You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life.

　　What if you say it first and your partner doesn't love you back? Or if they do say it, but you don't feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be very nervous and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn't it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand fast?

　　“A really good relationship should be about being fair and being equal,” says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal.” All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the trouble will set in. “That feeling of ‘I've always loved you more' may be subverted(破壞) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in quarreling.” In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,” says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees, “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ‘I love you' first may also be the one who says ‘I'm bored with you' first.” Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you” is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when they're drunk? Is it said before their partner sets off on holiday, and what it really means is ‘please don't be unfaithful to me'? By saying ‘I love you', they are really saying ‘Do you love me?' If so, wouldn't it just be more honest to say that?” Collins agrees that intention is everything. “It's not what is said, but how it's said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker.”

　　1.What is the main idea of this passage?

　　A.The importance of “I love you”.

　　B.The meaning of “I love you”.

　　C.The time of saying “I love you”.

　　D.The place of saying “I love you”.

　　2.In the first sentence the author means that .

　　A.it is easy to say “I love you”

　　B.it is hard to say “I love you”

　　C.we have many troubles in our life

　　D.people usually do not know when to say “I love you”

　　3.According to Sidney Crown, a good relationship should be .

　　A.fair and equal

　　B.fair and kind

　　C.powerful and equal

　　D.confident and fair

　　4.In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means .

　　A.being low in spirit

　　B.having only one hand

　　C.being active

　　D.being passive

　　5.What is the most important for you to consider when somebody say “I love you” to you?

　　A.The intention.

　　B.The place.

　　C.The time.

　　D.The determination.

　　【參考答案】

　　1.

　　[考點]主旨大意題

　　【精析】C 文章第一段就點明主旨，即when to say “I love you”。接著第二段和第三段圍繞著這個主題展開，主要講述了說“我愛你”的時機，是采取主動還是處于被動，以及說話者的動機。故選C。

　　2.

　　[考點]推理判斷題

　　【精析】D 根據(jù)第一段“You must have been troubled by when to say ‘I love you' because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life.”可知，人們經(jīng)常因何時說“我愛你”而煩惱,因為這是我們生活中的一大難題。由此可推知，人們不知道應(yīng)在何時說“我愛你”。故選D。

　　3.

　　[考點]事實細(xì)節(jié)題

　　【精析】A 根據(jù)第三段第一句“A really good relationship should be about being fair and being equal…”可知，Sidney Crown認(rèn)為真正良好的兩性關(guān)系應(yīng)該是公平和平等的。故選A。

　　4.

　　[考點]詞語理解題

　　【精析】C 根據(jù)第三段第七句“The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative.”可知，占上風(fēng)的人往往是積極主動的人，與選項C(積極主動，活躍)意思相近。故選C。

　　5.

　　[考點]事實細(xì)節(jié)題

　　【精析】A 根據(jù)第三段最后三句“Collins agrees that intention is everything…of the speaker.”可知，動機最重要。故選A。

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