Question

【题目】How to Become More Confident

Our confidence plays an important role in ability to achieve success and happiness. It affects our mental thought patterns, the way we speak and act, and the decisions we make in all areas of our lives. Confident people take more action, perform better, and are more likely to achieve their goals.【1】Lucky for us, confidence can be built and strengthened until it becomes natural, just as any other habit. It simply takes a little time, some effort, and a bit of attention.

Fail more often. The more challenges you take on, the more failures you’ll have, but learning that you can recover, get up and push forward builds confidence.

【2】Keep a list of successes, big and small. It’ll help you to see your abilities in a more positive and realistic light.

Start a conversation. When you find yourself in a social situation, don’t always turn to those people you’re comfortable with.【3】Eventually getting to know new people will become easier.

Don’t compare. Stop measuring yourself against others.【4】Making comparisons is a damaging and an inaccurate measure of success anyway.

Confidence helps you to be more secure in your abilities and more positive in your attitude. It also encourages you to be more assertive(坚定自信的) to take on more challenges, and to improve your skills.【5】The end result is a better outlook, more success, and a higher quality of life in all areas.

A. List your super abilities

B. It may only do harm to them

C. Track your accomplishments

D. The result you get isn’t always real

E. Talk to someone you don’t know very well

F. As an added benefit, you’ll attract like-minded people

G. What’s more, confident people can take more joy from their accomplishments

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】C

【3】E

【4】D

【5】F

【解析】本文主要介绍了一些让你如何变得更自信的方法。

【1】G

考查上文和句意理解。根据上文介绍了自信的优点：自信的人能采取更多的行动，表现更好，更有可能完成目标。可知下文继续对自信的人的优点进行解释：另外，自信的人们能从他们的成就里获得更多的快乐。故选G.

【2】C

考查上文和句意理解。根据下文：列出成功的事情的名单，不论大小。而上文是本段主题句：追踪记录你的成就，也就是用列出名单的办法来追踪和记录。故选C.

【3】E

考查上文和句意理解。根据下文：最终，去了解一个新人就变得更容易了。可知上文是劝说你去了解一个新人，即：和你一个你不太了解的人聊一聊。也就是和新人聊一聊，去了解他们。故选E.

【4】D

考查上文和句意理解。根据上文：停止和别人比较。可知下文：因为你得到的结果不一定真实。下文给出了要求你按上文做的原因。故选D.

【5】F

考查上文和句意理解。因为本段是介绍自信的好处。可知：作为额外的好处就是，你可以吸引一些志趣相投的人。也是好处之一。故选F.