1.cowlick 奶牛舔

奶牛喜歡舔小牛，被舔過的小牛頭頂上常會(huì)有一小撮直立的毛發(fā)，這個(gè)詞用來說人頭上怎么也梳不平的頭發(fā)，也叫頭發(fā)旋。

2.wait–learning 邊等邊學(xué)

wait是“等”的意思，learning是“學(xué)”的意思，加起來就是“邊等邊學(xué)”。意思是在等待的時(shí)候?qū)W習(xí)，比如在等電梯時(shí)背幾個(gè)英文單詞。在提倡利用好碎片時(shí)間的時(shí)代，這也是一種學(xué)習(xí)方式和利用時(shí)間的方式。

3. brain fade 腦抽

大腦突然一片空白，或明明知道答案，一時(shí)間卻怎么也想不起來的狀態(tài)，這就是“腦抽”了。

閱讀在英語學(xué)習(xí)與考試中分量很重，而提高英語閱讀水平是一個(gè)循序漸進(jìn)、不斷積累的過程。認(rèn)真對(duì)待每一篇文章，讀懂讀透，是我們攻克閱讀堡壘的必由之路。

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Are you shy？ If you are， you are not alone. In fact， close to 50 percent of people are shy. These days， shyness is becoming more and more common. Now， scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.

Is it possible to be born shy？ Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly， these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result， scientists think that some shyness is genetic.

Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. As a result， they became shy. At the same time， children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone， they often play by themselves.

You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries， they found surprising differences. In Japan， most people said they were shy. But in Israel， only one of three people said so. What explains the difference？ One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan， when people do not succeed， they feel bad about themselves. In Israel， the opposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons， such as bad luck. In Israel， freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported.

For shy people， it can be difficult to make friends， even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation.

1. What is the passage mainly about？

A. Happiness B. Shyness C. Kindness D. loneliness

2. What does the underlined word “genetic”in paragraph 2 probably mean？

A. Passed down from parents B. Learned from friends

C. Taught by teachers D. Made up by brothers

3. We can learn from the passage that _______ may cause shyness.

A. genetics， grownups and birthplace

B. genetics， family size and birthplace

C. family size， grownups and failure

D. genetics， family size and freedom

4. Scientists suggest that shy people can get over their shyness by______.

A. blaming their failure on outside reasons

B. trying new things and practicing conversation

C. getting themselves away from their shy parents

D. trying to understand reasons for their shyness

5. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？（P=Paragraph）

B

參考答案：

A篇：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A

B篇：1.an 2.was 3.is 4.see 5.were 6.to