Question

    Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you find it hard to tolerate someone’s actions or words. Try to understand where each person is coming from, and avoid making it into a personal battle. You can try to develop a more tolerant attitude by learning about different people, developing confidence in yourself, and coming to appreciate differences. 1.

Make efforts to understand someone else. You may have very different backgrounds and experiences. 2. So try to see things from his side.

Ask for an explanation. If you are talking to someone and he says something that you find hard to accept, you can figure out his perspective without being intolerant. 3. For example, you might say something like, “OK, tell me more about that. What makes you think that？” Anyway, remember that tolerance does not mean accepting unacceptable behavior.

4. This may be a more negative kind of tolerance than learning to accept and value differences, but it can be useful. To do this you would have to avoid certain topics of conversation, or swiftly change the subject when necessary.

Deal with a conflict. When you have difficulty tolerating someone’s actions or words, you can start by calmly describing what you find offensive.5.And you should then explain how the problem would be dealt with.

A.Try to ignore your differences.

B.Use “I” statements rather than “you” statements.

C.Start by stating what you think a good situation is.

D.Try to understand his views well by asking him to explain them.

E.Here are tips that help you tolerate others in difficult situations.

F.What seems obvious to you might seem strange to someone else.

G.Next, try to get a better understanding of each other’s views about it.

Answer

1.E

2.F

3.D

4.A

5.G

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。有时你发现自己很难容忍别人的行为或言语。试着了解每个人从何而来，避免把它变成一场个人战争。你可以通过了解不同的人，培养自信，欣赏不同的人来培养更宽容的态度。文章主要就如何在困难的情况下容忍他人提出了一些建议。

1.

本句为第一段最后一句，有启示下文的作用，结合后文主要说明了一些帮助人们容忍他人的建议。故E选项“这里有一些建议可以帮助你在困难的情况下容忍他人”符合上下文语境，故选E。

2.

根据上文Make efforts to understand someone else. You may have very different backgrounds and experiences.可知努力去理解别人。你们可能有非常不同的背景和经历。以及后文So try to see things from his side.可知所以试着从他的角度看问题。由此可知，因为背景和经历不同，所以在你看来显而易见的事情，在别人看来可能很奇怪，因此要试着从他人的绝对看问题。故F选项“在你看来显而易见的事情，在别人看来可能很奇怪”符合上下文语境，故选F。

3.

根据上文Ask for an explanation. If you are talking to someone and he says something that you find hard to accept, you can figure out his perspective without being intolerant.可知要求一个解释。如果你和一个人聊天，他说了一些你难以接受的话，你可以弄清楚他的观点，而不至于不宽容。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，当你觉得某人的观点难以接受时，应当试着去理解，请对方解释。故D选项“试着理解他的观点，请他解释”符合上下文语境，故选D。

4.

根据后文This may be a more negative kind of tolerance than learning to accept and value differences, but it can be useful. To do this you would have to avoid certain topics of conversation, or swiftly change the subject when necessary.可知这可能是一种比学习接受和重视差异更消极的宽容，但它可能是有用的。要做到这一点，你必须避免某些谈话的话题，或在必要时迅速改变话题。由此可知，本段说明的是试着忽略你和对方的差异。故A选项“试着忽略你们的差异”符合上下文语境，故选A。

5.

根据上文Deal with a conflict. When you have difficulty tolerating someone’s actions or words, you can start by calmly describing what you find offensive.可知处理好冲突。当你难以容忍某人的行为或言语时，你可以从平静地描述你觉得冒犯的东西开始。以及后文And you should then explain how the problem would be dealt with.可知然后你应该解释如何处理这个问题。由此可知，遇到冲突，先是平静地描述你觉得冒犯的地方，接着试着了解彼此对它的看法，最后是解释如何处理。故G选项“接下来，试着更好地了解彼此对它的看法”符合上下文语境，故选G。