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【題目】Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. 【1】

Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. 【2】

Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Some scientists found that children who had older brothers or sisters were often bullied (欺侮) by their older brothers and sisters. So they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may also be shy. 【3】 They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.

You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. 【4】One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they blame ( 責(zé)備) themselves for their failure. In Israel, people often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, 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 it is possible for you to get over your shyness. 【5】And don't forget—if you are shy, you are not the only one.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面方框內(nèi)選出最佳選項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全短文，使短文意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 E

【3】 A

【4】 C

【5】 B

【解析】

本文講的是科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)的能解決害羞的幾點(diǎn)發(fā)現(xiàn)。與遺傳有關(guān)，與家庭規(guī)模有關(guān)，與地區(qū)有關(guān)。

【1】句子填空題。根據(jù)文章Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness.可知，說(shuō)科學(xué)家正在了解害羞，下文是從幾個(gè)方面說(shuō)的害羞的看法，所以這句話是在說(shuō)科學(xué)家有了觀點(diǎn)，故選D

【2】句子填空題。根據(jù)文章Is it possible to be born shy?可知，先提出問題：害羞是與生俱來(lái)的嗎？下面舉例論證了，很多害羞的孩子的父母是害羞的，所以這句話應(yīng)該是總結(jié)觀點(diǎn)，害羞和遺傳有關(guān)，故選E

【3】句子填空題。根據(jù)下一句They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.可知，他們不像大家庭的孩子那樣掌握了一些社交技巧，所以這一句是在說(shuō)原因，是他們自己長(zhǎng)大，故選A

【4】句子填空題。根據(jù)文章One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure.可知，一個(gè)科學(xué)家說(shuō)日本和以色列人關(guān)于失敗有不同的觀點(diǎn)，所以這句話是在說(shuō)不同地區(qū)的人們對(duì)害羞的理解不一樣，故選C

【5】句子填空題。根據(jù)文章But scientists say it is possible for you to get over your shyness.可知，這里都是在說(shuō)科學(xué)家建議害羞的人應(yīng)該做什么，故選B