Question

My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her 36  .

One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she    37 a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother   38  babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.

My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t 39 

to trust her. She 40 with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.

The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y  41 because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually

42      brands just like that?

She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to

43     whatever she tells them?

My father and I actually had a long conversation about her  44 on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has 45 been

like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.

During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the  46 to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes  47 . People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.

1.	A．leadership B．control C．instruction D．influence

2.	A．noticed B．kept C．watched D．felt

3.	A．admires B．adores C．adopts D．praises

4.	A．obvious B．difficult C．necessary D．natural

5.	A．sang B．dealt C．spoke D．played

6.	A．instead B．finally C．yet D．anyhow

7.	A．bought B．considered C．compared D．switched

8.	A．hear B．accept C．need D．understand

9.	A．plan B．advice C．secret D．speech

10.	A．always B．frequently C．seldom D．occasionally

11.	A．desire B．motivation C．purpose D．ability

12.	A．relationship B．respect C．trust D．kindness

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

【解析】文章讲述的是作者的母亲有一种影响别人的能力，善于和人建立友善关系，并让别人接受她的观点。

1.上下文，根据前一句的My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests可知，母亲很擅长说服别人干某事，所以此处指的是很多人都受到了她的影响。根据下文的She really does know how to influence people，也可以看出

2.句意理解，她看到一个年轻的母亲在浏览不同品牌的奶粉，notice注意到，看到 watch观察

3.句意理解，妈妈很喜欢孩子，所以她上前与那个母亲聊起来了。Admire钦佩，羡慕 adore喜爱 adopt收养，采纳 praise表扬

4.上下文，根据My mother is an easy person to like可知，母亲很容易相处，所以人们信任她不难。

5.句意理解，她跟宝宝玩了一会，play with sb 与某人一起玩

6.句意理解，那个母亲选择了Brand X，相反，我的母亲建议她买Brand Y

7.上下文，上文讲到那个母亲选择X，而我的母亲建议Y，所以此处指的是那个母亲是否会换奶粉，switch 转换

8.上下文，上文讲的是作者的母亲容易让人喜欢，让人信任，所以此处讲的是她可让别人接受她的观点。

9.句意理解，我和父亲讨论过母亲影响别人的秘诀。

10.上下文，根据even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her可知，她一直是这样的。

11.句意理解， 在我们的谈话中我意识到，母亲有一种建立亲善关系的能力。

12.上下文，上文讲到了母亲容易让人信任。