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   About 40 percent of Americans think of themselves as shy, while only 20 percent say they have never suffered from shyness at some point in their lives. Shyness occurs when a person’s apprehensions are so great that they_1_his making an expected or desired social response._2_of shyness can be as minor as_3_to make eye contact when speaking to someone,_4_as major as avoiding conversations whenever possible.

    “Shy people tend to be too_5_with themselves,” said Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist, who is one of those at the forefront of current research on the topic. “_6_, for a smooth conversation, you need to pay attention to the other person’s cues_7_he is saying and doing. But the shy person is full of_8_about how he seems to the other person, and so he often_9_cues he should pick up. The result is an awkward lag in the conversation. Shy people need to stop focusing on_10_and switch their attention to the other person.”

__11_, shy people by and large have_12_social abilities than they think they do._13_Dr. Cheek videotaped shy people talking to_14_, and then had raters (评估者) evaluate how socially skilled the people were, he found that, in the_15_of other people, the shy group had few_16_problems. But when he asked the shy people themselves_17_they had done, they were unanimous in saying that they had been social flops (失败).

    “Shy people are their own_18_critics,” Dr. Cheek said._19_he added, shy people feel they are being judged more_20_than they actually are, and overestimate how obvious their social anxiety is to others.

1.[单选题]____
  • A.best
  • B.justice
  • C.fair
  • D.worst
2.[单选题]____
  • A.Symptoms
  • B.Signals
  • C.Highlights
  • D.Incidences
3.[单选题]____
  • A.When
  • B.Since
  • C.While
  • D.As
4.[单选题]____
  • A.Therefore
  • B.Nevertheless
  • C.On the contrary
  • D.Similarly
5.[单选题]____
  • A.oblivious
  • B.obvious
  • C.oblique
  • D.obscure
6.[单选题]____
  • A.but
  • B.not
  • C.or
  • D.nor
7.[单选题]____
  • A.follows
  • B.picks up
  • C.misses
  • D.catches
8.[单选题]____
  • A.In particular
  • B.In contrast
  • C.In general
  • D.In comparison_
9.[单选题]____
  • A.succeeding
  • B.failing
  • C.acting
  • D.responding
10.[单选题]____
  • A.worries
  • B.feelings
  • C.emotions
  • D.indiffferences
11.[单选题]____
  • A.However
  • B.Then
  • C.For example
  • D.Instead
12.[单选题]____
  • A.themselves
  • B.friends
  • C.strangers
  • D.others
13.[单选题]____
  • A.preoccupied
  • B.absorbed
  • C.engaged
  • D.indulged
14.[单选题]____
  • A.positively
  • B.negatively
  • C.subjectively
  • D.objectively
15.[单选题]____
  • A.prevent
  • B.inhibit
  • C.keep
  • D.motivate
16.[单选题]____
  • A.what
  • B.whatever
  • C.how
  • D.however
17.[单选题]____
  • A.the conversation
  • B.shyness
  • C.others
  • D.themselves
18.[单选题]____
  • A.worse
  • B.as good
  • C.better
  • D.best
19.[单选题]____
  • A.name
  • B.terms
  • C.ease
  • D.eyes
20.[单选题]____
  • A.that
  • B.which
  • C.what
  • D.how
参考答案: D,A,C,B,B,C,C,C,B,A,C,C,A,B,B,C,D,C,D,C
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