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【题目】根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填人适当的词使短文完整，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

Are you shy? If you are, you are not a【1】.In fact, about 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. Now, scientists have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.

Scientists say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little q【2】 and more watchful(警惕的）than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents . As a result, scientists believe some shyness is genetic（遗传的）.

Family s【3】 may be another reason. Scientists at Harvard University found 66 percent of shy children had older brothers and sisters. These children were often bullied（欺侮）by their brothers and sisters. So, they became shy. However, children with no brothers or sisters can be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. It's hard for them to develop s【4】skills as children from big families.

You may also be shy because of your birthplace. In Japan, most people are shy while in Israel（以色列）, only one third of people are. Why? One scientist found they treat failure differently. In Japan, when people f 【5】, they blame（责备）themselves. In Israel, people often blame other things, such as family, friends, or bad luck.

For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and talking with others more.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】alone

【2】quieter

【3】size

【4】social

【5】fail

【解析】

本文分析的是害羞的问题，主要讲了人们害羞的原因和克服的办法。

【1】句意： 如果你是害羞的，你不是一个人。

考查形容词，由下文的about50percentofpeopleareshy可知，如果你是害羞的，你不是一个人，使用形容词alone"独自的"，作表语，故填alone。

【2】句意：这些婴儿比其他婴儿更安静，更警惕。

考查形容词，由下文的morewatchful可知，这些小孩比起其他的更安静和更警惕，使用quiet"安静的"的比较级形式，故填quieter。

【3】句意：家庭规模可能是另一个原因。

考查名词，由下文的66percentofshychildrenhadolderbrothersandsisters可知，家庭规模可能是另一个原因，使用名词size"大小，尺寸"，故填size。

【4】句意：作为大家庭的孩子，他们很难培养社交的技能。

考查形容词，由上文的theyoftenplaybythemselves可知，对他们而言培养社交技巧是困难的，使用形容词social"社会的"，修饰后面的skills，故填social。

【5】句意：在日本，当人们失败的时候，他们责备自己。

考查动词，由上文的treatfailure可知，在日本，当人们失败的时候，他们责备自己，使用动词fail"失败"，表示一种客观事实，因此使用一般现在时，故填fail。

本题描述了几种克服害羞的方法，非常实用。做题时一定注意上下文的联系，同时要清楚一些容易混淆的词的区别，如第一小题alone常和lonely一起考。alone指的是行为或动作上的，意思为单独，独自。alone可作形容词，也可作副词，但只做表语。lonely是指心灵上的，指寂寞，孤独。lonely既可作定语也可作表语。