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【題目】Answer the questions

You are invited to a large party. Loud music is playing, and lots of people are dancing. Do you dance or talk to as many people as you can call all night? Later, you cannot fall asleep—you want more conversation! Or do you prefer a quieter corner? Or perhaps you cannot wait to go home early and relax by yourself.

Which of these people sound most like you? Person A, who tries to talk to everyone and stays late? Or Person B, who prefers to keep quiet and leaves early?

If you said Person A, you are probably more extroverted（性格外向的）. If you said Person B, you are probably more introverted（內(nèi)向的）. Or perhaps you are Person C and fall somewhere in the middle. Introverted and extroverted people are two commonly used words to describe a person’s personality. And they are also commonly misused and misunderstood.

Introverts may be thought as quiet, shy and timid. Extroverts may be thought as bold, confident, loud and full of energy. Introverted and extroverted people may fit those descriptions. But these same descriptions do not define（下定義）introversion and extroversion properly.

Introverts and extroverts use their brains differently, and they get their energy differently. Introversion is the state of being mostly concerned with one’s own mental life. Extroversion is the opposite. Extroversion is the state of being mostly concerned with what is outside oneself.

People who consider themselves introverts may say they “need to be alone to charge their batteries”. However, introverts may still live being social and going to parties. But such activities require time to prepare.

Extroverts may say, “I don’t need ‘a(chǎn)lone time’, I feel more relaxed being around other people.” Even so, extroverts can still feel unsure or not confident among other people.

So where do you fall on the introversion/ extroversion chart?

【1】If Person B is invited to a large party, what does he probably do?

【2】Which three words in this passage are used to describe introverts?

【3】What’s the main idea of the 5th paragraph?

【4】What do “such activities” refer to in paragraph 6?

【5】How do extroverts usually make themselves relaxed?

【6】Which personality do you prefer, introverted or extroverted? Show your reason!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He prefers to keep quiet and leaves early./He prefers a quieter corner./He goes home early and relaxes by himself.

【2】Quiet, shy and timid.

【3】Introverts and extroverts use their brains differently, and they get their energy differently.

【4】Being social and going to parties.

【5】By being around other people/among other people./together with other people./playing with other people./talking with other people……

【6】(any reasonable answer can be accepted)

【解析】本文主要描述了內(nèi)向和外向兩種不同性格的人。

【1】題意：如果B被邀請(qǐng)參加一個(gè)大型聚會(huì)，他可能會(huì)做什么？通過(guò)對(duì)文章第一段和第二段的全面理解可得出答案：He prefers to keep quiet and leaves early./He prefers a quieter corner./He goes home early and relaxes by himself.???

【2】題意：這篇文章里哪三個(gè)詞被用來(lái)形容內(nèi)向的人？根據(jù)文中的句子Introverts may be thought as quiet, shy and timid.可知安靜、害羞和膽小被用來(lái)形容內(nèi)向的人，故答案為：Quiet, shy and timid.

【3】題意：第五段的主旨是什么？閱讀本段可知答案為：Introverts and extroverts use their brains differently, and they get their energy differently.

【4】題意：在第6段中“這些活動(dòng)”指的是什么？通過(guò)對(duì)前文However, introverts may still live being social and going to parties.的理解可知，“such activities”這些活動(dòng)指的是“社交和參加聚會(huì)”，故答案為：Being social and going to parties.

【5】題意：外向的人通常如何使自己放松？通過(guò)對(duì)整篇文章的理解可知外向的人是通過(guò)和別人在一起玩或者與別人交談、聊天等來(lái)放松自己，故答案為：By being around other people/among other people./together with other people./playing with other people./talking with other people……???

【6】題意：你喜歡哪種性格，內(nèi)向還是外向？說(shuō)明你的理由。(any reasonable answer can be accepted)