Read the following text.Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.（10 points）

　　What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion?It means that we live 1 competing interests.Your roommate's need to study for an exam may take 2 over pizza.Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade.And the 3 of your romantic interest may have other options.

　　In such a world,persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and 4 consideration to our point of view.When we persuade,we want to influence 5 others believe and behave.We may not always prevail—other points of view may be more persuasive,6 on the listener,the situation,and the merits of the case.But when we practice the art of persuasion,we try to 7 that our position receives the attention it deserves.

　　Some people,however,8 to the very idea of persuasion.They may regard it as an unwelcome intrusion 9 their lives or as a manipulation or domination.10 ,we believe that persuasion is 11 —to live is to persuade.Persuasion may be ethical or unethical,selfless or selfish,12 or degrading.Persuaders may enlighten our minds or 13 on our vulnerability.Ethical persuasion,however,calls 14 sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners.Such persuasion can help us 15 the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make.16 ,an essential part of education is learning to 17 the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practise the other.

　　18 its personal importance to us,persuasion is essential to society.The 19 to persuade and be persuaded is the foundation of the American political system,guaranteed by the First Amendment 20 the Constitution……

　　1.[A]on [B] among [C] for [D] by

　　2.[A]priority [B] advantage [C] control [D] place

　　3.[A]objection [B] projection [C] project [D] object

　　4.[A]unbiased [B] unprejudiced [C] favorable [D] favorite

　　5.[A]what [B] which [C] why [D] how

　　6.[A]living [B] depending [C] resting [D] insisting

　　7.[A]ensure [B] assure [C] insure [D] reassure

　　8.[A]agree [B] object [C] confront [D] consent

　　9.[A]onto [B] of [C] to [D] into

　　10.[A]In contrast [B] In particular [C] For instance [D] As a result

　　11.[A]prominent[B] invariable [C] evident [D] inevitable

　　12.[A]embarrassing [B] inspiring [C] upgrading [D] innovating

　　13.[A]prey [B] rest [C] put [D] fall

　　14.[A]for [B] up [C] off [D] on

　　15.[A]apply [B] contribute [C] transfer [D] connect

　　16.[A]However [B] Conversely [C] Furthermore [D] Therefore

　　17.[A]resist [B] perform [C] insist [D] restrain

　　18.[A]Beyond [B] Except [C] Including[D] Excluding

　　19.[A]power [B] authority [C] ability [D] right

　　20.[A]to [B] for [C] on [D] in

解 析

　　（一）英语知识运用

　　短文大意

　　人们在生活中常常会遇到需要说服他人的情形。说服是一门使别人公正地考虑并接受我们的观点的艺术。说服在生活中是不可避免的；道德上的说服要求具有周密的推理，并且敏感对待听者的感情和需求。这种说服能够有助于我们运用先人的智慧对目前的情形做出决定。说服这种能力对个人以及社会都具有重要意义。

　　首句译文

　　“说人们生活在充满劝说的世界中，这意义何在呢？”

　　答案详解

　　1.[B]among

　　根据首句“人们生活在充满劝说的世界中”以及随后列举的各种需要劝说的情形，可以推断出，我们的确生活在各种相互竞争的利益中，“among”表达了人们与各种利益的并存含义，其他选项不符文意。

　　2.[A]priority

　　该句在对比两种需求，其含义为“你的室友温习功课准备考试的需求先于他对比萨饼的渴求”，takepriorityover意为“享有优先权”。其他搭配用法为：take advantageof意为“利用时机等；占……的便宜”，常用人作主语；take controlof意为“控制”；take theplaceof“替代”。

　　3.[D]object

　　前面提到人们生活在各种利益中，该句的romanticinterest可理解为“浪漫/爱情兴趣”，与此语意构成逻辑关系的只有object，表示（情感）对象，其他不合文意。[A]objection意为“反对”；[B]projection意为“投射；投掷”；[C]project意为“计划，方案；项目”。该句含义为：就连你爱慕的对象也会另有其他选择。

　　4.[C]favorable

　　劝说别人的目的在于使别人公正地接受我们的观点，根据前文的fair以及表示并列关系的and，可推测出该选项应该与fair（公正的）逻辑意义并列，选项[A]unbiased和[B]unprejudiced与fair基本同义，若入选则成为没必要的重复；[D]favorite意为“最喜欢的人/物”，也不合文意，故选favorable，意为“赞同的”，选项也说明劝说别人的目的在于使别人赞同我们的观点。

　　5.[D]how

　　influence的宾语从句中的谓语behave是不及物动词，根据语法要求，首先排除带有名词含义的[A]what和[B]which；劝说别人能够影响别人的思维和行为方式，而不是原因，所以排除[C]why，选[D]。

　　6.[B]depending

　　几个选项都可以跟后文的on搭配，得出不同的含义，但前文讲我们的观点也许不如别人的更具说服力，后文给出不同的情形，根据文意选[B]，dependingon意为“依赖于；根据”。[A]livingon意为“靠……生活”；[C]restingon意为“依靠”；[D]insistingon意为“坚持”。
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