About 40 percent of Americans think of themselves as shy, while only 20 percent say they have never suffered from shyness at some point in their lives. Shyness occurs when a person’s apprehensions are so great that they　1　his making an expected or desired social response.　2　of shyness can be as minor as　3　to make eye contact when speaking to someone,　4　as major as avoiding conversations whenever possible.
　　“Shy people tend to be too　5　with themselves,” said Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist, who is one of those at the forefront of current research on the topic. “　6　, for a smooth conversation, you need to pay attention to the other person’s cues　7　he is saying and doing. But the shy person is full of　8　about how he seems to the other person, and so he often　9　cues he should pick up. The result is an awkward lag in the conversation. Shy people need to stop focusing on　10　and switch their attention to the other person.”
　　11　, shy people by and large have　12　social abilities than they think they do.　13　Dr. Cheek videotaped shy people talking to　14　, and then had raters (評估者) evaluate how socially skilled the people were, he found that, in the　15　of other people, the shy group had few　16　problems. But when he asked the shy people themselves　17　they had done, they were unanimous in saying that they had been social flops (失敗).
　　“Shy people are their own　18　critics,” Dr. Cheek said.　19　he added, shy people feel they are being judged more　20　than they actually are, and overestimate how obvious their social anxiety is to others.
　　1. [A] prevent[B] inhibit[C] keep[D] motivate
　　2. [A] Symptoms[B] Signals[C] Highlights[D] Incidences
　　3. [A] succeeding[B] failing[C] acting[D] responding
　　4. [A] but[B] not[C] or[D] nor
　　5. [A] preoccupied[B] absorbed[C] engaged[D] indulged
　　6. [A] However[B] Then[C] For example[D] Instead
　　7. [A] that[B] which[C] what[D] how
　　8. [A] worries[B] feelings[C] emotions[D] indiffferences
　　9. [A] follows[B] picks up[C] misses[D] catches
　　10.[A]the conversation[B] shyness[C] others[D] themselves
　　11. [A] Therefore[B] Nevertheless[C]On the contrary[D] Similarly
　　12. [A] worse[B] as good[C] better[D] best
　　13. [A] When[B] Since[C] While[D] As
　　14. [A] themselves[B] friends[C] strangers[D] others
　　15. [A] name[B] terms[C] ease[D] eyes
　　16. [A] oblivious[B] obvious[C] oblique[D] obscure
　　17. [A] what[B] whatever[C] how[D] however
　　18. [A] best[B] justice[C] fair[D] worst
　　19. [A] In particular[B] In contrast[C] In general[D] In comparison
　　20. [A] positively[B] negatively[C] subjectively[D] objectively
　　1. 【答案】B
　　【解析】 inhibit意為“阻止，抑制”，后面可直接跟名詞或動名詞，如：Thirst inhibits the desire to eat.口渴妨礙食欲。而prevent，keep雖也意為“阻止”，但常用結構為prevent/keep sb.from doing sth.因此這里inhibit為選項。
　　2. 【答案】A
　　【解析】symptom意為“癥狀，病癥”，在文中的意思是“害羞的癥狀就是……”。
　　3. 【答案】B
　　【解析】fail to do sth.不能做某事，句意為：害羞的人不能在與別人交談時與別人進行眼神交流。因此，B項最合邏輯。
　　4. 【答案】C
　　【解析】or表示一種選擇關系，根據上句...can be as minor as. . .，“可能微小到……”，又根據后面的...as major as...，“能大到……”，由此可知應是一種選擇關系，因此用or。
　　5. 【答案】A
　　【解析】preoccupied意為“心事重重的;關注于……的”，此句意為：害羞的人趨于對他們自己過分關注
　　6. 【答案】C
　　【解析】因為前面提出一個觀點，害羞的人往往過分關注自己，這里便舉例證明這個觀點，因此C項為選項。
　　7. 【答案】C
　　【解析】注意前面出現的cues，這個詞意為“(言詞、行為之)暗示，提示”。因為后面一句是用來解釋說明cues的，因此應選What he is saying and doing.他在說什么話和做著什么動作。
　　8. 【答案】A
　　【解析】根據前面提出的觀點，應知此句意為：害羞的人過分擔心自己在他人眼中是什么樣的，他們?yōu)樽约旱男蜗髴n心重重。因此，選用worries最合文意。
　　9. 【答案】C
　　【解析】此句意為：正因為害羞的人過分關注他人對自己的看法，往往會錯過別人的話語和小動作。根據文意，miss最合文意。
　　10. 【答案】D
　　【解析】前面提到，害羞的人是趨于關注“自己”的，因此，此處應選用themselves。
　　11. 【答案】B
　　【解析】根據后一句，害羞的人的社交能力往往比他們自己想的要強，與前文談害羞的人的缺點相比，可知這里有一個轉折語氣，nevertheless可引起轉折語氣，相當于but。
　　12. 【答案】C
　　【解析】此句意為：害羞的人有著比他們所想象的要強的社交能力。
　　13. 【答案】A
　　【解析】這里需要的是一個引導時間狀語從句的詞，句意為：當Cheek博士攝下害羞的人與他人談話的情景時。
　　14. 【答案】C
　　根據邏輯，選擇strang
　　er，與陌生人談話為選項。
　　15. 【答案】D
　　【解析】in the eyes of sb.意為“在某人看來”;in the name of sb.意為“以某人的名義”。根據上下文，選用eyes最合邏輯。
　　16. 【答案】B
　　【解析】obvious意為“可看出來的，顯而易見的”;oblivious意為“”忘卻”;obscure意為“模糊的”;oblique意為“間接的，斜的”。
　　17. 【答案】C
　　【解析】根據上下文，此句意為：研究者問了別人對害羞者行為的評價后，又問他們自己覺得自己表現怎么樣。因此選用how最合適。
　　18. 【答案】D
　　【解析】根據前文，害羞者總是覺得自己表現不好，因此選用worst，句意為：害羞的人是對他們自己評論最差的人。
　　19. 【答案】C
　　【解析】in general意為“總體上來說”;in particular意為“具體而言”;in contrast意為“相比而言”;in comparison意為“比較地說”。
　　20. 【答案】B
　　【解析】negatively意為“否定地，消極地”;positively意為“肯定地”;subjectively意為“主觀地”;objectively意為“客觀地”。此題句意為：害羞的人趨于對自已有否定的評價。應選B項。