题目内容
When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence.
People naturally have different levels of confidence. Some have a higher level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of confidence and reach their most important goals. Increasing self confidence is one of the most common reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals.
One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in the workplace. We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise. This process can be extremely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities. After all, if you are unsure about your own abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do?
Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is important to success. If you are certain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, whether they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that you are the best at what you do.
Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is naturally very important to success on the job. If you can make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsizing. After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensable member of the team.
Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve. Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A．The influence of confidence on one’s life.
B．The importance of confidence to success.
C．The difference of people’s confidence.
D．The judgment on one’s confidence.
2.Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those _____.
A．who think their goals are hard to reach
B．who expect to give guidance to others
C．who want to ask the boss for a raise
D．who dream to be recognized experts
3.What does the underlined word “indispensable” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．important B．attractive C．outspoken D．energetic
4.What message does the author want to express in the last paragraph?
A．To overlook one’s disadvantages.
B．To make full use of one’s advantages.
C．To have great confidence in one’s abilities.
D．To make objective evaluations of one’s abilities.
1.B
2.A
3.A
4.D
【解析】
试题分析：
1.主旨题：从文章第一段的句子;When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence. 可知这篇文章讲的是自信对成功的重要性。选
B
2.细节题：从第二段的句子：Increasing self confidence is one of the most common reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals.可知心理学家和专家可以给缺乏自信的人建议。选A
3.猜词题：从前面的句子：if you are a recognized expert at the office,可知如果你被认为是办公室的专家，你就会被认为是团队里面重要的人。Indispensable和important意思相近，选A
4.推理题：从最后一段的句子：Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence.可知我们要对自己的自信做出客观的评价。选D
考点：考查人生百味类短文
点评：本文要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。
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D. designGallows humor(黑色幽默) may seem like a mistake, or at least in poor taste. But psychologists say that gallows humor can be an important way to relieve stress.“Humor makes you feel in control and it can give you that feeling that everything is okay even when it’s not,”says James M.Jones, a psychology professor at the University of Delaware.
Psychologists say that just because you’re laughing doesn’t mean you’re wasting time. Occasional tease among colleagues, particularly if it is associated with the job, can inspire creativity, departmental cohesiveness(凝聚力) and performance.
“There are a lot of stresses out there,”says Ed Dunkelblau, a psychologist in Chicago.“Gallows humor is a way of making difficult things a little less difficult.”
This is as long as the humor is used for the right purpose. The main point of it should be inspiring people—not laughing at them. “Anything that would lift morale(士气) in terms of the company would be good humor,”says Thierry Guedj, a professor.
You want to give your employees and co-workers a sense of belonging, so don’t make observations that are aggressive. Most obviously, Dr. Guedj says, don’t make comments about people’s physical appearance or faith. If you have any doubt about its appropriateness, don’t go through with it.
Or you can take aim at the person that you know won’t be offended(冒犯): yourself. “If there’s going to be a joke or story, it should be you,”Mr Dunkelblau says.
“People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves, too,”Mr Jones says.“And if you can laugh at yourself, you feel better about yourself.”
1.According to the passage, gallows humor has the following functions EXCEPT .
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A．leading to a big mistake |
B．reducing pressure |
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C．making people more creative |
D．improving performance |
2.What is Ed Dunkelblau’s attitude towards gallows humor?
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A．Negative. |
B．Positive. |
C．Neutral.(中立的) |
D．Uncertain. |
3.When people use gallows humor, they should .
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A．observe who is aggressive |
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B．show a sense of belonging |
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C．doubt about the result of humor |
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D．try to avoid involving private things |
4.What can we infer from the passage?
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A．People tend to laugh at others rather than themselves. |
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B．Laughing at yourself can make others free from stress. |
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C．People can’t avoid offending others with gallows humor. |
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D．People who laugh at themselves are easy to gain others’ permission. |
Most people feel lonely sometimes，but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours，This kind of loneliness is not serious．In fact，it is quite normal．For some people，though，loneliness can last for years．Now researchers say loneliness comes in three different types．
The first kind of loneliness is temporary．This is the most common type．It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention．The second kind is situation，for example，family problem，the death of a loved one，or moving to a new place．Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems，such as headaches and sleeplessness，it usually does not last for more than a year．The third kind of loneliness is the most serious．Unlike the second type, chronic (the opposite of‘temporary’) usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause．People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others．Unfortunately，many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition．
Psychologists(心理学家) agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts，for example，friends，family members，co-workers，etc．We depend on various people for different reasons．For instance．our family give us emotional support，our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our fiends share similar interests and activities．
However，psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts，they sometimes feel they should have more．They question their popularity．
Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons：they are unhappy and unable to socialize arid there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease，while temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad，and sometimes dangerous condition．
1.How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?
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A．Talk to friends． |
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B．Go to see a doctor． |
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C．Just ignore it． |
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D．Ask your teacher for guidance． |
2.Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?
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A．Chronic loneliness can cause family problems． |
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B．Chronic loneliness is incurable． |
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C．Chronic loneliness can not be overcome． |
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D．Chronic loneliness call cause serious illness． |
3.Loneliness is divided according to ________．
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A．the time it lasts |
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B．the places where it appears |
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C．different people it happen to |
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D．different seasons when it appears |