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 it? Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it's because their self-respect is low. “There's always a'superior' around--a parent, a teacher, a boss--who knows better.”

　　But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer“assertiveness（维护）training” courses--A. T. for short. In the A.T. 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 aggressive（进攻的）without hurting other people.

　　In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A.T. Course will help the timid（懦弱的）person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive（动机）--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 up for yourself depends on your self-respect, If someone you face is more“important”than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about your self. And once you do you can learn to speak out.

(1) The problem the writer talks about is that ______.

[　　]

A．some people buy things they don't want

B．some people are afraid to speak out for their rights

C．there are too many superiors

D．some people don' t think enough of themselves

(2) The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that ______.

[　　]

A．some people have a low sell-respect

B．there is always someone around who“knows better”

C．salesmen talk people into buying things they don't want

D．people don't share enough

(3) The A.T. Course often _______.

[　　]

A．make people distrust their own answers

B．make things mere favorable for “superiors”

C．help people know as much as their “superiors”

D．help people become more important

(4) One thing the A.T. Course don't do is to _______.

[　　]

A．share the need of people

B．show they have a right to be themselves

C．help people overcome fear

D．help people to help themselves even if others suffer

(5) A good title for this passage could be“______”.

[　　]

A．The Need to Share

B．Talk Back When Necessary

C．One Way to Build Self-Respect

D．One Way to Train Speaking Ability

　　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 it? Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it's because their self-respect is low. “There's always a'superior' around--a parent, a teacher, a boss--who knows better.”

　　But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer“assertiveness（维护）training” courses--A. T. for short. In the A.T. 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 aggressive（进攻的）without hurting other people.

　　In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A.T. Course will help the timid（懦弱的）person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive（动机）--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 up for yourself depends on your self-respect, If someone you face is more“important”than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about your self. And once you do you can learn to speak out.

(1) The problem the writer talks about is that ______.

[　　]

A．some people buy things they don't want

B．some people are afraid to speak out for their rights

C．there are too many superiors

D．some people don' t think enough of themselves

(2) The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that ______.

[　　]

A．some people have a low sell-respect

B．there is always someone around who“knows better”

C．salesmen talk people into buying things they don't want

D．people don't share enough

(3) The A.T. Course often _______.

[　　]

A．make people distrust their own answers

B．make things mere favorable for “superiors”

C．help people know as much as their “superiors”

D．help people become more important

(4) One thing the A.T. Course don't do is to _______.

[　　]

A．share the need of people

B．show they have a right to be themselves

C．help people overcome fear

D．help people to help themselves even if others suffer

(5) A good title for this passage could be“______”.

[　　]

A．The Need to Share

B．Talk Back When Necessary

C．One Way to Build Self-Respect

D．One Way to Train Speaking Ability

       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 it? Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr. Robert Albert，author of Stand Up，Speak Out，and Talk Back thinks it’s because their self-respect is low. “There’s always a ‘superior’ (长者) around--parent， a teacher，a boss--who knows better.”

　　But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses, A.T. for short. In the A. T. 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 aggressive without hurting other people.

　　In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. Course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive (动机)--he needs to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect.

61．The problem the writer talks about is that       .

　　A．some people buy things they don’t want

　　B．some people are afraid to speak out for their rights

　　C．there are too many superiors

　　D．some people don’t think enough of themselves

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

　　A．some people have a low self-respect

　　B．there is always someone around who “knows better”

　　C．salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want

　　D．people don’t share enough

63．The underlined word “timid” in the 3^rd paragraph most probably means       .

　　A．brave                  B．confident　　      C．self-respect　　  D．shy

64．One thing the A . T. Course don’t do is to       .

　　A．share the need of people

　　B．show they have a right to be themselves

　　C．help people overcome fear

　　D．help people to help themselves even if others suffer

65．A good title for this passage could be “        ”.

　　A．The Need to Share

　　B．Talk Back When Necessary

　　C．One Way to Build Self-Respect

　　D．One Way to Train Speaking Ability

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　　The western world has always been divided into two types of people——the cool and the uncool. It is a division that __1__ in school. The cool kids are good at __2__. They are __3__ with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to __4__ their style. They can do their homework but they don't make a big effort. That would __5__ be cool.

　　The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don't have great. __6__ skills and they are __7__ at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows like the“X Files”. They are __8__ as the geeks.

　　Here's the news. The geeks are __9__. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and __10__ your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but __11__ good degrees.

　　The most important __12__ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates __13__ others to follow their example. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a __14__ of their own to work and play in, making them a global __15__. Besides, the effect of the geeks __16__ popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）. It is now cool to be __17__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than __18__ you look like.

　　But there are also __19__. Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for __20__.

　　A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess（女家庭教师）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

　　“Forty.”

　　“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”

　　“Two months and five days.”

　　“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.

　　“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct？”

　　Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.

　　“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect （疏忽）, Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

　　“You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.

　　“But I made a note of it.”

　　“Well... if you say so.”

　　“Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.”

　　Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!

　　“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”

　　“Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !”

　　I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

　　“Merci （法语: 谢谢）,”she whispered.

　　I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this - ‘merci’?” I asked.

　　“For the money. ”

　　“But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this‘merci’？”

　　“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

　　“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless （懦弱）?Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws（爪）—to be such a fool?”

　　Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”

　　I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !”

　　While talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her ________.

　　A. a protest　　　　　　　　　　　B. gratitude

　　C. obedience　　　　　　　　　　 D. an explanation

　　What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.

　　A. nervousness in front of her boss

　　B. acceptance of injustice

　　C. shyness when talking about money

　　D. reluctance to express herself

　　The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

　　A. to be more aggressive

　　B. to be more careful in her work

　　C. to protect her right

　　D. to live independently

　　At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show ________.

　　A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety

　　B. his worry about Julia’s future

　　C. his concern on the living condition of working - class people

　　D. his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited