Question

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:

Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.. Doesn’t make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like your look or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.

Take one small step at a time . Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’ Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.

Title: Advice on 1 to be a little braver

Advice Reasons
Don’t 2 the fact .	If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you 3
Smile more.	People don’t 4 the one with an angry-looking face.
Start a conversation with 5 words.	People will feel 6 and want to talk to you.
Pay more attention to ways to enjoy 7 or games.	You will become 8 .
Encourage yourself to say “Hi” or 9 at someone.	Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others 10 the future.

 

Answer 1

1.how

2.hide

3.better

4.like/love

5.nice/good

6.great

7.parties

8.relaxed

9.smile

10.in

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了让害羞的人变得勇敢的几点建议：敞开心扉，多微笑，学习成为一个好的交谈者，转移注意力，每次有个小进步。

1. to be a little braver句意：怎样变得更勇敢一点的建议。根据短文中句子If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things可知这篇文章就是告诉人们怎样变得更勇敢一点的，故填：how。

2. the fact .句意：不要隐藏事实。根据短文中句子Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it.可知要告诉人们你很害羞，没有必要摭掩，也就是不要把害羞的事实隐藏起来，故填：hide。

3. 句意：如果你告诉人们你很害羞，他们会更好地理解你。根据短文中句子When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better.可知当他们了解到你是一个害羞的孩子时，他们会更好地理解你，故填：better。

4. the one with an angry-looking face.句意：人们不喜欢一脸严肃的人。根据短文中句子Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

可知其他人有同感，大部分人都远离板着脸的人，远离说明不喜欢，故填：like/love。

5. words.句意：用赞美的言辞开始一个对话。根据短文中句子If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you可知要是你发现开始对话很难，就说一些你周围的好事，故填：nice/good。

6. and want to talk to you.句意：人们会感觉很好，想与你交谈。每个人都愿意听到积极有正能量的话，故填：great。

7. or games.句意：多关注、享受聚会、游戏的方式。根据短文中句子Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. 可知要多考虑喜欢聚会、游戏的方式，故填：parties。

8. .句意：你会变得更放松。根据短文中句子You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.可知转移注意力，你会变得更放松，并发现与别人交流也不是那么难。故填：relaxed。

9. at someone.句意：鼓励自己跟别人打招呼向别人微笑。根据短文中句子Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’可知每次跟别人打招呼向别人微笑时，都心里想“我能行。”故填：smile。

10. the future. 句意：坚持这样做，将来你会变得更勇敢。根据短文中句子Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.可知one day=in the future在将来，将来的某一天，故填：in。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。