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About 40 percent of Americans think of themselves as shy, while only 20 percent say they have never suffered from shyness at som

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问题     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(评估者) 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(失败).
    "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.

选项 A、In particular
B、In contrast
C、In general
D、In comparison
答案C
解析 in general意为"总体上来说"；in particular意为"具体而言"；in contrast意为"相比而言"；in comparison意为"比较地说"。
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