When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nod

When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable.
Because I grew up in rural North Carolina, this rule comes 36 to me, and it seems the obvious choice to come first. If you want children to respect you, you have to let them know 37 . Simply telling them you want them to address you by saying “sir” lets them know 38 you expect them to treat you. I also tell my students it’s a very useful tool when 39 with adults, and furthermore it also 40 handy for any adult interacting with another adult. Case in point: I was 41 the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies(差错) of my 42 . The lady I spoke to was not 43 and seemed annoyed. 44 , in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes, ma’am,” and her entire 45 changed. She became far more helpful and 46 to deal with, and she 47 cutting my bill in half.
Some of my students in Harlem were to be 48 for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were 49 the many kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “ 51 you say ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘no sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been 52 . When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main 53 he made over and over was how 54 my students were in their interviews. It seemed like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets 55 .
【小题1】A．frequentlyB．eagerlyC．constantlyD．naturally【小题2】A．youB．it C．themselvesD．why【小题3】A．the wayB．the wishC．the methodD．the reason【小题4】A．disagreeingB．debatingC．dealingD．discussing【小题5】A．comes inB．gets onC．goes outD．brings in【小题6】A．onB．inC．byD．with【小题7】A．recordB．phone callC．messageD．bill【小题8】A．usefulB．hopefulC．optimisticD．helpful【小题9】A．InsteadB．ThenC．MoreoverD．Otherwise【小题10】A．methodB．thinkingC．attitudeD．feeling【小题11】A．interestingB．easyC．closeD．different【小题12】A．took upB．came upC．picked upD．ended up【小题13】A．introducedB．demandedC．intendedD．interviewed【小题14】A．amongB．aboveC．overD．with【小题15】A．popularB．familiarC．likeD．successful【小题16】A．Make sureB．By no meansC．Make a promiseD．Be cautious【小题17】A．receivedB．allowedC．appreciatedD．accepted【小题18】A．contributionB．commentC．impressionD．reason【小题19】A．considerateB．confidentC．politeD．clever【小题20】A．resultsB．responsibilityC．reliefD．reformsD

(答案→)D 解析：文章大意：文章通过讲述自己和电话员交涉话费账单的事情，和自己指导学生参加面试的事情，可知说“Yes ma’am” 和 “No, sir.”在人际交往中的重要性，也就是和别人交流要有礼貌，会有意想不到的效果。【小题1】考查副词：A. frequently 频繁地，B. eagerly渴望地，C. constantly不断地，D. naturally自然地，从前面的Because I grew up in rural North Carolina,可知是因为我出生于加力福利亚北部，所以很自然知道这个规则，选D【小题2】考查代词：A. you你，B. it它，C. themselves他们自己，D. why为什么，如果你要孩子尊敬你，你要让他们知道它，用it代指“this rule”，选B【小题3】考查名词：A. the way方式，B. the wish希望，C. the method方法，D. the reason原因，句意：让他们知道你希望他们对待你的方式。表示方式，方法，用the way，method是具体的科学，系统的方法，选A【小题4】考查动词：A. disagreeing不同意，B. debating辩论，C. dealing对待，D. discussing讨论，句意：我也告诉学生这是和成年人相处的最好的办法。Deal with对待，相处，打交道，选C【小题5】考查词组：A. comes in进来，B. gets on上车，C. goes out出来，D. brings in引进，赚钱，come in handy迟早有用，句意：这对于一个成年人和另外一个成年人相处也迟早有用，选A【小题6】考查介词A. on在…上面，B. in在…里面，C. by通过，D. with和…一起，on the phone打电话，Case in point:是“举个适当的例子”，作者拿打电话给电话公司举例，选A【小题7】考查名词：A. record记录，B. phone call电话，C. message信息，D. bill账单，句意：我在和电话公司打电话讨论账单的问题，选D【小题8】考查形容词：A. useful有用，B. hopeful有希望的，C. optimistic乐观的，D. helpful乐于助人的，从后面的seemed annoyed. 和后面的She became far more helpful可知电话员不是很乐于助人的，选D【小题9】考查副词：A. Instead代替，B. Then然而，C. Moreover还有，D. Otherwise否则，这里表示时间顺序，然后，在电话过程中，我说了“yes, ma’am,”选B【小题10】考查名词：A. method方法，B. thinking 想法，C. attitude态度，D. feeling感觉，句意：她的态度完全改变了，选C【小题11】考查形容词：A. interesting有趣的，B. easy容易的，C. close亲密的，D. different不同的，句意：她变得乐于助人并且容易相处了，选B【小题12】考查动词短语：A. took up从事，拿起，B. came up出现，露面，C. picked up捡起，接送，接收，习得，D. ended up以…结束，句意：她最终把我的账单减少了一半，选D【小题13】考查动词：A. introduced介绍，B. demanded要求，C. intended打算，采访，面试，D. interviewed从后面的句子：I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, 可知我的一些学生要受采访，选D【小题14】考查介词：A. among在…中，B. above在…上面，C. over在…上，D. with和…，句意：我有12个学生在全市申请这个位置的学生之中，选A【小题15】考查形容词：A. popular受欢迎的，B. familiar熟悉的，C. like象，D. successful成功，What…be like？…是什么样？，句意：我和我的学生练习面试是什么样的。选C【小题16】考查短语：A. Make sure确保，B. By no means绝不，C. Make a promise许诺，D. Be cautious谨慎，我强调的事情是不管什么确保你说‘yes ma’am’或‘no sir’，选A【小题17】考查动词：A. received收到，B. allowed允许，C. appreciated欣赏，感激，D. accepted接受，面试后，我很高兴的知道我的12个学生都被接受了。Accept是主观接受，receive是客观收到，选D【小题18】考查名词：A. contribution贡献，B. comment评论，C. impression印象，D. reason原因，make comment做出评论，当我和招生主人交谈的时候，他重复说的话是我的学生在面试中是多么的礼貌，选B【小题19】考查形容词： A. considerate考虑周到的，B. confident自信的，C. polite礼貌的，D. clever聪明的，从前面的内容可知在面试前作者就告诉学生要有礼貌，选C【小题20】考查名词：A. results结果，B. responsibility责任，C. relief缓解，D. reforms改革，这看起来是小事，但很有成效，选A

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