2011年江蘇省高考英語試卷及2011高考江蘇英語試題答案WORD下載

1、;.2011江蘇英語試題第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.19.15B.9.15C.9.18答案是B.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouttheplay?A.ThestoryB.TheendingC.TheactorWhi

2、chplacearethespeakerstryingtofind?A.Ahotel.B.Abank.C.Arestaurant.Atwhattimewillthetwospeakersmeet?A.5:20.B.5:10.C.4:40.Whatwillthemando?A.Changetheplan.B.Waitforaphone.C.Sortthingsout.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Seeafilmwiththeman.B.Offerthemansomehelp.C.Listentosomegreatmusic.更多免費試卷下載w綠w色w.lsp圃jy.c中

3、om小學(xué)教育網(wǎng)分站 HYPERLINK 第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小問題，從題中所給的A、B、C、三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。WhereisBen?A.InthekitchenB.AtschoolC.IntheparkWhatwillthechildrendointheafternoon?A.HelpsetthetableB.HaveapartyC.Dotheirhomework聽第7段材料，回

4、答第8、9題。Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.AfamilyholidayB.AbusinesstripC.AtravelplanWheredidRachelgo?A.SpainB.ItalyC.China聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthird-handsmoke?A.Fromyoungsmokers.B.Fromanewspaperarticle.C.Fromsomesmokingparents.Whydoesthemansaythatheshouldkeepawayfrombabies?A

5、.Hehasjustbecomeafather.B.Hewearsdirtyclothes.C.Heisasmoker.更多免費試卷下載綠色.圃中小學(xué)教育網(wǎng)www.lS分站 HYPERLINK Whatdoesthewomansuggestsmokingparentsshoulddo?A.Stopsmokingaltogether.B.Smokeonlyoutsidetheirhouses.C.Reducedangerousmatterincigarettes.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。WheredoesMichelleRaycomefrom?A.Amiddle-sizedcity.B

6、.Asmalltown.C.Abigcity.WhichplacewouldMichelleRaytakehervisitorstoforshopping?A.TheZenGardenB.TheHighlandsC.TheRedRiverarea.WhatdoesMichelleRaydoforcompletequiet?A.Gocamping.B.StudyinalibraryC.Readathome.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutingeneral?A.Late-nightshopping.B.Asianfood.C.Louisville.聽第10段材料，回答

7、第17至20題。17WhydosomepeoplesaytheyneverhavedreamsaccdordingtoDrGarfield?Theyforgetabouttheirdreams.B.Theydontwanttotellthetruth.C.Theyhavetobadexperiences.18WhydidDavisstophavingdreams?Hegotaseriousheartattack.B.Hewastoosadabouthisbrothersdeath.C.Hewasfrightenedbyaterribledream.19WhatisDrGarfieldsopin

8、ionaboutdreaming?A.Itisveryuseful.B.Itmakesthingsworse.C.Itpreventsthemindfromworking.20Whydosomepeopleturnofftheirdreamscompletely?A.Tosleepbetter.B.Torecoverfromillnesses.C.Tosayawayfromtheirproblems.第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一個：單項天空（共15題：每小題1分，滿分15分）請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的ABCD四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。例：Iss

9、igenerallyconsidredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.A.howeverBwhateverC.whicecerD.whenever答案是B。21Ihearyouinapub.whatsitlike?Well,itsveryhandworkandImalwaystired,butIdontmind.A.areworkingB.willworkC.wereworkingD.willbeworking22Thefactthatsomanypeoplestillsmokeinpublicplacethatwemayneedantionwidecampaig

10、ntoraiseawarenessoftheriksofsmoking.A.suggestB.suggestsC.suggestedD.suggesting23Tommyisplanningtobuyacar.Iknow.Bynextmonth,he_enoughforausedoneA.savesB.savedC.willsaveD.willhavesaved24Betweenthetwopartsoftheconcertisaninterval,theaudiencecanbuyice-cream.A.willhavestolenB.mighthavestolenAWhenBWhereCt

11、hatDwhichareAspecialBregionalCoptionalDoriginal26Itwasneverclearthemanhadntreportedtheaccidentsooner.AthatBhowCwhenDwhy25Inthatschool,Englishiscompulsoryforallstudents,butFrenchandRussian27TeachershavetoconstantlyupdatetheirknowledgeinordertomaintaintheirprofessionalAconsequenceBindependenceCcompete

12、nceDintelligence28-Areyoustillmadather?-Notreally,butIcantthatherremarkshurtme.AdenyBrefuseCrejectDdecline29Lindadidntinviteustotheparty.?Idontcare.AForwhatBSowhatCWhatsonDWhatsup30Youlookupset.Whatsthematter？Ihadmyproposalagain.AturnedoverBturnedonCturnedoffDturneddown31Recentlyasurveypricesofthesa

13、megoodsintwodifferentsupermarketshascausedheateddebateamongcitizens.AcomparedBcomparingCcomparesDbeingcompared32Wedbetterdiscusseverythingbeforeweworkouttheplan.AindetailBingeneralConpurposeDontime,wedbettertakeItsoundslikesomethingiswrongwiththecarsengine.ittothegarageimmediately.OtherwiseB.IfnotC.

14、ButforthatD.Ifso-Ileftmyhandbagonthetrain,butluckilysomeonegaveittoarailwayofficial.it.-Howunbelievabletogetitback!Imean,someoneC.shouldhavestolenD.musthavestolen-Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.-IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A.Thatsreasonableadvice.B.Isntitagoodidea.C.Doyou

15、thinkso?D.Icantagreemore.第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。更多免費試卷下載綠色.圃中小學(xué)教育網(wǎng)www.lS分站 HYPERLINK Aboywaswalkinghomefromschoolwhenhesawalarge,tempting（誘人的）appleononeofthebranchesofanappletreehangingoutoveratallfence.Theboywasntmuchofafruit-eater,36abarofchoc

16、olateifgiventhechoice,37,astheysay,theforbiddenfruitcanbetempting.Seeingtheapple,theboywantedit.Themorehelookedatit,the38hefeltandthemorehewantedthatapple.39ashighashecould,butevenashistallest_40hewasunabletotouchIt.Hebeganto41upanddown,ashighashecould,atthe42ofeachjumpstretchinghisarmstogettheapple

17、.Stillitremainedoutof43.Notgivingup,hethough,ifonlyhehadsomethingto44on.Hisschoolbagwouldntgiveenoughheightandhedidntwantto45thethingsinside,likehislunchbox,pencilcase,andGameboy.Looking46,hehopedhemightfindanoldbox,arock,or,47luck,evenaladder,butitwasatidyneighborhoodandtherewasnothinghecoulduse.He

18、hadtiredeverythinghecouldthinktodo.48seeinganyotherchoices,hegaveupandstartedtowalk49.Atfirsthefeltangryanddisappointedthinkingabouthowhungryhehadbecomefromhis50,andhowhereallywantedthatapple.Themorehe51likethis,themoreunhappyhebecame.52,theboyofourstorywasapreettysmartguy,evenifhecloudntalwaysgetwh

19、atgethewanted.Hestartedtosaytohimself.,Thisisnt53,IdonthavetheappleandImfeelingmiserableaswell.Theres54moreIcandotogettheapple_thatisunchangeablebutwearesupposedtobeableto55ourfeelings.Ifthatsthecase,whatcanIdotofeelbetter?A.preferringB.offeringC.receivingD.allowingA.soB.thenC.butDorA.sadderB.angrie

20、rC.hungrierD.tastierA.expandingB.stretchingC.swingingD.pullingA.strengthB.lengthC.rangeD.heigh41.A.jumpB.lookC.walkD.glance42.A.tipB.stageC.topD.level43.AhopeB.handC.sightD.reach44.A.putB.standC.getD.hold45.A.breakB.shakeC.takeD.strike46.A.upB.forwordC.downD.around47.A.forB.withC.onD.of48.A.AfterB.T

21、hroughC.WithoutD.Upon49.A.backB.awayC.upD.downA.wishesB.beliefsC.effortsD.goalsA.thoughtB.imagonedC.triedD.cliamedA.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.OtherwiseA.skilfulB.cheerfulC.harmfulD.helpfulA.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothingAchangeB.expressC.forgetD.describe第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）請認真閱

22、讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWeknowthefamousonestheThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBellsbutwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper（雨刮器）？Shouldntweknowwhotheyare?JoanMcleanthinkso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountai

23、nUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshesdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented”what”,however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe”why”and”how”questions.AccordingtoMclean,”Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeop

24、portunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.”So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoMewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseeth

25、roughthesnowcoveringthewinshield,shefoundhersefewonderingwhytherecouldntbeabuolt-indevicforcleaingthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever操作桿）ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontralanarmontheoutside,becamethefirst

26、windshieldwiper.Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations，ItshardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morganstrafficlight.ItsequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgettsinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible,Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?Bymentionong“trafficlight”a

27、nd“windshieldwiper”,theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamousbeneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamousnotuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamousnotuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamousProfessorJoanMcLeanscourseaimsto.addcolourandvarietytostudentscampu

28、slifeinformstudentsofthewindshieldwipersinventioncarryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversityprearestudentstotrytheieowninvention58TommyLeesinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducerinspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiperduetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstormno

29、trelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLeanslectures59.Which0fthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?AHowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?BHowtoDesignaBuilt-inDerviceforCleaningtheWindow?CShouldntWeKnowWhoInventdtheWindshieldWiper?更多免費試卷下載綠色.圃中小學(xué)教育網(wǎng)www.lS分站 HYPERLINK D DShouldntWeDevelopInv

30、entionCoursesinUniversities?;.LovetheNationalPark,valueitandhopetosafeguarditsfuture?WishtoseethebeautifullandscapeoftheParkprotected?Liketoenjoypeaceful,informalrecreationwithinthePark?rnifetohelpprotect曰ndimprovethrFarkfor日IItoenjoy.WeareavdlLintary刊卿Ey亠蒸TheFriendsorganizatjonaitPefribrokeshireCoa

31、stNationalorganizationandregisteredcharitywithoutfinanciallinkstotheNationalParkAuthority.WeencouraQOeveryonetoenjoytheNationalParkIhroughregulartalksandvisitstointerestingplacesintheParkwithexpertguides.Wekeeponplanningapplicatia,ParkAuthoritypoliciesandlotheNtkJrValParksuchasmsssiyeleisibrecomplex

32、es.Weworkithtike-organizationssuchasCampaignforNationalParks.iGiriakeour/dicemoreffective.WehelpchUdrentounderstandtheNationalParkbysponsoringpubHcationssuchasanadventurebookletandprojectsinlocalschools.GutdedvisitstoplacesofinterestwhichmaynotalwaysbeavahabEetothegeneralpublic.AHmembersreceiveourre

33、gular蘋ndV/ews.Talksbyexpertsintheirfieldsoncurrentissues,AdisnadbtavailabEeonFriendsitem&fbrsaleSatisfactionofparticipationinforthosewillin審機oived3屮Ifinterested,pleasecompletetheAppli匚mtionFormatwwxi60WhichofthefollowingisdiscouragedbytheFriendsorganization?ATobulidmassivecomplexesforpublicamusement

34、.BTopreventpossibledamagestotheNationalPark.CTohelpprotectandimprovetheParkforalltoenjoy.Tosponsorpublicationsandprojectsinlocalschool.OneofthebenefitsformembersofFriendsisto.haveFriendsgoodsfreeofchargevisitanyplacenotopentothepublictakepartinworkpartiesiftheywanttogivetalksintheirfieldsoncurrentis

35、suesThepurposeofthisposteristoinvitemorepeopleto.raisemoneyfortheFriendsorganizationjointheFriendsorganizationandbemembersofitworkasmanagersforPembrokeshireNationalParkenjoythelandscapeofPembrokeshireNationalParkCAccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigwattsofelectric

36、ityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmills（seepicture）totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelpputthemanywhere.TechtoWatth：血即帕t卽Windmill;Theproject,calledHywind,istheworldsfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine（渦輪發(fā)電機）.Althoughitusesafai

37、rlystandard152-ton,2.3-megawattturbine,Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar（seepicture）,atechnologyHywindscreator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro,hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbet

38、iedtotheoceanfloorbythreecable（纜索）；thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywindsstability（穩(wěn)定性）inthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthec

39、oastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butitsdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholesparstodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onew

40、hosegearbox(變速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades(seepicture)Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromland,whi

41、chhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanetssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloorthesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawaterthe

42、bladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawindthestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurfaceTobalanceabiggerturbinehighonaflattingspar,anewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting.ontheseafloorB.onthespartopC.atsealevelD.behindthebladesWideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan.solvethetechnicalpro

43、blemsofdeepwaterwindmillsmakefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbinessettletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblemsexplorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea更多免費試卷下載綠色.圃中小學(xué)教育網(wǎng) HYPERLINK http:/www.lSpjy www.lS分站 HYPERLINK http:/www.fydaxue DShayasked,“Doyouthinktheyllletmeplay?”Shaysfatherknewthatmos

44、toftheboyswouldnotwantsomeonelikeShayontheirteam,butthefatheralsounderstoodthatifhisson,mentallyandphysicallydisabled,wereallowedtoplay,itwouldgivehimamuch-neededsenseofbelongingandsomeconfidence.ShaysfatherapproachedoneoftheboysonthefieldandaskedifShaycouldplay,notexpectingmuch.Theboylookedaroundan

45、dsaid,“Werelosingbysixruns（分）andthegameisintheeighthinning局）.1guesshecanbeonourteamandwelltrytoputhimintobatinthefinalinning.Shaystruggledovertotheteamsbenchandputonateamshirtwithabroadsmileandhisfatherhadasmalltearinhiseyeandwarmthinheart.Theboyssawthefathersjoyathissonbeingaccepted.Inthebottomofth

46、eeighthinning,Shaysteamscoredafewrunsbutwasstillbehindbythree.Inthetopofthefinalinning,Shayputonagloveandplayedinthefield.Eventhoughnohitscamehisway,hewasobviouslyjoyfuljusttobeinthegameandonthefield.Inthebottomofthefinalinning,Shaysteamscoredagain.Now,Shaywasscheduledtobenextatbat.WouldtheyletShayb

47、atandgiveawaytheirchancetowinthegame?Surprisingly,Shaywasgiventhebat.Everyoneknewthatahitwasalmostimpossible.Thefirstpitch（投）cameandShaymissed.ThepitcheragainagaintookafewstepsforwardtothrowtheballsoftlytowardsShay.Asthepitchcamein,Shayswungattheballandhitaslowgroundballrightbacktothepitcher.Thepitc

48、hercouldhaveeasilythrownheballtothefirstbasemanandShaywouldhavebeenoutandthatwouldhavebeentheendofthegame.Instead,thepitcherthrewtheballrightovertheheadofthefirstbaseman,beyondthereachofallteammates,Theaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamsstartedscreaming,“Shay,runtofirst!”NeverinhislifehadShayeverrunt

49、hatfarbutmadeittofirstbase,wide-eyedandshocked.Everyoneshould,“Runtosecond!”Catchinghisbreath,Shayawkwardlyrantowardssecond.BythetimeShayroundedtowardssecondbase,thesmallestguyontheirteam,whohadachancetobetheheroforhisteamfirthefirsttime,couldhavethrowntheballtothesecondbaseman,butheunderstoodthepit

50、chersintentionsandhetoointentionallythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbasemanshead.Allwerescreaming，“Shay，Shay，Shay，allthewayShay.”Shayreachedthirdbasewhenoneopposingplayerrantohelphimandshouted,“Shay,runtothird.”AsShayroundedthird,allwereontheirfeet,crying,“Shay,runhome！”Shayrantohome,steppedonthe;

51、.homebaseandwascheeredastheherowhothewhowonthegameforhisteam.Thatday,theboysfrombothteamshelpedbringapiecetrueloveandhumanityintothisworld.Shaydidntmakeittoanothersummeranddiedthatwinter,havingneverforgottenbeingtheheroandmakinghisfathersohappyandcominghomeandseeinghismothertearfullyhugherlittlehero

52、oftheday!Notexpectingmuch,ShaysfatherstillaskedtheboyifShaycouldplay,mainlybecausethefather.noticedsomeoftheboysonthefieldwereheistingguessedhispresencewouldaffecttheboysdecisionlearnedsomeoftheboysonthefieldknewShaywellunderstoodShaydidneedafeelingofbeingacceptedInthebottomofthefinalinningShaywasgi

53、venthebatbecausetheboys.A.believedtheyweresuretowinthegamewouldliketohelpShayenjoythegamefoundShaywassoeagertobeawinnerfellforcedtogiveShayanotherchanceThesmallestboythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbasemanshead,probablybecausethatboy.A.wasobviouslyawareofthepitcherspurposelookedforwardtowinningthe

54、gameforhisteamfailedtothrowtheballtothesecondbasemansawthatShayalreadyreachedsecondbaseWhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithShaysbecomingtheheroforhisteam?A.Thepitcherdidnotthrowtheballtothefirstbaseman.Theaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamscheeredforhim.Theopposingplayersfailedtostophisrunningtohome

55、.D.Oneoftheopposingplayersrantohelphim.Whattoyouthinkisthethemeofthestory?A.Truehumannaturecouldberealizedinthewaywetreateachother.Everyonehashisownstrengthevenifmentallyorphysicallydisabled.Everyonecandevelophisteamspiritinsportsandpleasehisparents.Theresultsofthegameshouldnotbetheonlyconcernofthep

56、layers.第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個單詞。WhenShouldaLeaderApologizeandWhenNot?WhyDifficult?Whenwewrongsomeoneweknow,evennotintentionally,wearegenerallyexpectedtoapologizesoastoimprovethesituation.Butwhenwereactingasleaders,thecircums

57、tancesaredifferent.Theactofapologyiscarriedoutnotmerelyattheleveloftheindividualbutalsoattheleveloftheinstitution.Itisaperformanceinwhicheveryexpressionmattersandeverywordbecomespartofthepublicrecord.Refusingtoapologizecanbesmart,oritcanbestupid.So,readinesstoapologizecanbeseenasasignofstrongcharact

58、erorasasignofweakness.Asuccessfulapologycanturnhateintopersonalandorganizationalharmonywhileanapologythatistoolittle,toolate,ortooobviouslystrategiccanbringonindividualandinstitutionalruin.What,then,istobedone?Howcanleadersdecideifandwhentoapologizepublicly?WhyNow?Thequestionofwhetherleadersshouldap

59、ologizepubliclyhasneverbeenmoreurgent.Duringthelastdecadeorso,theUnitedStatesinparticularhasdevelopedanapologycultureapologiesofallkindsandforallsortsofwrongdoingsaremadefarmorefrequentlythanbefore.Morenewspaperwritershavewrittenaboutthegrowingimportanceofpublicapologies.Morearticles,cartoons,advice

60、columns,andradioandtelevisionprogramshavesimilarlydealtwiththesubjectofprivateapologies.WhyBother?Whydoweapologize?Whydoweeverputourselvesinsituationslikelytobedifficult,embarrassing,andevenrisky?Leaderswhoapologizepubliclycouldbeaneasytarget.Theyareexpectedtoappearstrongandcapable.Andwhenevertheyma