【三维设计】（江苏专用）2016届高考英语一轮复习 Unit 3 Amazing people课时跟踪检测B卷（必修2）.doc

Amazing people　课时跟踪检测B卷 Ⅰ.完形填空 (2015·扬州高三调研) Dont hide criticism “Politeness is another word for deception.”This is the view of James W．Pennebaker，chair of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, US.He was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about a speech __1__many of us share —“verbal tee-ups”． What are verbal tee-ups? They are like a cushion to __2__the blow when one wants to __3__bad or unpleasant news.For example, have you ever been told by your friend：“I am telling you this because I love you, but you really need to lose weight.”Or by your colleague：“No __4__，but to be honest, I think your presentation __5__the point.” A Slate article gives a few examples of other verbal tee-ups.You can __6__yourself from your unpleasant words by starting it with“Please understand ...”You can even try to manage your listener’s __7__：“Dont take this the wrong way，but...”or “Dont get mad, but ...” Some verbal tee-ups are simply __8__.For example, “I’m not saying ...” or “I don’t mean to say ...” Such as，“I am not saying we should stop seeing each other, but I need some space to think about our __9__.” For the speakers，verbal tee-ups are used to make it easier to say something __10__. They sound __11__ and polite.But Pennebaker，who __12__ these phrases，says in many cases, “The point of these phrases is to formalize social relations so you dont have to __13__ your true self.” Elizabeth Bernstein, who wrote the Wall Street Journal article, says these sayings so frequently __14__ untruth that they can be confusing, even when used in a neutral context, “They often lead to a __15__ in personal communications because listeners __16__ to take those types of statements in a negative light，” she says. To __17__ the damage of verbal tee-ups, we need to be more aware of what we are going to say. If you are feeling a need to use them a lot, then perhaps you should __18__ the possibility that you are saying too many unpleasant things to other people.For exam