题目

Everything that is said must be said in a certain way — in a certain tone of voice, at a certain rate of speed, and with a certain degree of loudness. Whereas often we consciously consider what to say before speaking, we rarely think about how to say it, unless the situation is obviously loaded — for example, a job interview or a tricky performance review.Before speaking we would usually think about _______.A what we want to sayB what the situation isC how to express ourselvesD how to communicate with others

Everything that is said must be said in a certain way — in a certain tone of voice, at a certain rate of speed, and with a certain degree of loudness. Whereas often we consciously consider what to say before speaking, we rarely think about how to say it, unless the situation is obviously loaded — for example, a job interview or a tricky performance review. Before speaking we would usually think about _______. A what we want to say B what the situation is C how to express ourselves D how to communicate with others

题目解答

答案

我们来逐步分析这道题目。

题目原文：

> Everything that is said must be said in a certain way — in a certain tone of voice, at a certain rate of speed, and with a certain degree of loudness. Whereas often we consciously consider what to say before speaking, we rarely think about how to say it, unless the situation is obviously loaded — for example, a job interview or a tricky performance review.

> Before speaking we would usually think about _____.

题目大意：

这段话讲的是：人们在说话时，除了内容之外，还需要注意说话的方式（语气、语速、音量等）。然而，通常我们只会在说话前认真考虑“说什么”，而很少考虑“怎么说”，除非是在一些特别敏感或重要的场合（比如面试或绩效评估）。

题目问的是：在说话之前，我们通常会想什么？

选项分析：

A. what we want to say（我们想说什么）
✔️这与原文中“we consciously consider what to say before speaking”完全对应。所以这是正确答案。

B. what the situation is（情况是什么）
✖️虽然“除非情况很敏感”这句话提到了情境，但题目问的是“我们通常会想什么”，而不是“什么时候才会考虑说话方式”。所以这不是主要答案。

C. how to express ourselves（如何表达自己）
✖️原文说“我们很少考虑怎么说”，除非在特别场合。所以这不是我们“通常”会想的。

D. how to communicate with others（如何与他人沟通）
✖️这个选项范围太广，且原文并没有提到“沟通方式”这个整体概念，而是聚焦在“说什么”和“怎么说”。

正确答案：

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解析

本题考查对文章细节信息的理解。解题的关键在于准确理解文章中关于人们说话前通常会考虑的内容的描述，并将各选项与原文进行细致比对。

  1. 首先明确文章核心内容：文章指出人们说话时除了内容，还需注意说话方式，但通常在说话前会有意识地考虑“说什么”，而很少考虑“怎么说”，除非是在特殊场合。
  2. 接着分析各选项：
    • A选项：“what we want to say”，原文提到“we consciously consider what to say before speaking”，这表明在说话前人们通常会考虑想说的内容，A选项与原文表述一致。
    • B选项：“what the situation is”，虽然文中提到了特殊情况，但题目问的是通常会考虑的内容，并非在什么情况下考虑说话方式，所以B选项不符合题意。
    • C选项：“how to express ourselves”，原文明确表示“we rarely think about how to say it”，即通常很少考虑如何表达自己，所以C选项错误。
    • D选项：“how to communicate with others”，文章主要聚焦于“说什么”和“怎么说”，并未提及“与他人沟通的方式”这一宽泛概念，所以D选项也不正确。