Question

   (2014 •海口高一检测) You’re standing with your classmates. Everyone is talking—except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at what you say. Or maybe you just aren’t brave enough to speak.

   I've been there,and so have many other people all over the world. Shyness is like a snake that crawls (爬) into our mouths and stops us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.

    I am 29 years old. Even today,that snake still sometimes visits me. But when I was in high school,I was so shy that I wouldn't talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the way to a local shop,it was as if Yd forgotten how to talk.

One summer,I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them if they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite. I had to tell the people in the kitchen if someone wanted pickle (泡菜 ) on his sandwich.

  This job taught me how to speak with people.

    You may not be old enough to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family.

    If you do these things for a while,the “ shyness ” snake will soon begin to leave you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

46. The example in the first paragraph is used to.

   A. show that everyone has the right to speak in class

   B. tell readers that it is not right to laugh at others

   C. introduce the fact that many people have a shyness problem

   D. argue that it is alright to keep silent in public

47. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means “ ”.

   A. he's been in many situations that make other people feel shy

   B. he is confident that he can find a way to get over shyness

   C. he is sad because he knows he will always be shy

   D. like many other people,he once was troubled by shyness

48. The author's duties in the restaurant included

   A. cooking the meals for customers

   B. taking the customers’ orders

   C. discussing the menu with the manager

   D. helping people in the kitchen

49. Who was the article written for?

   A. Shy teenagers.

   B. College students.

   C. People who work at a restaurant.

   D. People who need a part-time job.

50. What would be the best title of the passage?

   A. I Am Shy

   B. How to Overcome Shyness

   C. What Is Shyness

   D. Everybody Is Shy

Answer 1

46. C 47. D 48. B 50. B

46. C解析：推理判断题。文章的第一段举 例的目的在于引出话题:你可能害怕被嘲 笑,或者不够勇敢，不敢与人说话。也就是 说，很多人都有害羞的毛病。故选C.

47. D解析：细节理解题。从第一段以及画 线句子的下一句“Shyness is like a snake that crawls into our mouths and stops us speaking. ”可知该iwj线句子告诉我们，作者 也和其他人一样曾经有害羞的毛病。故选D.

48. B解析：细节理解题。文章的第四段陈 述作者在饭店工作时需要做的事:与顾客 交流(告诉他们账单花费、问他们喝可乐还 是雪碧) 、告诉厨师客人的要求。可见B 项符合语境。

的.A解析：推理判断题。从文章的倒数第 二段可知是写给那些害羞的青少年的。故 选A.

50. B解析：主旨大意题。从文章的最后一 段可以明显地看到文章的主旨就是告诉那 些害羞的青少年克服羞涩的办法。故 选B.