Text3WhataccountsfortheastoundingpopularityofDr.PhilMcGraw?WhyhavesomanyTVviewersandbookbuyersembracedthistoughwarriorofapsychologistwhotellsthemtosuckitupanddealwiththeirownproblemsratherthancomplainingandblamingeveryoneelse?Obviously,OprahWinfreyhasalottodowithit.Shemadehimfamouswithregularappearancesonhershow,andisco-producingthenew“Dr.Phil”showthat’slikelytobethehottestnewdaytimeofferingthisfall.ButwedecidedtoputDr.Philonthecovernotjustbecausehe’saphenomenon.WethinkhissuccessmayreflectaninterestingshiftintheAmericanspiritoftime.Coulditbethatwe’refinallygettingtiredofthecultureofvictimology?
Thisisatr ickysubject,becausethereareverysadrealvictimsamongus.Menstillabusewomeninalarmingnumbers.Racismanddiscriminationpersistinsubtleandnot-so-subtleforms.Butthesedays,almostanyonecanfindatherapistorlawyertoassurethemthattheirprofessionalrelationshiporhealthproblemsaren’ttheirfault.AsMarcPeysertellsusinhisterrificprofileofDr.Phil,theTVsuitswereinitiallyafraidaudienceswouldbeoffendedbyhissternadviceto“getr eal!”Infact,viewersthirstedforthetoughtalk.Privately,weallknowwehavetotakeresponsibilityfordecisionswecontr ol.Itmaynotberevolutionaryadvice(andmayleaveoutimportantfactorslikeunconsciousimpulses).Butit’sstillanimportantmessagewithclearechoingas,ayearlater,wecontemplatethepersonallessonsofSeptember11.
Backattheranch(livestockfarm)—theoneinCrawford,Texas—PresidentBushcontinuedtoissuemixedsignalsonIraq.HefinallypromisedtoconsultalliesandCongressbeforegoingtowar,andsignaledanattackisn’tcomingrightnow(“I’mapatientman”).Butsofartherehasbeenlittleconsensus-building,evenastheadministr ationtalksof“regimechange”andpositionstr oopsinthegulf.Bush’steamalsoridiculedthepressforgivingsomuchcoveragetotheIraqissue.DefenseSecretaryRumsfeldcalledita“frenzy,”andPressSecretaryAriFleischerdismisseditas“self-inflictedsilliness.”ButasMichaelHirshnotesinourleadstory,muchofthedebatehasbeeninsidetheRepublicanParty,whereimportantvoicesofexperienceargueBushneedstopreparedomesticandworldopinionandthinkthroughtheglobalconsequencesbeforemovingforward.Withsomuchatstake,themediashouldn’tpayattention?Nowwho’sbeingsilly?
第31题：Facedwithdiversifiedissuesofinjustice,Dr.PhilMcGrawadvisedthatpeopleshould__.
［A］str onglyvoicetheircondemnationofthoseresponsible
［B］directlyprobetherootoftheirvictimization
［C］carefullyexaminetheirownproblems
［D］sincerelyexpresstheirsympathyforthevictims
正确答案：C本题考查事实细节。第一段第二句中who引导的定语从句介绍了菲尔·麦格劳博士的观点。他告诉人们“要忍气吞声，找自己的问题而不要抱怨或责备其他人”。因此［C］正确。
