阅读理解训练题（十八）ANearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And dont turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.56Where would this article probably appear?AIn a popular magazine. BOn the front page of a newspaper.CIn a science textbook. DIn an encyclopedia.(百科全书)57The main purpose of the article is to .Aexplain how shyness developedBrecommend ways of dealing with shynessCpersuade readers that shyness is naturalDprove that shyness can overcome58Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?AShy people never have any fun. BEntertainers choose their work to fight shyness.CThe attempt to overcome shyness is always successful.DThe attempt to overcome shyness is always worthwhile.59What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness?AThe author of the article. BShy men and women.Cdoctors and psychologists DPopular entertainers.BAs we know, it is very important that a firm should pay attention to the training of its staff as there exist many weak points in its various departments. Staff training must have a purpose, which I defined(解释) when a firm considers its training needs, which are in turn based on job descriptions and job specifications.A job description should give details of the performance that is required for a particular job, and a job specification should give information about the behaviour, knowledge and skills that are expected of an employee who works in it. When all of this has been collected, it is possible to make a training specification. This specifies that the training department must teach for the successful performance of the job, and also the best methods to use in the training period.There are many different training methods, and there are advantages and disadvantages of all of them. Successful training performances depend on an understanding of the difference between learning about skills and training in using them. It is frequently said that learning about skills takes place “off the job” in classroom, but training in using these skills takes place “on the job,” by means of such activities as practice in the workshop.Its always difficult to evaluate the costs of a training programme. The success of such a programme depends not only on the methods used but also on the quality of the staff who do the training. The evaluation of management training is much more complex than that.60To be successful in our training programme, we must understand the difference between .Aa job description and a job specification Bwhat is taught, and how it is taughtCthe costs and the quality of the programme Dthe training contents and training in using61According to passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?AAs there exist weak points in different departments of a firm, the training of its staff is highly necessary.BA training specification is based on the information collected from a job description and a job specification.CTraining in using skills and learning about skills usually do not happen at the same time.DIts easier to evaluate management training than to evaluate the training of workers and technicians.62The best title for the passage might be .AStaff training and its evaluation BA successful training programmeCHow to describe and specify a job DThe importance of training the staff63From the passage we know the success of a training programme lies in .Athe training methods and the quality of the training staffBthe performance of the trainees in the programmeCthe places where the training programmes take placeDthe way to evaluate the training programmeCFive years ago, David S