高考英語外刊閱讀理解訓練——內(nèi)向有哪些好處？——改編自Whatarethebenefitsofbeingintroverted?Atayoungage,extrovertsareoftenseenasoutgoingandconfidentindividualswhoareadmiredbyothersfortheirassertiveandgregariouspersonalities.However,noteveryoneiswiredinthesameway,soisbeinganextroverttrulybetterthanbeinganintrovert?Whileit'struethatextrovertsaretypicallyseenasmoreapproachable,cheerful,andcharming,introvertedindividualsalsopossessawealthofpositivequalities.Forexample,introvertstendtofeelcomfortablewithsolitudeorlowlevelsofsocialinteractioncomparedtoextroverts,whothriveonsocializing.Assuch,whenanextremesituationarises—suchaslockdowns—introvertsmayfarebetterthanextroverts,whomayexperiencedepressionandlonelinesswithoutsocialcontact.Infact,thereareplentyofbenefitstobeinganintrovert.Theytendtobegreatlistenersandthinkbeforetheyspeak,makingthemsought-afterfriends.Theyhavemoretimeforcontemplationandintrospection,helpingthemmaintainabalancedperspectiveinlife.Additionally,introvertsarehighlyobservant,astheirtendencytositbackandwatchallowsthemtostudyhumanbehavior.However,peoplewhostrugglewithfindingalabelforthemselvesshouldnotfeelbadaslabelscanchangeovertimeandsituationsvaryfromoneanother.Ultimately,whetheroneisanintrovertorextrovert,thereareclearadvantagestoeachpersonalitytype.Thekeytosuccessliesinembracingyouruniquetraitswhileappreciatingandlearningfromthoseofothers.【重點詞匯】1.extroverts/?ekstr?v?rts/n.外向性格的人2.outgoing/?a?tɡ????/adj.外向的3.confident/?k?nf?d?nt/adj.自信的4.assertive/??s??t?v/adj.自信果敢的5.gregarious/ɡr??ɡe?ri?s/adj.愛交際的6.personality/?p??s??n?l?ti/n.個性、性格7.admire/?d?ma??(r)/v.贊賞、欽佩8.comfort/?k?mf?t/v.使舒適、安慰n.舒適、慰藉9.solitude/?s?l?tju?d/n.獨處、孤獨10.socialinteraction社交互動11.thrive/θra?v/v.興旺、繁榮12.depression/d??pre?n/n.沮喪、萎靡不振13.loneliness/?l??nl?n?s/n.孤獨、寂寞14.positivequalities正面品質15.sought-after/s??t?ɑ?ft?(r)/adj.稀有的、搶手的16.contemplation/?k?ntempl?e??n/n.沉思、凝視17.introspection/??ntr??spek?n/n.自省、反省18.balancedperspective平衡的視角19.observant/?b?z??v?nt/adj.觀察力強的20.tendto傾向于21.studyhumanbehavior研究人類行為22.strugglewithsth面對困境23.label/?le?bl/n&v.標簽；貼標簽24.changeovertime隨時間改變25.situation/?s?tj??e??n/n.情況、環(huán)境26.ultimately/??lt?m?tli/adv.最終27.advantages/?d?vɑ?nt?d??z/n.優(yōu)點28.personalitytype個性類型29.keytosuccess成功的關鍵30.embracing/?m?bre?s??/v.擁抱；欣然接受31.uniquetraits獨特的特點32.appreciating/??pri??ie?tin/v.感激、欣賞33.learningfrom從...中學習34.levelsofisolation孤獨的程度35.extremesituation極端情況36.sought-afterfriend受歡迎的朋友37.wealthofpositivequalities多種多樣的正面品質38.maintain/me?n?te?n/v.保持39.facialexpressions面部表情40.nonverbalcues非語言提示41.bodylanguage身體語言42.personalitytest個性測試43.verbalcommunication口頭交流44.socialbutterfly社交蝴蝶（指好社交、愛熱鬧的人）45.reserve/r??z??v/n&v.保留；預定46.introversion/??ntr??v???n/n.內(nèi)向性格47.extroversion/?kstr?(?)?v???(?)n/n.外向性格48.outgoingnessn.外向49.comfortzone安全區(qū)域50.shy/?a?/adj.害羞的【閱讀理解練習題】1.Whatisacommonpersonalitytraitofextroverts?A)reservedB)introspectiveC)gregariousD)observant答案：C解析：根據(jù)第一句話可知，外向者往往被視為好交際和自信的個體，具有強勢和合群的個性，因此常會受到別人的欣賞。選項C“合群的”與原文意思一致。2.Inwhatsituationmightintrovertsfarebetterthanextroverts?A)inhigh-stresssituationsB)insituationswithlowlevelsofsocialinteractionC)innewandunpredictablesituationsD)noneoftheabove答案：B解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句“Thesepeopleseemtohavemoretimeforcontemplationandintrospectionandthuscanbecomemorebalanced.Theyalsotendtobegoodlistenersandthinkbeforetheyspeak,meaningtheycouldbecomegreatfriends.Finally,introvertsareoftenfantasticobservers,assittingoutofthefocuscangiveyoumoretimetowatchthebehaviourofothers.”可知，在社交互動水平較低的情況下，內(nèi)向者可能比外向者更適應這種環(huán)境。而其他三個選項都與原文意思不符。3.Whatisonebenefitofbeinganintrovert?A)beinghighlyassertiveB)havingmanyfriendsC)beingcomfortablewithsolitudeorlowamountsofsocialinteractionD)enjoyingbeinginthespotlight答案：C解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句“Theyalsotendtobegoodlistenersandthinkbeforetheyspeak,meaningtheycouldbecomegreatfriends.Finally,introvertsareoftenfantasticobservers,assittingoutofthefocuscangiveyoumoretimetowatchthebehaviourofothers.”可知，內(nèi)向者喜歡獨處或者與人的社交互動水平較低，并不一定需要很多的朋友。因此選項C正確。4.Whichpersonalitytypetendstobemoreobservant?A)extrovertB)introvertC)neitherD)both答案：B解析：根據(jù)第三段句子“Additionally,introvertsarehighlyobservant,astheirtendencytositbackandwatchallowsthemtostudyhumanbehavior.”可知，內(nèi)向者更加全面地觀察他們身邊的環(huán)境，因此能夠更好地了解周圍人的行為。5.Accordingtothearticle,whatisthekeytosuccessinlife?A)embracingyouruniquetraitswhileappreciatingandlearningfromthoseofothersB)strivingtobecomeanextrovertC)imitatingthebehaviorofothersD)noneoftheabove答案：A解析：根據(jù)最后一段，“Thekeytosuccessliesinembracingyouruniquetraitswhileappreciatingandlearningfromthoseofothers”，可以得出正確答案為A，成功關鍵在于接受自己的特性并學會欣賞和學習他人的優(yōu)點。6.Whatqualitiesdomanyextrovertspossess?A)approachabilityandgoodlisteningskillsB)comfortwithsolitudeandintrospectionC)atendencytooverthinkbeforespeakingD)cheerfulnessandassertiveness答案：D解析：根據(jù)第一段第二句“However,noteveryoneiswiredinthesameway,soisbeinganextroverttrulybetterthanbeinganintrovert?”說明選擇D“愉快與強制性”是文中所列示的外向者的品質。7.Howmaylockdownsaffectindividualsdifferentlybasedonpersonalitytype?A)Introvertsmayfarebetterthanextroverts.B)Extrovertsaremorelikelytobenefitfromsolitude.C)Noeffectonpersonalitytypewasmentioned.D)Bothintrovertsandextrovertsmayexperiencedepressionwithoutsocialcontact.答案：A解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句“whenanextremesituationarises—suchaslockdowns—introvertsmayfarebetterthanextroverts,whomayexperiencedepressionandlonelinesswithoutsocialcontact.”可知，內(nèi)向者在封鎖（極端孤獨）這類情況下可能比外向者表現(xiàn)得更好。8.Whymightintrovertsmakegreatfriends?A)Theyarehighlyassertive.B)Theyhavemanysocialconnections.C)Theythinkbeforetheyspeakandaregoodlisteners.D)Theyenjoybeingthecenterofattention.答案：C解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句“Thesepeopleseemtohavemoretimeforcontemplationandintrospectionandthuscanbecomemorebalanced.Theyalsotendtobegoodlistenersandthinkbeforetheyspeak,meaningtheycouldbecomegreatfriends.Finally,introvertsareoftenfantasticobservers,assittingoutofthefocuscangiveyoumoretimetowatchthebehaviourofothers.”可以看出內(nèi)向者優(yōu)秀的品質之一是能做一個好的傾聽者，并思而后言，所以他們可能成為很好的朋友，選C【全文逐句對照翻譯】在年輕的時候，外向的人通常被視為外向和自信的人，因為他們果斷和合群的個性而受到別人的欽佩。Atayoungage,extrovertsareoftenseenasoutgoingandconfidentindividualswhoareadmiredbyothersfortheirassertiveandgregariouspersonalities.然而，并不是每個人都以同樣的方式連接，所以外向的人真的比內(nèi)向的人好嗎?However,noteveryoneiswiredinthesameway,soisbeinganextroverttrulybetterthanbeinganintrovert?雖然外向的人通常被認為更平易近人、更開朗、更有魅力，但內(nèi)向的人也擁有許多積極的品質。Whileit'struethatextrovertsaretypicallyseenasmoreapproachable,cheerful,andcharming,introvertedindividualsalsopossessawealthofpositivequalities.例如，與外向的人相比，內(nèi)向的人更喜歡獨處或低水平的社交活動，而外向的人則喜歡社交。Forexample,introvertstendtofeelcomfortablewithsolitudeorlowlevelsofsocialinteractioncomparedtoextroverts,whothriveonsocializing.因此，當極端情況出現(xiàn)時——比如封鎖——內(nèi)向的人可能會比外向的人好，后者可能會在沒有社交接觸的情況下感到抑郁和孤獨。Assuch,whenanextremesituationarises—suchaslockdowns—introvertsmayfarebetterthanextroverts,whomayexperiencedepressionandlonelinesswithoutsocialcontact.事實上，內(nèi)向的人有很多好處。Infact,thereareplentyofbenefitstobeinganintrovert.他們往往是很好的傾聽者，說話前會三思，這使他們成為受歡迎的朋友。Theytendtobe