You’re standing with your classmates. Ever

题目内容：

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(爬进) 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 I’d 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 their 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.

小题1: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小题2: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小题3: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小题4:Who was the article written for?

A．Shy early teenagers.

B．College students.

C．People who work at a restaurant.

D．People who need a part-time job.

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:D

小题3:B

小题4:A

答案解析：

文章阐述了害羞的我如何解决这个问题的。

小题1:段落大意题、通读第一段可知这个故事是为了引出话题。

小题2:猜测词义题。根据上下文可知他以前曾经很害羞。

小题3:细节题。根据文章第三段可知。

小题4:推理题。通篇文章都讲述的是如何消除害羞，那么肯定是对害羞的年轻人所说。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。