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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填人適當(dāng)?shù)脑~使短文完整，完整地寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

Are you shy? If you are, you are not a【1】.In fact, about 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. Now, scientists have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.

Scientists say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little q【2】 and more watchful(警惕的）than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents . As a result, scientists believe some shyness is genetic（遺傳的）.

Family s【3】 may be another reason. Scientists at Harvard University found 66 percent of shy children had older brothers and sisters. These children were often bullied（欺侮）by their brothers and sisters. So, they became shy. However, children with no brothers or sisters can be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. It's hard for them to develop s【4】skills as children from big families.

You may also be shy because of your birthplace. In Japan, most people are shy while in Israel（以色列）, only one third of people are. Why? One scientist found they treat failure differently. In Japan, when people f 【5】, they blame（責(zé)備）themselves. In Israel, people often blame other things, such as family, friends, or bad luck.

For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and talking with others more.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】alone

【2】quieter

【3】size

【4】social

【5】fail

【解析】

本文分析的是害羞的問題，主要講了人們害羞的原因和克服的辦法。

【1】句意： 如果你是害羞的，你不是一個人。

考查形容詞，由下文的about50percentofpeopleareshy可知，如果你是害羞的，你不是一個人，使用形容詞alone"獨(dú)自的"，作表語，故填alone。

【2】句意：這些嬰兒比其他嬰兒更安靜，更警惕。

考查形容詞，由下文的morewatchful可知，這些小孩比起其他的更安靜和更警惕，使用quiet"安靜的"的比較級形式，故填quieter。

【3】句意：家庭規(guī)模可能是另一個原因。

考查名詞，由下文的66percentofshychildrenhadolderbrothersandsisters可知，家庭規(guī)�？赡苁橇硪粋�原因，使用名詞size"大小，尺寸"，故填size。

【4】句意：作為大家庭的孩子，他們很難培養(yǎng)社交的技能。

考查形容詞，由上文的theyoftenplaybythemselves可知，對他們而言培養(yǎng)社交技巧是困難的，使用形容詞social"社會的"，修飾后面的skills，故填social。

【5】句意：在日本，當(dāng)人們失敗的時候，他們責(zé)備自己。

考查動詞，由上文的treatfailure可知，在日本，當(dāng)人們失敗的時候，他們責(zé)備自己，使用動詞fail"失敗"，表示一種客觀事實(shí)，因此使用一般現(xiàn)在時，故填fail。

本題描述了幾種克服害羞的方法，非常實(shí)用。做題時一定注意上下文的聯(lián)系，同時要清楚一些容易混淆的詞的區(qū)別，如第一小題alone常和lonely一起考。alone指的是行為或動作上的，意思為單獨(dú)，獨(dú)自。alone可作形容詞，也可作副詞，但只做表語。lonely是指心靈上的，指寂寞，孤獨(dú)。lonely既可作定語也可作表語。