Shyness or social anxiety can make socializing very difficult. Not 36 a pleasura

Shyness or social anxiety can make socializing very difficult. Not 36 a pleasurable social life means the person is missing a lot in life.” It's not just about going to 37 , but going to social and educational events to learn and develop. Shyness is not allowing people to develop as they 38 , that is why overcoming shyness is so 39 .

　 You should not prevent yourself from having the great pleasures in life 40 you are shy. You must 41 get rid of the social anxiety. Experts will tell you that shyness is part of the growing up process in humans, but 42 for some people it never ends. It may be acceptable if you are shy as a 43 , but to be shy as an adult is going to 44 your social life very painful, if you have any social life at all.

　 The 45 of people suffering from social anxiety is that when social events come up, they respond with a feeling of fear. On the other hand, 46 people would be excited about it. If the shy person is not in control, fear of social events comes automatically.

　 Overcoming shyness is 47 ! In fact, 48 self hypnosis audios (自我催眠音) 49 great and fast for getting rid of the social anxiety.

　 Hypnosis audios will help you 50 and train your unconscious mind to be in control and slowly remove the feeling of fear and you can respond with 51 and pleasure when social events come up. 52 listening just a couple of times, you notice a visible 53 in your behavior. Anxiety levels will go 54 and you will be more relaxed socially and 55 socializing again.

36. A. lacking　 B. having　 　 C. enriching D. missing

37. A. parties　 B. school　 　 C. work D. college

38. A. can　 　 B. may　 C. should　 D. will

39. A. difficult　 　 B. likely 　 C. easy D. important

40. A. because　 　 B. so that　 　 C. but　 D. after

41. A. therefore B. instead　 C. even　 　 D. still

42. A. unimportantly 　 B. unbelievably　 　 C. unfortunately　 D. undoubtedly

43. A. student　 B. baby　 　 C. worker　 D. teenager

44. A. make　 B. change 　 C. become　 D. go

45. A. question 　 B. problem　 C. topic D. solution

46. A. healthy　 　 B. usual C. ordinary D. normal

47. A. necessary 　 B. possible　 C. advisory　 　 D. troublesome

48. A. coming to 　 B. referring to　 　 C. listening to　 D. applying to

49. A. works B. runs C. leaves D. adapts

50. A. progress 　 B. relax C. live 　 D. switch

51. A. disappointment B. astonishment　 C. excitement　 D. amazement

52. A. Before　 B. After 　 C. Without 　 D. On

53. A. grades　 B. income C. difference D. happiness

54. A. down B. up C. out　 D. off

55. A. dislike　 B. enjoy C. prefer D. avoid

试题答案

【短文大意】本文为说明文，为我们介绍一种克服害羞和焦虑的方法。

41. B【解析】上一句you should not与you must instead…前后有转折之意。

42. C【解析】 由前面的but决定作者先说专家的观点，而后话锋一转，道出普遍存在的现实。

43. D【解析】与下文的adult形成显明的对比关系。

44. A【解析】make+宾语+宾补(painful)。

45. B【解析】全文探讨有关害羞的不利之处及克服这一问题的方法。

46. D【解析】normal people“正常人”与shy people形成对比。

47. B【解析】下面要介绍的是使用自我催眠者的方法克服害羞的有效性。

48. C【解析】 listening to self hypnosis audios搭配恰当；下文谈到listening just a couple of times。

49. A【解析】works是“起作用”的意思与上文的overcoming shyness is possible相互照应。

50. B【解析】shy people一般在社交场合会紧张，故用relax。

51. C【解析】与上文people would be excited about it呼应。

52. B【解析】采取该产品之后，前后效果对比说明产品的功能是不错的。

53. C【解析】强调此方法给害羞的人带来的变化

54. A【解析】指出明显的效果。

55. B【解析】说明listening to self hypnosis audios可以带来好的结果。