题目

When Susan had breast cancer, we heard a lot of lame remarks, but the worst one came from one of Susan's colleagues. She needed to visit Susan after the surgery, but Susan said no. Her colleague's response is "This isn't just about you."The same theme came up again when our friend Katie had a brain aneurysm (动脉瘤). She was in rough shape. A friend came and saw her and then stepped into the hall with Katie's husband, Pat. "I wasn't prepared for this," she told him. "I don't know if I can handle it."This woman loves Katie, and she said that because the sight of Katie in this condition moved her so deeply. But it was the wrong thing to say. And it was wrong in the same way as Susan's colleague's remark.Susan has since developed a simple technique to help people avoid this mistake. It works for all kinds of crises: medical, legal, financial, romantic, even existential. She calls it the Ring Theory.47. Why did Susan want to develop the Ring Theory?A. To distinguish the complicated relations among people.B. To help people not say something wrong to a friend in trouble.C. To kill time by drawing circles when she had a brain aneurysm.D. To teach people to avoid crises, such as financial problems.

When Susan had breast cancer, we heard a lot of lame remarks, but the worst one came from one of Susan's colleagues. She needed to visit Susan after the surgery, but Susan said no. Her colleague's response is "This isn't just about you."

The same theme came up again when our friend Katie had a brain aneurysm (动脉瘤). She was in rough shape. A friend came and saw her and then stepped into the hall with Katie's husband, Pat. "I wasn't prepared for this," she told him. "I don't know if I can handle it."

This woman loves Katie, and she said that because the sight of Katie in this condition moved her so deeply. But it was the wrong thing to say. And it was wrong in the same way as Susan's colleague's remark.

Susan has since developed a simple technique to help people avoid this mistake. It works for all kinds of crises: medical, legal, financial, romantic, even existential. She calls it the Ring Theory.

47. Why did Susan want to develop the Ring Theory?

A. To distinguish the complicated relations among people.

B. To help people not say something wrong to a friend in trouble.

C. To kill time by drawing circles when she had a brain aneurysm.

D. To teach people to avoid crises, such as financial problems.

题目解答

答案

根据文章内容，我们可以进行如下推导：

  1. 分析文章背景：文章的前两段讲述了两个例子。第一个例子是苏珊（Susan）患乳腺癌术后，一位同事因为苏珊拒绝探望而抱怨说“这不仅仅是关于你的”。第二个例子是朋友凯蒂（Katie）患脑动脉瘤病危时，另一位朋友去看她后，对凯蒂的丈夫说“我没有准备好面对这个，我不知道我能否承受”，虽然她爱凯蒂，但这句话说错了。
  2. 定位关键信息：文章第三段明确指出：“Susan has since developed a simple technique to help people avoid this mistake. It works for all kinds of crises... She calls it the Ring Theory.”（苏珊此后开发了一种简单的技巧来帮助人们避免这种错误。它适用于各种危机……她称之为“圈子理论”。）
  3. 确定目的：这里的“this mistake”（这种错误）指的就是前两段中提到的那些在朋友遇到麻烦时，因为以自我为中心而说出的不当言论。因此，苏珊开发“圈子理论”的目的是为了帮助人们在朋友遭遇困境时，避免说出那些错误、伤人的话。
  4. 对比选项：
    • A选项（为了区分人们之间复杂的关系）不符合文意。
    • B选项（为了帮助人们不对处于困境中的朋友说错话）与文章主旨完全一致。
    • C选项（为了在苏珊自己患脑动脉瘤时通过画圆圈消磨时间）是错误的，患脑动脉瘤的是凯蒂，且该理论是为了避免说错话，而非消磨时间。
    • D选项（为了教人们避免危机，如财务问题）是错误的，文章提到该理论适用于各种危机，是为了在危机中正确应对，而不是教人避免危机本身。

综上所述，正确答案是 B。