Question

 People are different. Some are extrovert. These people are outgoing, confident, and know the “gift of the gab”. They also feel very comfortable when in groups of people.

      Unfortunately we have the other extreme. This is the introvert. The introvert feels sick in crowds, and does not like them. These people feel awkward in the crowds, when placed in this type of situation. Many introverts are shy and lack confidence. They need to get used to people, and want to run away when questioned by people.

      The introvert feels very lonely in a crowd, but this could happen to the outgoing  as well.

      I think that I fall into the middle of the two kinds. Sometimes if I am comfortable about the type of people in the crowds, I feel welcome. If for some reason the crowd consists of different types of people, then I do not feel very comfortable in the crowd.

      So what do I do when I suddenly feel lost and alone in the crowd? I try to calm my mind by taking deep breath and telling myself that even this will pass. I then try, and get away from the crowd by making excuses or even trying to get to my car and go home. This, of course, is a poor excuse and doesn’t often work well. These are excuses that are employed. The ones that I am not so proud of are acting like I have an emergency to go to. This is a very good lie, but I feel really bad afterwards.

      I have tried this one, and have succeeded. I try and find someone who feels just like I do. I then try and make a new friend. Sometimes this works and sometimes it does not. This is quite a noble way of staying in the crowd.

1.What is the best title of the passage?

A. What is the character of the introvert?

B. Why do people feel lonely in a crowd?

C. How can we make ourselves calm down in a crowd?

D. What do you do when you suddenly feel lonely in a crowd?

2.The word “extrovert” is most likely to mean ______.

A. serious        B. excited       C. outgoing     D. nervous

3.From the fourth paragraph we can infer that _____.

A. the writer is good at getting along with others

B. the writer does not like to deal with people from other regions

C. the writer sometimes does not feel very comfortable in the crowd

D. the writer has double personality when faced with different types of people

4.When the writer feels lonely, he prefers to calm down by _____.

A. making a call  B. making excuses

C. holding his breath  D. deep breathing

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：如何去应对在众人面前突如其来的孤独感、失落感呢？这种情况不仅会发生在性格内向的人身上，有时候性格外向的人也会有如此的感觉。作者通过自己的亲身体会给人们提供了很好的建议。比如做深呼吸，在心里反复告诫自己一切都会过去或者找个借口离开那种场合等待。

1.D主旨大意题。文章开头提出两种性格不同的人，然后提出自己偶尔会遇到的尴尬情况，接着提出“So what do I do when I suddenly feel lost and alone in the crowd?”，再就这个中心问题提出自己的应对方法，所以文章中心话题即为“如何去应对突然的孤独感”，故D选项正确。

2.C词义猜测题。从文章开头These people are outgoing, confident, and know the “gift of the gab”.对这些人的描述可以判断extrovert是指性格外向的人。所以正确答案是C。

3.C细节理解题。文章第四段提到then I do not feel very comfortable in the crowd.，由此可知作者有时在人群中会突然感觉不自在，所以C选项正确。

4.D细节理解题。I try to calm my mind by taking deep breath and telling myself that even this will pass.从文章第五段可知作者感到不自在的时候会通过深呼吸来调整自己状态，使自己平静下来。

考点：考查生活类短文阅读。