题目内容
8. It is said that this animal is a fox with nine t .
8. tails
Have you ever felt like a fool for having said too much? Anita Chow had one of those moments.
A few weeks ago,she applied for a job with a company. Chow said she is usually quiet,but during the interview,she tried hard to act against her nature. She smiled a lot and talked in a lively manner. When asked why she wanted to work in the company,she said the job would enable her to meet a lot of interesting people. Then she added jokingly, "Who knows? I might even meet my future husband.” Chow wanted to beat herself up the moment she stepped out of the inter?view room. " It came out so wrong," she says. " Now the interviewers will think of me as one of those women who don't have any career ambition and just want to get married and settle down.” Saying too much or oversharing happens to every one of us. In the time of social media,sharing every detail of your life is almost expected and encour?aged. But it isn't all social media's fault. "Experts say oversharing often happens when we are trying subconsciously to control our anxiety," according to a Wall Street Journal column. Chow's is a typical case of " self-adjust?ment" aimed at fighting her own anxiety. It happens like this：when having a conversation,we want to sound amusing and interesting. So we use a lot of mental energy trying to manage the other person's impression of us. The effort required to do this leaves less brainpower to think over what we say and to whom,says the Wall Street Journal.
This explains why we sometimes suddenly say embarrassing things to people we want to impress most,whether it's a first date,the boss or our future in?laws. It leads to embarrassing situations and is the perfect material for comedy movies.
So how do you stop yourself from saying too much? Simple：stop and think before you open your mouth.
1. In the interview,Chow showed her ,
A. lively manner B. career aim
C. unusual ability D. rich experience
2. From Paragraph 3,we can know that Chow .
A. gave the wrong answer B. regretted her performance
C. wanted to get married D. hoped to settle down
3. Experts say Chow's overtalking was actually to .
A. show off her knowledge
B. prevent herself from being anxious
C. create a pleasant atmosphere
D. follow her nature as it is
4. The embarrassing situations in the conversation are caused by lack of
A. consideration B. determination
C. interest D. motivation
5. Which of the following can match the author's opinion?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Once bitten,twice shy.
C. Well begun is half done.
D. Think twice before you act.
5. 经历了这种体验的人，就会产生终生没有浪费时间的感觉。
People who go through this experience will get the feeling
By funny short story ideas based on realistic approach,I mean that writers should take inspiration from characters based on real life. By using this approach,the writers also can make the readers widen their horizon and sense of humour. If through your story,you can teach people as to why laughter is known as the best medicine,there can be nothing more rewarding than that. You can find a lot of humour in real life,and with the gift of writing,you can actually turn your observation into a funny short story. An example for the same would be this: "Once there was an old man who was flying from Boston to Denver with his cat. The cat was obviously kept in the pet section. When the old man arrived Denver,he didn't get his cat along with the luggage and was very worried about it. ' I want my cat back or else I am going to sue this airline”the old man shouted at the airline agent. The baggage department was wondering where the cat went!At last,they found the cat in her cage,but to their surprise,the cat was dead. The baggage authorities were already feeling guilty of making their valuable cus?tomer upset. So they decided to replace the dead cat with a live one. With lots of troubles,the airline finally got the cat back to the old man. The old man looked at the cat and shouted, ' This isn't my cat,you fools!My cat was dead and I brought her home to get her buried！，"This is what you call a funny short story idea with a twist. Funny,wasn't it?
1. The most proper title of the passage should be " ”.
A. Funny short story ideas
B. Interesting ideas for funny short stories
C. Unrealistic ideas for funny short stories
D. Reality based on ideas for funny short stories
2. According to the passage,what is the most rewarding value about your story?
A. Making people laugh.
B. Teaching people the meaning of life.
C. Helping people learn to live a happy life.
D. Making people understand why laughter is known as the best medicine.
3. What made the baggage department surprised?
A. They made the old man angry.
B. They couldn't find the old man's cat.
C. The old man's cat was dead in the cage.
D. The old man was unsatisfied with the baggage department.
4. Which of the following words best describes the old man?
A. Patient.
B. Kind.
C. Serious.
D. Animal-loving.
5. The author presents this passage by .
A. telling an interesting story
B. describing an activity in a lively way
C. testing an idea by reasoning
D. describing a common scene
1. This room is very dirty. It needs to cleaning now.
1. Billionaires are usually fairly (secret) about the exact amount that they're worth.
3. Most of what goes on in nature is i ,yet we don't deny that it exists.
3. If you (四处寻找) ways of motivating people,you'll find them all around.
8. As long as we are united,there is no difficulty we cannot o .
