英语阅读迷之自信
⑴ 跪求50篇英语阅读理解题（带答案）
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No.4 middle School
Kunming ,yunnan
April 2nd ,2004
Dear editor (编辑) ，
I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here .
The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square
They are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害).
The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening .
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it’s our ty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun Yan
()6.Many visitors come to the writer’s city to __________.
A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks
C. play on Dongfeng square D. eat nice food
()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ______;
A. did’t give them any food B. gave them too much food
C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them
()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _____________.
A.sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks
C.make the square more beautiful D.have the beautiful birds
()9.From the passage we know people should __________.
A. live and play with the birds
B. stop the birds from eating too much
C. give right food to the birds
D. give more food to the birds
()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _____.
A. visitor B. shopkeeper C.square keeper D. student
6-10：B C B C D
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Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .
If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .
Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .
()11.The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.
A. post office s B.large buildings
C.small shops D.different banks
()12.The post offices in the United States are open _________.
A.seven hours a day B.six hours a day
C.five hours a day D.eight hours a day
()13.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.
A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter
B. get in touch with somebody you know in the post office
C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help
()14.The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.
A.a beautiful postcard B.a letter written on envelope
C.a letter by airmail D.a postcard with pictures
()15.The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA
A.the post B.the postage C.letters D.postcards
11-15 A D D C A
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Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.
“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).
( )16. The thief was trying to get .
A. his neighbour B. his neighbour’s doorbell
C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it
( )17. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.
A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy
( )18. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .
A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen
B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him
C. he realized (意识到) something strange happened
D. Both B and C
( )19. The neighbour hit the thief to .
A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C. help him with the bell D. be his teacher
( )20. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.
C. The thief thought the neighbour couldn’t hear the noise the bell made.
D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out.
16-20 B A D B C
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A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.
“I am worried about out farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes ,
but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”
The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife,“Don’t dig
the fields. This id where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I comehome.
A few days later, the farmer got anther letter from his wife. It said, “Two days
ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have g our field.”
The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.
( )21.The farmer was put in prison ________.
A. because he had done something wrong
B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields
C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison
D. For nothing
( )22.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ .
A. her husband B. their farm C. planting potatoes D. herself
( )23.The farmer told his wife __ first.
A. not to dig the fields B. to dig the fields
C. to ask the prison guards for help D. to find the gold in the fields
( )24.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields ?________.
A. They wanted to help the farmer
B. Their leader ordered them to do so
C. The farmer asked them to do so
D. They wanted to find out the gold
( )25.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ? Because _____.
A. their fields had been g
B. the gold was found out
C. the prison guards asked him to do so
D. the prison guards were digging the fields
21—25 C B A D A
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An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as people can. It can only look straight ahead (朝前). If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck.
Owls see better at night than ring the day. At night they look for food. They eat mice and insects.
Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo!”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night.
26. An owl looks clever because it can look straight ahead.
27. An owl looks for food at night because it sees better at night than ring the day.
28. An owl lives on all kinds of birds.
29. The cry of an owl is frightening.
30. Man must not kill owls because they are helpful to people.
26-30 B A B A A
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Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.
31. Coffee is an ____________ drink.
A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American
32. Different people like to drink coffee ____________.
A. at work or at home B. in different ways C. with cream or sugar D. between meals
33. Today Americans drink ____________ coffee than people in any of the other countries.
A. as much as B. less C. more D. most
34. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means ____________.
A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的
35. ____________ is the most popular American drink.
A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky
31-35 B B C D B
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Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.
36. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.
A. our country asks us to learn it
B. it can help us a lot
C. we can use it to play games
D． it can help us to find jobs
37. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.
A. Their students and children use computers to play games.
B. Computers let them lost their jobs.
C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.
D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.
38. In this passage we know computers _______________.
A. also bring us trouble
B. bring us happiness only
C. are hated by people
D. are bad for people’s health
39. Can computers really help children to study? _______________.
A. Yes, they can. B. It’s hard to say C. No, they can’t. D. Of course not.
40. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
A. computers are used by people
B. people can live well without computers
C. one must decide how to use computers
D. computers are strange machines
36-40 B C A A C
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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.
Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."
The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.
After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him
41. "Once upon a time" means " ________".
A. long long ago B. not very long ago
C. at once D. sometimes
42. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".
A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑
43. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".
A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他
44. The second old man ________the three brothers.
A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)
45. Both the two old men in the story were ________.
A. foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich
41-45 A B A A B
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Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly went to town, but one day he went into town to buy a few things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked around, he saw some old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself one pair, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.
The man in the shop let him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these."
The man became puzzled (迷惑的) , and he said, "Excuse me, but can you read?"
"No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I could read before, do you think I would come here to buy your glasses?"
46. Tom lived ______.
A. with his family B. near town C. in the country D. in town
47. Tom didn't go to town______.
A. never B. often C. sometimes D. sometime
48. Why did Tom decide to buy a pair of glasses?
A. Because he thought if he bought them, he could read.
B. Because they were very bright.
C. Because they were cheap.
D. Because he could read newspaper.
49. Tom went to the shop to ______.
A. have a rest B. have dinner C. wear glasses D. buy a pair of glasses
46-49 C B A D
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We know mosquitoes very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She? Yes, she. The male mosquito doesn’t bite! Only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. When the itch begins, she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, in a tree or on a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
( )51.All the people don’t like mosquitoes.
( )52.All mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.
( )53.If a mosquito wants to bite you, it means she is very tired.
( )54.The mosquito bites you too quickly and quietly to let you know.
( )55.The itch begins after the mosquito flies away.
51-55 FFFTT
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Do you know why different animals or pests(昆虫) have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest (收获)time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the trees.
Have you ever found an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人) cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
( )56.From the passage we learn that locusts________.
A. are small animals
B. are easily found by birds
C. are dangerous to their enemies
D. change their colours to protect themselves
( )57.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?
A. They run away quickly.
B. They have the colours much like their enemies.
C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.
D. They have to move quietly.
( )58.Bears and lions can keep safe because________.
A. they have the colours much like the trees
B. they move quietly
C. they like brown and grey colours
D. they live in forests
( )59.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?
A. Because it is very big and strong.
Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.
B. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.
C. Because it swims faster than any other fish.
( )60.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests.
B. Colours of Different Animals and pests.
C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests.
D. Some Animals and Pests.
56-60 D C A B C
但上面字数有限啊！
⑵ 为什么我读出一种迷之自信
如果你能有这种自信的话，那么大家也是很赞扬的，无论什么时候自信，必须要带在自己的脸上才最好。
⑶ 怎样提高高考英语的阅读理解能力呢开学高三了，对英语阅读理解题太不自信了，望高人指点，谢谢。。
大多数人在阅读的时候，有很多不利于提高阅读效率的习惯。以下简介几种：
1.音读
很多人都有出声阅读的习惯。这种阅读方式的主要弊端就是使阅读速度和效率受到说速度的限制。因为正常默读速度几乎要比出声朗读的速度快两倍以上。此外，出声阅读往往以不同方式表现出来，有时是唇诵，有时是喉诵。读写活动都会影响眼睛的扫视速度。因此，要克服这种不良的阅读习惯，就要养成通过视觉器官直接感知文字符号的视读能力。
2.心读
心读是一种很难觉察到的阅读习惯。在阅读的过程之中，人体的任何部位，包嘴，头喉都不动。只是在心里自言自语，一字一句地读出每一个词。由于这只是一种内在的说话方式，因此要改掉比较困难。所以要强制自己在深入理解文章的同时，还要强制自己加快阅读速度，才可以逐渐改掉这种坏的习惯。
3.指读
指读就是用手指，钢笔或其他东西指着一个一个词进行阅读的习惯。这种单纯的机械运动不仅会严重影响阅读的速度，而且还会把注意力引向错误的方向。况且对英语考生的要求不是考其注意单词的位置，也不是让其在每个单词上都平均花费时间，而是让他们把注意力集中在作者要阐明的思想内容上。恰恰是这种指读的习惯妨碍了眼睛的运动，并限制了大脑快速活动的能力。因此，必须克服这种不良的阅读习惯，逐渐养成用脑反映文字信息的能力。
4.复视
复视即回视，重读现象。阅读能力差的人往往过分依赖复视，以至于养成习惯。所以阅读大量难度适宜的读物，就不会因遇到生词或不懂的短语，句子和段落而回过头再来看，以至于养成复视的习惯。阅读时要尽量控制自己，尽量做到一眼读完就读懂。如果这样效果仍不明显，可选用遮盖训练法，即看一行遮一行，使眼睛不重看。这样反复联练习可见成效。
5.头的摆动
有的人在阅读文章时，头部会无意识地左右摆动。这也是一种不良的阅读习惯。在阅读的时候，他往往会使自己的鼻尖对准正在读的每一个字。这样一来，当他顺着一行字往下读的时候，就会轻微地摆动头部。而当他开始另一行时，就会很快地转回去，以便使鼻尖再次对准要读的部分。这种情况下头的摆动，自己往往自己意识不到。而正是这种不必要的动作，对阅读速度产生影响。因此，在阅读时要想办法检测并控制头的移动，以便养成阅读时只移动视线的习惯。
6.查字典
我们在做题的时候，往往会遇到部分生词，有的人查字典寻词义，而忽略采用猜测或逻辑推理的办法加以解决。只是频繁地查字典。这看似勤奋。实则用手代替了脑的思考。阅读时，查生词的次数过多，不仅影响阅读理解，而且容易打断阅读的思路，不利于阅读的进行和阅读能力的培养。事实上，有很多词完全可以根据上下文线索以及构词法推测出来。比如上下文同义或反义现象，关联词，以及前缀和后缀等。
除了以上提到的各点之外，还有一些不良的阅读习惯也会在一定程度上影响阅读效果。比如说有人阅读时心不在焉，有的学生一边阅读一边转笔，不时地发出声响。有的人身体乱动，还有人过多地进行语法分析等现象。而这些现象频繁的出现就会变成不良的习惯，影响阅读的效果，应当予以纠正。
去和陈茂老师学习下吧，这方面会提高的很快的。
事先声明：我只看到段落C，没有D阿？？
段落C
十几、二十岁是各个年龄段中人们最关注自身的外表，以及别人怎样看待自己的阶段。只有少数人愿意在那个时候接受自己（本来的面目），也只有更加少的人敢于嘲笑潮流。
大部分的时尚杂志和电视广告都在告诫我们应该怎样穿，不应该怎样穿。似乎唯有这样，我们才有自信的社交，避免不必要的尴尬。今天之时尚已远非衣着之狭义。就像专为男人服务的老式剃头匠早已作古，而女人也决不可能像他们的母亲、祖母那样装扮自己。电视广告带来最新的潮流资讯，时尚女性亦步亦趋，唯恐落得圈内友人讥笑的老古董下场。
究竟什么才是时尚背后的手？时尚忽而是方便实用，忽而又是某个名人的随性挥就。就拿帽子来说吧，三九寒天时，早先的房子里面也是挺冷的，所以人们在屋里屋外的都带着帽子。后来，已故的肯尼迪总统摒弃了在屋内带帽子的习惯，男人们纷纷效仿；而这大大打击了美国帽业的景气。
当然时尚也难免轮回。20世纪的欧美，短裙当道。二战后，裙摆长达脚踝， 然后又慢慢缩短至迷你裙的款式，随后的几年里，裙子的长度又回复20世纪的样式。
今天的社会是有史以来最自由随性的了。穿着上每个人都可以有自己的个性， 你完全有理由按自己的喜好打扮。牛仔裤、“乞丐装”的大行其道就是对顶级昂贵服饰的回应。
现在，仪表在特定的场合仍然很重要，需要精心挑选穿着。穿着牛仔裤和毛衣去律师事务所面试显然是个愚蠢的决定；穿着去海滩或酒吧的打扮去拜访德高望重的学者会被认为失礼。但无论如何，如果你看着不像杂志里的广告，不必沮丧，看看你的周围，没有一个人像杂志里的广告。
⑸ 关于树立自信的英语小短文120词左右 要有中文翻译
首先，你要有自信心，认为自己干什么事情都能行，只有认识到通过自己的努力，自己一定能达到目标的。从心灵上确认自己能行，自己给自己鼓劲。只要有心理准备，你就不会为一点困难而退缩。相信，你就能充满信心完成任务。世界在发展，时代在进步，人也要随着时代的步伐前进。人的发展目标也在时时发生变化。只要你克服自卑心理，树立自信心，做自己幸福的缔造者。你只要有了自信心什么困难都能克服，什么事情都难不倒你；你的学业或者事业就会成功，你就是一个最有出息的年轻人。
当你拥有了自信，你还要学会广交朋友，只有在朋友们推心置腹的话语中能给你一种安慰，一种大胆说话的机会，一种锻炼你的场合，让你不怕任何人，敢于表示自己的意见或建议，发表自己的见解。因为朋友能让你远离孤独，才能融入社会而获得快乐。 只有充满了友情的人生才是充盈的，有意义的。有位哲人说：两个人分担一份痛苦，那就只有半个痛苦；两个人分享一份快乐，则有两份快乐。当你陷入困境，困窘急迫之时，忽然得到朋友的真诚帮助，即使只是平常的一句安慰、鼓励的话语，你的心情会怎样？是否会感到心灵得到了一种快慰的释放，觉得一股暖流从心底升起，于是充满信心，浑身是劲？当你获得成功，欣喜万分时，若得到朋友的真心祝福时，你的心情又会怎样？是否感觉幸福。因此，增强你的自信心，就能消除自卑感。你就感觉自己是多么自信！你在拾回自信的同时工作方面就能大展宏图。
First, you need to be sure of oneself , think that what thing self does being able to make it, only when the cognition arrives at the effort passing self, self definitely can achieve self's aim. Self can make it from intelligent upper confirmation , self is encouraged by self. As long as having mentality prepare anastole , you cannot only be capable to do for one point is difficult. Believe that you are therefore likely to be full of confidence accomplishing a mission. The world is developing , the times is improving, person also wants to make progress with the times step. The target changes development of person also in happening from time to time. Set up self-confidence as long as you overcome an inferiority complex, act as self happy founder. What difficulty all can overcome as long as you having had self-confidence, what the thing all cannot beat you; Your self's studies or cause only is capable to do success , you are a most promising young person.
You have owned ding-dang be confident , you have wanted to learn to make friends broadly too, only when being able to give you a kind of to comfort in utterance being loyal in friendship in friends, one kind of the chance speaking courageously, a kind of takes your occasion exercise , lets you be not afraid of anybody, dare to express self idea or suggestion , announce self view. Because of the friend can make your be far from lonely, ability melts to become a member of society but acquisition is happy.
Not having the friendly sentiment life is dim, will not have luster like the earth has lost the sun illuminating. Not having the friendly sentiment life is monotonous, will resemble fire of the hope having accepted the damp match , not having got life no matter how you conflict with , also ignite. The life not having friendly sentiment also is imperfect life. One people lives in in the world , does not have friend's showing solicitude since not having a friend,how can understand real life delight?
Only when having been full of the friendly sentiment life is really full , have meaning. Have place sage say: Two people shares a agony , only has half agony; That two people share a portion happy , is happy have two share. Think that you are cornered , awkward when urgent, the sincerity getting a friend suddenly helps , is one conciliative even if only common , the utterance encouraging , your state of mind will be how? Being able to feel intelligent or not has got one kind of be glad release , has felt one strands of warm current rise deep down , has been full of confidence thereupon , has alive in every fiber? Ten thousand glad to think that you win out, time division, if when the sincerity blessing getting a friend, your state of mind meeting how? Whether feeling happiness or not. Therefore, strengthen your self-confidence , be therefore likely to remove an inferiority complex. You feel that self is to be confident what right away! You are therefore likely to ride on the crest of success in the field of ten time of self-confident at the same time job.
⑹ 美国孩子为什么个个都迷之自信
在美国生活的十多年里，我和机器人先生感触最深的，就是美国人朝气蓬勃、肆意张扬的个性。
自从机器人先生去给班上的孩子做过一次关于机器人的讲座之后，只要每次遇到机器人先生，孩子们都会围着机器人先生问这问那，一点都不怕生。
不拘场合，大大方方和成人对话，从从容容地提问，平视周围的一切，不仰视不轻视，这是很多美国普通孩子的真实写照。
我发现美国孩子有个共性，就是不管自己成绩好坏、高矮胖瘦，来自哪里，个个都是意气风发、活灵活现的，谁都觉得自己很特别，是个人物。
换句话说，美国的孩子都特别自信。
同样，美国的成人无论自己身处哪个阶层，也都自信满满的。
当你出入豪华酒店，为你叫车的男孩不卑不亢，礼貌周到，你会感到他的自信。
记得一个访美的亚洲官员讲：我在国内时，别人见我就点头哈腰，可是在美国，就连有些捡破烂的人腰板都挺得直直的??
每一个美国人，都活出了属于自己的那份自信和自尊。
那么，他们的自信是从何而来呢？谁给了他们这样自我良好的感觉？
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源于美国的个性化教育
我想，首先这大概是和他们从小受到的个性化教育有关。
从进入学校的第一天起，美国孩子就踏上了发现自我、追求与众不同的我的道路。
一个朋友来美国后，跟我聊过这样的事：
国内的家长把孩子送进学校去，总是会问老师：我的孩子在学校表现怎么样？有没有什么问题呢？
她把孩子送进美国学校的时候，也问了同样的问题。
金发碧眼的美国老师很是疑惑：你们中国人总是去研究孩子们的问题吗？
其实，每一个孩子都是天使。让我们用更多的精力去发现孩子们的可爱和他们的潜能吧！
鼓励他们、引导他们，让他们心中充满自信、充满光明，充满欢乐，这样孩子们才有更大的兴趣去学习，才有更大的力量去战胜困难??
美国老师们不仅是这么说的，也是这么做的。
从幼儿园开始，老师们引导孩子们用一些词语来描述自己，展示自己独特的个性和特长。比如幽默、开朗、乐于助人等等！
到了小学阶段，老师们会鼓励孩子们在全班同学面前公开演讲，讲自己有什么优点、有什么与众不同的特长等等。
到了中学阶段，就更加夸张了。
老师们让每一个同学都说说自己有什么梦想，有什么宏图大志，说自己的远大抱负，说自己的意愿实现之后，对国家乃至人类文明有什么推动作用。
在美国，无论是学校教育还是家庭教育，都鼓励孩子们去认识自我、伸张自我、表现自我，让孩子们认识到了自己的与众不同之处，最大程度地发挥自己的优势和特长，活出自己的精彩。
这就是美国教育的基本原则：尊重每个生命的价值，开掘每个生命的潜能。
这不仅让孩子们认识到自己的独特性，同时也认识到了每个人之间的不同之处。但是大家相互之间只有不同，没有优劣。
这种自我独特性的认识、肯定和认同，在我看来，是一个人自信、自尊最牢固的基石。
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美国鼓励孩子们追求自己的梦想
在中国，我们的孩子常常被问到理想的问题，大家的回答都比较相近，或者说比较符合远大理想的标准：譬如说科学家、医生、工程师等等。
在美国，老师也鼓励孩子们在公开场合展示自己梦想，自己的宏图大志。但是这个“宏图大志”，可能会让我们忍俊不禁。
比如，我儿子说，他未来的梦想是要成为一个农民，因为他觉得开拖拉机是一件很酷的事。
他班里同学的宏图大志，也都五花八门。
有的说要开奶茶店，有的要当模特，有的想骑车环游世界，有的想去沙漠种树，有的想搞发明??
但是，儿子说，老师对每一个人都抱着鼓励和赞赏的态度，她的评价都是这样的：我太为你自豪！这也太酷了吧！孩子你的想法很棒！这个理想很有趣??
美国的学校教育和家庭教育，对孩子的梦想抱着非常开放的态度和多元化的价值评价，他们不会以主流价值观来评判孩子的梦想，也不逼迫孩子去实现家长期待的某种价值或理想。
家长和老师们精心呵护孩子自己的梦想，希望孩子们幸福快乐，活出自己的精彩。
正是这样的态度，让孩子们自由自在地成长，无拘无束地发展自己，探索未来的无限可能。
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源自从小培养的批判性思维
有个刚刚送进美国的初中生跟我交流说，老师布置给的历史作业太让人匪夷所思了。
老师竟然让他们去研究一下，美国的独立宣言有什么局限性！
要知道，美国的《独立宣言》不仅被视为美国的立国之基，而且是资本主义最经典的法律思想文本之一。
《独立宣言》被多少西方学者视为人类高尚道德精神和杰出智慧的结晶啊！
但是，美国的老师却让一群毛头小子去思考《独立宣言》的局限性！其实是在无形中告诉孩子们一种理念：你们可以对世间的一切进行思考！包括对神圣和权威的东西进行自己的思考。
美国教育一直鼓励孩子们拥有挑战权威的勇气，也从小就开始培养他们的怀疑和反思的思维能力。
所以，美国人有时给人的感觉有点牛气哄哄，什么都敢怀疑，什么都敢问为什么，没有什么让他们感到畏惧，感到不可冒犯。
一个不被任何权威所压制的孩子，一个具备独立思想和自由判断的孩子，才具备真正的自信风度。
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源自父母无条件的爱
心理学家认为，孩子的自信，对自己作为一个人的价值的肯定，从根本上讲是来自父母无条件的爱。
什么是无条件的爱？
当孩子来到这个世界上，美国的父母会对孩子说：宝宝，无论你以后是健康还是病弱、聪明还是愚笨、听话还是捣蛋、漂亮还是丑陋、学习成绩好还是差，爸爸妈妈都会永远爱你，养育你直至你成为独立自主的人。
这就是无条件的爱。仅仅因为你是我的孩子，所以我爱你，和你是个什么样的孩子无关。
他们爱孩子，尽情地享受孩子的成长过程，享受孩子给自己带来的快乐，用尊重、鼓励、欣赏、信任的态度对待孩子。
有父母的爱在后面支撑，孩子在外面不管遇到了什么，都无所畏惧：“我爸妈爱我，肯定我。”他心里非常踏实，知道自己拥有取之不尽的力量，可以面对整个世界。
能做到无条件爱孩子的父母，他们本身也都是自信的人，对自己持肯定的态度，所以不会把自己没有实现的理想强加到孩子身上，或者把自己没有做到的事情逼着孩子去代为完成。
我们会发现，自信的父母给予孩子们无条件的爱和尊重，塑造了下一代自信的品格。这种亲子关系形成了一种良性的循环互动，在一代代的流传中，塑造了一种一以贯之的民族风采。这是非常值得我们借鉴的。
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信任和自由让孩子们自信满满
很多中国的父母把孩子送进美国学校的时候，总是很担心孩子的英文会跟不上。
美国的老师从来不担心这个问题，总是安慰家长们：take it easy, just trust them！
相信孩子，是美国老师和美国家长对待孩子基本态度！
在中国，有一种冷，叫做妈妈觉得你冷。于是，我们总是三令五申地让孩子们去穿衣服；看到孩子坐在地上，马上大喊：地上很凉啊，你会感冒的！
相比较而言，美国的家长在照顾孩子这件事上，就非常粗放。任由孩子们光着脚丫子到处跑，甚至整个人都在泥浆里打滚。
这背后的差别，其实不在于关心不关心，而在于信任不信任。
我们总是会不自觉地怀疑自己的孩子，怀疑他们有没有能力照顾自己，怀疑他们有没有学习能力。
我们总是想过给孩子在生活上无微不至的关心和照顾，但正是这种紧密的关系，常常把孩子包裹束缚起来，也给孩子一种消极的暗示，你自己不能对自己负责，你还小，你太不懂事了??
而美国的家长给孩子绝对的信任，他们相信孩子有自己判断，有自律、自省、自立的能力，能对自己的人生负责。
即便是孩子真的犯了错误，那又有什么关系，孩子总是要独立的，犯错误也是一种人生的历练和经历。
反复向孩子告诫或灌输一个道理，是无法取代他们在成长过程中自由探索，以及犯错后的自我反思和自我成长。
所以，作为父母，要给予孩子足够的信任，也给予孩子足够的自由去选择，去尝试，去犯错。要知道，没有经历错误和挫折的人生，将缺少对困难的认识，甚至怀疑自己战胜困难的意志力，因此就缺少挑战未来、争取成功的信心。
被信任的人，能自由探索未知的人，才有真正自信的风采。
教育家杜威说过，一切教育的最高目的是形成性格。在全球竞争日益激励的时代，拥有自信的性格是一个孩子立足未来的根基所在。
如何让孩子自信自强，是我们家长的责任，家长的首要任务，就是帮助孩子健全地发展自己，自信地面对未来。
古话说，他山之石可以攻玉。因此，反思美国孩子的自信的原动力，学习美式教育的精要所在，就显得格外重要。
只要方法得当，我们也可以培养出自信满满的孩子，让他们昂首阔步地走向自己的未来。
“美式学习零距离”文章精选
家庭教育系列：
《拼娃不如拼自己---写给36岁的自己》
《好的教育改变阶层，更好的教育超越阶层》
《写给婚姻，写给自己――互相成就才是最好的婚姻》
《不敢生二胎？看美国妈妈如何一人轻松带三娃！》
《一个美国妈妈的家规，最后一条亮了！》
《iPad对于孩子，到底是敌是友，且看兰兰妈的大招！》
美式教育系列：
《在美国，老师这样通过“思维导图”培养孩子的思维能力（后附具体应用说明！）》
《看美国妈妈，如何运用“思维导图”，帮助孩子克服“拖延症”》
《从美国总统大选，学习美国如何培养孩子的领导力》
《同为“礼仪”教育，中美却大不相同》
美国校园系列：
《美国幼儿园老师的各种技能，让你一步get到》
《美国小学课堂，“引力波”教会孩子些什么？》
《中国高考不好考，你以为美国高考就容易啊！全面解读中美两国高考差异！（深度好文）》
智能时代教育系列：
《人类又输了.....我们的孩子该如何应对人工智能？智能时代的教育系列文章（一）》
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大家好，我是兰兰妈，美国斯坦福大学、中国传媒大学双料硕士，育儿畅销书《素养决定孩子的格局》作者，《中国教育报》、《当代教育家》、《中华家教》、《环球时报》特约撰稿人。在美国生活的十多年中，我一直致力于中美教育研究，倡导把美国教育中好的教育理念结合到中国教育现状，并传播回中国，“西为中用”，培养孩子成为适应未来全球化竞争的“世界公民”。
⑺ 找一篇通过自信而成功的英语小故事
Self-confidence
There are many factors that can contribute to a person’s success in life. Whether he is at school or at work, a person is more likely to succeed if he is hard-working, honest, intelligent, responsible, and so on. But of all the possible characteristics that can affect one’s success, I believe self-confidence to be the most important for the following reasons.
The first reason is that when a person has self-confidence he believes in himself. He believes that he can and will succeed, and this gives him the courage to try new things. In order to be successful we must be willing to take some risks, so having self-confidence is very important. Another reason is that a confident person rarely gives up. When he fails he tries again and again until he wins. A final reason is that confident people are not afraid to show off their achievements. This is not to say that they should brag, but that they should gracefully and confidently accept the compliments of others. When their achievements are noticed more by others at school or work, they are more likely to succeed.
In short, I believe self-confidence to be the most important factor in success. It enables people to take risks, try again when they fail, and enjoy their accomplishments when they win. With these abilities, a confident person can succeed easily at school or work.
自信
促成一个人成功的因素有很多。
不论是念书或工作，如果可以努力、诚实、聪明、负责任等，就比较有可能成功。但在所有可能影响成功与否的特点中，基于下列理由，我认为自信最重要。
第一个理由就是，当一个人有自信的时候，就会相信自己的能力。他会相信自己可以而且一定会成功，这一点让他有勇气尝试新事物。想要成功，我们必须愿意冒险，所以有自信是很重要的。另一个理由是，有信心的人很少放弃，即使失败了，还是会不断尝试，直到成功。最后一个理由是，有信心的人不怕炫耀自己的成就，这并不表示他们应该自夸，而是应该优雅、有信心地接受别人的赞美。当他们在学业或工作上的成就更受人注目时，成功的可能性就更高了。
简言之，我认为自信是成功最重要的因素。自信使人勇于冒险，失败了会再接再厉，成功时能享受自己的成就。有了这些能力，有信心的人就能够轻易地在学业或工作上获得成功。
⑻ 关于自信与自卑的英语文章带翻译
I came to America when I was 12， I started gaining weight. Back in China， my friends and I walked everywhere. But in New York I was scared to get lost in my neighborhood， so I got into the habit of staying home. I just sat around all day eating.
By the time I was 16， I had stopped growing， but my weight kept increasing. I was 5’2” and weighed 155 lbs. People began teasing me by calling me “fat guy， ”“short guy” and “big head.” I don’t think they meant to be cruel， but those words really hurt. Telling them to stop didn’t work， so I usually ignored what they said or tried to tease them back.
The truth is that it really hurt my feelings. Sometimes when I see myself in the mirror， I hate myself and ask why I have this body. I want to have a hot body and a handsome face. Being short and chubby makes me sick， and I feel jealous of my friends.
No One I Could Talk to
My heart felt like it was lost in the desert， waiting for someone to offer me water to drink. I had nobody to talk to about my true feelings. I don’t talk with my parents when difficult things happen to me， because I don’t want them to worry. They work long hours and they’re very tired when they get home late at night.
I wouldn’t want a teacher to get involved because I think that could make things worse. And I worry that if I talk to my friends about it， they’ll think I can’t take a joke. They might stop sharing things with me.
Shaping Up
For a while I blamed my parents. I decided it was my mom and dad’s fault that I was short since they were short， too.
“Is your height what caused me to be short？” I asked my mom one day.
“What？ It isn’t me who caused you to be short， I fed you healthy foods，” she said. “It’s your problem that you’re too lazy to go outside to get some exercise！”
I thought she was probably right. Although my height was out of my control， I had the power to get more fit. So I asked my mom to sign me up for the YMCA， where I could work out. She was happy and told me if I worked hard at it， I’d see results.
The first day I went to the YMCA， I saw many perfect bodies with six packs and big muscles. I felt ashamed of my body. But I decided to learn to swim. It took me two months to teach myself； I practiced by observing other people.
As I practiced， I could feel myself getting stronger and faster. I thought I was fast enough to try swimming in the fast lane， but after a few laps， a man told me I was too slow. I felt really bad. My first thought was that my short legs and arms prevented me from swimming as fast. I also tried weightlifting， running， and the stationary bicycle. But I didn’t know how to use the equipment correctly. I felt hopeless and gave up on the YMCA.
I started staying home every day to play computer games. On the Internet you can create an avatar， or character， that looks any way you want it to. No one called me fat， short， or small. My life online felt better than my real life， and I got addicted to computer games. Soon， I’d gained five more pounds. I realized I was sitting in front of the computer too much， trying to forget the real world. I decided to give the YMCA another try.
A Triumphant Moment
Since then， I’ve gone to the YMCA more often， and even made a friend there who helps me out with equipment that I don’t know how to use. He also taught me how to keep my weight down. Now I’m training regularly and I feel good.
It has paid off. One day my friends asked me to go play basketball with them. We separated into two teams. I was the last one to be chosen because I don’t play that well. At first， every time I tried to get the ball as it bounced off the backboard after a shot， the other team was like a pack of tigers hunting for food. I couldn’t jump in between them and get the ball for my team.
Then， suddenly the ball bounced into my hands. It was like someone hit me with a stun gun—I didn’t think I could move， but I took the chance and shot the ball with my arms. The ball flew toward the basket and went in. I was so happy that I’d scored for my team.
At that moment I realized that I had the power to achieve. I might have different abilities， and maybe I don’t look as good as some others， but my differences are what make me who I am. I started to play different sports and discovered that I like handball. It’s fun， and you don’t need to be tall to be good at it. I really enjoy it.
英文阅读：从自卑到自信
自从12岁来到美国以后，我的体重便开始增加。以前在中国的时候，我和朋友们总是四处走动，但在纽约，我很怕在附近走丢，所以养成了宅在家里的习惯，整天就坐在家里吃东西。
到16岁时，我就没有再长高，但体重仍在不断增加。身高5英尺2英寸（约1.57米），体重却达155磅（约70.3公斤）。人们开始取笑我，喊我“胖子”、“矮冬瓜”和“大头”。虽然我觉得他们并非出于恶意，但那些话真的让我很受伤。我叫他们不要这样，可是不起作用。所以我通常不去理会他们说什么，或者试着反过来取笑他们。
然而事实是，他们的做法确实伤害了我的感情。有时候，当我看到镜子里的自己，我恨自己，会问自己为什么我有这样的身体。我想有火辣的身材和英俊的相貌，这又矮又胖的模样让我恶心。我真嫉妒我的朋友。
无处诉苦
我的心就像在沙漠里迷路了一样，等着有人给我水喝。没有谁能倾听我的心声。遇到困境，我不会和父母诉说，因为我不想让他们担心。他们在外辛劳了一天，晚上很晚才回家，已经很累了。
我不想让老师插手，因为我觉得那样可能会使情况变得更糟。我也担心如果我和朋友们说起这事，他们可能会认为我是个开不起玩笑的人，以后可能就不会再和我分享东西了。
振作起来
有一阵子，我把这事怪罪到父母头上，认定这是父母的错——我矮是因为他们也很矮。
“是你的身高导致我这么矮的吧？”有一天我这么问妈妈。
“什么？不是我导致你矮，我给你吃的都是健康的食物，”她说。“那是你的问题，因为你连到外面做运动都懒得去！”
我想，或许她说得没错。虽然我的身高不是我能掌控的，但我还是有能力让身材苗条一点。于是我让妈妈帮我报名参加基督教青年会，在那里我可以进行锻炼。她很高兴，并对我说只要我努力，一定能看到成效。
我去青年会的第一天就看到许多有六块腹肌和壮硕肌肉的完美身材，我为自己的身体感到羞愧。我决定去学游泳。通过观察别人，我用了两个月的时间自学游泳。
随着不断的练习，我感觉到自己变得越来越强壮了，速度也越来越快了。我认为我的速度已经够快，可以到快速泳道试试水，可是游了几个来回之后，有人对我说我的速度太慢了。我感觉很糟。我首先想到的是我的小短腿和小短胳膊制约了我的速度。我也试过举重、跑步和骑固定自行车，但我不知道如何正确使用那些运动器械。最后，我在绝望之中放弃了青年会。
我又开始每天窝在家里玩电脑游戏。在网上，你可以创造一个替身或角色，把它打造成你想要的任何样子。在网上，没有人会喊我胖、矮或小个子。我的网络生活比我的现实生活感觉好多了，于是我开始沉迷在电脑游戏之中。很快我又胖了5磅（约2.27公斤）。我意识到我坐在电脑前太久了，试图忘记现实世界。于是，我决定再回青年会试试。
胜利时刻
从那时起，我去青年会的次数多了起来。我还和那里的一个人成为了朋友，他不仅教我使用运动器械，还教我如何让体重降下来。现在我定期去锻炼，感觉很好。
我的努力已经初见成效。有一天，我的朋友们叫我一起去打篮球。我们分成两队，我是最后一个被选的人，因为我打得不是很好。一开始，每次我想抢篮板球的时候，另一队的人就像一群猎食的老虎似的，我一点也插不上手，没法为我们队抢到球。
突然，球弹到了我的手中。我就像被电枪击中一样——我感觉动弹不得，但我抓住了机会，振臂投篮。球飞向了篮筐，进了！我为我们队得分了，我高兴极了。
那一刻，我意识到我有能力实现目标。也许我的能力和别人不同，或者不像其他一些人看起来那么棒，但我的与众不同之处才是真实的我。我开始尝试各种不同的运动，并发现自己喜欢手球。这运动很好玩，而且你不需要身材高大才能玩得好。我乐在其中呢。
⑼ 怎样拥有迷之自信
拥有自信的人来成功率高，生活源得充实。
其实，拥有自信心就是要做好自己。
但是，许多人在寻求的路上不知道怎样有自信，怎样才能找到自己需要的自信心？
那么，自信心究竟是什么？“知道自己在做什么”、“觉得自己的人生过得很有意义。”、“觉得自己的每一天很充实”、“有困难努力去克服……”。
其实，我也曾经困惑过，不知道自己在做什么。也曾经觉得人生很没意义。在工作之初曾经害怕跟人说话，说话的时候，我就会脸红、心跳，不知所措且语无伦次。
为什么我会有了自信？会让别人感觉我有自信？
建筑自信心像在盖一栋坚固的房子，你得有耐心先打地基，垒砖头，一层层把房子盖起来才行。也就是说，自信心要靠一些材料“垒”出来。 材料不实，房子经受不住风雨的考验，天长日久大家会看清楚，你只是“半杯水”。就像人的外表打扮得光鲜，里面的衣物却是廉价的货色，只可能让人觉得你外表靓丽，里头的行头相互摩擦，静电频发。外表粉饰得再好，你也不会有自信。自信的背后要有很实在的东西，要有那种能让你“直起腰杆”的东西。