Question

 Have you ever felt like a fool for having said too much? Anita Chow had one of those moments.

  A few weeks ago,she applied for a job with a company. Chow said she is usually quiet,but during the interview,she tried hard to act against her nature. She smiled a lot and talked in a lively manner. When asked why she wanted to work in the company,she said the job would enable her to meet a lot of interesting people. Then she added jokingly, "Who knows? I might even meet my future husband.” Chow wanted to beat herself up the moment she stepped out of the inter?view room. " It came out so wrong," she says. " Now the interviewers will think of me as one of those women who don't have any career ambition and just want to get married and settle down.” Saying too much or oversharing happens to every one of us. In the time of social media,sharing every detail of your life is almost expected and encour?aged. But it isn't all social media's fault. "Experts say oversharing often happens when we are trying subconsciously to control our anxiety," according to a Wall Street Journal column. Chow's is a typical case of " self-adjust?ment" aimed at fighting her own anxiety. It happens like this：when having a conversation,we want to sound amusing and interesting. So we use a lot of mental energy trying to manage the other person's impression of us. The effort required to do this leaves less brainpower to think over what we say and to whom,says the Wall Street Journal.

  This explains why we sometimes suddenly say embarrassing things to people we want to impress most,whether it's a first date,the boss or our future in?laws. It leads to embarrassing situations and is the perfect material for comedy movies.

  So how do you stop yourself from saying too much? Simple：stop and think before you open your mouth.

1. In the interview,Chow showed her          ,

   A. lively manner   B. career aim

   C. unusual ability   D. rich experience

2. From Paragraph 3,we can know that Chow          .

   A. gave the wrong answer   B. regretted her performance

   C. wanted to get married   D. hoped to settle down

3. Experts say Chow's overtalking was actually to         .

   A. show off her knowledge

   B. prevent herself from being anxious

   C. create a pleasant atmosphere

   D. follow her nature as it is

4. The embarrassing situations in the conversation are caused by lack of     

   A. consideration   B. determination

   C. interest   D. motivation

5. Which of the following can match the author's opinion?

   A. Practice makes perfect.

   B. Once bitten,twice shy.

   C. Well begun is half done.

   D. Think twice before you act.

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。本文通過參加面試的Anita Chow一反往日的文靜的本性而狂語不止，結果導致面試失敗，從而得出結論：三思而后行。

1. A細節理解題。根據第二段中的"She smiled a lot and talked in a lively manner."可知該題選A項。

2. B推理判斷題。根據第三段中的"'It came out so wrong” she says."可知，Anita Chow為自己在面試中的表現而后悔。故選B項。

3. B細節理解題。根據第四段中的"Experts say overshar-ing often happens when we are trying subconsciously to control our anxiety--"可知該題選B項。

4. A推理判斷題。根據第四段末句"The effort reqiured to do this leaves less brainpower to think over what we say and to whom--"可知該題選A項。

5. D細節理解題。根據最后一段中的"Simple: stop and think before you open your mouth.知該題選D項。