阅读理解 TEXTC Todaywemakeroomforaremarkablynarrowrangeofpersonalitystyles.Wearetoldthattobegreatistobebold,tobehappyistobesociable.Weseeourselvesasanationofextroverts--whichmeansthatwehavelostsightofwhowereallyare.One-thirdtoone-halfofAmericansareintroverts--inotherwords,oneoutofeverytwoorthreepeopleyouknow.Ifyouarenotanintrovertyourself,youaresurelyraising,managing,marriedto,orcoupledwithone. Ifthesestatisticssurpriseyou,thatisprobablybecausesomanypeoplepretendtobeextroverts.Closeintrovertspassundetectedonplaygrounds,inhighschoollockerrooms,andinthecorridorsofcorporateAmerica.Somefooleventhemselves,untilsomelifeevent—alayoff,anemptynest,aninheritancethatfreesthemtospendtimeastheylike-joltsthemintotakingstockoftheirtruenatures.Youhaveonlytoraisethissubjectwithyourfriendsandacquaintancestofindthatthemostunlikelypeopleconsiderthemselvesintroverts. Itmakessensethatsomanyintrovertshideevenfromthemselves.WelivewithavaluesystemthatIcalltheExtrovertIdeal—theomnipresentbeliefthattheidealselfisgregarious,andcomfortableinthespotlight.Thearchetypalextrovertprefersactiontocontemplation,risk-takingtoheed-taking,certaintytodoubt.Hefavoursquickdecisions,evenattheriskofbeingwrong.Sheworkswellinteamsandsocializesingroups.Weliketothinkthatwevalueindividuality,butalltoooftenweadmireonetypeofindividual—thekindwho?scomfortable“puttinghimselfoutthere.”Sure,weallowtechnologicallygiftedlonerswholaunchcompaniesingaragestohaveanypersonalitytheyplease,buttheyaretheexceptions,nottherule,andourtoleranceextendsmainlytothosewhogetfabulouslywealthyorholdthepromiseofdoingso. Introversion-alongwithitscousinssensitivity,seriousness,andshyness-isnowasecond-classpersonalitytrait,somewherebetweenadisappointmentandapathology.IntrovertslivingundertheExtrovertIdealarelikewomeninaman?sworld,discountedbecauseofatraitthatgoestothecoreofwhotheyare.Extroversionisanenormouslyappealingpersonalitystyle,butwe?veturneditintoanoppressivestandardtowhichmostofusfeelwemustconform. TheExtrovertIdealhasbeendocumentedinmanystudies,throughthisresearchhasneverbeengroupedunderasinglename.Talkativepeople,forexample,areratedassmarter,better-looking,moreinteresting,andmoredesirableasfriends.Velocityofspeechcountsaswellasvolume:werankfasttalkersasmorecompetentandlikablethanslowones.Eventhewordintrovertisstigmatized-oneinformalstudy,bypsychologistLaurieHelgoe,foundthatintrovertsdescribedtheirownphysicalappearanceinvividlanguage,butwhenaskedtodescribegenericintrovertstheydrewablandanddistastefulpicture. ButwemakeagravemistaketoembracetheExtrovertIdealsounthinkingly.Someofourgreatestideas,art,andinventions--fromthetheoryofevolutiontovanGogh?ssunflowerstothepersonalcomputer--camefromquietandcerebralpeoplewhoknewhowtotuneintotheirinnerworldsandthetreasurestobefoundthere.
单选题 Accordingtotheauthor,thereexists,asfaraspersonalitystylesareconcerned,adiscrepancybetween__________.
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 TheidealextrovertisdescribedasbeingallthefollowingEXPECT __________ .
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 Accordingtotheauthor,oursocietyonlypermits __________ tohavewhateverpersonality theylike.
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsBESTreflectstheauthor'sopinion?
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 Theauthorwindsupthepassagewitha __________ note.
【正确答案】 C
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