题文
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, we might all be braggarts(大话王) in this competitive society addicted to social networking.Take a close look at your socialnetworking sites. Do you like to post photos of yourself in restaurants to show others what an exciting life you have? Or do you like to write about how happily in love you are? Or perhaps you are of the subtle type who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.
According to the results of a series of experiments conducted by Harvard University neuroscientists(神经科学家), the reward areas of our brain——the same areas that respond to “primary rewards” such as food ——are activated when we talk about ourselves. We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that. Unfortunately, Bernstein says, some people can't tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and direct bragging. She suggests that bragging involves comparison, whether stated or implied.
“We are expected to be perfect all the time. The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images”. says Elizabeth Bernstein, a columnist with the Wall Street Journal.
But the issue is not limited to the Internet. In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others. In fact, we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don't even realize we are doing it, says Bernstein. This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.
Bernstein talked to some experts who said that people brag for all sorts of reasons: to appear worthy of attention; to prove to ourselves we are doing fine and that people who said we would fail are wrong; or simply because we're excited when good things happen to us.
“Feel sorry for them, because they're doing this unconscious, destructive thing that won't help them in the long run，” said Professor Simian Valier, a research psychologist at Washington University.
小题1:The underlined word “subtle” in Para.2 is closest in meaning to “________”．A．hiddenB．apparentC．outstandingD．simple小题2:Which of the following is one of the features of braggarts?A．They control conversation and only talk about themselves.B．They know well how to share positive information.C．They selfpromote to stand out in their career.D．They don't pay much attention to their online image.小题3:What can we infer from the passage?A．Braggarts make a good first impression but the effect decreases over time.B．People who like bragging know what they are doing.C．Braggarts always adopt comparison directly to show they are excellent.D．They care much about the feelings of others when talking. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
解析
文章大意：这是一篇议论文。生活中，大话王(braggart)最讨人嫌，可是不知不觉间，我们竟然开始用夸张的语言打造自己的形象。在疯狂吹嘘的背后，其实是一种自我营销的手段。但是这种方式并不能使自己持久发展。
小题1:A 考查词义猜测。根据划线词后的 “who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.” 可知，也许有时你会有些低调，只是不断抱怨自己的工作，吹嘘的并不明显，但实际上这只是为了反过来显示自己身居要职，给人留下深刻印象罢了。故与选项中的hidden意思最相近。
小题2:C 细节理解题。根据第五段“In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others”可知，在激烈的职场中，我们必须在多个平台推销自己来证明我们比别人更优秀，故C项正确。A项only错误。根据第三段“...when we talk about ourselves. We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that.”可知并非仅仅只谈论自己。根据第三段“some people can't tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and downright bragging.”他们并不能分辨分享别人想知道的积极的信息与自吹自大的区别。可知B项错误。
根据第四段“The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images”，可知D项错误。
小题3:A 推理判断题。尽管大话王可能短时间给别人留下很深的印象，根据最后一段Professor Simian Valier所说，从长远的角度看，随着时间推移，这种做法不会有好处，好印象会逐渐消退。A正确。B项错误。根据第五段“we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don't even realize we are doing it” C项错误。根据第三段最后一句“She suggests that bragging involves comparison, whether stated or implied.”可知adopt comparison directly错误。D项错误。根据全文，以及第五段最后一句“This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.”可推断，大话王说话并未多加考虑别人感受，只是注重自我展示，长期会使关系受损，受人厌恶。
考点
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人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
