B[2015•长春市普通高中高三质置检测〗WhenIaskedmymother-in-lawtoselectwhichmealsshe'dlikemetoorderfromthehome-deliverymenusheonlychosetheonesherhusbandwouldlike.Thisgoeswaybeyondpolite

　　B[2015•长春市普通高中高三质置检测〗

　　WhenIaskedmymother-in-lawtoselectwhichmealsshe'dlikemetoorderfromthehome-deliverymenusheonlychosetheonesherhusbandwouldlike.Thisgoeswaybeyondpoliteness.Sheisactuallyfeelinguncomfortablevoicingwhatshewants.ShedevelopedthemainsymptomofAsker'sSyn?dromethatone'sunabletoaskforwhatonewants.

　　It'snotjustolderwomenwhohavethisproblem.Asker'sSyndromecanstriketheyoung.Ihavesinglefriendswhowon'taskamanoutonadatebecausetheyfearbeingconsideredtoo"forward".Myfive-year-olddaughterVioletisshowingtheearlystageofAsker'sSyndrome.She'slearnedthatwomendon'taskbutratherdrophints.She'llsay"RememberlastSundayafternoonwewenttothepark?"ratherthan"Canwegotothepark?"

　　Apartfromwomenandgirls'problematicrelationshipwithappetitefoodanddatingit'swidelyreportedthatwomenarelesslikelythanmentoaskforpayrisesandpro?motions.Insteadtheywithdrawhopingthatsomebodyelsewilldecidetheyareworthyandmakethempromoted.

　　NodoubtmanywomendevelopAsker'sSyndromeasadefensivemeasurebecausethey'vebeenlabelledaspushyorrudeforsimplyaskingforwhattheywant.Butinthelongtermchoosingnottoexpressourdesiresdoesn'tserveuswell.

　　It'stimetocureourselvesandourgirlsofAsker'sSyn?drome.Idon'twanttoraiseafuture"burntchopmother"whodeniesherwishforfoodpowerandsuccessandany?thingelse.Iinsistthatsheaskforwhatshewantsdirectly.

　　Forwomeninourcultureaskingisaskillthatweneedtolearnandpractise.Andifwealldoit*thenwomenaskingwillbecomethenormratherthantheexception.

　　5.Theauthor'smother-in-lawismentionedinParagraph1 to_________.

　　A. introducetheoldlady

　　B. setanexample

　　C. talkaboutherillness

　　D. leadinatopic

　　6.WhichisTRUEaboutAsker'sSyndromeaccordingtothepassage?

　　A. Itoftencausesproblemswithappetiteandfood.

　　B. Olderwomendevelopmoreofitssymptoms.

　　C. Morewomen