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What are the situations that make you shy? You"re not shy all the time. For example, when you"re with your best friend, you"re probably very open and comfortable being yourself. Shyness is the effect of feeling insecure(不安全). If you can identify what you"re feeling insecure about, you can then take action on it.
Many of us tend to focus on what we"re not good at, rather than recognize what we are good at. As a
result, we feel awkward around others, because we feel there"s nothing impressive about ourselves. It"s
time to stop selling yourself short and start focusing on your strengths. What are you good at? What are
your past achievements? What are things you"ve done that you are really proud of? Spend some time to
recognize them.
Many people worry too much about what others think about them. But the funny thing is, it"s just in
your mind. Most people are actually too busy to pay attention to what you"re doing or not doing, so stop
spending time worrying about others" opinion of you.
Can you think of someone (whether a friend or a famous person) you know who is very confident,
assured and outgoing? Use the person as your role model. Whenever you feel shy, ask yourself what that
person will do/say in this situation. Then, do that. Soon, it becomes second nature to you to behave in that manner.
Another great way to overcome shyness is to observe how others around you act. Reduce the time
you spend worrying about what others think of you and look outward at how others behave themselves
socially. What do they say? How do they act? What can you learn from them?
1. According to the passage, what is the reason for shyness? (No more than 3 words)
______________________________________________________
2. How many suggestions are given in the passage? (No more than 2 words)
______________________________________________________
3. According to the writer, why don"t we need to worry about others" opinion of us? (No more than 15
words)
______________________________________________________
答案
3. Because people are too busy to pay attention to you./ to what you"re doing./ to your behavior.
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试题【阅读下面短文，根据第1至第3小题的具体要求，简要回答问题 What are the situations that make you shy? You"】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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is simple:help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the
same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit(追求) to be enjoyed by all,the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus,as well as promoting reading as an experience to be
shared in families and schools.The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book" project in 1998.Her original program used author visits,study guides and
book discussion groups to bring people together with a book,but the idea has since expanded to many
other American cities,and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago,the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the
first book in the "One Book,One Chicago"program.As a result,reading clubs and neighborhood groups
sprang up around the city.Across the US,stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem came up in New York,where local readers could not decide on one book to
represent the huge and diverse population.This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities
or large towns,where a greater sense of unity can be achieved.Or it may show that New Yorkers missed
the point,putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a
book itself.
Ultimately,as Nancy points out,the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book ,but by how many people are enriched by the process,or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom
they would not otherwise have shared a word.
1.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A.To invite authors to guide readers.
B.To encourage people to read and share.
C.To involve people in community service.
D.To promote the friendship between cities.
2.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
A.They were too busy to read a book.
B.They came from many different backgrounds.
C.They had little interest in reading.
D.They lacked support from the local government.
3.According to the passage,where would the project be more easily carried out?
A.In large communities with little sense of unity.
B.In large cities where libraries are far from home.
C.In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached.
D.In medium-sized cities with a diverse population.
4.The underlined words "shared a word"in Paragraph 5 probably mean______.
A.discussed the meaning of a word
BA.exchanged ideas with each other
C.gained life experience D.used the same language
5.According to Nancy,the degree of success of the project is judged by____.
A.the number of people who benefit from reading
B.the careful selection of a proper book
C.the growing popularity of the writers
D.the number of books that each person reads
you"re dead?"
Dad,in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run,had forgotten to wear his safety
belt a mistake 75% of the US population make every day.The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty
years ago.The following are three of the most common.
Myth Number One:It"s best to be"thrown clear"of a serious accident.
Truth:Sorry,but any accident serious enough to "throw you clear"is also going to be serious enough to
give you a very bad landing.And chances are you"ll have traveled through a windshield(挡风玻璃)or door to do it.Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases
where people are"thrown clear."
Myth Number Two:Safety belts"trap"people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth:Sorry again,but studies show that people knocked unconscious(昏迷)due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents,People wearing safety belts are usually protected to
the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations,not to be trapped in
them.
Myth Number Three:Safety belts aren"t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour(mph).
Truth:When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other,an unbelted driver would meet the windshield
with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
1.Why did Elizabeth say to her father,"But Dad,you can"t be healthy if you"re dead"?
A.He didn"t have his safety belt on.
B.He was running across the street.
C.He was driving at great speed
D.He didn"t take his medicine on time.
2.The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he____.
A.wasn"t feeling very wellB.wanted to take some exereise
C.hated to drive in the darkD.didn"t want to be caught by the police
3.According to the text,to be "thrown clear"of a serious accident is very dangerous
because you_____.
A.may be knocked down by other cars
B.may get caught in the car door
C.may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D.may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
4.Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe__.
A.they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
B.the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
C.they will be caught when help comes
D.cars catch fire easily
5.What is the advice given in the text?
A.Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.
B.Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
C.Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
D.Drive slowly while you"re not wearing a safety belt.
A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a
disease. Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The
Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At
first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than
12,000 individuals are taking part.
Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to
person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.
University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers
attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through
social groups.
Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would
feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A
friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly
be affected by someone"s loneliness.
The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect
was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness
spread more easily among women than men.
The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness
about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five
percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.
Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.
The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by
helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole
social group.
1. What is TRUE about the Framingham Study?
A. It was only conducted in 1948.
B. It involves more than 12,000 participants.
C. It was led by John Cacioppo.
D. It showed that any behavior could spread.
2. Which statement about the spread of loneliness is true?
A. The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends.
B. No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives.
C. Women are more likely to be affected than men.
D. Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people.
B. People feel lonely for many reasons.
C. Ways to fight against loneliness.
D. Lonely people can affect others.
Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
__1__Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kid to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in block of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle.
__2__Ideal (理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity.
__3__
You will also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you"ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
__4__Make sure there is a table or a desk and comfortable chair.
__5__This includes helping them out with their home work sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.
A. Pick a place where your children can study properly.
B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.
C. Finally , spend time with your kids when they are studying.
D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.
E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when homework is completed.
F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.
G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep
to.
e about the book they have been planning to writebut have never yet found the time? Far too many.
This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many
of its best moments.
We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that
this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. Then,
at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and
realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life.
In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English:"Have a nice day". They speak slowly
and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in
fact, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day.
How often do we say to ourselves, "I"ll take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a
higher position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position.
When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the
Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what
appeared to me to be his completely abnormal (反常的) mental state. How could anyone turn his back
on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area? I wanted to know.
Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under
continual pressure. He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on
Southern Region trains.
B. we always make plans but seldom accomplish them
C. we always enjoy many of life"s best moments
D. we always do what we really want to do
B. return to
C. give up
D. rely on
B. under too much pressure
C. not well paid
D. not respected
B. Take Up Horse-riding
C. Value This Very Day
D. Stay Alive
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