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二、阅读表达。
阅读下面短文,简略回答问题。
人与社会——社会交往
As is well known, saying “no” is not easy at all. But sometimes we have to learn to say “no”. To learn to say “no”, we have to first understand what’s stopping us from saying it. There are some common reasons why people find it hard to say “no”.
You want to help others. You are a kind soul at heart. You don’t want to turn the person away and you want to help when possible, even if it may take up your time.
You are afraid of being rude. I was brought up under the idea that saying “no”, especially to people who are older, is rude. The thinking is common in Asian culture, where saving face is important. It means not making others embarrassed or lose face.
You want to be agreeable. At times, you find you need to get on well with others. You don’t want to keep yourself away from the group, so you agree to others’ requests.
You fear conflict(冲突). The person might be angry if you refuse him/her. This might lead to an ugly conflict. Even if there isn’t, there might be disagreement which might lead to bad effects in the future.
You fear losing opportunities. Sometimes, saying “no” means losing opportunities. It may make you feel worried. For example, one of my friends was asked to work in another department(部门) in her company. Since she liked her team, she didn’t want to go. However, she didn’t want to say “no” as she felt it would affect her promotion(晋升) opportunities in the future.
1. What is difficult for many people to do?Saying "no".
2. What do people think of saying “no” to the elders in Asian culture?Rude.
3. Why do we agree to others’ requests?Because we don't want to keep ourselves away from the group.
4. What does saying “no” mean sometimes?It means losing opportunities.
5. When do you often say “no” to someone?When someone requests me to do something that I don't want to do.

答案： 1. Saying "no". 2. Rude. 3. Because we don't want to keep ourselves away from the group. 4. It means losing opportunities. 5. When someone requests me to do something that I don't want to do. (答案合理即可)