湖南大学远程第册考试复习题第2套.docVIP

Book Three Paper Two Part I Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice. Passage 1 Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date?　　Many people are afraid to assert themselves（坚持自己的权利）. Dr. Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks its because their self-respect is low. Our whole set-up is designed to make people distrust themselves, says Alberti. Theres always a superior around: a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better.　　But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help those people assert themselves. They offer Assertiveness Training courses (AT for short). In the AT course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.　　In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive---the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.　　Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more important than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your own good sense.　　You go by the other persons label. But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out. 1. The problem the writer talks about is that _______.A) some people buy things they dont wantB) some people are afraid of arguing for themselvesC) there are too many superiors around usD) there is too much pressure from our society2. The cause of the problem discussed in this pas