Question

“Thank you” is the most under-appreciated and under-used phrase on the planet. It is appropriate in nearly any situation.1.Let’s cover some common situations where we say all sorts of things, but should say “thank you” instead.

1. When you are receiving praise.

We often ruin praise by acting overly humble(谦逊的). The problem is that by devaluing the praise, you don’t acknowledge the person who was nice enough to say something.2.

2. When you are running late.

It is stressful for the person who is running late and it is disrespectful to the person who is waiting. It might seem strange to thank someone for dealing with your late arrival, but that’s exactly the correct response. Most people stand in the door and say “Sorry, I’m late.”3. Saying “Thank you” turns the table and acknowledges the sacrifice the other person made by waiting.

3. When you’re comforting someone.

When someone comes to you with the bad news, it can be awkward. You want to be a good friend, but most people don’t know what to say. What we fail to realize is that it doesn’t matter if you don’t know what to say.4.

4. When you are receiving helpful feedback(反馈）.

Feedback can be very helpful, but we rarely see it that way. Whether it is an unflattering performance review from your boss or an e-mail from an unhappy customer, the standard reaction is to get defensive(防御性的). 5.

A. Thank them for what they did despite your error.

B. You can win the argument in the way you live your life.

C. Besides, it is a better response than most of the things we say.

D. All you really need is to be present and thank them for trusting you.

E. The problem is this response still makes the situation embarrassing.

F. Simply saying “Thank you” fully acknowledges the person who made the promise.

G. That’s a shame because the correct response is to say “Thank you” and use it to improve.

Answer

1.C

2.F

3.E

4.D

5.G

【解析】本文主要介绍了几种最适合说“谢谢你”的场合。

1.C

考查上文和句意理解。根据上文“说‘谢谢你’在几乎任何场合都是很合适的。”可知，下文“另外，它也是对我们所说的大部分话的一种更好的响应。”，故选C。

2.F

考查上文和句意理解。根据上文“问题是通过贬低赞扬，你就是不承认那个人所说的赞扬的话。”，故F项“简单地说句‘谢谢你’就充分地承认了那个人所给出的赞扬。”符合本段内容，故选F。

3.E

考查上文和句意理解。在下文中“问题是这种响应仍然会使情况更窘迫。”中的“这种响应”就是指上文的“对不起，我迟到了。”，故选E。

4.D

考查上文和句意理解。根据上文“我们没有意识到的是不知道说什么并不重要。”，可知D项 “你所要做的事就是出现在他的面前，感谢他对你的信任。”承接上文内容，故选D。

5.G

考查上文和句意理解。根据上文提到对这些有帮助的反馈的标准反应是防御，故G项“这是个耻辱，因为正确的反应是说“谢谢你”，并用它来改善（关系）。”承接上文内容，说明对有帮助的反馈进行防御是不对的，而是应该说“谢谢你”。故选G。

【名师点睛】

解答“七选五”题型最重要的是根据语境线索选择答案，注意抓住其关键词语。语境线索主要指反映上下文关系的衔接手段，如篇章结构、词语重现、逻辑、连接、指称、同构等。其中词语重现不是指词语的简单再现，而是指某个词语可能以不同的词类、性、数、格、时、体、态等形式出现，如read, reading, readers，还可能以同义词或反义词的形式出现；还可以是代词对上文中的内容的重现。例如第2题考查上文和句意理解。根据上文“通过贬低这种赞扬，你就是不承认那个所说的赞扬的话。”，可知下文“简单地说句‘谢谢你’就充分地承认了那个人所给出的赞扬。”上下文中都出现了“acknowledge”这个词，是一个很好的提示，故选F。第3题考查上文和句意理解。在下文中“问题是这种响应仍然会使情况更窘迫。”中的“这种响应”就是指上文的“对不起，我迟到了。”，使用了代词的指代给予提示，故选E。

另外，重点还在于考查对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。例如第1题考查上文和句意理解。根据上文“说‘谢谢’在几乎任何场合都是很合适的。”，可知下文“另外，它也是我们所说的大部分话的更好的响应。”，此句中有着过渡词besides（另外）表明上下两句是并列关系，我们就从结构上可以推断出正确选项，故选C。