How to overcome shyness
Does the thought of talking in front of people make you embarrassed? 1 Many people in the world suffer from mild to extreme shyness and are struggling to overcome it. Remember that breaking out from that shell doesn’t magically happen overnight. It takes time,effort,and of course,the desire to change. You' re on the right track by just reading this article 一 now let's keep going.
Figure out your triggers (誘因) . Do you become shy in front of new audiences? Or when surrounded by people you know and admire? Try to find out the thoughts that go through your head right before the shyness hits. 2 You’ re okay being around your family,right? Are they different from the strangers around you? Of course not 一 you just know them better and what's more,they know you.
Place your attention on others. For 99% of us,we become shy when we think if we speak up or stand out,we’ 11 embarrass ourselves. 3 When we stop focusing on ourselves,we stop worrying about our performance.
4 You have gotten used to hearing your own voice!Record yourself pretending to have conversations. Sounds ridiculous,sure,but you’ 11 notice patterns,when and why you drop off,etc. At the beginning you’ 11 feel like an actor,but it will become an old habit. Practice makes habits,you know!
Don’t compare yourself to others. The more you compare yourself to others,the more you will feel that you are not able to measure up. There is no use comparing yourself to anybody else. 5 Everyone else has his own confidence problems,too!
A. If so,you are far from alone.
B. Even if you do,do it realistically.
C. Practice speaking clearly to yourself.
D. Chances are not all situations make you shy.
E. That's why it's important to focus on others.
F. Practice placing yourself in not-so-comfortable situations.
G. After all,you may never see them again,so who cares what they think about you?
(個人情感)
本文是說明文。文章介紹了如何戰(zhàn)勝害羞。
1. A. 根據(jù)本空后一句內(nèi)容可知，很 多人都受害羞的困擾，所以“如果 你害羞的話,你不是一個人有這樣 的困擾”。
2. D. 根琚本空后一句內(nèi)容可知，當(dāng) 跟家人在一舍的時候，你不會害 羞，也就是說“不是所有的情況下 你都會害羞”。
3. E。根據(jù)本段.中的Place your attention on others 及 When we stop focusing on ourselves 可知，“把連 意力放在他人身上很重要”。
4. C 根據(jù)本段中的hearing your own voice,Record yourself 及 Practice makes habits 可知，本段建 議“練習(xí)跟自己清楚地說話”。
5. B. 根據(jù)未空后一句內(nèi)容可知，即 使你要跟別人比較，也要“現(xiàn)實地 作比較”，因為每個人都有自己的 問題，他們也許并沒有你想象中那 樣厲害。
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Even before the eviction,Gupta had become very sad. Because she didn't have health insurance,Gupta couldn’t get a doctor's help for her emotional problems.
Sareana took charge of things at home. For example,she often cooked her family's. meals. When she and her mom were about to lose their home,it was Sareana who arranged a place for them to stay.
For years,Sareana had been an active volunteer with several organizations. She even started her own group,Youth for National Change. It works to support the rights of young people.
Sareana called a few adults she had worked with. After finding out about her situation,one couple opened their doors right away. But by August 2014, the couple no longer had room for Sareana and her mom. The two ended up living in their car. They didn’t want to go to a homeless shelter out of fear that they could be split up. Through it all,Sareana kept working on projects and studying. “At no point did I let what was going on change my daily routine,” she says.
Sareana is homeschooled online and goes to classes at a nearby college. Last fall,school bills began piling up. She had no way to pay them. A friend suggested that she try raising funds online. After a newspaper ran an article about Sareana,donations poured in — nearly $30,000!She paid for school and had enough money left to rent a small apartment. She and her mom moved into it in January 2015.
1. What happened to Sareana in 2014?
A. She lost her father.
B. She became homeless.
C. Her mom abandoned her.
D. Her house was destroyed.
2. Sareana started an organization to .
A. teach people to cook B. support poor people C. earn money D. help youth
3. After moving out from the nice couple's house,Sareana and her mom lived.
A. in a vehicle B. in her school
C. in a friend's house D. in a homeless shelter
4. Sareana finally found her own apartment .
A. by raising money
B. by doing part-time jobs
C. with the help of her friends
D. with the help of her college
5. Which of the following words can best describe Sareana?
A. Modest. B. Intelligent.
C. Optimistic. D. Determined.
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Karla L. Miller writes a Washington Post advice column（專欄） on finding your way around the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers.
Question: I'm Sam. I work part-time,paid hourly. There are only two employees: me and my boss. I receive no paid holidays or sick time,no health insurance,and orie week's paid vacation. For me,this job is just a job,and the salary I earn doesn't guarantee a 24/7 on-call mentality.
From almost the beginning,my boss has freely called me at home,called my personal cellphone,and emailed my personal account during my off-hours and vacation.
Five years later,it's still happening despite my having politely asked her several times not to contact me during my non-working hours.
Each time I ask,she apologizes and stops for a while,but always goes back to the behavior. I never take her phone calls on my cell,but she hasn't got my point.
The point is,it is never anything that can't wait until the next business day!I am ready to lose it.
Answer: If it won't cost you your job,call block and email filters(過濾器） are one easy path to inner peace.
It puzzles me that your boss seems to agree she's out of bounds,but then continues to contact you.
Either she occasionally gets enough response from you to make it worth trying,or she can't help firing off questions on impulse(—時沖動) .
You could ask her,once and for all,whether she's OK with waiting for .responses.— in which case her afler-hours calls and emails will be answered the next business day 一 or whether she wants instant answers 一 in which case,you will be tracking the time you spend responding so you can be paid for it.
11. What,s Sam's problem?
A. His salary is too low.
B. His job is very challenging.
C. His working hours are too long.
D. His boss always contacts him during off-duty time.
12. Which word can best describe Sam's feeling when he was writing the letter?
A. Upset. B. Disappointed.
C. Calm. D. Excited.
13. What does the underlined part “she's out of bounds” in the text probably mean?
A. What she's doing is acceptable.
B. What she's doing is hard to explain.
C. She's doing what she is not supposed to do.
D. She has the right to do whatever she wants.
14. Karla L. Miller advises Sam to .
A. give up his current job
B. keep silent about the matter
C. turn off his cellphone during his off-hours
D. talk about the matter with his boss seriously
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Four habits of highly emotionally intelligent people
It has increasingly become accepted that emotional intelligence (EI) is an important factor in our success and happiness,not only at work,but in our relationships and all areas of our lives. 1 Here are four habits that people with high El have:
1. They focus on the positive. While not ignoring the bad news,emotionally intelligent people do not spend a lot of time and energy focusing on problems. 2 These people focus on what they are able to do and what is within their control.
2. They surround themselves with positive people. People with a lot of El don't spend a lot of time listening to complainers. They are aware that those people are not helpful to them. 3 You can spot these folks as they tend to smile and laugh a great deal and attract other positive people. Their warmth,openness,and caring attitude let others look upon them as more trustworthy.
3. They look for ways to make life more fun,happy,and interesting. Whether it is in their workplace,at home,or with friends,high El people know what makes them happy and look for opportunities to expand their enjoyment. 4 Therefore,they do whatever they can to brighten someone else's day.
4. 5 People with high El are so busy thinking of possibilities in the future that they don't spend a lot of time worrying about things that didn't work out in the past. They take the learning from their past failures and apply it to their actions in the future.
A. They are willing to let go of the past.
B. They know how they can use their energy wisely.
C. So what sets emotionally intelligent people apart?
D. They receive pleasure and satisfaction from seeing others happy.
E. So they always spend time with people that look at the bright side of life.
F. Instead,they use the incident to create awareness of how to not let it happen again.
G. Rather,they look at what is positive in a situation and look for solutions to a problem.
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When Buddy came downstairs,his mother had just 3 . “The roads haven’t been 4，honey ,” she said,looking out at the 5 deserted street. “I can't drive you to church — we’d get 6 . Maybe you’d better stay home."
“No,Mom." Buddy was 7 . After all,a promise was a promise. “I can 8 , honest. It’ 11 be fun."
Buddy's mother looked 9 . It was almost two miles to church. But,their little town was 10 and safe. What harm could possibly come to her 11 ? And she was proud that he took his 12 so seriously. “Well...” she smiled. “Be sure to put on 13 clothes."
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18,Buddy came to the front of the church. He found that the snow on the church stairs was 19 undisturbed. He was the first one there. Although he was extremely 20 and his legs shook from pushing through the drifts,he felt proud of himself.
1. A. changeable B. bad C. uncertain D. wet
2. A. asked B. encouraged C. advised D. taught
3. A. called back B. settled down C. given in D. got up
4. A. built B. repaired C. widened D. cleared
5. A. dirty B. crowded C. dark D. strange
6. A. stuck B. cold C. weak D. lost
7. A. excited B. firm C. nervous D. surprised
8. A. drive B. stay C. walk D. wait
9. A. frightened B. curious C. doubtful D. painful
10. A. beautiful B. peaceful C. clean D. quiet
11. A. son B. family C. daughter D. friend
12. A. honor B. responsibilities C. interest D. chances
13. A. pretty B. comfortable C. warm D. special'
14. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. fun
15. A. kept B. stopped C. enjoyed D. hated
16. A. move B. bend C. work D. ache
17. A. around B. away C. in D. on
18. A. Immediately B. Gradually C. Finally D. Suddenly
19. A. roughly B. completely C. usually D. naturally
20. A. tired B. afraid C. patient D. careful
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Once,in a lovely garden,lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty,and had won so many beauty contests 1.she became very proud. One day,a cockroach(蟑螂)got fed up with her showing off,and decided 2. (teach) her a lesson.
She went to see the butterfly,and in front of everyone she 3. (say) that the butterfly unfairly won those 4. (compete) and that in fact the cockroach was more beautiful.
The butterfly was angry and said to the cockroach, “I 5. (beat) you in a beauty contest,with whichever judge you choose.”
“OK,I accept. See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach,and left 6. waiting for a reply.
That Saturday everyone went to the beauty contest. The butterfly arrived 7. (complete) confident of victory until she saw 8. the judges were: cockroaches,worms,beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left 9. (cry) and disappointed,wanting never to enter another beauty contest in her life. Fortunately,the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and 10. became friends.
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