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reright,"

shetoldhim."

Itmustseemdumbformetoassumeyoudon'

tknowthebestwaythroughthecity."

　　Takenaback,thedriverflashedhisrideraconfusedlookintherear-viewmirror,turneddownthestreetshewantedandgothertothetrainontime."

Hedidn'

tsayanotherwordtherestoftheride,"

shesaid,"

untilIgotoutandpaidhim.Thenhethankedme."

　　Whenyouencounterpeoplelikethiscabdriver,there'

sanirresistibleurgetodiginyourheels.Thiscanleadtoprolongedarguments,souredfriendships,lostcareeropportunitiesandbrokenmarriages.Asaclinicalpsychiatrist,I'

vediscoveredonesimplebutextremelyunlikelyprinciplethatcanpreventvirtuallyanyconflictorotherdifficultsituationfrombecomingarecipefordisaster.

　　Thekeyistoputyourselfintheotherperson'

sshoesandlookforthetruthinwhatthatpersonissaying.Findawaytoagree.Theresultmaysurpriseyou.

　　SulkersSteve'

s14-year-oldson,Adam,hadbeenirritableforseveraldays.WhenSteveaskedwhy,Adamsnapped,"

Nothing'

swrong!

Leavemealone!

andstalkedofftohisroom.

　　Weallknowpeoplelikethis.Whenthere'

sproblem,theymaysulk（生闷气）oractangryandrefusetotalk.

　　Sowhat'

sthesolution?

First,SteveneedstoaskhimselfwhyAdamwon'

ttalk.Maybetheboyisworriedaboutsomethingthathappenedatschool.OrhemightbeangryathisdadbutafraidtobringitupbecauseStevegetsdefensivewheneverheiscriticized.Stevecanpursuethesepossibilitiesthenexttimetheytalkbysaying,"

Inoticedyou'

reupset,andIthinkitwouldhelptogettheproblemoutintheopen.ItmaybehardbecauseIhaven'

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　　well.Ifso,IfeelbadbecauseIloveyouanddon'

twanttoletyoudown."

　　IfAdamstillrefusestotalk,Stevecantakeadifferenttack:

"

mconcernedaboutwhat'

sgoingonwithyou,butwecantalkthingsoverlater,whenyou'

remoreinthemood."

　　Thisstrategyallowsbothsidestowin:

Stevedoesn'

thavetocompromiseontheprinciplethatultimatelytheproblemneedstobetalkedoutandresolved.Adamsavesfacebybeingallowedtowithdrawforawhile.

　　Noisycritics.Recently,IwascounsellingabusinessmannamedFrankwholendstobeoverbearing（专横的）whenhe'

supset.FranktoldmethatIwastooabsent-mindedwithmoneyandthatheshouldn'

thavetopayateachofoursessions.Hewantedtobebilledmonthly.

　　IfeltannoyedbecauseitseemedFrankalwayshadtohavethingshisway.IexplainedthatIhadtriedmonthlybilling,butithadn'

tworkedbecausesomepatientsdidn'

tpay.Frankarguedthathehadimpeccable（无可挑剔的）creditandknewmuchmoreaboutcreditandbillingthanIdid.

　　SuddenlyIrealizedIwasmissingFrank'

spoint."

Youareright,"

Isaid."

I'

mbeingdefensive.Weshouldfocusontheproblemsinyourlifeandnotworrysomuchaboutmoney."

　　Frankimmediatelysoftenedandbegantalkingaboutwhatwasreallybotheringhim,whichweresomepersonalproblems.Thenexttimewemet,hehandedmeacheckfor20sessionsinadvance!

　　Therearetimes,ofcourse,whenpeopleareunreasonablyabusiveandyoumayneedtojustwalkawayfromthesituation.Butiftheproblemisonethatyouwantsolved,it'

simportanttoallowtheotherpersontokeepsomeself-esteem.There'

snearlyalwaysagrainoftruthintheotherperson'

spointofview.Ifyouacknowledgethis,heorshewillbelessdefensiveandmorelikelytolistentoyou.

　　Complainers.Bradisa32-year-oldDetroitchiropractor（按摩师）whorecentlydescribedhisfrustrationwithapatientofhis:

IaskMr.Barry,'

Howareyoudoing?

'

andhedumpsouthiswholelifestory-hisfamilyproblemsandhisfinancialdifficulties.Igivehimadvice,butheignoreseverythingItellhim."

　　Bradneedstorecognizethathabitualcomplainersusuallydon'

twantadvice.Theyjustwantsomeonetolistenandunderstand.SoBradmightsimplysay:

soundslikearoughweek,It'

snofuntohaveunpaidbills,peoplenaggingyou,andthispainbesides."

Thecomplainerwillusuallyrunoutofgasandstopcomplaining.Thesecretisnottogiveadvice.Justagreeingandvalidatingaperson'

spointofviewwillmakethatpersonfeelbetter.

　　Demandingfriends.Difficultpeoplearen'

talways-,angryorjustcomplaining.Sometimestheyaredifficultbecauseofthedemandstheyplaceuponus.Maybeafriendputsyouonthespotwitharequesttorunanerrandforhimwhilehe'

soutoftown.Ifyouhaveacrowdedschedule,youmayagreebutendupangryandresentful.Orifyousaynointhewrongway,yourfriendmayfeelhurtandunhappy.Theproblemisthat,caughtoffguard,youdon'

tknowhowtodealwiththesituationinawaythatavoidsbadfeelings.

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vefoundhelpfulis"

punting"

.You'

repuntingwhenyoutellthepersonyouneedtothinkabouttherequestandthatyou'

llgetbackaboutit.Sayacolleaguecallsandpressuresmetogivealectureathisuniversity.I'

velearnedtosay,"

mflatteredthatyouthoughtofme.Letmecheckmyschedule,andI'

llcallyouback."

　　ThisgivesmetimetodealwithanyfeelingsofguiltifIhavetosayno.SupposeIdecideitisbettertodecline;

puntingallowmetoplanwhatIwillsaywhenIcallback,"

Iappreciatebeingasked,"

Imightindicate,"

butIfindI'

mover-committedrightnow.However,Ihopeyou'

llthinkofmeinthefuture."

　　Respondingtodifficultpeoplewithpatienceandempathycanbetough,especiallywhenyoufeelupset.Butthemomentyougiveupyourneedtocontrolorberight,theotherpersonwillbeginrelaxingandstartlisteningtoyou.TheGreekphilosopherEpictetusunderstoodthiswhenhesaidnearly2,000yearsago,"

Ifsomeonecriticizesyou,agreeatonce.Mentionthatifonlytheotherpersonknewyouwell,therewouldbemoretocriticizethanthat!

　　Realcommunicationresultsfromaspiritofrespectforyourselfandfortheotherperson.Thebenefitscanbeamazing.

　　1.Theprinciplethewriterhasdiscoveredtostopanyconflictfromgoingworseistofindawaytoagree.

　　2.Thetaxidriverthankedthebusinesswomanbecauseshewasverypolitetohim.

　　3.Difficultpeoplementionedinthepassageincludethosewhogiveoccasionalcomplaints.

　　4.Onewaytodealwiththepersonwhoisunreasonablyabusiveistowalkawayfromthesituation.

　　5.IfMr.BarryhadfollowedBrad'

sadvice,hewouldhavesolvedallhispersonalproblems.

　　6.Whathabitualcomplainersneedisagoodlistener.

　　7.Itwillendupinunhappinesswhetheryouhavesatisfiedyourfriend'

srequestornot.

　　8.Youwillberewardedwitharealcommunicationifyou______forothers.

　　9.Adifficultpersoncanbecomearelaxingandgoodconversationalpartnerifyou______

　　yourcontrol.

　　10.Accordingtotheauthor,oneeffectivewaytodealwithademandingfriendis______.

　　答案：

　　1.Y2.N3.N4.Y5.NG6.Y7.N8.showrespect9.giveup10.punting

2014年英语六级阅读练习及答案（34）

Agrowingworldpopulationandthediscoveriesofsciencemay11thispatternofdistributioninthefuture.Asmenslowlylearntomasterdiseases,controlfloods,preventfamines,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear;

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irrigationanddry-farmingmethodsbringpoorlandsundertheplough,damsholdbackthewatersofgreatriversto20waterforthefieldsinallseasonsandtoprovideelectricpowerfornewindustries;

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2014年英语六级阅读练习及答案（35）

Theprocessofperceivingothersisrarelytranslated（toourselvesorothers）intocold,objectiveterms."

Shewas5feet8inchestall,hadfairhair,andworeacoloredskirt."

Moreoften,wetrytogetinsidetheotherpersontopinpoint（强调）hisorherattitudes,emotions,motivations,abilities,ideas,andcharacters.Furthermore,wesometimesbehaveasifwecanaccomplishthisdifficultjobveryquickly—perhapswithatwo-secondglance.

　　Wetrytoobtaininformationaboutothersinmanyways.Bergersuggestsseveralmethodsforreducinguncertaintiesaboutothers;

whoareknowntoyousoyoucancomparetheobserved