9.I cherish being around people who are totally comfortable with who they are.There always seems to be an aura (光環(huán)) of love and acceptance that follows these people around.I think it is because they have figured out one of the biggest secrets to life:the chance of being loved and accepted grows so much when we can truly say we couldn't be more comfortable with ourselves.
People like being round those who are comfortable with themselves because they are less threatening.We all feel the need to protect ourselves from threats aimed at our insecurities.Insecurities are like open wounds and it hurts when people poke (捅;戳) at them.It can be exhausting to hang around people who constantly poke at us just to get some kind of external (外界的) recognition through making everyone else feel smaller.
My favorite thing about people who are comfortable with themselves is that they need no external recognition.They have discovered their worth is,by nature,something that cannot be taken away or added to according to what other people think.Ironically (諷刺地) enough,this ends up providing comfortable people with more external recognition than those who feel they need it most.Because comfortable people's worth comes from within,they see no point in tearing others down.To them,the only sensible way to speak about another is to be positive.
I guess when you realize your worth comes from within,you might as well build others up rather than tear them down,since their size is of no threat to your sense of self-worth.Plus,it is a lot more fun to speak love to others and watch their eyes light up than it is to hurt someone's feelings for a cheap laugh,anyway.When we become comfortable with ourselves through fully accepting who we are,we can silence the noise our insecurities make in public situations and enjoy the wonderful reality before us.
The result is a world with fewer insecurities.To me,that sounds like a better world.
12.Which of the following sayings best express the main idea of the passage?C
A.Actions speak louder than words.
B.No pains,no gains.
C.Luck favors those who are comfortable with who they are.
D.Don't pretend to know what you don't know.
13.What does the underlined word"them"in Paragraph 2probably mean?B
A.Insecurities.
B.Open wounds.
C.People who are comfortable with themselves.
D.Threats.
14.The reasons why the author loves with people who are comfortable with themselves are the following except thatD.
A.there will be an aura of love and acceptance that follows these people around
B.they are less threatening
C.they always have a positive attitude toward others
D.the author needs external recognition
15.What is the purpose of writing this passage?D
A.To give a description of people who are comfortable with themselves.
B.To ask people to make friends with people who are comfortable with themselves.
C.To offer some advice on how to be persons who are comfortable with themselves.
D.To appeal to people to be comfortable with themselves so that we can live in a better world.
分析 悅己的人更會產(chǎn)生愛和接納的光環(huán),減少內(nèi)心的不安全感,專注眼前的美好,從而使世界更好.
解答 12.C 主旨大意題 根據(jù)文章第一句I cherish being around people who are totally comfortable with who they are.揭示了本文的主題,悅己的人非常可貴.故選C.
13.B 詞義猜測題 根據(jù)本句Insecurities are like open wounds and it hurts when people poke (捅;戳) at them.可知,此處的them指的是前文的"傷口",故答案為B.
14.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)It can be exhausting to hang around people who constantly poke at us just to get some kind of external (外界的) recognition through making everyone else feel smaller.有些人就為了通過使別人覺得自己渺小而獲得外界的某種認(rèn)可,總是來戳我們的傷口可知答案為D.
15.D 寫作目的題 根據(jù)文章第一段及最后一段The result is a world with fewer insecurities.To me,that sounds like a better world.呼吁人們要悅己,這樣世界會更美好.故答案為D.
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