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【題目】Have you ever felt like you are not given the kind of respect you deserve? In one way or another, all of us have felt this way. We’ve yearned(渴望) to be looked at as an authority, someone people look up to and trust. We’re not taught in school how to do this and our parents didn’t tell us the secret on how to establish our authority. It’s something we learn and gain by ourselves. And the answer is as simple as changing our mindset. What? No way! Oh but it is. People tend to underestimate the power of the mind. Change your game by changing your mind.

Take time to look back and think about people in your life who are an authority or a leader at work, who has more credibility(可信度) than you or who you look up to and inspires you. They are up there not for the reasons you think. If you really think about it, they aren't the smartest of the bunch, not the most educated, and neither are they the best. And in no way do they even call themselves an expert. Instead, they are up there because they are great teachers and advocates(支持者) for the success of their customers or employees.

Let’s take Richard Simmons for example. This famous fitness personality has been a household name ever since he started gaining popularity during the first few years of his career. Stop and think, though, do you really think he is the best person to really get people into shape? Is he the Einstein of fitness and nutrition? Or does he even call himself a master of his craft? Of course not. People look up to him and give him authority because he is a great educator. Instead of sharing information that’s far too complicated to understand, he figures out what your problems are and finds out a way to fix them. He even has social media that he updates on a regular basis with topics that are helpful and easy to understand for his fans and followers.

Depending on the field you’re in, you can share with people things you know and that you think they will want to know as well. If you’re a nurse, for example, you can make a blog post for common health problems and quick remedies(治療方法) people can do at home. Remember, the simpler you can make it, the better. People will trust you completely if you give them easy solutions. Like Richard, you’ll soon be the expert you’ll want to listen to. You can be an advocate also by showing people that you have their best interests at heart. You can also start up conferences to take up people’s concerns and try to deal with them the best way that you can.

So, how will you be viewed as an authority? Make that mind shift. Find out what concerns and troubles your target. Give solutions. Show that you care. And help them climb up that ladder of success. Ladies and gentlemen, that’s how it’s done.

【1】What can we know about Richard Simmons?

A. He is as intelligent as Einstein.

B. He believed himself to be a master of fitness.

C. He became popular in the first few years of his career.

D. He shares complex information with his fans and followers.

【2】The example of a nurse in Paragraph 4 is used to tell us ________.

A. the importance of trust

B. the pleasure of being a nurse

C. the ways of becoming an authority

D. the benefits of learning first aid

【3】Which of the following would the author most probably agree with?

A. People always think highly of the power of the mind.

B. You can gain the knowledge of becoming an authority at school.

C. People considered as authorities are those with higher education.

D. Providing easy solutions for people can help increase your credibility.

【4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?(P=paragraph)

A. B.

C. D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】本文首先提出問(wèn)題“你是否曾經(jīng)覺(jué)得自己沒(méi)有得到應(yīng)有的尊重？”然后講述通過(guò)給人們簡(jiǎn)單的解決方案可以贏得人們的信任，逐漸成為權(quán)威。

【1】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句This famous fitness personality has been a household name ever since he started gaining popularity during the first few years of his career.可知，Richard Simmons事業(yè)頭幾年很受歡迎。故選C。

【2】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中If you’re a nurse, for example, you can make a blog post for common health problems and quick remedies(治療方法) people can do at home. Remember, the simpler you can make it, the better. People will trust you completely if you give them easy solutions.可知，通過(guò)一個(gè)護(hù)士的例子告訴我們成為權(quán)威的方式，比如你可以開(kāi)一個(gè)講述常見(jiàn)健康問(wèn)題和快速療法的博客，越簡(jiǎn)單越好，這樣人們會(huì)完全相信你。故選C。

【3】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中Remember, the simpler you can make it, the better. People will trust you completely if you give them easy solutions.可知，為人們提供簡(jiǎn)單的解決方案，可以幫助提高你的信譽(yù)度。故選D。

【4】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Have you ever felt like you are not given the kind of respect you deserve?可知，第一段提出問(wèn)題；第二段緊接上段進(jìn)一步展開(kāi)話(huà)題Take time to look back and think about people in your life who are an authority or a leader at work, who has more credibility（可信度）than you or who you look up to and inspires you.；接下來(lái)第三、四段舉例說(shuō)明；最后一段對(duì)文章概括總結(jié)。由此可知答案為Ｃ。