Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let’s not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.

         每一个人都是独一无二的，都有其价值所在。我们对我们自己个人的方式感兴趣。我们了解自己越多，我们就越容易充分发挥自己的潜能。不要让羞怯妨碍我们实现富裕而有成效的人生。

11. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?”

  作者通过引用“我给人留下了什么印象?”来试图说明什么？

  A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.

B. People’s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions.

  羞怯使他们过分关注他们的形象和行为。

  C. It’s natural that shy people don’t believe other’s compliments.

  D. Shy people think they are different from others.

12. According to the writer, self-awareness is _______.根据作者的观点，自知之明是一件_______

  A. a good quality               好事                             B. the cause of unhappiness

  C. harmful to people                                                D. a weak point of shy people

13. When being praised, shy people feel that it is _______.当被赞扬的时候，羞怯的人感到这是_______

  A. good                              B. unreal    不真实的 C. very reasonable                 D. harmful

14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

根据文章含义，下列陈述哪一个是正确的？

  A. Shyness helps us to develop our potential.        

B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.

  C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life. 羞怯能够阻碍我们实现富裕人生的机会。

D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.

15. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _______.从文章中可以推断出羞怯的人_______

A. should find more of their weakness                 

B. should understand themselves in the right way应当以正确的方式看待自己

C. had better ignore their weakness                       

D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem

第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

此部分共有5个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项。

16-20: ABCAC

16 A police officer claimed that the young man had attempted to _______ paying his fare.

   警官说这个年轻人试图拒付费用。

  A. avoid                            B. reject                                  C. refuse                                D. neglect



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