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问题11分保存PragmatismunderliesBenFranklinandDaleCarnegie’sstrategiesofflatteringtheothers.对错问题21分保存Theblossomingoftheindividualmademorewelcomeforitbecameasocialfashiontopraisetheothers.对错问题31分保存Inhierarchicalsocieties,flatterywasconsidereddangerousbecauseitwouldupsetthesocialorder.对错问题41分保存Modernpeopledon’tcareabouthowothersviewthemfortheyarefocusedontheiruniquepersonality.对错问题51分保存Currently,praisesareoftengivenwhenitisnotdue.对错问题61分保存Weneedflatterybecausesuchcomplimentscanmakepeoplebehavewell.对错问题71分保存Flatteriescanunderminetheauthenticityofpraisessowenolongerneedtheminthemodernsociety.对错问题81分保存Sometimeswemustpraisethegivingofpraisebecausethereisalackofpraiserightnow.对错问题1分保9存Thehigheryourself-esteem,themorelikelytoremainimmunetoflattery.对错问题101分保存Nobodyhaseverenjoyedtheideaofflatteryuptillnow.对错问题1110分保存Foreachblankinthepassage,selectonewordfromthelistofchoicesfollowingthepassage.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Writethecorrespondingletter(forexample,H)intheblank.AnewstudyattheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyrevealedthatflatterydoeswork-eveniftheflatteredknowsthattheisinsincere:What,however,ofsituationsinwhichtheisclearly"bogus"-inthattherecipientknowsfullywellthattheisofferinganinsincerecompliment,presumablydrivenbyanulteriormotive?Instancesofinsincereflatteryaboundinmarketingcontext-suchasthewhooffersprospectivecustomersprofusecomplimentsonhowanexpensiveoutfitmakesthemlook,ormassmailingsinwhichLCOGhundredsofconsumersareinformedthattheyarereceivingthemailbecausethey(andtheyalone)possessattributes-suchasanimpeccabledresssense-whichallowsthemtoappreciatethevirtuesoftheservicesorstorebeing.Incasessuchasthese,wheretheprospectiveconsumerisawareofaclearulteriormotivethecompliment,bothresearchandintuitionsuggestthatrecipientswilldiscountthecommentsandcorrecttheirotherwisefavorablereactions.Whileinwiththispremise,thecurrentinvestigationsuggeststhatdespitesuchcorrection,apositiveimpactofflatterymaystillbeobserved.Specifically,wedrawonrecentperspectivesindualattitudestheorytopredictthatevenaftertherecipientconsciouslydiscountancompliment,theoriginalpositivereaction(theimplicitattitude)co-existswith,ratherthanbeingreplacedby,thediscountedevaluation(theexplicitattitude).A)flatteredI)susceptibleB)authenticityJ)uniqueC)flatteryK)underlyingD)obsessiveL)complimentE)advertisedM)accordingF)insincereN)agreementG)salespersonO)flattererH)flattering问题121分保存Whichstatementisrightintermsofthehistoryofflattery?JEKHNFA.FlatterywashighlywelcomedthroughouttheworldduringtheRenaissance.B.Flatterywasascommonintheanimalworldasinsomehumancivilizations.C.BothancientEgyptiansandancientGreeksheldpositiveopinionstoflattery.D.FlatterywasveryfavorableinEuropeancountriesintheMiddleAges.问题131分保存Smallflatteriesarenowconsiderednecessarybecause________.A.socialmobilityhasbecomefavorableB.theyarethesignatureoftheserviceeconomyC.theycanredeempraiseandholdsocietytogetherD.thesocialmanlivesintheopinionofothers问题141分保存Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDaleCarnegieistrue?A.Hislifesymbolizedthecomingofanagecontrolledby"theinvisiblehand".B.HisideassignaledagreatchangethattookplaceinAmericansociety.C.HehighlypraisedtheroughhewnindividualismoftheAmericanfrontiers.D.HewasatypicalAmericansalesman,whoemphasizedtheimpor...