Have you ever been afraid to talk back(顶嘴)when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Many people are afraid to express themselves．
Dr．Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, Talk Back, thinks it’s because their self-respect is low．“ There’s always a ‘superior’ around－a parent, a teacher or a boss who knows better．” But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves．They offer training courses－A．T．for short．
In the A．T．courses, people learn that they have the right to be themselves．They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so．They learn to be aggressive(进攻性的)without hurting other people．In one way, learning to speak out is learning to get rid of fear．Taking an A．T．course will help the timid(懦弱的)person to lose his fear．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 out 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．By taking the A．T．courses, you can get to feel good about yourself．And once you do, you can learn to speak out．(249words)
(1)
What’s many people’s problem that the writer talks about in this passage?
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A．
They are always persuaded to buy useless things．
B．
They dare not speak out for their rights．
C．
There are too many superiors around．
D．
They are too dull to realize they have been treated unfairly．
(2)
According to Dr．Tobert Albert, what’s the cause of the problem talked about in this passage?
The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(学科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士学位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．
Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．
Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet．It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines．Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes．And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．
There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．
(1)
Accprdomg to Paragraph 1．philosophy can best be described as the study of ________．
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A．
social sciences
B．
natural sciences
C．
both social and natural sciences
D．
the subject matter of politics
(2)
With the study of philosophy, you can ________．
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A．
become a great leader
B．
succeed in everything
C．
find a good job soon after graduation
D．
make progress in your career development
(3)
According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?
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A．
Philosophy is an independent discipline．
B．
Logic helps you to become a better thinker．
C．
The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．
D．
The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．
(4)
From the passage, we can conclude ________
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A．
not all the subjects have to do with philosophy
B．
a person will get a Ph．D．if he/she studies philosophy
C．
philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects
D．
philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world
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