. I joined the board of my children's school and filled my days with around 20 other activities.
And then several events caused me to reevaluate my choices: pandemic restrictions (限制), serious medical problems and losing my job. All these helped me see how burnt out I was. All at once, I realized how good it felt not to be busy every second of every day. For the first time, I could carefully choose how I spent my days. Having to say no turned into the beauty of choosing to say no.
Looking back, the pressure to say yes and smile was my choice. I felt obliged (有义务的) to say yes, from driving people to the airport to exchanging a carpool (拼车) day, from attending charity to seeing family every Friday night. I always wanted to solve everyone's problems and offer good solutions. I was everyone's cheerleader, but forgot how to cheer for myself along the way.
But saying no is being my own cheerleader. And it's not saying no to caring for family and friends, or helping someone out when they're in a pinch. Instead, it's a small change in mindset(思维模式). I take a breath, and check my energy and ability before jumping in. Most importantly, as a mother, I tell my kids there's nothing wrong with saying no.
21. The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.(不超过 10 词)
22. According to Paragraph 3, the writer changed because of ______.(不超过 10 词)
23. In order not to make people around upset, the writer used to do these things such as ______.(列举两项,不超过 10 词)
24. What does the writer do before saying yes in Paragraph 5?
______(不超过 10 词)
25. What do you think of the writer and why?
______(不超过 20 词)
答案
tell us the importance of saying no
;
; pandemic restrictions,
; serious medical problems and losing her/the job
; driving people to the airport/exchanging a carpool day
; She takes a breath, and checks her energy and ability.
; She is brave because she dares to say no now.
;
; pandemic restrictions,
; serious medical problems and losing her/the job
; driving people to the airport/exchanging a carpool day
; She takes a breath, and checks her energy and ability.
; She is brave because she dares to say no now.
