增强自信始于自己

Boosting Your Confidence Starts with You

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Part I. QUESTIONS

Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1. What is the main issue addressed in the text?

A. Achieving personal goals.

B. Overcoming daily life challenges.

C. Dealing with a lack of self-confidence.

D. Meeting new people.

Q2. According to the text, what can feel far away and unlikely due to a lack of confidence?

A. Achieving one’s goals.

B. Living a challenging daily life.

C. Taking little steps towards self-improvement.

D. Making someone proud.

Q3. What does becoming more confident depend on according to the text?

A. How many friends you have.

B. The events you attend.

C. How much you believe in yourself.

D. The number of goals you set.

Q4. What emotion does the text suggest you may experience when being introduced to someone if you’re confident?

A. Embarrassment.

B. Pride.

C. Indifference.

D. Anxiety.

Q5. What might be a small step towards boosting self-confidence mentioned in the text?

A. Attending every event you are invited to.

B. Setting an unreachable goal.

C. Feeling proud when meeting someone new.

D. Saying “no” to an unwanted event.

Part II. TRANSCRIPT

Boosting Your Confidence Starts with You

(Q1) For anyone suffering from a lack of self-confidence, it can prove difficult to live life to its fullest. (Q2) Achieving goals can feel far away and unlikely. Daily life is often challenging too. That said, boosting how you feel about yourself isn’t a million miles away.

(Q3) Becoming more confident is all about how much you believe in yourself. (Q4) When you’re being introduced to someone, do you feel proud of what’s being said or do you struggle to listen? The more you believe in yourself, the more you will like yourself.

confident adj. 自信的；有自信心的

It all starts with little steps. (Q5) It can start by saying “no” to an event you know you won’t like, or even simply setting a new, more attainable goal. Whatever it is, I hope it helps you believe in yourself more.

Part III. KEY

Q1. C. 主旨题。整篇文章围绕如何提升自信进行讨论，特别是在开头提到的：“For anyone suffering from a lack of self-confidence, it can prove difficult to live life to its fullest.” 意为：“对于任何缺乏自信的人来说，尽情享受生活是很困难的。” 后续也是围绕缺乏自信展开，所以主要讨论的是应对缺乏自信的问题。因此答案为C。

Q2. A. 细节题。文章在第一段中提到：“Achieving goals can feel far away and unlikely.” 意为：“实现目标可能感觉遥不可及且不太可能。” 这句话直接指出了由于缺乏自信，完成个人目标可能感到困难。因此答案为A。

Q3. C. 细节题。在第二段中，文本说明：“Becoming more confident is all about how much you believe in yourself.” 意为：“变得更自信完全取决于你对自己的相信程度。” 这句话清晰地阐明了自信程度取决于自我信念的大小。因此答案为C。

Q4. B. 推理题。根据文本第二段所述：“When you’re being introduced to someone, do you feel proud of what’s being said or do you struggle to listen?” 意为：“当你被介绍给某人时，你是否对所说的内容感到自豪？还是你听得很费劲？” 可以推断出，如果你有自信，当你被介绍给别人时，你可能会感到自豪。因此答案为B。

Q5. D. 细节题。文本在最后一段提到：“It can start by saying ‘no’ to an event you know you won’t like...” 意为：“它可以从拒绝你知道你不会喜欢的活动开始……”。 这表明拒绝不想参加的活动是提升自信的一个小步骤。因此答案为D。

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