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(2019·安徽蚌埠二中高二检测)If you have to attend a party or other social events where a lot of people will be present，do you feel confident that you will make a good impression on others? Or do you feel shy? In any case，you should increase your confidence at social events.
Whenever you are meeting new people at any social event，you should wear proper clothes.Before you attend the event, try to find out how other people will be dressing.If everyone else is wearing business clothes，you should，too.If the event is informal，you should wear informal clothes so that you fit in.
If you are going to meet people from a certain business or profession, try looking through a few professional magazines or checking on the Internet ahead of time to get some conversation ideas which are related to their fields of interest.This can prevent you getting tonguetied at the event.
When you are at the event, don’t worry about whether or not other people you are talking with like you.Instead, try your best to find reasons to like them.
When you are making conversation with people, be sure to keep good eye contact, and make your facial expression soft.Nod to show you’re listening.Let your face and body relax so that you can make natural gestures.
After the event is over, take a bit of time to think of your social performance and the conversation you had with people.Tell yourself exactly what you did very well at the event.For example, perhaps you made a big effort to really listen to the people you were talking with, or you may have asked several people some good questions that really got them talking.By doing so, your conversation confidence will gradually improve.
【解题导语】 文章主要从活动前、活动中和活动后三个方面讲述了在社交活动中应做些什么来增加自信。
1．What should you find out before attending a social event?
A．How other people will be dressing.
B．A few professional magazines.
C．Some conversation ideas.
D．Reasons to like other people.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Before you attend the event，try to find out how other people will be dressing.”可知在参加社交活动前要先确定其他人的穿着，再决定自己穿什么。故选A。
2．What should you avoid in a social event according to the 4th paragraph?
A．Attending a party with your good friends.
B．Ignoring eye contact with others.
C．Wearing informal clothes and shoes.
D．Caring much about what others think of you.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“...don’t worry about whether or not other people you are talking with like you.”可知在社交活动中，应该避免太在意别人对你的看法。故选D。
3．After coming back from a social party，we need to form the habit of________．
A．looking for the positive things in our performance
B．calling the host to show that we are thankful
C．communicating with the people we met once again
D．thinking about how to improve our social ability
A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“After the event is over, take a bit of time to think of your social performance and the conversation you had with people.Tell yourself exactly what you did very well at the event.”可知活动后要回想自己的对话和表现，尤其是做得好的地方来增加信心。故选A。
4．What is the passage mainly about?
A．How to take part in social events.
B．How to believe in ourselves in daily life.
C．How to be more confident at social events.
D．How to get along with others at social events.
C 解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要从活动前、活动中和活动后三个方面讲述了在社交活动中应做些什么来增加自信。C项与文章大意相符，故选C。
