Question

【題目】

If you want to improve your relations with others, there are several ways to do it. You could invite them out to get to know them better, though this might lead to a bad ending if you don't already get on. You could force yourself to like them, even though all your feelings are telling you that you don't. Or you could try the Benjamin Franklin Effect.

Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of American independence and he's also famous for many scientific achievements. A year after his death in 1793, one book about his life was published and it is there that we find an explanation to what has become known as "the Benjamin Franklin Effect".

In this book, Franklin tells a story about an assemblyman（州眾議院議員） who had snubbed（冷 落）him on several occasions. Franklin asked if he might borrow a certain unusual book from the assemblyman's library. The assemblyman helped Franklin find the book. Franklin thanked him and from then on, they became best friends. Franklin learned the lesson that when you asked someone for help and they helped, they are more willing to give you a hand in future than if you had been the one helping them.

The effect has been proven in a 1969 study by Jon Jecker and David Landy who found that a speechmaker who asked students to lend him some money was more liked by these students better than by those who hadn't been asked. When we ask a person to give us a hand, we are expressing that we consider them to have something we don't, whether more intelligence, more knowledge, more skills, or whatever. This is another way of showing respect and immediately raises their opinion of us and makes them more willing to help us again both because they enjoy the admiration and have honestly started to like us.

Now work out a chance to ask for help from a person that you don't get on with and that would cost them nothing. It could be advice, practical help, or a bit of their time, whatever. Treat this person with your request in a positive and honest spirit.

【1】According to the Effect, if you want to get others to like you, you should________.

A.ask for help from themB.invite them to your home

C.give a hand to them firstD.force yourself to like them

【2】Which of following is true about Benjamin Franklin?

A.He's a practical assemblyman.B.He discovered a lot in science.

C.The Effect was named by himselfD.He got money through the Effect.

【3】What does the last paragraph tell us?

A.To use Benjamin Franklin Effect.B.To prove Benjamin Franklin Effect.

C.To realize Benjamin Franklin Effect.D.To introduce Benjamin Franklin Effect.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，主要講述了本杰明富蘭克林效應(yīng)主要通過請求和你關(guān)系不是很好的人，幫助你做一件不耗金錢的事，來改善你的人際關(guān)系。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第4大段“When we ask a person to give us a hand, we are expressing that we consider them to have something we don't...because they enjoy the admiration and have honestly started to like us,”當(dāng)我們請別人幫忙時(shí)，我們是在表示我們認(rèn)為他們有我們沒有的東西,他們享受這種崇拜并且會開始喜歡我們。故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第3大段“In this book, Franklin tells a story about an assemblyman（州眾議院議員） who had snubbed（冷 落）him on several occasions.”富蘭克林講述一個(gè)議員曾在一些場合冷落他的故事�？芍�，富蘭克林不是議員，故A錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第2大段“he's also famous for many scientific achievements.”他還以許多科學(xué)成就而聞名�？芍�，他發(fā)明了很多科學(xué)發(fā)明。故B正確；根據(jù)第2大段“A year after his death in 1793, one book about his life was published and it is there that we find an explanation to what has become known as "the Benjamin Franklin Effect"” 1793年，他死后的一年，一本關(guān)于他生平的書出版了，正是在書里，我們找到了對所謂的“本杰明·富蘭克林效應(yīng)”的解釋�？芍�，這本書不是他自己命名，而是后人的命名，故C錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第2大段“A year after his death in 1793, one book about his life was published and it is there that we find an explanation to what has become known as "the Benjamin Franklin Effect"” 1793年，他死后的一年，一本關(guān)于他生平的書出版了，正是在書里，我們找到了對所謂的“本杰明·富蘭克林效應(yīng)”的解釋�？芍�，這個(gè)效應(yīng)出名時(shí)，他已經(jīng)去世了，故D錯(cuò)誤。故選B。

【3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第3大段“Now work out a chance to ask for help from a person that you don't get on with and that would cost them nothing”現(xiàn)在找個(gè)機(jī)會向你關(guān)系不好的人尋求幫助，這種幫助不需要花費(fèi)他們?nèi)魏螙|西�？芍�，本段主要在介紹如何在生活實(shí)際中使用本杰明富蘭克林效應(yīng)。故選A。