作業(yè)38應(yīng)用文寫作+讀后續(xù)寫2025高考英語大二輪高考

題型組合練作業(yè)38應(yīng)用文寫作+讀后續(xù)寫

（分值：40分）

I.應(yīng)用文寫作（告知信）（滿分15分）

（2024?山東青島一模）

假定你是李華，你校今年開設(shè)了蔬菜栽培、手工藝（handcraft）等實踐課程。請你給外國好

友John寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.你的參與情況；

2.你的體會。

注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearJohn,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

【參考范文】

DearJohn,

Forthesakeofdevelopingstudents'hands-onskillsandhelpingthemappreciatethevalueof

labour,ourschoolhaslaunchedvarietiesofpracticalcourses,suchasvegetableplantingand

handcrafts.rmextremelydelightedtosharethisexperiencewithyou.

Exhaustingbutrewarding,plantingvegetablesbenefitedmeenormously,duringwhichI

engagedinandwitnessedthewholeeggplantsgrowingprocess.What?smore,undertheguidance

ofprofessionalcraftsmen,IwasabsorbedincreatingrefinedconventionalChineseartworks，such

aspaper-cutting,Chineseknot,clayfiguresandsoon.Thisexperiencehasbeeneye-opening,giving

meadeeperappreciationofourculturalheritage.

Notonlydidthecoursesteachmevaluableskillsbuttheyalsoinstilledagreaterrespectfor

natureandtraditioninme.Ican'twaittoshowyousomeofthecraftsVvemadeandperhaps

sharesomefreshvegetableswhenyouvisit!

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

II.讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

（2024?廣東佛山二模）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

“Mom,please,“Annabeggedeagerly."Please,letmedoitbymyself!”Shehadnever

madecookiesbyherselfbefore,butattheageofnine,shefeltcapableofhandlingmanythings.Her

friendshadbeenbakingcupcakesforayear.Yet,itseemedherparentshadlittlefaithinher.

Annaisgoingtomakecookies?Alone?”herbrother,Carl,askedwithalaugh."Thatis

goingtobedisaster!”CarlusedbigwordstoactsmarterthanAnna.Havingabigbrothercouldbe

annoying.Admittedly,Annaalwaysappearedclumsy.Butthatwasbeforesheturnednine.She

thoughtherparentsshouldrealizeshewoulddobetternow.

Atherwords,aflashofuncertaintycrossedherparents'faces.Wouldtheyagree?Holding

herbreath,shehadwaitedforwhatseemedlikeages.Surprisingly,Momnodded,saying,“Okay,

butpleasebecareful,andremembertotakealookatthecookbookfirst.”

Fueledbydetermination,Annaracedtothekitchen.Witheachstep,therewasasenseof

purposeandconfidencegrowingwithinher.ShehadalreadydoneitwithMomamilliontimes

before.Puttingthecookbookaside,shegotdowntobakingcookiesfrommemory,breakingeggs,

droppingacoldstickofbutter,addingsaltandthen...um...yes,mixingitwell!Usingamixerwas

easy.Sheturnedonthemixeratthemediumspeed-andwhoa.Whoa.Whoa!Buttersplattered（飛濺）

everywhere,makingthekitcheninamess.Collectingherself,sheturnedbacktothemixingbowl

andstartedagain.Thistimewithsofterbutter.

Annaplacedroundedspoonfulsofmixtureontothecookiepanandputitintotheoven（烤

爐）.Withinafewminutes,afantasticsmellfilledthekitchen——thesmellofcookiesuccess!She

wasgoingtosilenceallthosedoubts.Nomoreeye-rollingfromherbigbrother.Nomore"You're

tooyoung,Anna“fromherparents.Shebelievedshehadgrownupandbecamematureenoughto

bereliedon.

注意：續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個左右。

ThemomentAnnapulledthepanoutoftheoven,Carlsteppedintothekitchen.

Nowshedecidedtohaveanothertry,carefullyfollowingthecookbook.

【參考范文】

ThemomentAnnapulledthepanoutoftheoven,Carlsteppedintothekitchen.Therewasa

smuggrinonhisface."Well,well,well,Anna,itseemsyourcookingadventureendedindisaster,

justasIpredicted,“heteasedwithsuperiority.Anna?sheartsankasshesurveyedthemisshapen

burntcookiesonthetray.Shehadunderestimatedtheimportanceofmeasuringingredients

accurately,resultinginanunappetizingmess.Carl'smockinglaughterechoedinherears,fueling

herfrustrationanddisappointment.Sheknewherfailureresultedfromherignoringthecookbook.

Nowshedecidedtohaveanothertry,carefullyfollowingthe

cookbook.Determinedtoredeemherself,Annacarefully

measuredeachingredient,ensuringprecisionineverystepof

theprocessandtakingcaretoavoidthemistakesofher

previousattempt.Aftertwentyminutes,Annaopenedthe

ovendoortorevealperfectlygolden-browncookies.Her

parents'eyeswerefilledwithprideandadmiration.Even

Carlcouldn,thidehisastonishment.Atthatmoment,Anna

realizedsuccesswasn'tjustaboutbakingperfectcookies；it

wasaboutbelievinginherselfandbeingmeticulousin

everythingshedoes.作業(yè)39四選一閱讀十七選五閱讀

（分值：50分）

I.四選一閱讀（每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

A

（2024?山東聊城一模）

BooksThatCanHelpTeensManageAnxiety

Childrenexperienceanxietydifferentlyfromadults,anditalsolooksdifferentineach

child.Fortunately,bookscanserveastoolsforguidingchildrenthroughtheanxiousthoughtsand

feelingstheymayexperience.Thefollowingarefourbooksthatcanhelpchildreneffectively

managetheiranxiety.

TheHealthyCopingColoringBookandJournalbyPookyKnightsmith

Thiscoloringbookisspecificallydesignedforchildrenaged8to14andactivitiesrangefrom

coloringtojournalinganddrawing,allofwhicharedevelopedtohelpchildrendealwithtroubling

situations.Thedifferentactivitiescanbebeneficialfor①self-expression.

PleaseExplainAnxietytoMe!byLaurieE.ZelingerandJordanZelinger

Writtenbypsychologists,thisstorybreaksdownboththephysicalandemotionalsymptomsof

anxiety.Thestorycomparesthenaturalanxietykidsfeeltodinosaursfearingbeingthreatenedinthe

wild.Itexplainsthatsomeanxiety(forexample,adinosaur'sanxietyaboutbeingeaten)canbe

ourbody'swayofprotectingusfromthreats.

SeaOtterCovebyLoriLite

Thisisabookthatteacheschildrenhowtouseproperbreathingtechniquestocalmdown,

lowerstress,andcontrolanger.Through②playfulseaottersandotherdelightfulcharactersinthe

book,childrengettoexperiencebellybreathing.Thiseffective,self-calmingtechniqueisalso

knownasdiaphragmaticbreathingordeepbreathing.

TheWorryGlassesbyDonalisaHelsley

ThisbookisaboutalittlegirlnamedMJ.Ittellsthestoryofhowshelearnstodefeather

worries.Allthroughthestory,herwonderfulcounselorMissJessicapatientlyhelpsher.Thebook

includesalistofexercisesdesignedtorelievekids'anxiety.ltalsoofferstipstoparentsandadults

wholivewithanxiouschildren.

語篇解讀本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹的是四本可以幫助青少年控制焦慮的書寤廠

1.What'sthecommongroundoftheactivitiesinPookyKnightsmith'sbook?

A.Encouragingchildrentoexpressanxiety.

B.Helpingchildrenincreaseintelligence.

C.Measuringchildren'smentalhealth.

D?Inspiringchildren'sartistictalent.

答案A

角翠析細節(jié)理解題。才艮據(jù)第^殳中的uFortunately,bookscanserveastoolsforguidingchildren

throughtheanxiousthoughtsandfeelingstheymayexperience.和TheHealthyCoping

ColoringBookandJournalbyPookyKnightsmith部分的“Thedifferentactivitiescanbe

beneficialforself-expression.可知，這幾本書都是幫助青少年克服焦慮的，因此Pooky

Knightsmith的書里的活動的共同點是鼓勵孩子表達焦慮。故選A。

2.WhatmethoddoesLoriLiteoffertoloweranxietylevels?

A.Journalwriting.B.Controllinganger.

C.Bellybreathing.D.Holdingbreath.

答案C

解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)SeaOtterCovebyLoriLite部分的uThroughplayfulseaottersand

otherdelightfulcharactersinthebook,...isalsoknownasdiaphragmaticbreathingordeep

breathing.”可知，LoriLite提供了腹部呼吸這種方法來降低焦慮水平。故選C。

3.Whichofthefourbooksintroducessomework-outtomanageanxiety?

A.TheHealthyCopingColoringBookandJournal

B.PleaseExplainAnxietytoMe!

C.SeaOtterCove

D.TheWorryGlasses

答案D

解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)TheWorryGlassesbyDonalisaHelsley部分的“Thebookincludesa

listofexercisesdesignedtorelievekids'anxiety.”可知，TheWorryGlasses介紹了一些控制焦

慮的鍛煉方法。故選D。

語境猜詞

①self-expression（合）=self-+expressionn.自我表現(xiàn)，自我表達

②playful（派尸play+-ful〃力.有趣的；愛玩的

③counselor（派）=counsel+-orn.顧問

B

（2024?廣東湛江二模）

LexiisjustalittlegirlfromCanadawhofoundherselfina'heart-stoppingsituation.ltstarted

offasanormalcartrip.AngelaShymanski,Lexi'smom,wasatthewheel,navigatingthe②tricky

roadsoftheRockieswithherdaughterLexiandherbabyPeterinthecar.Anunexpectedanimalran

intotheroad.Angelaswerved（突然轉(zhuǎn)向）toavoidtheanimal.Unfortunately,theircarwasoffthe

road,fallingdownasteepembankment（路堤）.

Thecrashwasnothingshortofterrifying.Angelaendedupwithabrokenback.Shewas

unconscious,andunabletohelpherbabies.Meanwhile,babyPeter'scriesechoedinthechaos.But

Lexi,onlyfiveyearsold,didn'tfreeze.Instead,sheshowedcouragethatwouldleavemany

grown-upsinawe.

Shequickly?jumpedintoaction.Thelittlegirl,withoutevenshoesonherfeet,wrestledfree

fromherseatbeltandclimbedthe40-footembankment.Onceshereachedthetop,Lexidid

everythingshecouldto^flagdownapassingcarinordertogethelpforhermomandbrother.

Lexi'sinsistencefinallypaidoff.Acarstopped,andthepeopleinsidedidn'thesitatetohelp

hercallforemergencyservices.Whentheparamedics（護理人員）arrived,theyfoundAngelaina

severestate,andherhearthadstopped.Thankfully,theymanagedtobringherback.

Lexi'sdad,reflectingontheincident,couldn?thelpbutbeamazedbyhisdaughter,s

bravery.Hestressedhowimportantitisforkidstobepreparedforemergencies，shockedathow

Lexirememberedandactedonwhatshehadbeentaught.lt?sapowerfulreminderofwhatkids

cando⑥whenpushcomestoshove.

AndLexi'sheroismdidn'tgounnoticed.ShewasawardedaBronzeMedalforBraveryby

thepolice.ButfortheShymanskis,therealprizewasbeingbackineachother?sarms,safeand

sound.

語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了加拿大的一名五歲的小女孩Lexi在一次車禍中表

現(xiàn)出非凡的勇氣和冷靜。

4.Whatcausedtheaccident?

A.Thetoughroad.

B.Thechildren'snoise.

C.Acarthatsuddenlyswerved.

D.Ananimalappearingsuddenly.

答案D

解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Anunexpectedanimalranintotheroad.Angelaswerved（突

然轉(zhuǎn)向）toavoidtheanimal.Unfortunately,theircarwasofftheroad,fallingdownasteep

embankment（路堤）.”可知，事故是由一?只意外沖到路上的動物造成的。故選D。

5.WhatwasLexi'sfirstmoveaftertheaccident?

A.Puttingonhershoes.

B.Managingtogetoutofthecar.

C.Flaggingdownapassingcar.

D.Scalingthe40-footembankment.

答案B

解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Thelittlegirl,withoutevenshoesonherfeet,wrestledfree

fromherseatbeltandclimbedthe40-footembankment.??可知，事故發(fā)生后，Lexi首先設(shè)法從車

里出來。故選B。

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutLexifromparagraph5?

A.Herheroicactiondeservedrecognition.

B.Herdadknewherdaughterwellenough.

C.Shehadlearnedhowtodealwithemergencies.

D.Itwasimportantforhertofacesomeemergencies.

答案C

解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中^Hestressedhowimportantitisforkidstobepreparedfor

emergencies,shockedathowLexirememberedandactedonwhatshehadbeentaught.“可決口，

Lexi學習過如何應(yīng)對緊急情況。故選C。

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLexi?

A.Braveandhonest.

B.Calmandcourageous.

C.Thoughtfulbutstubborn.

D.Caringbutnaughty.

答案B

解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“Instead,sheshowedcouragethatwouldleavemany

grown-upsinawe.”以及第三段“Shequicklyjumpedintoaction.Thelittlegirl,withouteven

shoesonherfeet,wrestledfreefromherseatbelt...toflagdownapassingcarinordertogethelpfor

hermomandbrother.??可知，Lexi在面對緊急情況時勇敢且冷靜。故選B。

語境猜詞

①heart-stopping（合）=heart+stop+ing4力：驚心動魄的；令人心悸的

②tricky（派）=trick+y”力.難對付的

?nothingshortof...簡直就是；無異于

④jumpintoaction立即行動

⑤flagdown揮手示意停車

⑥whenpushcomestoshove別無選擇時；須孤注一擲時

C

（2024?廣東韶關(guān)二模）

Wouldapersonbornblind,whohaslearnedtodistinguishobjectsbytouch,beableto

recognizethempurelybysightifhe①regainedtheabilitytosee?Thequestion,knownas

Molyneux'sproblem,isaboutwhetherthehumanmindhasa②built-inconceptofshapesthatis

soinbornthatablindpersoncouldimmediatelyrecognizeanobjectwithrestored

vision.Alternatively,theconceptsofshapesarenotinbornbuthavetobelearnedbyexploringan

objectthroughsight,touchandothersenses.

Aftertheirattempttotestitinblindchildrenfailed,LarsChittkaofQueenMaryUniversityof

Londonandhisteamcarriedoutanotherexperimentonbumblebees.Totestwhetherbumblebees

canformaninternalrepresentationofobjects,theyfirsttrainedtheinsectstodistinguishglobes

fromcubesusingasugarreward.Thebeeswerefirsttrainedinthelight,wheretheycouldseebut

nottouchtheobjects.Thentheyweretestedinthedark,wheretheycouldtouchbutnotseethe

items.Theresearchersfoundthattheinsectsspentmoretimeincontactwiththeshapetheyhad

beentrainedtoassociatewiththesugarreward,eventhoughtheyhadtorelyontouchratherthan

sighttodistinguishtheobjects.

Theresearchersalsodidtheoppositetestwith④untrainedbumblebees,firstteachingthem

withrewardsinthedarkandthentestingtheminthelight.Again,thebeeswereabletorecognize

theshapeassociatedwiththesugarreward,thoughtheyhadtorelyonsightratherthantouchinthe

test.Inshort,beeshavesolvedMolyneux'sproblembecausethefactsuggeststhattheycan

(g)?

pictureobjectfeaturesandaccessthemthroughsightortouch.

However,someexpertsexpresstheirwarningsagainsttheresult.JonathanBirch,aphilosopher

ofscience,cautionsthatthebeesmayhavehadpriorexperienceassociatingvisualandtactile(觸覺)

informationaboutstraightedgesandcurvedsurfacesintheirnests.

語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了通過大黃蜂實驗研究莫利紐克斯問題，即一

個天生失明但通過觸摸學會區(qū)分物體的人在恢復(fù)視力后是否能夠通過視覺來識別物體。

8.WhatisMolyneux'sproblemabout?

A.Whethermankind?ssenseoftouchoutweighssight.

B.Whethermankind'sideaofshapeisinbornorlearned.

C.Whetherblindpeoplecanidentifytheshapeofanitem.

D.Whethertheblindcanregaintheirsenseoftouchafterrecovery.

答案B

解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一^中"Thequestion,knownasMolyneux'sproblem,isabout

whetherthehumanmindhasabuilt-inconceptofshapes...buthavetobelearnedbyexploringan

objectthroughsight,touchandothersenses.可知，莫利紐克斯問題的內(nèi)容是人類對形狀的認

知是天生的還是后天習得的。故選B。

9.HowdidLarsChittkaandhiscolleaguestrytofigureoutMolyneux'sproblem?

A.Byexperimentationonblindchildren.

B.Byconductingcontrolledexperiments.

C.Byrewardingbumblebeeswithsugar.

D.Byobservingbumblebeesintheirnests.

答案B

解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二至四句可知，LarsChittka和他的同事是通過開展控制實

驗來研究莫利紐克斯問題。故選B。

10.WhatisJonathanBirch'sattitudetowardstheconclusionofthebeeexperiments?

A.Skeptical.B.Supportive.

C.Dismissive.D.Ambiguous.

答案A

解析觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一段"However,someexpertsexpresstheirwarningsagainstthe

result.JonathanBirch...cautionsthat...”可知，JonathanBirch對由蜜蜂實驗得出的結(jié)論持懷疑的

態(tài)度。故選A。

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ScientistsFoundSensesMatter

B.Visual-TactilePuzzleHasBeenSolved

C.ExperimentsWillHelptheBlindRegainSight

D.BumblebeesMayHelpSolveMolyneux?sProblem

答案D

解析標題歸納題?？v觀全文可知，本文主要講述了通過大黃蜂實驗研究莫利紐克斯問題，

所以D項是本文最好的標題。故選D。

語境猜詞

①regain（派）=re+gain。,重新獲得

②built-in（合）=built+in〃力.嵌入式的；內(nèi)置的

③inborn（合）=in+bom〃力.天生的，先天的

④untrained（派）=un+train+ed〃力.未受訓練的，未經(jīng)培養(yǎng)的

⑤picture（轉(zhuǎn)）兒fo.想象

D

（2024?山東濟南一模）

Likemanypeopleoverthepastfewyears，Ihavefoundmyselfturningtoaudiobooksasmy

mainmeansofreadingliterature.!finditfarmorecomfortableto“readwithmyears“whilemy

eyesareresting.My①consumptionofnewbookshasdoubledasaresultbutarecentpapermakes

mewonderifthiswillcomeatthepriceofmycomprehension.

ThestudycomesfromBoazKeysarandJanetGeipeLbothattheUniversityofChicago,and

itdrawsfromtheudualprocessmodelofmentalprocessing.Accordingtothisview,wehave

twowaysofassessinginformation.System1isintuitive（直覺的），relyingonnaturalabilityand

feeling.ltisquick,butlikelyexposedto"misinformation.System2isanalyticalinvolvingtheuse

oflogicreasoning.ltismentallydemanding.Whenitisengaged,wethinkourwaythroughthe

materialstepbystep.

Fordecades,psychologistshavedesignedvariousteststodeterminewhichofthesetwo

systemsapersonisusing.Asoneexample,considerthefollowingquestion：Howmanyanimalsof

eachkinddidMosestakeontheArk（方舟）？Ifyouansweredtwo,youwereprobablyonly

consideringthecoreofthequestion,whichisSystem1thinking.Togettotherightanswer-zero,

youneedtothinkmorecarefullyaboutthewording,whichwouldallowyoutorememberitwas

NoahwhobuilttheArk,notMoses.Thatisthekindofanalyticalprocess.

KeysarandGeipel'sbrilliantideawastoinvestigatewhetherthesensoryform-seeing

vs.hearing-oftheinformationwouldmakeadifference.Theyfoundthatitdid：whenanswering

thesekindsofsimplequestions，participantsweremorelikelytomakeerrorswhenthesentences

werespokenoutloud,ratherthanwritten.

Agreaterrelianceonourfeelingscouldbeaproblemifweareconsuminginformationthat

needslogicalstudy.Forthisreason,Iwillreturntoreadingnon-fictionwithmyeyesratherthanmy

ears.ButIwon'tstoplisteningtonovels.Iamquitehappytogowiththeflowofmyemotions

whilemycriticalmindtakesabreak.

語篇解讀本文是一篇議論文。文章主要圍繞作者使用有聲書作為閱讀方式的經(jīng)歷和體驗展

開，并引入了一項關(guān)于信息處理方式的研究，以此為基礎(chǔ)探討了過于依賴感覺對信息處理產(chǎn)

生的影響。

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoflisteningtoaudiobooks?

A.Itiseconomical.

B.Itisdemanding.

C.Itistime-consuming.

D.Itisrelaxing.

答案D

解析觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第一^殳中“Likemanypeopleoverthepastfewyears,Ihavefound

myselfturningtoaudiobooksasmymainmeansofreadingliterature.!finditfarmorecomfortable

to'readwithmyears'whilemyeyesareresting.以及最后一段中“ButIwon'tstop

listeningtonovels.!amquitehappytogowiththeflowofmyemotionswhilemycriticalmind

takesabreak.可知，作者認為聽有聲讀物會讓人放松。故選D。

13.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSystem2model?

A.Relativelyreliable.

B.Fullyautomatic.

C.Question-centered.

D.Emotion-involved.

答案A

角翠析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“System2isanalyticalinvolvingtheuseoflogicreasoning.lt

ismentallydemanding.Whenitisengaged,wethinkourwaythroughthematerialstepbystep.”

和第三段的“Togettotherightanswer...Thatisthekindofanalyticalprocess.可推知，System

2模式相對可靠。故選A。

14.WhyistheArkmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Topresentafact.

B.Toillustrateaview.

C.Tointroduceatopic.

D.Todrawaconclusion.

答案B

解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“Asoneexample...Howmanyanimalsofeachkinddid

MosestakeontheArk（方舟）？Ifyouansweredtwo...whichisSystem1thinking.Togettotheright

answer-zero,youneedtothinkmorecarefullyaboutthewording...Thatisthekindofanalytical

process.“可知，作者提到方舟是為了舉例說明一■個觀點，即System1和System2在處理信

息時的不同方式。故選B。

15.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Listeningtobookscomesataprice.

B.Readingnon-fictionbooksbenefits.

C.Criticalthinkingisamustinreading.

D.Waysofprocessinginformationdiffer.

答案A

解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，盡管聽書讓作者增加了閱讀量，但研究結(jié)果顯示，

聽書在處理某些信息時可能不如閱讀書面材料準確。特別是對于那些需要邏輯研究的信息，

聽書可能導(dǎo)致更多的錯誤。因此，作者認為聽書是有代價的，特別是在理解方面。故選A。

語境猜詞

①consumption（派）=consume+ptionn.消耗量

②comprehension（派）=comprehend+sionn.理解力

③misinformation（派）=mis+informationn.錯誤信息

④analytical（派）=analyse+tical〃力.分析性的

II.七選五閱讀（每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

（2024?河南濮陽一模）

Nomatterhowfriendlyyourtoneisorhow①honey-sweetyouareinaconversation,whenyou

useoneofthesetwowords（orboth）inyoursentences,themessagetoyourconversation

companionis“Youarewrong".]Theyare“no"and"but”.

Thesewordsdon'tsay，"Let'sdiscussthis"or'Tdlovetohearwhatyouthinkabout

this“topeople.Theysay,YouarewrongandIamright.Ifyourconversationcompanionis

alsoeagertowinatanycost,youwillhaveapotentialbattleonyourhands.Theresult?2

Areyouinterestedinalittletesttoseehowcompetitiveyourco-workersare?Trythis.Forone

week,keepa②scorecardofhowmanytimeseachpersonuses"no"or"but”.3And,

ifyou°digalittledeeper,you'11seepatternsemerge.Forinstance,somepeopleusethesewords

togainpower.You?11seehowmuchpeoplehateit,consciouslyornot,andhowitstifles（抑制）

ratherthanopensupdiscussions.

4Practicallywithouteventhinking,Ikeepcountoftheiruseofthesetwolittl