People who show confidence really seem to have it made. They seize more rewarding careers, keep good relationships, and just seem to do everything with more styles than the rest of us.
So what is the secret? There isn’t one. Self-confidence is a skill and habit that anyone can learn to develop. And although people who are raised in an encouraging environment with confident role models have a hard start in self-confidence development, we all can learn to become more confident at any age.
Try these simple tips for practising and increasing your self-confidence levels:
Dare to fail. Anybody who’s out there bravely performing is going to fail repeatedly. If you are not failing, you are not trying. So don’t take failure too hard or too personally. Just learn to deal with it and use its lessons to keep improving.
When in doubt, pretend you know what you are doing. Because, if you are confident of your abilities, by the time you have done it, you will be experienced.
Dress for success. You don’t have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your own unique physical characters and weaken your disadvantages.
Listen to yourself. You are the only person who knows what’s right for you. Don’t put others’ opinions above your own inner voice.
Build a confident vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down and give up continually blaming your tiny weaknesses. Learn to show up your strong points and the world will learn to see and celebrate them with you.
Pass on the praise. Praise others for their virtues and strengths. This practice will not decrease your confidence, but help increase it.
小题1:The passage is written mainly __________.| A．to explain the definition of self-confidence | | B．to explain the secret of self-confidence | | C．to tell people how important self-confidence is | | D．to tell people how to build self-confidence |
小题2:The main idea of the sixth paragraph is __________.| A．to be confident means to have no disadvantages | | B．taking full advantage of your physical characters will help you be confident | | C．your unique characters will help you be confident and be successful | | D．to be confident means to be beautiful |
小题3:All the following are tips to increase your self-confidence level EXCEPT______.| A．not to be afraid of failure | B．dress yourself properly | | C．pretend to know everything | D．make your advantages more obvious |
小题4:_______ will weaken your self-confidence.| A．Praising others for their strong points | | B．Always following others’ advice to do things | | C．Giving up blaming your weaknesses | | D．Believing in yourself |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B |
试题分析：自信的人往往在事业上更上一层楼，有着良好的人际关系，处理事情的方式也多种多样。自信心是一种技能和习惯。自信的培养没有年龄限制，任何年龄段的人都能够变得更加自信。
小题1:根据第二段“o what is the secret? There isn’t one. Self-confidence is a skill and habit that anyone can learn to develop.”和第三段“Try these simple tips for practising and increasing your self-confidence levels”可知，文章讲的是如何增强自信心，故选D。
小题2:根据“Make the most of your own unique physical characters and weaken your disadvantages.”可知，成分利用你自身的性格特点也能够帮助你增加自信心，故选C。
小题3:根据第五段“When in doubt, pretend you know what you are doing. Because, if you are confident of your abilities, by the time you have done it, you will be experienced.”可知，当有疑问时，要假装自己知道该怎样做，相信自己的能力能够增加你的经验，C项“假装知道一切”是对本段的曲解，故选C。
小题4:根据“Listen to yourself. You are the only person who knows what’s right for you. Don’t put others’ opinions above your own inner voice.”可知，要听从自己内心的声音，不能一味地听他人的建议。故选B。 |
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试题【People who show confidence really seem to have it made. They seize more rewardin】；主要考察你对
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What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don"t even try any more because you think what you do is not enough．
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, however hard we work, it seems that there is someone else who can do it much better．
I have always enjoyed music and it is to me that every musician has a of their own．My father _ several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own sound．
I heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make．" The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else"s, but who is to say which is ．It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder .” . Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ．
Every person has a different tone of voice that only to them, we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it in the same way that you do it．The next time you feel , remember nobody else can make the sound that you make．
| 小题1: | | A．easy | B．good | C．simple | D．hard |
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| 小题2: | | A．because | B．although | C．when | D．if |
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| 小题3: | | A．seldom | B．always | C．never | D．sometimes |
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| 小题4: | | A．satisfying | B．convincing | C．inspiring | D．interesting |
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| 小题5: | | A．gift | B．sound | C．life | D．song |
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| 小题6: | | A．played | B．designed | C．created | D．checked |
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| 小题7: | | A．turn down | B．call up | C．pick out | D．give off |
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| 小题8: | | A．loud | B．powerful | C．perfect | D．special |
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| 小题9: | | A．once | B．yet | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题10: | | A．Anybody | B．Somebody | C．Nobody | D．Everybody |
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| 小题11: | | A．bigger | B．better | C．deeper | D．lower |
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| 小题12: | | A．Beauty | B．Interest | C．Patience | D．Honesty |
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| 小题13: | | A．speaker | B．receiver | C．listener | D．looker |
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| 小题14: | | A．devotes | B．adds | C．adapts | D．belongs |
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| 小题16: | | A．running | B．walking | C．jumping | D．speaking |
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| 小题17: | | A．must | B．might | C．would | D．should |
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| 小题18: | | A．choice | B．opinion | C．duty | D．effect |
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| 小题19: | | A．exactly | B．carefully | C．cautiously | D．seriously |
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| 小题20: | | A．annoyed | B．puzzled | C．discouraged | D．bothered |
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I feel it enormous responsibility, as a mother of two little girls, to lead you down a path that is relatively healthy when it comes to beauty and self-image.
In a lot of women’s eyes I’ve probably already failed in that respect due to the amount of pink princess Barbie (芭比娃娃) mess cluttering up (堆满) Vera’s room. But I will say something about Barbie: I played with that stuff for a solid decade when I was growing up and here I am now at a healthy weight with a healthy outlook on my body and image. I have a successful career. If Barbie was really so damaging to my femininity (女性气质) and self-image I highly doubt I could list all of the accomplishments.
But I get it too. It’s hard for women to maintain a healthy self-image. I have girlfriends around whom I have to brace myself to see, because just being around them makes me self-conscious. I look at old pictures of my mother and wonder why I’ve never been able to be as skinny as she was. And then I have friends who are thinner than their mothers ever were. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. Men like to think we dress and style ourselves for them, but why would we when they hardly notice? I’ve never tried so hard to look good when I know I’m about to meet up with a stylish girlfriend. It’s she who will notice my slimmed-down waist or the thinnest, little bracelet on my arm.
And I have no doubt that the two of you, Veronica and Juliette, will endlessly compare yourselves to each other. You will wonder why one of you got longer legs or shinier hair. The thing I’ll tell you is this: not even the prettiest of us feel settled. The girl you think looks the most perfect in the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.
Don’t take these on. You are not worthless. You are so full of love and light and you should let it shine through your every second. If someone pushes you down for standing tall then just push yourself back up and stand even taller. And know that the reason they push you down in the first place is just because they’re scared.
小题1:From the second paragraph, we can infer that the author _____.| A．regrets buying so much Barbie stuff for her daughters | | B．thinks loving Barbie makes her not confident about her self-image | | C．owes her beauty and success to playing with Barbie | | D．thinks playing with Barbie caused no damage to her beauty and success |
小题2:In the third paragraph, the author intends to show that _____.| A．women tend to be proud of their beautiful friends | | B．she cares much about her appearance | | C．she feels proud of her mother’s beauty | | D．women tend to admire others and compare with each other |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．The author is disappointed that few men take notice of her slim figure. | | B．The author cares more about looking good before her girlfriends. | | C．Girls should constantly compare themselves with others to improve their beauty. | | D．Only the prettiest girl can feel confident about her beauty. |
小题4:The author advises her daughters that _____.| A．they should be cautious not to be pushed down by others | | B．they should care much about their strong points instead of appearances | | C．they should try to grow taller than others | | D．they should care more about others’ opinions |
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People say one man"s trash(垃圾) is another man"s treasure. That comes to me as I the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was , we looked around the house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so all the stuff(东西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every my parents ever saw, I also many hidden treasures. Mom"s pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the . The letters he wrote during the war his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I our old kitchen table, which brought back of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I"m realizing all these things my parents" life journey. Each time I go to , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I knew. , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
| 小题1: | | A．coincidence | B．goal | C．principle | D．thought |
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| 小题2: | | A．looked for | B．looked through | C．looked into | D．looked after |
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| 小题4: | | A．retired | B．ill | C．gone | D．injured |
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| 小题5: | | A．clean | B．strange | C．empty | D．modern |
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| 小题6: | | A．pleased with | B．familiar with | C．astonished at | D．disappointed at |
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| 小题7: | | A．saved | B．enjoyed | C．purchased | D．designed |
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| 小题8: | | A．decisions | B．bargains | C．challenges | D．responsibilities |
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| 小题9: | | A．person | B．doctor | C．neighbor | D．child |
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| 小题10: | | A．bought | B．discovered | C．buried | D．lost |
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| 小题12: | | A．liked | B．bought | C．kept | D．lost |
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| 小题13: | | A．countryside | B．school | C．college | D．army |
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| 小题14: | | A．receive | B．direct | C．sense | D．describe |
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| 小题15: | | A．repaired | B．cleaned | C．spotted | D．set |
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| 小题16: | | A．introductions | B．memories | C．descriptions | D．communications |
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| 小题17: | | A．represented | B．recognized | C．instructed | D．confirmed |
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| 小题18: | | A．the supermarket | B．church | C．my office | D．the house |
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| 小题19: | | A．merely | B．always | C．really | D．never |
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| 小题20: | | A．Everything | B．Nothing | C．Anything | D．Something |
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Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly , he loaded his family into the car and them to see family members in Canada with a , “There are more important things in life than money.”
The took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed (重复) their great-grandfather’s. What they about was how warm the people were in the house and how much of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon (现象) reflects a growing in telling tales, evidenced (证明) by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The is telling the stories in a way children can hear. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited (适合) to the child’s , and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the moral is.
| 小题1: | | A．missed | B．lost | C．forgot | D．ignored |
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| 小题2: | | A．friendless | B．worthless | C．penniless | D．homeless |
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| 小题3: | | A．fetched | B．allowed | C．expected | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．hope | B．promise | C．suggestion | D．belief |
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| 小题5: | | A．tale | B．agreement | C．arrangement | D．report |
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| 小题6: | | A．large | B．small | C．new | D．grand |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．annoyed | C．disappointed | D．worried |
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| 小题8: | | A．talked | B．cared | C．wrote | D．heard |
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| 小题9: | | A．good | B．hard | C．old | D．modern |
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| 小题10: | | A．argument | B．skill | C．interest | D．anxiety |
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| 小题11: | | A．study | B．design | C．party | D．staff |
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| 小题12: | | A．provide | B．retell | C．support | D．refuse |
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| 小题13: | | A．trouble | B．gift | C．fact | D．trick |
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| 小题14: | | A．means | B．ends | C．begins | D．proves |
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| 小题15: | | A．needs | B．activities | C．hobbies | D．habits |
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There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health, wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (冒犯) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was sounded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have realized its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly all act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others: nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
小题1:People who are unhappy ．| A．always consider things differently from others | | B．usually are affected by the results of certain things | | C．usually misunderstand what others think or say | | D．always discover the unpleasant side of certain things |
小题2:The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most probably means“ .” | A．have a good taste with social life | B．make others unhappy | | C．tend to scold others openly | D．enjoy the pleasure of life |
小题3:We can conclude from the passage that__________.| A．we should pity all such unhappy people | | B．such unhappy people are dangerous to social life | | C．people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness | | D．unhappy people can not understand happy persons |
小题4:If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should_______.| A．prevent any communication with them | | B．show respect and politeness to them | | C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects | | D．quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes |
小题5:In this passage, the writer mainly __________.| A．describes two types of people | | B．laughs at the unhappy people | | C．suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness | | D．tells people how to be unhappy in life |
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