19．Have you ever felt like a fool for having said too much？Anita Chow had one of those moments．
A few weeks ago，she applied for a job with a company．Chow said she is usually quiet，but during the interview she tried hard to act against her nature．She smiled a lot and talked in a lively manner．When asked why she wanted to work in the company，she said the job would enable her to meet a lot of interesting people．Then she added jokingly："Who knows？I might even meet my future husband．"
Chow wanted to beat herself up the moment she stepped out of the interview room．"It came out so wrong，"she says．"Now the interviewers will think of me as one of those women who don't have any career ambition and just want to get married and settle down．"
Saying too much or oversharing happens to every one of us．In the time of social media，sharing every detail of your life is almost expected and encouraged．But it isn't all social media's fault．"Experts say oversharing often happens when we are trying subconsciously to control our anxiety，"according to a Wall Street Joumal column．Chow's is a typical case of"self-adjustment"aimed at fighting her own anxiety．It happens like this：When having a conversation，we want to sound amusing and interesting．So we use a lot of mental energy trying to manage the other person's impression of us．The effort required to do this leaves less brainpower to think over what we say and to whom，says The Wall Street Joumal．
This explains why we sometimes suddenly say embarrassing things to people we want to impress most，whether it's a first date，the boss or our future in-laws．It leads to embarrassing situations and is the perfect material for comedy movies．
So how do you stop yourself from saying too much？Simple：stop and think before you open your mouth．
56．In the interview，Chow showed herA．
A．lively manner B．career aim
C．unusual ability D．rich experience
57．From Paragraph 3，we can know that ChowB．
A．gave the wrong answer B．regretted her performance
C．wanted to get married D．hoped to settle down
58．Experts say Chow's overtalking was actually toB．
A．show off her knowledge B．prevent herself from being anxious
C．create a pleasant atmosphere D．follow her nature as it is
59．The embarrassing situations in the conversation are caused by lack ofA．
A．consideration B．determination C．interest D．motivation
60．Which of the following can match the authorrs opinion？D
A．Practice makes perfect．
B．Once bitten，twice shy．
C．Well begun is half done．
D．Think twice before you act．
分析 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章．本文通过参加面试的Anita Chow一反往日的文静的本性而狂语不止，结果导致面试失败，从而得出结论：三思而后行．
解答 56．A细节理解题．根据第二段"…She smiled a lot and talked in a lively manner…"可知面试过程中，Chow用一种生动的方式展现自己．故选A．
57．B推理判断题．根据文章第三段"It came out so wrong，"…"Now the interviewers will think of me as one of those women who don't have any career ambition and just want to get married and settle down．"可知Chow对自己的表现感到很后悔．故选B．
58．B推理判断题．根据文章第四段"Experts say over sharing often happens when we are trying subconsciously to control our anxiety，…Chow's is a typical case of"self-adjustment"aimed at fighting her own anxiety．"可知Chow的多言目的在于阻止她内心的忧虑．故选B．
59．A推理判断题．根据文章第四段"When having a conversation，we want to sound amusing and interesting．So we use a lot of mental energy trying to manage the other person's impression of us．The effort required to do，this leaves less brainpower to think over what we say and to whom"的描述可知当人们在谈话时为了给别人留下印象，总会努力地说些有趣的事情，这些需要做，但缺乏思考，故选A．
60．D文章主旨题．根据文章最后一段stop and think before you open your mouth．可知作者的观点是开口前应该三思而后行．
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
