Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.

     Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

     Prepare for yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people . I think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

    If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people, Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.

    No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you.

The main purpose of the article is to _____.

A. explain how shyness developed.  

B .recommend ways of dealing with shyness

C. persuade readers that shyness is natural.

D. prove that shyness can be overcome

Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?

A.Shy people never have any fun.

B.Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness

C.The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful

D.The attempt to overcome shyness is always rewarding

Who probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness?

   A. The author of the article             B. Shy men and women

   C. Doctors and psychologists           D. Popular entertainers

 Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by

following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

Prepare for yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people . I think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people, Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.

No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you.

1.Where would this article probably appear?

2.The main purpose of the article is to _____.

3. Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?

4.Who probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness?

      Nearly everyone is shy in some ways．If shyness is making you uncomfortable，it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence．You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists．

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations，What you have to say is just as important as what other people say．And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness．

      Prepare yourself for being with others in groups．Make a list of the good qualities you have．Then make a list of ideas，experiences，and skills you would like to share with other people．

Think about what you would like to say in advance．Then say it．

    If you start feeling self-conscious in a group，take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people．Remember, you are not alone．Other people are concerned about the impression they are making，too．

      No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy．They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public．Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards．But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you．

64．Where would this article probably appear?   

      A．In a popular magazine                                   B．On the front page of a newspaper．

      C．In a science textbook                                   D．In an encyclopedia．(百科全书)

65．The main purpose of the article is to          ．

       A．explain how shyness developed                

B．show ways of dealing with shyness

       C．persuade readers that shyness is natural        

D．prove that shyness can be overcome

66．Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?

      A．Shy people never have any fun．

      B．Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness．

      C．The attempt to overcome shyness is always Successful．    ．

      D．The attempt to overcome shyness is always worthwhile(值得的)．

67．What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness?

      A．The author of the article．                             B．Shy men and women．

      C．Doctors and psychologists．                         D．Popular entertainers．

Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.

　Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

　 Prepare for yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have.

Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people . Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

　 If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people.Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.

　 No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you.

1. Where would this article probably appear?

A. In a popular magazine.　　 B. On the top-line position of a newspaper.

C. In a science textbook..　　 D. In an encyclopedia(百科全书).

2. The main purpose of the article is to _____.

A. explain how shyness developed　　　　 B .recommend ways of dealing with shyness

C. persuade readers that shyness is natural　 D. prove that shyness can be overcome

3. Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?

A.　 Shy people never have any fun　

B.Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness

C.　 The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful

D.　 The attempt to overcome shyness is always rewarding

4. Who probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness?

A. The author of the article　　 B. Shy men and women

C. Doctors and psychologists　 D. Popular entertainers

Should parents ever hit their children?

Research suggests many of us are likely to respond “no”, and public support for spanking(打屁股) has been falling over the years. But surverys also show that 75 percent to nearly 90 percent of parents admit to spanking their child at least once.

I was raised in a zero-tolerance home for disrespect, and my parents often turned to physical punishment. And, no, I don’t feel I was damaged by it.

Nothing is more annoying than watching ill-mannered behavior from children.

But there is data to suggest that a return to old-school spanking isn’t the answer.

Two years ago, Newsweek reported that it had found data suggesting that teens whose parents used physical punishment were more likely to become aggressive.

Murray Straus, professor at the University of New Hampshire in America, has studied the topic of children and spanking for decades. He said that children who were physically punished have lower IQs than their peers(同等的人). It may be that children with lower IQqs were more likely to get spanked, but the punishment may have been counterpoductive(反作用的) to their mental development, as well.

Some researchers make the argument that occasional open-handed smacks(用巴掌打) on the bottom are not only harmless but can have some benefit.

Last year, Marjorie Gunnoe, a psychologist at Calvin College, studied teens who have never spanked. There are a greater number of children growing up without ever having been physi punished. Gunnoe’s research suggests they don’t turn out any better than those who were sometimes spank.

There are some parents who simply cannot control their tempers(脾气). But I still believe that the best parents are the ones who are able to offer fair and firm discipline without ever turning to physical puishment.

According to the first three paragraphs, the author was probably hit by her parents when       .

A．they were dissatisfied with her grade    

B．she showed no respect for the elder

C．they cannot control their temper   

D．their discipline turns out to be not strict enough

According to Murray Straus, children who are physically punished      .

A．are less aggreesive toward others when they get older

B．have slower physical development

C．benefit from occasional spanking

D．may develop lower IQs than their peer

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A．40 percent of children grow up without ever being spanked

B．Children who suffer less physical punishment are better students

C．Occasional open-handed spanking on the bottom are mentally harmful

D．Researchers disagree over whether smacking is mentally harmful to children

The author seems to agree that       .

A．parents should determine whether a child needs to be smacked or not

B．children who have been spanked tend to behave better than those who haven’t

C．good parents discipline their children in a fair and reasonable way

D．physical punishment should be the last resort of any parent