单选题
We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we do look back, it's already too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends — or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone says to you, "You are a lucky dog." That's being friendly. But there is a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck. "Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for a Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture (姿势)? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
单选题
According to this passage, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：本题为细节题。解题关键是文章第二段的“Why do we go wrong about our friends—or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning．And if we don’t really listen，we miss the feeling behind the words．”，这几句表明我们误解朋友或敌人的原因是人们常常在话外隐藏着真正的意图。如果我们不仔细听，便会漏掉话外之音。选项A．even friends are annoyed when we check what they say文中并未提到；选项C所给信息在原文中对应的表述是“And if we don't really listen，we miss the feeling behind the words．”，所以是get the real meaning而不是listen carefully，因此也不对；选项D完全不符合文章内容，不是怀疑朋友所说，而是“miss the feeling behind the words”，即“没有体会到话外之音”。因此选项B为正确答案。
单选题
"You're a lucky dog" probably conveys the meaning that______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：本题为语义猜测题。要求确定“You’re a lucky dog”的含义。解题关键是第二段最后一句“What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck．”，表示“他说的话的真正含义是他认为你不配有这样的好运气。”因此答案选C。其他三个选项所表示的内容都不符合原句含义。
单选题
In the sentence "Maybe he doesn't see it himself." (Para. 2), "it" refers to______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：本题为细节题。该题考查能否把握代词的语篇指代意义。在这里“it”指代前面提到的事情，因此在上文中找到“But there is a bit of envy in those words．”(可是在那些话里有些妒忌。)”，紧接着说“Maybe he doesn’t see it himself．(也许他自己意识不到)”。因此，“it”是指“a bit of envy”，故答案选B。其他三个选项都不能从相关上下文中推断出来。
单选题
According to the last paragraph, what can you do to save another mistake?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：本题为细节题。问题是“根据最后一段内容，你怎么做才能不再犯错?”。根据文章最后一句话“The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．(你花点时间想想别人说话的真正含义，可以使你避免再犯错。)”因此，正确答案应选颁。选项B与C的内容只是帮助你了解说话人真实意图的方法；选项D并未在文中提及。