Question

 People are different. Some are extrovert. These people are outgoing, confident, and know the “gift of the gab”. They also feel very comfortable when in groups of people.

      Unfortunately we have the other extreme. This is the introvert. The introvert feels sick in crowds, and does not like them. These people feel awkward in the crowds, when placed in this type of situation. Many introverts are shy and lack confidence. They need to get used to people, and want to run away when questioned by people.

      The introvert feels very lonely in a crowd, but this could happen to the outgoing  as well.

      I think that I fall into the middle of the two kinds. Sometimes if I am comfortable about the type of people in the crowds, I feel welcome. If for some reason the crowd consists of different types of people, then I do not feel very comfortable in the crowd.

      So what do I do when I suddenly feel lost and alone in the crowd? I try to calm my mind by taking deep breath and telling myself that even this will pass. I then try, and get away from the crowd by making excuses or even trying to get to my car and go home. This, of course, is a poor excuse and doesn’t often work well. These are excuses that are employed. The ones that I am not so proud of are acting like I have an emergency to go to. This is a very good lie, but I feel really bad afterwards.

      I have tried this one, and have succeeded. I try and find someone who feels just like I do. I then try and make a new friend. Sometimes this works and sometimes it does not. This is quite a noble way of staying in the crowd.

1.What is the best title of the passage?

A. What is the character of the introvert?

B. Why do people feel lonely in a crowd?

C. How can we make ourselves calm down in a crowd?

D. What do you do when you suddenly feel lonely in a crowd?

2.The word “extrovert” is most likely to mean ______.

A. serious        B. excited       C. outgoing     D. nervous

3.From the fourth paragraph we can infer that _____.

A. the writer is good at getting along with others

B. the writer does not like to deal with people from other regions

C. the writer sometimes does not feel very comfortable in the crowd

D. the writer has double personality when faced with different types of people

4.When the writer feels lonely, he prefers to calm down by _____.

A. making a call  B. making excuses

C. holding his breath  D. deep breathing

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：如何去應對在眾人面前突如其來的孤獨感、失落感呢？這種情況不僅會發生在性格內向的人身上，有時候性格外向的人也會有如此的感覺。作者通過自己的親身體會給人們提供了很好的建議。比如做深呼吸，在心里反復告誡自己一切都會過去或者找個借口離開那種場合等待。

1.D主旨大意題。文章開頭提出兩種性格不同的人，然后提出自己偶爾會遇到的尷尬情況，接著提出“So what do I do when I suddenly feel lost and alone in the crowd?”，再就這個中心問題提出自己的應對方法，所以文章中心話題即為“如何去應對突然的孤獨感”，故D選項正確。

2.C詞義猜測題。從文章開頭These people are outgoing, confident, and know the “gift of the gab”.對這些人的描述可以判斷extrovert是指性格外向的人。所以正確答案是C。

3.C細節理解題。文章第四段提到then I do not feel very comfortable in the crowd.，由此可知作者有時在人群中會突然感覺不自在，所以C選項正確。

4.D細節理解題。I try to calm my mind by taking deep breath and telling myself that even this will pass.從文章第五段可知作者感到不自在的時候會通過深呼吸來調整自己狀態，使自己平靜下來。

考點：考查生活類短文閱讀。