单选阅读思习题与解析 Passage 16 P1 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people.Shy people are anxious and self-conscious:that is,they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions.Vorrisooe thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds:shat kind of impression am I making?Do they like mo?Do I sound stupid?Am I wearing umattractive clothes? P2 It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people.A person's conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves,and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions.In general,the way people think about thenselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives. P3 Shy people,having low self-esteem,are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others.They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing." Shy people are very sensitive to criticisa:they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority.They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one,"You're just saying that to make me feel good.I know it's not true."It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. P4 Can shyness be completely eliminated,or at least reduced?Fortunately. people can overcome shymess with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence.Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteeas,it is inportant for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths. P5 Each one of us is a unique,worthwhile individual.interested in our own personal ways.The better we understand ourselves,the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential.Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life. 1.What does the author try to prove by citing "what kind of impression an I aking2” A Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance
单选阅读题习题与解析 Passage 16 P1 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes? P2 It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person’s conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives. P3 Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.” It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. P4 Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, it is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths. P5 Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let’s not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life. 1. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?” A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance
B.People's shyness made then care too much about their appearance and actions. C.It's natural that shy people don't believe other's compliments. D.Shy people think they are different froa others. 答案B. 解析：这是一道推断思。本愿询问作者通过明用“我给人留下了什么印象？”是为了试 图说明什么。这段话出现在文章的第一段当中。文章一开始该到害着的人过分在意自己的形 象和行为，之后列常了很多会在他们脑寿当中出现的不安的想法，“我给人留下了什么印象？” 就是这些不安的塑法当中的一个，因此判断出这句话就是为了试图说明羞怯会使他们过分关 注他们的形象和行为。因此选择B。 2.According to the writer,self-awareness is_ A.a good quality B the cause of unhappiness C.harmful to people D.a weak point of shy people 答案A, 解析：这是一道细节题。本题询问根据作者的观点，白知之明是什么。文章第三段的最 后一句i话“It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality,overdoing it is haraful.”,表明有自知之明是好的，四个透项当中与“a bealthy quality”表述最 为接近的就是“a good quality“,因此答案法择A 3.When being praised.shy people feel that it is A good B.unreal C.very reasonable D. harnful 答案B, 解析：这是一道细节思。文章第三段中举了一个例子“…Y0g're just say感that to make ne feel good.I know it”s not true.”“,这个例子表明害着的人在所到别人 夸赞的时候会认为那不是真的，选项B“不真实的”与这个表运一致，因此途择B, 4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A.Shyness helps us to develop our potential. B.Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better. C.Shyness can block our chances for a rich life. D.Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem 答案C
B. People’s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. C. It’s natural that shy people don’t believe other’s compliments. D. Shy people think they are different from others. 答案 B。 解析：这是一道推断题。本题询问作者通过引用“我给人留下了什么印象?”是为了试 图说明什么。这段话出现在文章的第一段当中。文章一开始谈到害羞的人过分在意自己的形 象和行为，之后列举了很多会在他们脑海当中出现的不安的想法，“我给人留下了什么印象?” 就是这些不安的想法当中的一个，因此判断出这句话就是为了试图说明羞怯会使他们过分关 注他们的形象和行为。因此选择 B。 2. According to the writer, self-awareness is _______. A. a good quality B. the cause of unhappiness C. harmful to people D. a weak point of shy people 答案 A。 解析：这是一道细节题。本题询问根据作者的观点，自知之明是什么。文章第三段的最 后一句话“It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.”，表明拥有自知之明是好的，四个选项当中与“a healthy quality”表述最 为接近的就是“a good quality”，因此答案选择 A。 3. When being praised, shy people feel that it is _______. A. good B. unreal C. very reasonable D. harmful 答案 B。 解析：这是一道细节题。文章第三段中举了一个例子“… ‘You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.’”，这个例子表明害羞的人在听到别人 夸赞的时候会认为那不是真的，选项 B“不真实的”与这个表述一致，因此选择 B。 4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Shyness helps us to develop our potential. B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better. C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life. D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem. 答案 C
解析：这是一道细节题。本题询月四个选项的表述哪一个是正确的。这四个选项都与文 章的第四段和第五段密切相关，通读第四段我们了解到整怯的人都缺乏自信心，通读最后一 段，我们了解到害羞是我们能更好认识自己并发挥白己潜能的锌脚石。因此选项A、B、D 均核排除。这项C“羞祛会阻哥我们事先富裕人生的机会”和最后一段最后一句的表述一致， 因此遗择C。 5.It can be inferred from the passage that shy people_ A.should find pore of their weakness B.should understand themselves in the right way C.had better igore their weakness D.can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem 答案B。 解析：这是一道推斯题。本恩询问通过这算文章建议容易害羞的人应该怎么做。通读全 文可以发现，作者谈到人们认识白己的方式对他们的生活的方方面面有深远的影响。这一点 不仅针对普通的人适用，对于羞怯的人更如适用，羞怯的人具有正确看传自己才能为自己定 好位，找到今后发展的方向。选项B“应当以正确的方式看特自己”与作者在文章中表达出 的思想基本一致，故选择答案B
解析：这是一道细节题。本题询问四个选项的表述哪一个是正确的。这四个选项都与文 章的第四段和第五段密切相关。通读第四段我们了解到羞怯的人都缺乏自信心。通读最后一 段，我们了解到害羞是我们能更好认识自己并发挥自己潜能的绊脚石。因此选项 A、B、D 均被排除。选项 C“羞怯会阻碍我们事先富裕人生的机会”和最后一段最后一句的表述一致， 因此选择 C。 5. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _______. A. should find more of their weakness B. should understand themselves in the right way C. had better ignore their weakness D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem 答案 B。 解析：这是一道推断题。本题询问通过这篇文章建议容易害羞的人应该怎么做。通读全 文可以发现，作者谈到人们认识自己的方式对他们的生活的方方面面有深远的影响。这一点 不仅针对普通的人适用，对于羞怯的人更加适用，羞怯的人只有正确看待自己才能为自己定 好位，找到今后发展的方向。选项 B“应当以正确的方式看待自己”与作者在文章中表达出 的思想基本一致，故选择答案 B