Question

【题目】Is it possible for a shy person to change? The answer yes, but it takes time. Take Susan for example. She used to be very shy in the primary school. When she talked to teachers and strangers, she would feel afraid. In fact, she was so afraid that she would not look people in the eye. And once she even cried when she was asked a question in class.

Things began to change when Susan decided to solve this problem. She knew she had to do several things. First, she needed to tell herself that she was a wonderful girl. Second, she had to smile more often. When she was invited to a party, for example, she would simply smile if she didn’t know how to talk to other people. She tried really hard for a long time. In the end, her smiling made her very popular, and she felt much better about herself.

So it is possible for shy people to become not so shy if they really try very hard.

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F) according to the passage

【1】It is not possible for shy people to change.

【2】Once Susan even cried when she talked to a stranger.

【3】Susan’s smile make her very popular.

【4】If you don’t want to become so shy, you have to try hard.

【5】The writer gave three pieces of advice for a shy person to change.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 F

【2】 F

【3】 T

【4】 T

【5】 F

【解析】

短文大意：害羞的人也可以改变自己。苏珊曾经是一个害羞的女孩，经过自己的努力，设法使自己改变，首先，她需要告诉自己她是一个很棒的女孩。其次，她经常微笑。她的微笑使她很受欢迎，她对自己感觉好多了，也不再害羞了。

【1】句意：害羞的人是不可能改变的。根据短文开头的句子“Is it possible for a shy person to change? The answer yes, but it takes time.”可知，害羞的人是有可能改变的，与原文不符，答案为F。

【2】句意：有一次，当苏珊和陌生人说话时，她甚至哭了。根据第一段中的句子“And once she even cried when she was asked a question in class.” 有一次，当她在课堂上被问到问题时，她甚至哭了起来。，与原文不符，答案为F。

【3】句意：苏珊的微笑使她很受欢迎。根据第二段最后的句子“In the end, her smiling made her very popular, and she felt much better about herself.”可知，苏珊的微笑使她很受欢迎。与原文相符，答案为T。

【4】句意：如果你不想变得如此害羞，你就必须努力。根据短文最后的句子“So it is possible for shy people to become not so shy if they really try very hard.” 所以害羞的人，如果他们真的很努力，就不会害羞。与原文相符，答案为T。

【5】句意：作者对害羞的人提出了三条建议。根据第二段中的句子“First, she needed to tell herself that she was a wonderful girl. Second, she had to smile more often.”可知，作者对害羞的人提出了两条建议。与原文不符，答案为F。