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In the late 1960s, the anthropologist (人类学家) Edmund Carpenter arrived in New Cuinea armed with mirrors, videos and Polaroid cameras, and a mission: to disrupt (扰乱) the minds of members of the Biami tribe, who had never seen full reflections or images of themselves. "After their first astonished response---covering their mouths and ducking their heads---they stood frozen, staring at their images." Carpenter's devices disturb that inner image, causing discomfort. But not for long. Within days, the villagers groomed (打扮) themselves openly before mirrors and began taking Polaroid shots of each other.

It's unclear if the People of Biami were really as unfamiliar with mirrors as Carpenter thought. But in any case, what's striking isn't how strange their reaction seems, but how related. Do you know how it feels when you make a pleasant remark in a lift, but nobody responds? Or when two people greeting each other misjudge whether to go for a handshake, a hug or a social kiss? That's the same awkwardness: "self-consciousness tinged with uncertainty", as Dahl defines it. Suddenly, I see I'm viewed not as a friendly conversationalist, but as a strange person who talks in the lift.

As awkwardness feels unpleasant, it's natural to want to overcome it. Dahl's initial motivation for writing her book Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness, was to get over her own awkwardness. But after a journey through various awkward experiences, she makes a persuasive case for celebrating it. We live in an era with more opportunities than ever to do so. But awkwardness breaks that false appearance, exposing the imperfect life behind it. It creates a strange kind of social bond---how much in common we have when seeing that behind the disguise (伪装) ---we're all just trying our best to seem perfect.

The awkward you, then, are the real you, the one without the defensive performance. Dahl even indicates that taking a friendlier attitude toward awkwardness might help us make the connections with people holding different ideas.

1. How did the people of Biami feel when they first saw themselves in the mirror?
A.Shocked at their reflections.
B.Satisfied with their images.
C.Curious about their look.
D.Ashamed of their appearance.
2. Which of the following awkwardness is "self-consciousness tinged with uncertainty"?
A.You slip over just to the face of your girl in dream.
B.You are caught cheating but get nothing in an exam.
C.You are found standing in pubic with your trousers zip open.
D.You're refused when offering your seat to a seemingly pregnant woman.
3. What causes you to feel embarrassed from time to time?
A.Not knowing anything novel.
B.Seeking perfection.
C.Avoiding pressure from others.
D.Lacking courage to face some problems.
4. What can be inferred to solve our awkwardness?
A.Treat others in a friendly way.
B.Connect with your friends regularly.
C.Express yourself honestly with no defensive cover.
D.Get ready to guard against any threat from others.

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【推荐1】We all want to be successful in our work. But what happens when our success comes at the risk of losing important friendships?   If your friends didn't receive what they were hoping for, your success could make them feel uncomfortable.But does that mean we shouldn't enjoy our achievements in case we displease someone or that we should feel sorry for being successful while others aren't?

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On the other hand,your friends may think highly of your recent success while hiding their real feelings. They could be jealous,angry or sad that they are not progressing at the same rate. So,be careful not to talk big.   It's a thin line between pride and overconfident,and by crossing the line,you may risk losing team support.

Next time you want to boast about your end­of year win,or high­class new office,consider your listeners. Maybe your friends narrowly missed out on a position raising,or experienced pay cuts which meant they didn't get what they were expecting. If your work is on a rising path,it doesn't mean that's the case for everyone.

Perhaps a step forward in your work has meant that you don't spend as much time with your friends as you used to. If you've changed a job. or moved to a new office,take the time to stay in touch with old friends. Don't let that hard work go to waste by losing touch with them.

1. The author starts the passage with two questions to ________.
A.lead to the topic of the textB.show his writing purpose
C.tell us the problem between friendsD.explain how to make friends
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B.we could enjoy our success
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D.How to share our success with friends
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B.If our friends support our success we should consider their feelings.
C.When we achieve great success,we should make our friends proud of us.
D.When we achieve great success,we also can help friends make progress.
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【推荐2】Jeffrey Hall, a teacher of Communications from the University of Kansas (KU), has used his research to define the exact amount of time necessary to make friends with someone. He’s also found how long it will take to deepen a relationship. His new study found that it takes around 50 hours of time together to go from being someone’s acquaintance to casual friend. It takes about 90 hours to go from being casual friends to friends, and more than 200 hours before considering someone a close friend or best friend.

But it isn’t spending just any kind of time together that deepens a friendship—hours spent working together, for example, don’t count as much as hours spent getting to know someone by hanging out, joking around, playing video games, and doing more playful activities. The study explains that these kinds of activities help us to form a deeper connection with someone. “We have to put that time in,” Hall said. “You can’t make friends without any effort.”

The results of the study come from analysis of 355 responses to an online survey from adults who said they had moved in the last six months and were looking for new friends in their new environment. Survey participants were asked about new relationships as well as hours spent together and activities they did. They were then asked to rate their resulting relationships according to the depth of their friendship.

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【推荐3】I once met a well-known botanist at a dinner party. I had never talked with a botanist before, and I found him very interesting. I sat there absorbed and listened while he spoke of unusual plants and his experiments (he even told me astonishing facts about the simple potato). I had a small indoor garden of my own—and he was good enough to tell me how to solve some of my problems.

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An interesting conversationalist? I had said hardly anything at all. I couldn’t have said anything if I had wanted to without changing the subject, for I didn’t know any more about plants than I knew about sharks. But   I had done this one thing; I had listened carefully. I listened because I was really interested. And he felt it. Naturally that pleased him. That kind of listening is one of the best ways to show respect to others, and it makes them feel great too. “Few human beings,” wrote Jack Woodford in Strangers in Love, “can resist the sweet effect of rapt(全神贯注的) attention.” I went even further than that. I was “sincere in my admiration and generous in my praise”. I told him that I had been hugely entertained and instructed. I told him I wished I had his knowledge. I told him that I should love to wander the fields with him. What’s more, it was all true.

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