Question

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? Many people are afraid to speak out for their rights．Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it’s because their self-respect is low．

But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves．They offer "assertiveness training" courses A．T．for short．In the A．T．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 help themselves without hurting other people．

In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear．A group taking an A．T．Course will help the shy person to lose his fear．But A．T．uses an even stronger motive--- he needs to share．The shy 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-respect．If someone you face is more "important" than you, you may feel less of a person．You start to doubt your answers to problems．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 don't want

B. some people are afraid to speak out for their rights

C. there are too many superiors

D. some people don't think enough of themselves

2.The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that _________．

A. some people have a low self-respect

B. there is always someone around who "knows better"

C. salesmen talk people into buying things they don't want

D. people don’t share enough

3.One thing the A.T．Course doesn't do is to __________．

A. share the need of people

B. show they have a right to be themselves

C. help people overcome fear

D. help people to help themselves even if others suffer

4.A good title for this passage could be "__________"．

A. The Need to Share

B. Talk Back When Necessary

C. One Way to Build Self-Respect

D. One Way to Train Speaking Ability

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，很多人不敢为自己的权利表达自己的观点。Robert Albert在文章中提出了通过"assertiveness training"课程培训，让人们敢于捍卫自己的权利。

1.主旨大意题。根据第一段第三句“Many people are afraid to speak out for their rights．”可知很多人不敢为自己的权利表达自己的观点。Robert Albert在文章中提出了通过"assertiveness training"课程培训，让人们敢于捍卫自己的权利。故B项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it’s because their self-respect is low．”可知Robert Albert认为人们不敢说出自己的权利是因为他们的自尊心太低了。故A项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段第三句和第三段二三句“In the A．T．Course people learn that they have a right to be themselves．…A group taking an A．T．Course will help the shy person to lose his fear．But A．T．uses an even stronger motive--- he needs to share．”可知ABC三项都是这一课程所包含的内容，没有涉及D项。故D项正确。

4.主旨大意题。文章第一段中提出很多人不敢为自己的权利表达自己的观点。Robert Albert在文章中提出了通过"assertiveness training"课程培训，让人们敢于捍卫自己的权利。所以本文是关于增强自信的一个方法。故C项正确。