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The other day, I was picking up a client from the waiting room and holding a cup of tea. As we were walking back to my office and 1 chatting, I stumbled, 2 the tea on myself and the floor. The client had nothing to do 3 it but started to apologize—about the stain on my shirt, all of it— 4 it were her fault. More and more often, I 5 how people apologize for almost everything, even when something doesn't 6 an apology. It's important to 7 and consider why we are over-apologizing and 8 we would be better 9 by expressing appreciation. People often apologize to 10 dealing with feeling vulnerable or the 11 feelings of others. It becomes a self-protective 12 and may help us manage the anxiety that 13 within relationships. We don't want to deal with someone's anger, and may feel 14 in the face of it, so we apologize. Although often considered primarily to be a female issue, it impacts us all. As a result of over-apologizing, we 15 to feel 'less than' and as though we have to make excuses for just existing. This creates a(n) 16 feedback loop: We apologize to make the situation 'better' and end up feeling worse about ourselves, causing the anxiety and 17 to continue on repeat. It is important to apologize when it is 18 . If I did something to you that was hurtful, and I feel remorse, I want to make 19 and work to fix what is broken. 20 , it's also a good idea to think about what you might do if that's not the case.
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B
【答案解析】本文节选自U.S. News & World Report(《美国新闻和世界报道》)，原文标题为Teaching Appreciation over Apologies(教人感激胜于道歉。文章主要讲述过度道歉这一越来越严重的社会现象，以及它产生的原因和带来的影响。第一段讲作者亲身经历的过度道歉行为。第二至四段讲过度道歉的原因及后果。最后一段讲做错事的解决办法。 A．formally正式地 B．casually随便地 C．regularly定期地；有规律地 D．officially官方地 考查副词辨析。原文指出，“当我们走回我的办公室并且在______聊天时，我绊了一下”。文中说的是边走边聊的意思，且chatting一词指“闲聊，闲谈”，故B项更符合语境，为正确答案。 A项“正式地”和D项“官方地”均不能与“闲聊”构成合理搭配；文中并未提及该客户是否为老客户，因此C项“定期地；有规律地”没有上下文依据。故均排除。 [参考译文] 前几天，我在等候室接待一位客户，手里端着一杯茶。当我们走回我的办公室并且在随意地聊天时，我绊了一下，把茶洒在了自己身上和地板上。这位客户和这件事没有关系，但她开始道歉——为我衬衫上的污渍道歉，所有的一切事情——好像都是她的错。 我越来越多地注意到，人们是如何为绝大多数的事情道歉的，即使有些事情并不需要道歉。而重要的是，退一步想想我们为什么要过度道歉，以及什么时候对别人表达感激会让我们得到更好的招待。 人们经常道歉以避免自己受到伤害，或避免他人产生负面情绪。它成了一种自我保护的行为，并可能帮助我们处理人际关系中产生的焦虑。我们不想应对别人的愤怒，而且在面对别人的愤怒时可能会没有安全感，所以我们选择道歉。 虽然过度道歉常常被认为是女性的问题，但它影响着我们所有人。由于过度道歉，我们往往觉得自己存在“不足”，好像我们不得不为自己的存在找借口。这就形成了一种恶性循环：我们为了让情况变得“更好”而道歉，最终却让自己感觉更糟，导致焦虑和抑郁循环往复。 必要时道歉是很重要的。如果我做了什么伤害你的事，我感到懊悔，那么我想做点补偿，并努力修复那些被破坏的东西。然而，如果情况不是这样的话，思考一下你可能会做什么也是一个好主意。