8．Shyness equals losing opportunities.less pleasure and fewer social connections.but there are ways ——青夏教育精英家教网—

8．Shyness equals （等于） losing opportunities，less pleasure and fewer social connections，but there are ways to make it a thing of the past．
When I was fifteen，I was shy．I remember an attractive girl trying to talk with me．My shyness made me focus on me instead of her．I heard my own voice but not hers and I thought about what I was trying to say instead of what she was trying to say．
To overcome shyness you need to learn to relax．This gives you the space to practice certain conversational skills．Relaxed socializing （社交） is so pleasurable．To start reducing your own shyness，I want you to absorb the following tips and ideas and start to put them into practice．
Focus your attention away from yourself．Notice what other people are wearing and make a mental note，listen to their conversation，imagine where they might live，and make a point of remembering names．Not only does this give you more to talk about，it also reduces social anxiety，leaving you feeling calmer．
Ask people open questions．Many people like to talk about themselves and will find you interesting if you find them interesting．Ask questions that require more than a"yes"or"no"response such as"What do you like about this place？'rather than"Do you like this place？"Once they have answered，you can use add-on （追加） questions connected with the first such as"What other places do you like in this city？"Next you can express your views．This is a great way to get the conversation going．
Now I love meeting new people and suspect that my current social confidence would be unrecognizable to my fifteen-year-old self．

39．The author didn't pay attention to what the girl was saying becauseD．
A．her voice was very low B．he was shy and nervous
C．he was attracted by her appearance
D．he wasn't interested in her topic
40．To get rid of your shyness，you shouldC．
A．pay much attention to yourself
B．find a beautiful girl to talk with
C．learn to talk to others in a relaxed way
D．ask people some interesting questions
41．It can be inferred from the text thatC．
A．people will notice our appearance if we focus on their looks
B．shy people will have no friends unless they change themselves
C．shy people may suffer a great deal and may be less happy
D．girls like to show off their voices in front of boys
42．Which of the following questions will the author probably advise us to ask？D．
A．What a lovely day，isn't it？
B．Do you like playing basketball？
C．Do you think he will pass the exam？
D．Why do you find that English is hard to learn？

5．Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines，say UK researchers．
Their study found that theobromine，found in cocoa，was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine，which was considered the best cough medicine at present．
The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment．"While coughing is not necessarily harmful（有害的） it can have a major effect on the quality of life，and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem，"said Professor Peter Barnes．
Ten healthy volunteers（志愿者） were given theobromine，codeine or placebo，a pill that contains no medicine，during the experiment．Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill．The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin，which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how well the medicine are stopping coughs．
The team found that，when the volunteers were given theobromine，the capsaicin need to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group．When they were given codeine they need only slightly higher levers of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo．
The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a verve activity（神经活动），which cause coughing．They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments，theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness．

48．According to Professor Barnes，theobromineD．
A．cannot be as effective as codeine
B．can be harmful to people's health
C．cannot be separated from chocolate
D．can be a more effective cure for coughs
49．What was used in the experiment to cause coughing？C．
A．Theobromine．
B．Codeine．
C．Capsaicin．
D．Placebo．
50．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？B．
A．Codeine：A New Medicine
B．Chocolate May Cure Coughs
C．Cough Treatment：A Hard Case
D．Theobromine Can Cause Coughs．

4．We were chatting about the beautiful scenery in the harbour while I caught sight of a large whale jumping out of water in the distance．while改为when．

3．Rather than took the aeroplane all the way，they flew to Vancouver and then went across Canada from west to east by train．took改为take．

2．As for my experience last night，I was in a nightclub then and a fight between two young men broke in．句末的in改为out．

1．Even the extreme climate can't prevent polar bears wander on the beach．wander改为wandering．

20．Large amounts of money is spent on the building of the pavement by the governor．is改为are．

19．I know that he was brought up by his grandparents and he was taught to be an honest man．and后面加that．

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