What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic/inter­est may have other choices.
In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail — other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situ­ation, and the merit of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.
Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrad­ing. Persuaders may enlighten our mind or prey on our vulnerability. Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of edu­cation is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.
Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
小題1:According to the passage, persuasion means ________.
A．changing others’ points of view
B．exercising power over other people
C．getting other people to consider your point of view
D．getting people to agree with you and do what you want
小題2:The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means________.
A．win B．failC．speakD．listen
小題3:The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is ________.
A．a(chǎn) danger to societyB．difficult to do well
C．unwelcome behaviorD．never successful
小題4:The passage mainly discusses ________.
A．how people persuade
B．why people persuade
C．that persuasion is both good and bad
D．that persuasion is important and it is all around us

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析: 本文說明了在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪�，勸說很重要，這樣可以讓別人接受我們的觀點(diǎn)，但是有時別人的觀點(diǎn)更好，我們就不會贏了。但有人不喜歡勸說，因為這是不受歡迎的行為。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題，由第二段第一句In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view.可以知道說服就是讓別人考慮你的觀點(diǎn)，故選C。
小題2:猜詞題。由第二段第四行other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case.可以推出其他人的觀點(diǎn)可能更加有說服力，我們不會贏，prevail 和win意思相近，所以選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題，由第三段第二行They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives.可以知道有人不喜歡勸說，因為這是不受歡迎的行為，所以選C
小題4:推理題，由第一句話What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests.可知本文的主要意思“在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪�，勸說很重要，在我們身邊無處不在”，所以選D
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