题目内容
17.How to Overcome Shyness and Make FriendsWhen you're shy,making friends can be difficult.(36)E Try taking these four steps if you want to overcome shyness and make friends.
Practice silence and deep breathing exercises.You don't need to get into a personal conversation with every person you meet.(37)B If you're asked a question,don't be afraid to answer.
(38)C Network sites like Facebook and MySpace are good options,or you can try local forums and chats on topics you're interested in.Because these are low-pressure environments,you can practice starting conversations without feeling too pressured or self-conscious.
Get a dog.According to Belief Net,dogs are people magnets(磁铁).Adopt a dog from a shelter and then take him for walks around busy areas.Head to the dog run if you have one near your home.Conversation is natural while you're sitting with others watching your dogs run and play.(39)G
Return to the same place or activity regularly.If you don't feel comfortable talking to strangers,chances are that you won't share the first time you meet.Go back for a second or third visit and look for the same people you've seen there before.(40)D So you'll need to work at connecting with others.
These steps can help you overcome the shyness that is holding you back.
A.Act as if you're not shy.
B.Simply smile and nod when you cross eyes with somebody.
C.Make friends over the Internet.
D.Friendships are built over time.
E.Shyness can be an obstacle to making new friends.
F.Remember,the real goal is to find someone who will like you for who you are.
G.Or you can start your own chat by asking others for advice on anything dog-related.
分析 本文为社会生活类说明文,文中介绍了如何克服害羞的心理交朋友;作者认为害羞是交友的障碍;为了克服害羞心理作者提出了四则建议:一是练习沉默和深呼吸;二是通过网络交友;三是养狗,在观看狗的过程中会话会自然发生;四是定期到同一地方或进行相同的活动,这样才能见到相同的人从而逐渐建立与他人的友谊;
解答 36.答案是E.细节推断题;由下文的"overcome shyness and make friends克服害羞交朋友"推断作者认为shyness是交友的障碍(obstacle),故选E.
37.答案是B.细节推断题;根据上文"You don't need to get into a personal conversation with every person you meet.(你不必与每个遇到的人进行私人谈话)"推断,交流可以简单些--微笑或点头;故选B.
38.答案是C.主旨大意题;由下文的"Network sites like Facebook and MySpace are good options像Facebook 和Myspace这样的网址是好的选择"推断作者建议网上交友,故选C.
39.答案是G.细节推断题;与上文的"Conversation is natural while you're sitting with others watching your dogs run and play.与他人一起看狗时很自然就会有对话"并列,作者认为在共同看狗的过程中对话会很自然的发生,你还可以以狗为话题主动发起对话征求与狗相关的建议;故选G.
40.答案是D.细节推断题;由上文中"Go back for a second or third visit and look for the same people you've seen there before."可见,作者建议反复到同一地方遇相同的人;由此推断作者认为友谊是随着时间的推移逐渐建立起来的;故选D.
点评 本文是说明文,题目要求从7个选项中选择恰当的语句填入空格处.这种类型的题目关键是符合逻辑和语境,要强调从上下文中寻找具体的解题依据.
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Last Monday,when I was (17)D him,he suddenly threw down his sign and rushed into the middle of the street.At this time I (18)B a car moving across the 3lanes of traffic and heading for the median.The(19)B man ran to the side of the car and attempted to push the car back in the right (20)A.He also knocked on the window of the vehicle,but all (21)C Immediately,he ran across the small median into four lanes of oncoming traffic,(22)D madly for the cars to stop.Thankfully,all speeding cars (23)Ato stop just in time to(24)Chitting him.The car which was out of(25)Dcame moving across the median and the four lanes of traffic,where just seconds ago cars had been traveling with (26)Bspeeds.
The homeless man jumped back in front of the (27)Cto attempt slowing it down again.By this time,we were able to (28)A and help the man stop the car (29)D it ran into a supermarket on the other side of the road.As it (30)C out,the woman driver had a heart attack while driving and became (31)B in the front seat.
The homeless man is indeed a hero.He spends every day getting (32)Aby people who are trying not to make(33)Ccontact with him so that they don't feel bad not giving him money.Yet he didn't even hesitate to risk his life to save this lady and other drivers who would have(34)Dinto her.He didn't think of his safety,nor did he expect anything in return.Heroes do exist in the most (35)B places.
16.A.waiting | B.begging | C.standing | D.answering |
17.A.greeting | B.leaving | C.attacking | D.approaching |
18.A.heard | B.saw | C.sensed | D.smelled |
19.A.wealthy | B.poor | C.handsome | D.cruel |
20.A.direction | B.condition | C.communicatio | D.situation |
21.A.in place | B.in particular | C.in vain | D.in common |
22.A.smiling | B.dancing | C.acting | D.signing |
23.A.managed | B.pretended | C.intended | D.decided |
24.A.delay | B.admit | C.avoid | D.risk |
25.A.sight | B.danger | C.date | D.control |
26.A.slow | B.top | C.strange | D.normal |
27.A.driver | B.beggar | C.car | D.bike |
28.A.pull over | B.pull out | C.pull down | D.pull through |
29.A.since | B.until | C.unless | D.before |
30.A.takes | B.picks | C.turns | D.points |
31.A.uneasy | B.unconscious | C.unnecessary | D.unfortunate |
32.A.unnoticed | B.admired | C.changed | D.punished |
33.A.body | B.face | C.eye | D.hand |
34.A.looked | B.broken | C.checked | D.crashed |
35.A.unsafe | B.unlikely | C.unfair | D.unwilling. |