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【題目】Many of us mistakenly believe that it’s wrong to think we have many good qualities. We may spend a lot of time blaming ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self-criticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can stop our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we believe that others could like us if we believe our inner being is flawed(有缺點(diǎn)的)?

If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesn’t like you might be fearful, shallow, busy or shy. Perhaps you and that person are simply a mismatch for each other at this particular time.

Don’t take yourself out of the game by deciding that your flaws are bigger than your good qualities. In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. For all the factors that might cause one person to reject you, there are at least as many factors that will work in your favor with someone else.

You might be thirty pounds over your ideal weight, but you may have a wonderful laugh and a real enthusiasm for life. There are many people who don’t mind your extra pounds. You may drive a shabby car, but you might be a great dancer and a loyal friend. There are people looking for loyalty, fun, sweetness, or wisdom, and the package it comes in is not important. If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. You can decide to feel inferior because you don’t have much money or you don’t drive a nice car. You can believe that this is the reason that you don’t have many friends in your life. On the other hand, if you are very wealthy you may be suspicious that everyone is after your money and that nobody really likes you as a person.

The point is that you can focus on anything and believe it’s the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.

【1】According to the author, plays an important role in making friends.

A.admitting your shortcomings B.self-criticism

C.modesty D.confidence

【2】If you are not liked by a person, .

A.you should find the reason in yourself

B.you’d better talk with the person face to face

C.you may not be the one to be blamed

D.you and that person misunderstand each other

【3】We can learn from the third paragraph that .

A.your good qualities may turn out to be your flaws

B.your weaknesses may also be your strengths in some way

C.your negative qualities cause a person to reject you

D.you’ll have few friends if your flaws are more than your good qualities

【4】Which of the following is true according to the author?

A.It is important to lose weight.

B.It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.

C.Inner qualities are more important than physical appearance.

D.If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文闡述了自信在我們結(jié)交朋友的過程中起著重要作用。不要被其他因素所左右。

【1】D推推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段文意，許多人錯誤地認(rèn)為如果認(rèn)為自己有許多良好的品質(zhì)這是不對的。我們也許會因?yàn)樽约旱南麡O品質(zhì)而花許多時間責(zé)備自己。認(rèn)為自我批評才是提高自己表現(xiàn)的關(guān)鍵。然而，持續(xù)關(guān)注假想的缺點(diǎn)會阻止我們與別人交朋友的努力。如果認(rèn)為自己內(nèi)心有缺陷，我們又怎能相信其他人會喜歡我們？根據(jù)第一段文意，作者認(rèn)為自信在交朋友過程中起著重要作用。A. admitting your shortcomings 承認(rèn)你的缺點(diǎn) ；B. self-criticism自我批評 ； C. modesty謙虛。不符合作者的觀點(diǎn)，故選D。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little… --- a mismatch for each other at this particular time. ”你不被別人喜歡的原因可能與你沒有多大關(guān)系。因此你可能不會受到責(zé)備。應(yīng)是他人的原因。答案選C。

【3】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“You might be thirty pounds over your ideal weight, but --- is not important.”你的弱項(xiàng)從某個角度看也會變成你的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)。答案選B。

【4】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文意，只有自己認(rèn)為自己有許多良好的內(nèi)在品質(zhì)才能結(jié)交朋友。不要自卑，要自信。即使有缺點(diǎn)，也要能看到缺點(diǎn)對自己有利的一面。因此，內(nèi)在品質(zhì)比外表更重要。根據(jù)第三段“In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. ”事實(shí)上，你認(rèn)為有缺陷的品質(zhì)可能對其他人是不可抗拒的。故答案選C。