Question

【题目】Normally people have various feelings. Shyness(害羞) is one of them. It means feeling frightened when you are around other people. Some children were born shy. Some become very shy later because of life experience. In fact, everyone gets a little shy sometimes. It depends on how shy you are. If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big problem.

Scientists say that shyness generally begins during childhood. Most of the time, shyness is caused by people’s worry about what other people think of them, so shy people often find it very difficult to meet new people. This fear has bad effects on their work life, social life and love life. The following suggestions may be helpful for shy people.

Find ways to relax when you go out .When you are old enough, consider drinking a glass of wine before going out for the night. Talk with your friend or family member to help yourself calm down.

Look best when you go out. Wear something that makes you feel confident and comfortable. Listen carefully when people speak. Shy people sometimes think that meeting new people means having to do a lot of talking. You can ask simple questions and then be a good listener. People love to feel like other people are listening to them and sharing their point of view.

Build your confidence and change your attitude(态度) towards meeting new people instead of worrying about how they will think of you, and think about what are good points you hope to find in the new person you will meet.

Try these suggestions if you do feel very shy. Hopefully you can enjoy your life better.

What shyness is and how to overcome it.

The 【1】of shyness	Feeling frightened when you are around other people.
The features(特点)of shyness	----Shyness can’t be a big 【2】 if it doesn’t stop you from doing what you want. ----Shyness generally begins during childhood. ----Shy people usually find it not 【3】 to meet new people.
Suggestions to shy people	---- Relax and calm down when you go out. ----look all your best to build confidence. ----【4】 but not do lots of talking. ----Stop 【5】 about what new people will think of you.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 meaning

【2】 problem

【3】 easy

【4】 Listen

【5】 worrying

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述害羞的含义、特点以及如何克服。

【1】根据It means feeling frightened when you are around other people可知，讲述的是害羞的含义，meaning含义，用单数，故填meaning。

【2】根据If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big problem可知，如果害羞不会阻止你做事情，那么他就不是一个大问题，problem问题，且空前有a，用单数，故填problem。

【3】根据so shy people often find it very difficult to meet new people可知，害羞的人经常发现，会见新朋友是不容易的，故填easy。

【4】根据You can ask simple questions and then be a good listener. People love to feel like other people are listening to them and sharing their point of view可知，要认真地听，而不是多说话。空处缺少动词，且空位于句首，故填Listen。

【5】根据Build your confidence and change your attitude(态度) towards meeting new people instead of worrying about how they will think of you可知，不要担心人们是怎么看你的，worry担心，且根据stop doing可知，故填worrying。