Question

Self-respect is a very important part of a great life. Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one’s characters, abilities and beliefs. If we are short of self-respect, we will be unsafe. Developing self-respect means developing self-confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us. The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect.

There is great social stress from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain goals. A real self-respect is important that you believe in your own values and remember what is important to you. Other people think you should behave in a certain way, but it doesn’t mean they are right. Everyone needs to follow his or her own path. Even if others don’t respect your decision, it is important that you do.

Nobody likes criticism(批评). To keep a sense of self-respect, we need to learn how to deal with criticism. Don’t take criticism personally. Don’t get sad by the things other people say or do. Maybe it is completely untrue, so pay no attention to it. If there is some truth, we can use it to develop our characters. However, it is important not to take criticism too personally.

Jealousy(嫉妒) of other people’s success is a common way of losing our happiness and self-respect. Jealousy is simply envy of other people’s success. We feel unhappy when we cannot enjoy their success. The truth is that there will always be some people more successful than us. The method for lasting self-respect is to be happy with others’ success.

If you have no respect for others, how can you have self-respect? It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down. If we look for good qualities in other people, it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves.

Forgive others and yourself. Don’t live in the past, but move on from the past mistakes and difficult situations. If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel ashamed and sad. Self-respect comes when we value our attitude towards life and other people.

Sometimes we work with the best of motives(动机) only to be disappointed by the result. It is the nature of life that things will not turn out as we hoped, but it is a mistake to link our sense of self-respect to the achievement of targets.

Title	How to develop respect for yourself
Theme	Keeping a sense of self-respect is of great     1.    to a great life.
Idea of self-respect	Self-respect is a feeling of being happy with one’s characters, abilities and beliefs. It can make one     2.     self-confidence of dealing with all kinds of problems in one’s life.
Ways to develop Self-respect	Being true to yourself Believe in your own values and      3.     your own path.
Learning to deal with criticism ●Never get     4.    by things other people do or say. ●Pay no attention to untrue criticism and try to make progress from true criticism.
Avoiding jealousy ●Jealousy will lead to the      5.   of your happiness and self-respect. ●Learn to be happy when others become    6.    .
Respecting others ●It is     7.      to feel better by putting others down. ●Look for the good qualities in other people and we can remember ours more     8.   .
Forgiving Move on from the past mistakes made by others or yourself. Don’t let your mind filled    9.   the mistakes in the past.
Remembering your motives, not your      10. It is normal that we work with strong motives, but fail to make achievement.

Answer

1.importance / value

2.develop / improve

3.follow

4.sad / unhappy

5.loss

6.successful

7.wrong

8.easily

9.with

10.result// results

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了自我尊重是一种对自己角色的能力和信念，幸福的感觉。如果我们缺乏自尊，我们将是不安全的，文中介绍了一些提高自尊的方法。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。根据文中Self-respect is a very important part of a great life可知保持自尊案对我们的生活有重要意义. 故答案是importance/ value

2.考查动词及语境的理解。根据文中Developing self-respect means developing self-confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us.可知他能使一个人自信的处理一生中的问题。 故填develop / improve。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。根据表格内容提示及文中A real self-respect is important that you believe in your own values and remember what is important to you. 可知相信你自己的价值走自己的路。故填follow。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。根据表格提示及文中Don’t get sad by the things other people say or do可知不要被别人说和做的事情感到生气。故答案是sad / unhappy 。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。根据表格提示及文中Jealousy(嫉妒) of other people’s success is a common way of losing our happiness and self-respect可知嫉妒将导致失去自尊和幸福。故填loss。

6.考查形容词及语境的理解。根据表格提示及文中The truth is that there will always be some people more successful than us可知当别人变得成功的时候学会高兴。故答案是successful 。

7.考查形容词所有格及语境的理解。根据表格提示及It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down可知贬低他人感到高兴是不对的。故答案是wrong 。

8.考查副词及语境的理解。根据表格提示及If we look for good qualities in other people, it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves.可知在别人的身上寻找好的品质，能更容易的记住我们自己的好的品质。故答案副词easily。

9.考查介词及语境的理解。根据表格提示Don’t live in the past, but move on from the past mistakes and difficult situations.不要让你的思想活在过去的错误中。Fill....with...表示充满……；故答案是with。

10.考查名词及语境的理解。根据表格内容及文中Sometimes we work with the best of motives(动机) only to be disappointed by the result可知记住你的行动而不是你的结果。故答案是result// results

考点：短文填空。