单选题 A．doubt B．active C．system D．offer
E．unfairly F．unfortunately G．motive H．assert
I．peace J．demand K．ask L．superior
M．overcome N．confidence O．roar
Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated 42 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. Dr. Alberti thinks it's because their self-respect is low. 'Our whole 43 is designed to make people distrust themselves,' says Alberti. 'There's always ' 44 ' around—a parent, a teacher, a boss—who 'knows better'. These superiors often gain when they chip away at your self-image.'
But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people 45 themselves, They 46 'assertiveness training' courses—AT for short. In the AT courses 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 more 47 without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to 48 fear. A group taking a course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger 49 —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. lf someone you face is more 'important' than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to 50 your own good sense.
You go by the other person's 51 . But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.

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【正确答案】E

【答案解析】[考点] 考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填副词来修饰动词treated。结合句意“当别人______对待你时，你是否曾经不敢反驳?”在两个副词选项中，E项unfairly“不公平地”最符合文意；F项unfortunately意为“不幸地”，不符合文意，可排除。

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】[考点] 考查名词。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填名词。结合句意“我们整个______的目的就是让人们怀疑自己…”和选项可知，C项system“系统”最符合文意。且后面的两句都是对这个system的解释。

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【正确答案】L

【答案解析】[考点] 考查名词。根据下一句开头提到的These superiors可知，此处是指“我们总是被上级围绕”，所以空格处应填superior，属于语义复现，故L项正确。且破折号后面的三个并列名词a parent，a teacher，a boss的级别都比people高，也说明空格处填superior恰当。

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【正确答案】H

【答案解析】[考点] 考查动词。 help后面通常跟不带to的不定式，因此空格处应填入动词原形。由第二段第一句提到的Many people are afraid to assert themselves和下文提到的“assertiveness training”courses可推知，此处指“帮助人们敢于彰显自我”，故H项assert“彰显(自我)；坚持，主张”最符合文意。

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】[考点] 考查动词。空格处需填一个动词作谓语，该句意为“他们(科学家)______‘自信训练’课程”。根据句意推测，空格处的动词为“开设，提供”的意思，故D项offer“提供”最符合文意。

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】[考点] 考查形容词。上文和空格所在句都提到通过学习AT课程能给人们带来很多益处，由此推测空格处应填一个含积极意义的形容词，故B项active“活跃的”符合文意。

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【正确答案】M

【答案解析】[考点] 考查动词。由不定式的标志词to可知，空格处应填动词原形。结合句意“从某种意义上来讲，学会大声说出来的目的就是______恐惧”可知，M项overcome“战胜”最符合句意。

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【正确答案】G

【答案解析】[考点] 考查名词。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填单数的可数名词。I项peace“和平”和N项confidence“自信”为不可数名词，故排除；A项doubt“怀疑”和J项demand“需求”均不符合题意。该句意为“但AT采用一个更为强大的______，即互相分享的需要”，破折号后面的内容为同位语，补充说明空格内容，故G项motive“动机”最符合文意。

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】[考点] 考查动词。空格前是不定式标志词to，故空格处应填动词原形。上句提到If someone you face is more 'important' than you, you may feel less of a person，再结合常理可推知，此时人很容易怀疑自己的判断力，故A项doubt“怀疑”符合文意。

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【正确答案】J

【答案解析】[考点] 考查名词。根据the other person's可知空格处应填名词，结合句意“你依照别人的______行事”和下文对这种做法的否定可推知，J项的demand“要求，需求”最符合文意，故选J。