shouldn't.
You have to remind yourself to kick your shyness away and introduce yourself. Just a handshake will do. Ask the supervisor who hired you to introduce you around a bit. That's the best way to make contacts. Then you'll know what to do and say when you meet these people again.
Don't do what my friend Sue did at her first job at Entertainment Weekly. \is one of my biggest regrets: I hardly talked to anyone at all when I was there. I was scared and just thought people would talk to me first. For a long time, I was hung up on the thought that if someone was older, I respected them automatically. And even if someone started on Monday, and I started Tuesday, I just felt they had more experience. In the area I worked for four months, I hardly spoke to these people,\she said．
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stupid thing. If I could do that again, I'd remember that it's so important not to feel shy about introducing yourself. It's not like you have to be very bold, ready to take over the place. Just introduce yourself and ask if there is anything you can do for them. That breaks the ice.\
Sue believes that if she had introduced herself around a bit, there would be just no telling what other opportunities or what other acquaintances she might have now. Not that she regrets where she is now at all. But had she talked to more people at her first job, \it would have helped me get somewhere sooner,\
11.How do people usually feel when meeting people at their first job______? A．Shy. B．Puzzled. C．Curious. D．Excited. 【答案】A
【解析】事实细节题。根据文章第一段第一句\strange land.\和第二段第一句\remind yourself to kick your shyness away and introduce yourself.\可知，当在一个陌生 的环境第一次工作时，人们会感觉自己像一个陌生人，就会很害羞。故选A。
12.When Sue started her first job, she_____. A．introduced herself around B．asked her supervisor for help C．shook hands with colleagues D．waited for others to talk to her 【答案】D
【解析】事实细节题。根据文章第三段Sue所说的话\would talk to me first.\可知，当Sue第一次工作时，她没有主动去介绍自己，而是等别人先和她说话。故选D。
13.\was hung up on the thought\in Paragraph 3 probably means \
A．believed B．guessed C．learned D．admitted 【答案】A
【解析】句意理解题。根据文章第三段画线部分所在句的意思可知，如果别人是老员工的话，Sue就会习惯性地尊重他们。这是她所认为的观点，由下一句中的felt也可推测出来，故选A。
14.What did Sue suggest we do at our first job______?
A．Seize every possible opportunity. B．Get ready to take over the place. C．Make active contacts with others. D．Stay humble before the older staff. 【答案】C
【解析】事实细节题。根据文章第四段倒数第二句\introduce yourself and ask if there is anything you can do for them.\可知，Sue建议在第一次工作时要先介绍自己，然后询问别人你能为他们做什么，也就是说要和别人主动交
流，故选C。
15.In talking about her first job experience, Sue expressed a sense of______. A．relief B．regret C．failure D．longing 【答案】B
【解析】事实细节题。根据文章第三段第二句中的\可知，Sue在讲述她的第一次工作 经历时表现出一种后悔的感觉。故选B。
第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子（第16～25题，每题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务：（1）从第16～20题后所给的6个选项中为第①～⑤段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）从第21～25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子，并将所选答案的代码（指A、B、C、D、E或F）填在答题纸的相应位置上。
自考2015年4月英语（二）真题加解析
