"Shy people tend to be too 66 with themselves," said Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist, who is one of those at the forefront of current research on the topic." 67 , for a smooth conversation, you need to pay attention to the other person's cues, 68 he is saying and doing. But the shy person is full of 69 about how he seems to the other person, and so he often 70 cues he should pick up. The result is an awkward lag in the conversation. Shy people need to stop focusing on 71 and switch their attention to the other person."

　　72 , shy people by and large have 73 social abilities than they think they do. 74 Dr. Cheek videotaped shy people talking to 75 , and then had raters (评估者) evaluate how socially skilled the people were, he found that, in the 76 of other people, the shy group had few 77 problems. But when he asked the shy people themselves 78 they had done, they were unanimous in saying that they had been social hops(失败).

　　"Shy people are their own 79 critics," Dr. Cheek said. 80 , he added, shy people feel they are being judged more 81 than they actually are, and overestimate how obvious their social anxiety is to others.

　　62. A) prevent B) inhibit C) keep D) motivate

　　63. A) Symptoms B) Signals C) Highlights D) Incidences

　　64. A) succeeding B) failing C) acting D) responding

　　65. A) but B) not C) or D) nor

　　66. A) preoccupied B) absorbed C) engaged D) indulged

　　67. A) However B) Then C) For example D) Instead

　　68. A) that B) which C) what D) how

　　69. A) worries B) feelings C) emotions D) indifferences

　　70. A) follows B) picks up C) misses D) catches

　　71. A) the conversation B) shyness

　　C) others D) themselves

　　72. A) Therefore B) Nevertheless

　　C) On the contrary D) Similarly

　　73. A) worse B) as good C) better D) best

　　74. A) When B) Since C) While D) As

　　75. A) themselves B) friends C) strangers D) others

　　76. A) name B) terms C) case D) eyes

　　77. A) oblivious B) obvious C) oblique D) obscure

　　78. A) what B) whatever C) how D) however

　　79. A) best B) justice C) fair D) worst

　　80. A) In particular B) In contrast C) In general D) In comparison

　　81. A) positively B) negatively C) subjectively D) objectively

　　原文精译

　　美国大概40%的人认为自己很害羞，只有20%的人认为自己一生都没有害羞过。一个人忧惧过重，害怕自己的表现达不到社会的期待，这时就会害羞。害羞的征兆，轻则表现为和人交流时不敢直视对方的眼睛，重则表现为何时何地都不敢和人交谈。

　　心理学家Jonathan Cheek是目前研究此课题的先驱人物之一，他说，“害羞的人太关注自身了。比如，想要交流顺利，需要关注对方给出的暗示，他在说什么，做什么。但是害羞的人只关注自己在对方眼中的形象，经常忽略他本该获得的提示，结果往往导致交流中的滞后，让人尴尬。害羞的人不能只关注自己，需要把注意力转向他人。”

　　无论如何，大体上来讲，害羞的人社交能力比他们自己想象的要好。Dr. Cheek将害羞的人和陌生人的交流过程进行了录像，然后找来评估人员对这些人的社交技巧进行评价。他发现，在他人看来，这些害羞的人基本没有明显的问题;然而，当他让害羞的人自我评价时，这些人异口同声地说，在社交方面自己是个失败者。