According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, we might all be braggarts(大話王) in this competitive society addicted to social networking.
Take a close look at your social­networking sites. Do you like to post photos of yourself in restaurants to show others what an exciting life you have? Or do you like to write about how happily in love you are? Or perhaps you are of the subtle type who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.
According to the results of a series of experiments conducted by Harvard University neuroscientists(神經(jīng)科學(xué)家), the reward areas of our brain——the same areas that respond to “primary rewards” such as food ——are activated when we talk about ourselves. We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that. Unfortunately, Bernstein says, some people can't tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and direct bragging. She suggests that bragging involves comparison, whether stated or implied.
“We are expected to be perfect all the time. The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images”. says Elizabeth Bernstein, a columnist with the Wall Street Journal.
But the issue is not limited to the Internet. In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others. In fact, we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don't even realize we are doing it, says Bernstein. This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.
Bernstein talked to some experts who said that people brag for all sorts of reasons: to appear worthy of attention; to prove to ourselves we are doing fine and that people who said we would fail are wrong; or simply because we're excited when good things happen to us.
“Feel sorry for them, because they're doing this unconscious, destructive thing that won't help them in the long run，” said Professor Simian Valier, a research psychologist at Washington University.
小題1:The underlined word “subtle” in Para.2 is closest in meaning to “________”．
A．hiddenB．a(chǎn)pparent
C．outstandingD．simple
小題2:Which of the following is one of the features of braggarts?
A．They control conversation and only talk about themselves.
B．They know well how to share positive information.
C．They self­promote to stand out in their career.
D．They don't pay much attention to their online image.
小題3:What can we infer from the passage?
A．Braggarts make a good first impression but the effect decreases over time.
B．People who like bragging know what they are doing.
C．Braggarts always adopt comparison directly to show they are excellent.
D．They care much about the feelings of others when talking.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A

文章大意：這是一篇議論文。生活中，大話王(braggart)最討人嫌，可是不知不覺(jué)間，我們竟然開(kāi)始用夸張的語(yǔ)言打造自己的形象。在瘋狂吹噓的背后，其實(shí)是一種自我營(yíng)銷的手段。但是這種方式并不能使自己持久發(fā)展。
小題1:A　考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)劃線詞后的 “who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.” 可知，也許有時(shí)你會(huì)有些低調(diào)，只是不斷抱怨自己的工作，吹噓的并不明顯，但實(shí)際上這只是為了反過(guò)來(lái)顯示自己身居要職，給人留下深刻印象罷了。故與選項(xiàng)中的hidden意思最相近。
小題2:C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others”可知，在激烈的職場(chǎng)中，我們必須在多個(gè)平臺(tái)推銷自己來(lái)證明我們比別人更優(yōu)秀，故C項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)only錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)第三段“...when we talk about ourselves. We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that.”可知并非僅僅只談?wù)撟约�。根�?jù)第三段“some people can't tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and downright bragging.”他們并不能分辨分享別人想知道的積極的信息與自吹自大的區(qū)別�？芍狟項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
根據(jù)第四段“The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images”，可知D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
小題3:A　推理判斷題。盡管大話王可能短時(shí)間給別人留下很深的印象，根據(jù)最后一段Professor Simian Valier所說(shuō)，從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的角度看，隨著時(shí)間推移，這種做法不會(huì)有好處，好印象會(huì)逐漸消退。A正確。B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)第五段“we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don't even realize we are doing it” C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“She suggests that bragging involves comparison, whether stated or implied.”可知adopt comparison directly錯(cuò)誤。D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)全文，以及第五段最后一句“This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.”可推斷，大話王說(shuō)話并未多加考慮別人感受，只是注重自我展示，長(zhǎng)期會(huì)使關(guān)系受損，受人厭惡。
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A． studentsB． brothersC． colleaguesD． classmates
小題16:
A． owedB． paidC． gaveD． held
小題17:
A． disasterB． progressC． failure D． success
小題18:
A． eitherB． anotherC． eachD． others
小題19:
A． thinkB． rememberC． realizeD． recall
小題20:
A． paymentB． dreamsC． happinessD． business

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