12．It's rare that you see the words"shyness"and"leader"in the same sentence．After all，the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys make great public speakers and excellent networkers and that those shy people are not．A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65percent of executives who believed shyness to be a barrier to leadership．Interestingly，the same article stresses that roughly 40percent of leaders actually are quite shy-they're just better at adapting themselves to situational demands．Bill Gates，Warren Buffet and Charles Schwab are just a few"innies"．
Unlike their outgoing counterparts who are more sensitive to rewards and risk-taking，shy people take a cautious approach to chance．Rather than the flashy chit-chat that defines social gathering，shy people listen attentively to what others say and absorb it before they speak．They're not thinking about what to say while the other person is still talking，but rather listening so they can learn what to say．Along the same lines，shy people share a common love of learning．They are intrinsically（內(nèi)在地） motivated and therefore seek content regardless of achieving an outside standard．
Being shy can also bring other benefits．Remember being in school and hearing the same kids contribute，until shy little Johnny，who almost never said a word，cut in？Then what happened？Everyone turned around to look with great respect at little Johnny actually talking．This is how shy people made good use of their power of presence：they"own"the moment by speaking calmly and purposefully，which translate to a positive image．
Shyness is often related to modesty．Not to say that limelight-seekers aren't modest，but shy people tend to have an accurate sense of their abilities and achievements．As a result，they are able to acknowledge mistakes，imperfections，knowledge gaps and limitations．
Since shy people have a lower sensitivity to outside rewards than outgoing ones，they're more comfortable working with little information and sticking to their inner desires．Shy people are also more likely to insist on finding solutions that aren't primarily apparent．Don't believe me？Maybe you'll believe Albert Einstein，who once said，"It's not that I'm so smart，it's that I stay with problems longer．"Obviously，finding certainty where uncertainty is typically popular is a huge plus for any successful person．
The myth that shy people are less effective leaders than their outgoing fellows is just a misunderstanding．Make wise use of your personality strengths to lead your business no matter what side of the range you fall on．
67．We can learn from Paragraph 2thatB．
A．shy people are sensitive to rewards
B．shy people care more about content
C．outgoing people are more careful about chances
D．outgoing people consider what to learn while listening
68．The example of Johnny showsD．
A．shy people are likely to be modest
B．hardworking students speak little in public
C．some students keep silent on purpose at school
D．shy people may have an advantage in discussion
69．We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5thatA．
A．success results from devotion
B．shyness contributes to popularity
C．outside reward leads to insistence
D．uncertainty counts more than certainty
70．The author supports his ideas mainly byD．
A．giving definitions and presenting research results
B．explaining problems and providing solutions
C．quoting authorities and making evaluations
D．making contrasts and gibing examples．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了害羞的人在適應(yīng)環(huán)境之后會(huì)有更好的發(fā)展，因?yàn)楹π叩娜送鶄�(gè)性謙虛，對于風(fēng)險(xiǎn)十分敏感，對回報(bào)不甚在意，因此只要適當(dāng)運(yùn)用他們的優(yōu)勢，一定可以獲得巨大成功．
解答 67．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段"They're not thinking about what to say while the other person is still talking，but rather listening so they can learn what to say"他們不會(huì)去想去說什么在別人還在說話的時(shí)候，而是去認(rèn)真的聽，因此他們能學(xué)習(xí)到怎么去說；可知害羞的人更關(guān)注說話的內(nèi)容；故選B．
68．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第三段"they"own"the moment by speaking calmly and purposefully，which translate to a positive image"他們"能時(shí)刻冷靜地有目的地講，這使得害羞轉(zhuǎn)化為一個(gè)正面的形象，可知改修在談話中是有益的；故選D，
69．A．句意推斷題．根據(jù)文章第五段"It's not that I'm so smart，it's that I stay with problems longer"這不是因?yàn)槲液苈斆�，而是因�(yàn)槲液蛦栴}相處的時(shí)間更長，可知成功來自于奉獻(xiàn)；故選A．
70．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．通讀全文，文章主要向我們描述了害羞的人在適應(yīng)環(huán)境之后會(huì)有更好的發(fā)展，作者主要通過對比和舉例的手法證明自己的觀點(diǎn)，故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
