Do you say "no" to your friends?
It’s hard to say. I come from France. In our country, we don’t often say "no" to people directly.
—Charmer
No, I don’t. I am afraid that every time I do this, I will disappoint someone, make
him angry and hurt（伤害）his feelings. The person might think I am unkind or impolite.
—Judy
Yes, I do. My value（价值）does not depend on how much I do for other people. And learning to say "no" is one of the best things I do for myself.
—John
Learning how to say "no" is a great thing you can do for yourself. You won’t be overloaded（负担过重）with work, and you’ll have time to do what really matters to you. Remember that the best way to learn how to say "no" is to practise more.
Saying "no" is one of the 18.
himself because his value doesn’t 22.
Learning how to say "no" is a great thing you can do for yourself. Remember that the best way to learn how to say "no" is to 23.
It’s hard to say. I come from France. In our country, we don’t often say "no" to people directly.
—Charmer
No, I don’t. I am afraid that every time I do this, I will disappoint someone, make
him angry and hurt（伤害）his feelings. The person might think I am unkind or impolite.—Judy
Yes, I do. My value（价值）does not depend on how much I do for other people. And learning to say "no" is one of the best things I do for myself.
—John
Learning how to say "no" is a great thing you can do for yourself. You won’t be overloaded（负担过重）with work, and you’ll have time to do what really matters to you. Remember that the best way to learn how to say "no" is to practise more.
Saying "no" is one of the 18.
challenges
in communication. We will feel worried and lose trust for not keeping our promise. Charmer doesn’t 19. often
say "no" to people directly. Judy is afraid to 20. disappoint
someone and she thinks the person might think she is unkind or 21. impolite
. John thinks learning to say "no" is one of the best things he does forhimself because his value doesn’t 22. depend
on how much he does for others.Learning how to say "no" is a great thing you can do for yourself. Remember that the best way to learn how to say "no" is to 23.
practise
more.答案：18.challenges 根据“One of the challenges in communication is saying ‘no’”可知答案。
19.often 根据“In our country, we don't often say ‘no’ to people directly.”可知答案。
20.disappoint 根据“I am afraid that every time I do this, I will disappoint someone”可知答案。
21.impolite 根据“The person might think I am unkind or impolite.”可知答案。
22.depend 根据“My value does not depend on how much I do for other people.”可知答案。
23.practise 根据“Remember that the best way to learn how to say ‘no’ is to practise more.”可知答案。
19.often 根据“In our country, we don't often say ‘no’ to people directly.”可知答案。
20.disappoint 根据“I am afraid that every time I do this, I will disappoint someone”可知答案。
21.impolite 根据“The person might think I am unkind or impolite.”可知答案。
22.depend 根据“My value does not depend on how much I do for other people.”可知答案。
23.practise 根据“Remember that the best way to learn how to say ‘no’ is to practise more.”可知答案。
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语语篇填空题，解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章围绕“人际交往中如何说‘不’”的主题；然后针对每个空格，结合上下文语境，精准定位原文中对应的句子，提取符合语境、语法要求的单词，确保答案与原文一致。
【解析】
18. 结合语境，“说‘不’是沟通中的挑战之一”，定位原文对应信息，提取单词challenges；
19. 根据Charmer的表述“In our country, we don’t often say 'no' to people directly”，提取副词often；
20. 根据Judy的话“I am afraid that every time I do this, I will disappoint someone”，提取动词disappoint；
21. 根据Judy的话“The person might think I am unkind or impolite”，提取形容词impolite；
22. 根据John的话“My value does not depend on how much I do for other people”，提取动词depend；
23. 根据最后一段“Remember that the best way to learn how to say 'no' is to practise more”，提取动词practise。
【答案】
18.challenges 19.often 20.disappoint 21.impolite 22.depend 23.practise
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、阅读理解
【点评】
本题围绕人际交往中说“不”的话题，考查学生对语篇细节的理解及词汇的提取运用能力，答案均来自原文，难度适中，学生通过定位原文对应信息即可完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语语篇填空题，解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章围绕“人际交往中如何说‘不’”的主题；然后针对每个空格，结合上下文语境，精准定位原文中对应的句子，提取符合语境、语法要求的单词，确保答案与原文一致。
【解析】
18. 结合语境，“说‘不’是沟通中的挑战之一”，定位原文对应信息，提取单词challenges；
19. 根据Charmer的表述“In our country, we don’t often say 'no' to people directly”，提取副词often；
20. 根据Judy的话“I am afraid that every time I do this, I will disappoint someone”，提取动词disappoint；
21. 根据Judy的话“The person might think I am unkind or impolite”，提取形容词impolite；
22. 根据John的话“My value does not depend on how much I do for other people”，提取动词depend；
23. 根据最后一段“Remember that the best way to learn how to say 'no' is to practise more”，提取动词practise。
【答案】
18.challenges 19.often 20.disappoint 21.impolite 22.depend 23.practise
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、阅读理解
【点评】
本题围绕人际交往中说“不”的话题，考查学生对语篇细节的理解及词汇的提取运用能力，答案均来自原文，难度适中，学生通过定位原文对应信息即可完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.7
阅读短文,根据语篇内容回答下面问题。
24.How will we feel when we break our promise according to the text?
25.Where does Charmer come from?
26.Who thinks saying “no” is one of the best things?
24.How will we feel when we break our promise according to the text?
We will feel worried.
25.Where does Charmer come from?
Charmer comes from France.
26.Who thinks saying “no” is one of the best things?
John.
答案：24.We will feel worried. 根据“This makes us feel worried when we break our promise”可知答案。
25.Charmer comes from France. 根据“I come from France.”和“Charmer”可知答案。
26.John. 根据“And learning to say ‘no’ is one of the best things I do for myself.”和“John”可知答案。
25.Charmer comes from France. 根据“I come from France.”和“Charmer”可知答案。
26.John. 根据“And learning to say ‘no’ is one of the best things I do for myself.”和“John”可知答案。
解析：
【分析】本题为阅读理解细节类题目，解题思路是针对每个问题，在短文中定位对应关键语句，提取精准信息作答。第24题需定位违背承诺时的感受，第25题需定位Charmer的来源，第26题需定位认为说“不”是最好的事之一的人物。
【解析】24. 定位原文关键句“This makes us feel worried when we break our promise”，可知违背承诺时我们会感到担心，故答案为We will feel worried.；25. 结合原文“I come from France.”及“Charmer”的对应信息，可知Charmer来自法国，故答案为Charmer comes from France.；26. 定位原文关键句“And learning to say ‘no’ is one of the best things I do for myself.”及对应人物John，可知是John持有该观点，故答案为John.
【答案】24.We will feel worried. 25.Charmer comes from France. 26.John.
【知识点】阅读理解、细节信息查找
【点评】本题为基础的阅读理解细节题，只需准确找到原文对应内容即可作答，难度较低，适合学生巩固阅读理解的细节定位能力。
【难度系数】0.8
【解析】24. 定位原文关键句“This makes us feel worried when we break our promise”，可知违背承诺时我们会感到担心，故答案为We will feel worried.；25. 结合原文“I come from France.”及“Charmer”的对应信息，可知Charmer来自法国，故答案为Charmer comes from France.；26. 定位原文关键句“And learning to say ‘no’ is one of the best things I do for myself.”及对应人物John，可知是John持有该观点，故答案为John.
【答案】24.We will feel worried. 25.Charmer comes from France. 26.John.
【知识点】阅读理解、细节信息查找
【点评】本题为基础的阅读理解细节题，只需准确找到原文对应内容即可作答，难度较低，适合学生巩固阅读理解的细节定位能力。
【难度系数】0.8