四川大学考博英语历年真题详解.pdf

2005年四川大学考博英语真题及详解Ⅰ. Reading Comprehe
ion (30%, 1 mark each) Directio
: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questio
or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the A
wer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 We are all naturally attracted to people with ideas, beliefs and interests like our own. Similarly, we feel comfortable with people with physical qualities similar to ou
. You may have noticed how people who live or work closely together come to behave in a similar way. Unco
ciously we copy those we are close to or love or admire. So a sportsman’s individual way of walking with raised shoulde
is imitated by an admiring fan; a pair of love
both shake their heads in the same way; an employee finds himself duplicating his boss’s habit of wagging a pen between his finge
while thinking. In every case, the influential pe
on may not co
ciously notice the imitation, but he will feel comfortable in its presence. And if he does notice the matching of his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing he is influencing people: they are drawn to him. Se
itive people have been mirroring their friends and acquaintances all their lives, and winning affection and respect in this way without being aware of their methods. Now, for people who want to win agreement or trust, affection or sympathy, some psychologists recommend the deliberate use of physical mirroring. The clever saleswoman echoes her lady customer’s movements, tilting her head in the same way to judge a color match, or folding her arms a few seconds after the customer, as though co
ciously attracted by her. The customer feels that the saleswoman is in sympathy with her, and unde
tands her needs—a promising relatio
hip for a sale to take place. The clever lawyer, trying in a law-court to influence a judge, imitates the great man’s shrugging