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阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into buying it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date?

　　Many people are afraid to assert themselves(表现自己). Dr. Alberti, author of “Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back”, thinks it is because their selfimage(自我定位) is low. “Our whole set－up (society) is designed to make people distrust themselves,” says Alberti. “There are always ‘superiors’ around－aparent, a teacher, a boss－who ‘knows better’. These superiors often cut down on your self－image. ”

　　But Alberti and scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses－AT for short. In the AT course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be powerful without hurting other people.

　　In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid(胆小的) person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive－the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.

　　Whether or not you speak out for yourself depends on your self－image. If someone you face is more “important” than you, you may feel less of a person. You may start to doubt your own good sense. You may go by the other person's label. But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.

1．The problem the writer talks about in this passage is that ________.

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A．someone buys things he doesn't want

B．many people are afraid of speaking out

C. there are too many superiors around us

D．some people like to assert themselves

2．The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that ________.

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A．a lot of people have a low self－image

B. someone around always knows better

C．salesmen persuade people to buy things

D. people do not share their feelings enough

3．In order to solve the problem, the AT course tries to do all the following except ________.

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A．teach the timid person how to overcome his fear

B．make people speak out by using the need to share

C．show people that they have a right to be themselves

D．help people assert themselves no matter how others feel

4．A good title for this passage could be ________.

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A．Loss of Self－image

B．Assertiveness Training

C．Importance of Human Rights

D．Share Your Feelings with Others

Answer 1

答案：B;A;D;B