Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Approximately, forty percent of Americans see themselves as shy, while only 20 percent say they have never suffered from shyness at some point in their lives. Shyness occurs when a person’s apprehensions are so great that they 62 his making an expected or desired social response. 63 of shyness can be as minor as 64 to make eye contact when speaking to someone, 65 as major as avoiding conversations whenever possible.

"Shy people tend to be too 66 with themselves," said Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist, who is one of those at the forefront of current research on the topic." 67 , for a smooth conversation, you need to pay attention to the other person’s cues, 68 he is saying and doing. But the shy person is full of 69 about how he seems to the other person, and so he often 70 cues he should pick up. The result is an awkward lag in the conversation. Shy people need to stop focusing on 71 and switch their attention to the other person."

72 , shy people by and large have 73 social abilities than they think they do. 74 Dr. Cheek videotaped shy people talking to 75 , and then had raters (评估者) evaluate how socially skilled the people were, he found that, in the 76 of other people, the shy group had few 77 problems. But when he asked the shy people themselves 78 they had done, they were unanimous in saying that they had been social hops(失败).

"Shy people are their own 79 critics," Dr. Cheek said. 80 , he added, shy people feel they are being judged more 81 than they actually are, and overestimate how obvious their social anxiety is to others.

62. A) prevent B) inhibit C) keep D) motivate

63. A) Symptoms B) Signals C) Highlights D) Incidences

64. A) succeeding B) failing C) acting D) responding

65. A) but B) not C) or D) nor

66. A) preoccupied B) absorbed C) engaged D) indulged

67. A) However B) Then C) For example D) Instead

68. A) that B) which C) what D) how

69. A) worries B) feelings C) emotions D) indifferences

70. A) follows B) picks up C) misses D) catches

71. A) the conversation B) shyness

C) others D) themselves

72. A) Therefore B) Nevertheless

C) On the contrary D) Similarly

73. A) worse B) as good C) better D) best

74. A) When B) Since C) While D) As

75. A) themselves B) friends C) strangers D) others

76. A) name B) terms C) case D) eyes

77. A) oblivious B) obvious C) oblique D) obscure

78. A) what B) whatever C) how D) however

79. A) best B) justice C) fair D) worst

80. A) In particular B) In contrast C) In general D) In comparison

81. A) positively B) negatively C) subjectively D) objectively

参考答案：

美国大概40%的人认为自己很害羞，只有20%的人认为自己一生都没有害羞过。一个人忧惧过重，害怕自己的表现达不到社会的期待，这时就会害羞。害羞的征兆，轻则表现为和人交流时不敢直视对方的眼睛，重则表现为何时何地都不敢和人交谈。

心理学家Jonathan Cheek是目前研究此课题的先驱人物之一，他说，“害羞的人太关注自身了。比如，想要交流顺利，需要关注对方给出的暗示，他在说什么，做什么。但是害羞的人只关注自己在对方眼中的形象，经常忽略他本该获得的提示，结果往往导致交流中的滞后，让人尴尬。害羞的人不能只关注自己，需要把注意力转向他人。”

无论如何，大体上来讲，害羞的人社交能力比他们自己想象的要好。Dr. Cheek将害羞的人和陌生人的交流过程进行了录像，然后找来评估人员对这些人的社交技巧进行评价。他发现，在他人看来，这些害羞的人基本没有明显的问题;然而，当他让害羞的人自我评价时，这些人异口同声地说，在社交方面自己是个失败者。

Dr. Cheek说，“害羞的人是自身最苛刻的批评家。”他接着说，一般来讲，害羞的人感觉别人对自己的评价很负面，事实并非如此;他们过高地估计了自己的社交焦虑，其实在他人眼中并没有那么明显。