Question

【題目】In modern society, it is usually considered good to be an extroverted(外向的) person. This means that life can be hard for introverted people. Their talents and abilities are often not recognized.

Some people often try to make introverts more outgoing. They think that being an introvert is a problem. But there is nothing wrong about being an introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of meeting and talking to others. They simply prefer to spend time on their own, away from the crowds. They like reading, writing and taking walks in the countryside. But extroverts need other people. If they spend a lot of time on their own, they get bored. They tend to be impulsive and talk a lot.

Our society puts a lot of pressure on people to be extrovert, to be outgoing and self-confident on every occasion. Susan Cain, the author of the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, has spoken about this problem. “I was nine years old,” Cain says. “In my suitcase there were lots of books. This seemed normal to me, because in our family we always read a lot. I thought it would be the same at summer camp. But I was wrong. To create camp spirit, all the children had to sing a cheer every morning. I couldn’t understand why. In the evening, I took out a book from my suitcase. But another girl said, ‘why are you being so quiet?’ The second time I took out a book, the counselor(輔導(dǎo)員) came to see me. She told me to remember the camp spirit and that it was important to be outgoing.”

At work, extroverts often do well. At job interviews, it is usually good to appear extrovert. It suggests that you will be good at the job. But it is wrong to think that only extroverts are good leaders. Introverts work in different ways to extroverts, but they can still do really great things. Darwin, for example, was a quiet, family man. He often took long walks so that he could think clearly. But Darwin’s ideas about evolution were revolutionary.

Introverts must understand that it is perfectly okay to be the way they are. It is not necessary to want to be the center of attention. You don’t have to take part in noisy, social activities if you don’t want to. And it is not necessary to try to become more outgoing.

【1】This sentence “Introverts are generally misunderstood.” should be put at the beginning of Paragraph .

A. Two B. Three

C. Four D. Five

【2】Paragraph 3 is constructed by means of .

A. analyzing reasons B. giving examples

C. listing arguments D. comparing facts

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A. The talents and abilities of extroverts are usually ignored.

B. Some introverts feel caught between nature and social pressure.

C. Only extroverts are good leaders with better interpersonal skills.

D. It is necessary for introverts to try to become more outgoing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。討論的是有關(guān)外向型的人和內(nèi)向型的人在性格上的差異及在生活中的表現(xiàn)等內(nèi)容。

【1】推理判斷題。題干所給的句子意為“性格內(nèi)向的人常常被誤解”，而第二段主要講的是人們對性格內(nèi)向的人的誤解，所以這句話放在第二段開頭最合適。故選A.

【2】推理判斷填。根據(jù)Susan Cain, the author of the book Quiet可知第三段以一位作家的例子來說明，我們所處的社會希望每個人在任何場合都能夠外向、開朗且自信。運用的是舉例子，故選B.

【3】推理判斷。通讀全文，尤其是第四段和第五段的內(nèi)容可知，社會是非常青睞性格外向的人的，但做自己才是最重要的，性格內(nèi)向的人不必為了適應(yīng)這種趨勢而強行改變自己的性格，由此可以推知，一些性格內(nèi)向的人處于適應(yīng)社會需求還是堅持自己性格的兩難之間。故選B.