专项高一英语阅读理解答题技巧专题训练含答案

1、高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1篇Todevelopone'stasteinEnglish,themosteffectivewayistoreadEnglishbooksextensively.Yetonemaybeatalosstochoosetheappropriatebooks,especiallyasabeginner.AsanativeSpanish,Iwouldliketosharesomeofmyexperience.MyfirstEnglishnovelwasJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudice,recommendedbymanyEngli

2、shteachersandprofessorsasanidealbookforEnglishlearners.Butmyexperiencewassomewhatdisastrous.Ihadgreatdifficultyinunderstandingthenovel,letaloneenjoyingit.It'snotthevocabularythattroubledme,butratherthewayAustenconstructssentences,andherwayofthinking,whichseemedtooremotetomeatthattime.Myfadingent

3、husiasmwasmuchrecoveredafterreadingHemingway'snovelAFarewelltoArms.Nolongandcomplicatedsentences.AndIparticularlylikedhisbriefandstraightforward（简洁的）style.Somyfirstsuggestionis,asabeginner,you'dbetterchoosecontemporarynovelsinsteadofclassicalones.However,ifyourestrictyourselftonovelsyouwillm

4、issalotoftreasures.Englishessayscanatonceinformyou,entertainyou,andimproveyourtasteinEnglish.ThebestexampleisBertrandRussell'swork.Itslanguageisplain,yetyoucannothelpfeelingtheeleganceandthepeculiarsenseofhumor.Hissimplelanguageenableshisphilosophywithinthereachofordinarypeople.Herecomesmysecond

5、suggestion-essaysareindispensable.Neverfollowothers'recommendationsandopinionsblindly,howeverfamousorinfluential（有很大影响的）thepersonmightbe.Weshouldbeopentovariousideas,butalwaysthinkanddetermineforourselves.Asasayinggoes,oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.Withthatinmind,weareboundtofindoutou

6、rfavoritewritersthroughreadinganddevelopourfinetasteinEnglish.1. WhatmadethefirstEnglishnovelthattheauthorreadhardtounderstand?A. Complicatedconversations.B. SentencesandAusten'sthinkingpattern.C. Theold-fashionedvocabulary.D. Notknowingthesocialbackground.2. Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword

7、"indispensable"?A.NecessaryB.ChallengingC.RelevantD.Inspirational3. Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthelastparagraph?A. Choosebooksthatchallengeusmost.B. Readbooksthatareinstructive.C.Don'tbeaffectedbyothers'choices.D.Comparebooksbeforebuying.4. Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingth

8、epassage?A. Givecommentsonliteratureworks.B. TellbeginnershowtochooseEnglishbooks.C. EncouragepeopletoreadmoreEnglishbooks.D. RecommendfirstclassbookstoEnglishlearners.【答案】1. .B2. A3. C4. B【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何选择适合自己的英文读物，作者给出了自己的建议。1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的"It'snotthevocabularythattroubledme,but-whic

9、hseemedtooremotetomeatthattime.困扰我的不是她的词汇，而是奥斯汀的造句方式，以及她的思维方式，在当时我觉得这些都太遥远了。）可知，作者的第一本英文读物傲慢与偏见的句子结构和作者简奥斯汀的思维方式使作者很难读懂这本书。故选Bo2.词义猜测题。根据第三段“Englishessayscanatonceinformyou,entertainyou,andimproveyourtasteinEnglish.ThebestexampleisBertrandRussell'swork.Hissimplelanguageenablhisphilosophywithinth

10、ereachofordinarypeople.（英语短文何以立即给你信息、，娱乐你，提高你的英语品位。最好的例子就是伯特兰罗素的作品。它的语言平淡无奇，但你却不禁感受到它的优雅和独特的幽默感。他简单的语言使他的哲学通俗易懂。）可知，画线词前面的部分主要讲的是阅读英语文章的好处，由此可知此处指的应是文章也是必不可少的。故画线词的意思应是必不可少的，必需的"，与A项necessary的意思相近。故选A。3.细节理解题。根据最后段“Neverfollowothers'recommendationsandopinionsblindly,howeverfamousorinfluenti

11、al（有很大影响的）thepersonmightbe.Asasayinggoes,oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.（不要盲目地听从别人的建议和意见，不管这个人有多有名，有多有影响力。我们应该接受各种意见，但总是要自己思考和决定。俗话说，一个人的佳肴可能是另一个人的毒药。）可知，作者在最后一段建议我们要自己做决定，不要盲目听从别人的建议，因为萝卜青菜各有所爱，即不要受别人选择的影响。故选Co4.推理判断题。根据第段“Todevelopone'stasteinEnglish,themosteffectivewayistoreadEnglis

12、hbooksextensively.（要培养匚个人的英语品味，最有效的方法是广泛阅读英语书籍。）以及AsanativeSpanish,Iwouldliketosharesomeofmyexperience.（作为一个生生土长的西班牙人，我想分享一些我的经验。）本文作者主要就如何选择适合自己的英文读物来读，给出了自己的建议。故选Bo【点睛】推理判断题的推断对象主要包括隐含意思、目标读者、观点态度、文章出处、写作意图等。以推断隐含意义的题目居多。推断隐含意义，即要求根据文章的某个句子、段落或全文所提供的事实进行逻辑推理，推断出作者没有提到、没有明说或者可能发生的事实。题干中常含infer（推断）,

13、suggest（暗示）,imply（暗示）,indicate（暗示）,conclude（推断，得出结论）等词语。解此类题，首先找到相关信息，然后细读、理解相关信息的字面意义，最后结合语境和常识，在字面意义的基础上进行符合逻辑的推断，从而理解作者的言夕卜之意。根据第段“Todevelopone'stasteinEnglish,themosteffectivewayistoreadEnglishbooksextensively.AsanativeSpanish,Iwouldliketosharesomeofmyexperience.培养一个人的英语品味，最有效的方法是广泛阅读英语书籍。然而

14、，一个人在选择合适的书时可能会不知所措，尤其是对于初学者来说。作为一个土生土长的西班牙人，我想分享一些我的经验。本文作者主要就如何选择适合自己的英文读物来读，给出了自己的建议。故选B。2篇Learninganewlanguageisalonganddifficultprocess.Thisprocesscanbecomeeasierifyousetgoals.Goalshelpguidelanguagelearnersandgivethemreasonstocontinuestudyingalanguage.However,ifyourgoalsaretoodifficult,thenyouw

15、illprobablybecomeupset.ManyEnglishlearnerssetdifficultandevenunreasonablegoals,suchassoundinglikeanativespeaker,orlosingtheiraccents.Theproblemwiththegoalofsoundinglikeanativespeakeristhatitisnotareasonablegoalformanypeople.WhenEnglishlearnersbeginstudyingEnglishafteracertainage,theyarenotabletosoun

16、dexactlylikeanativeEnglishspeaker.ThatistheopinionofEliHinkel,aprofessoratSeattlePacificUniversity.Shesaysthatpeoplewhohavenotreachedpubertystillhaveenoughmuscleandbrainplasticity（可塑性）toallowtheirbraintocontroltheirmouthmuscles.Pubertyistheperiodoflifewhenachildbecomesanadult.Afteryourphysicalgrowth

17、hasstopped,thebrainlosessomeofitsabilitytochangethewayitcontrolsthemusclesofthemouth.Thisiswhatresultsinanaccent,accordingtoHinkel.Inotherwords,havinganaccentisanaturalpartoftheagingprocessofthebrain.Thatyoumightnotsoundlikeanativespeakerdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldgiveuptryingtoimproveyourpronunciation

18、.Andthatyouhaveanaccentdoesnotmeanthatyourlanguageskillsarepoor.HinkelsuggeststhatEnglishlearnersshouldnotbetooupsetabouttheiraccents.Anotherteachersayssoundinglikeanativespeakerisnotnecessary.MarlaYoshidaisateachingEnglishasaforeignlanguageteacherattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.Shesaysthatimprov

19、ingyourpronunciationissurelypossibleifyouchooseareasonablegoal.MarlaYoshidasaysthatwhenyoudecidetodiet,youaremorelikelytohavesuccessifyousetreasonablegoals.Shesuggestsworkingonspecificareasofpronunciationthatyoucanimprove,insteadoftryingtosoundlikeanativespeaker.1. Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“unreason

20、ablegoals"inParagraph2probablyreferto?A. Goalsthataremeaningless.B. Goalsthatareverysmall.C. Goalsthatarebasedonfacts.D. Goalsthatareimpossibletoreach.2. AccordingtoParagraph3,whyareEnglishlearnersunabletosoundlikeanativespeaker?A. Theyhavenonativespeakerstotalkto.B. Theydon'thaveenoughtime

21、topractice.C. Theirbraincan'tcontroltheirmouthdes.D. Theirmothertonguepreventsthemfromdoingso.3. WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldEliHinkelprobablyagreewith?A. Havinganaccentisacceptable.B. Improvingpronunciationisn'tthatimportant.C. Soundinglikeanativespeakerisimpossible.D. Poorpronunciati

22、onmeanspoorlanguageskills.【答案】1. .D2. C3. A【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章说明语言学习者应该为自己设置合理的目标，不要设置不切实际的目标。1. .词句猜测题。根据第二段的"ManyEnglishlearnerssetdifficultandevenunreasonablegoals,suchassoundinglikeanativespeaker,orlosingtheiraccents.（许多英语学习者设定了困难甚至不合理的目标，比如听起来像母语人士，或者去掉口音）'可知，unreasonablegoals（不合理的目标）指的是那些难

23、以实现的目标。故选Do2.细节理解题。根据第三段的“Afteryourphysicalgrowthhasstopped,thebrainlosessomeofitsabilitytochangethewayitcontrolsthemusclesofthemouth.（当你的身体发育停止后，大月百就失去了一些改变控制口腔肌肉方式的能力）'可知，英语学习者无法像母语人士一样发音，因为他们的大脑已经控制不了口腔里的肌肉了。故选Co3.推理判断题。根据第三段中的"Inotherwords,havinganaccentisanaturalpartoftheagingprocessof

24、thebrain.（换句话说，有口音是大脑发育过程中的一个自然组成部分）'及第四段中的"HinkelsuggeststhatEnglishlearnersshouldnotbetooupsetabouttheiraccents.（Hinkel建议英语学习者不要太在意他们的口音）句推知，Hinkel认为有口音是可以接受的。故选A。3篇Backin2001,PenHadowandItraveledtotheNorthPole.Onemorningwe'djusttakendownourtentandstartedskiing.Penwasinfront,andIwasfo

25、llowinghim.SuddenlyIgotastrangefeelingthatsomethingwasbehindus.Istopped,lookedbackandsawapolarbear,walkingtowardsus.PenandIplannedtostaywherewewere,tryandlookbig,andfrightenitaway.Penhadashotgunthatwe'dboughtinRussia.ThatwasbiMyjobwastolookbigandtotakeoffmyskis,holdtheskisintheair,makelotsofnois

26、e,andfrightenawaythebear.Penraisedthegunandfiredintotheair.However,itjammedandfailedtowork.Thebearwaswalkingtowardsus.Pentriedagain,butagainitdidn'twork.Thenhewalkedtowardsthebear,andIthought,“WowPen'sgonecompletelymad.He'sgoingtogeteaten.WhatshouldIdo?”IthoughtmaybeIcouldthrowaskiatitor

27、stab（刺）itwithaskipoleorsomething.Suddenly,thebearstopped.Penstopped.Bang!Thegunwentoffintheair.TherewasabigcloudofsmokethatIthoughtsurprisedPenandmemorethanitsurprisedthebear.Theanimallookedup,lookeddown,turnedaroundandwalkedoff.Penturnedroundandsaid,getthecameQuickdtevenundetakeaphotograph,“andthat

28、waswhensuddenlyIfeltreallynervous.Icouldnziponourbag.Thatwasthemorningoftheseconddayofthisjourney.Wewereouttherefortwomonthsfifty-ninedays,butweneversawanotherbearthatclose.1. WhathappenedtotheauthorandPen?A.Theylosttheirway.B.Theyfeltterriblyill.C.Theybroketheirtent.D.Theywerefollowedbyabear.2. Whi

29、chofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthorandPen?A.Calmandbrave.B.Caringandproud.humorous.3. .Whofrightenedthebearawayintheend?A.Theauthor.B.Ahunter.3. Inthetext,theauthormainlytalksaboutA. hisdiscoveryintheNorthPoleC.whyhetraveledtotheNorthPoleC.Honestandfriendly.D.CarefulandC.Pen.D.Anotheranimal.B.

30、hisexperienceintheNorthPoleD.howhetraveledacrosstheNorthPole【答案】1. .D2. A3. C4. B【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者主要讲述了在北极探险时的一次经历。1 .细节理解题。.由第段中的Istopped,lookedbackandsawapolarbear,walkingtowardsus可知，有一头北极熊跟着他们，故选D项。2,推理判断题。由第二段中的PenndIplannedtostaywherewewere,tryandlookbig,andfrightenitaway和下文他们的表现可知，他们俩遇到危险时非常冷静而且

31、很勇敢，故选A项。3.细节理解题。由第土段中的PenhadashotgunThatwashiWjlb四段中的Bang.Thegunwentoffintheair以及Theanimalwalked的知，是Pen的枪声吓跑了北极熊，故选C项。4.主旨大意题。总览全文可知，作者主要讲述了在北极探险时的一次经历，故选B项。4篇ConsideringthatSundarbansNationalParkissituatedinthetropics,SeptembertoMarchistheidealtimetocomehere.April,MayandJunearetoohotwhileJulyandAu

32、gustoftenbringheavyseasonwindsthatlimittravelanddon'tmakeforaverypleasantsightseeingexperience.YoucanreallyenjoydoinglotsofcharmingthingsintheSundarbansduringSeptembertoMarchTakearivertourMosttouristswhoexploretheSundarbansarriveinKhulnaCityfirst.Fromthere,youcanjoinaboattourthattravelssouthalon

33、gtheGangesRiverthroughmilesofpreservedforestallthewaytoKotka,wherethereisabeautifulbeachalongtheBayofBengal.VisitabirdhabitatThisbirdhabitatisanestingplacefordozensoftropicalbirdsfoundintheSundarbans.ThebestwaytoobservethesebirdsisclimbinguptheSajnekhaliWatchtower.Ifyou'reluclyou'11alsocatch

34、thefamedBengalTigermakingitsroundsthroughtheswampyjungleVisittheMangrove（红树林）InterpretationCentreIfyouwishtospendsometimeindoorsoutofthesweatyheat,gototheMangroveInterpretationCentre.Thisplaceisveryeducationalwithmanyposters,mapsandexhibitsshowingthewildlifeandvarietiesofmangroveplantsfoundwithinthe

35、park.Y）u'llalsogettoseecrocodilesinasmallpool.TakeatouroflocalvillagesExperiencevillagelifethathaslargelyremainedunchangedforcenturies.Inthisvasttropicalregion,therearevillagesmadeupofvariousethnicgroupswhorelyonfishing,farmingandworkinginthelocalthroughgrowingtouristindustryfortheirlivelihoods.

36、TheSundarbansisaUNESCOworldheritagesitewhereyoucanvisitvillagesandtalktolocals,whowillgladlysharetheirculturewithyou.1. WhichmonthissuitableforavisittoSundarbansNationalPark?A.December.B.August.C.June.D.May.2. WhatcanvisitorsdointheMangroveInterpretationCentre?ASeesomeplantsandanimalsBPutuppostersab

37、outwildlifeCFeedcrocodilesinasmallriverDObservebirdsbyclimbingupthetrees3. Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A. Toadvertisesomenaturalanimalhabitats.B. ToadvocatetheprotectionofforestsinKhulnaCity.C. Tointroduceseveralcharmingvillagesinthevasttropicalregion.DToshowvisitorssomethingatt

38、ractivetodointheSundarbans【答案】1. .A2. A3. D【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了参观孙德尔本斯国家公园的理想时间以及公园内有趣的活动。1 .细节理解题。根据第一段中的"SeptembertoMarchistheidealtimetocomehere."可知，9月到3月是去孙德尔本斯国家公园的理想时间，12月更好在这个时间范围内，故A项正确。2 .细节理解题。根据第四段中的"Tlsiplaceisveryeducationalwithmanyposters,mapsandexhibitsshowingthewildlifeand

39、varietiesofmangroveplantsfoundwithinthepark.You'llalsogettoseecrocodilesinasmallpool可知，红树林讲解中心有很多展示了公园内各种野生动植物的海报和展品，你还可以看到鳄鱼，由此可知，游客在这里可以看到一些动物和植物，故A项正确。3 .推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了参观孙德尔本斯国家公园的理想时间以及公园内有趣的活动，由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的就是向游客介绍一些在孙德尔本斯国家公园可以做的有吸引力的事情，故A项正确。5篇Hawaiiisfullofattractions,beachparksan

40、dgatheringplaces.Lookingforsomethingnewandlesser-known?Checkoutthesepublicparksthroughouttheislands.KapiolaniPark(Oahu)LocatedintheshadowofDiamondHeadclosetoWaikikiBeach,there'salottoloveaboutKapiolaniPark.ItwasthefirstpublicspaceinHawaii,(treatedin1877bythelastkingofHawaii,DavidKalakaua,whoname

41、ditafterhiswife,QueenKapiolani.IfsaniceplacetogetaglimpseoflocallifeinWaikiki.Openingtime:SundaytoSaturday.WaiheeBeachPark(Maui)Locatedoffthemaintouristtrail,onthelesser-visitednortheastcoastofMaui,isWaiheeBeachPark.Thebeachissmallbutscenic,withviewslookingnorthatthemountainsandplentyofshade.Thoughn

42、arrow,thebeachislong,makingitperfectforamorningoreveningwalk.Openingtime:ExceptTuesday.PrinceKuhioPark(Kauai)PrinceKuhioParkonKauaiisamonumenttoPrinceJonahKuhioKalanianaole.ClosetoPoipuBeach,theparkhasaniceviewoftheocean.Tothenakedeye,that'saboutit.ButthisParkservesasanopportunitytolearnmoreabou

43、tthelesser-knownKalanianaole,whoissorespectedinHawaiithathisbirthday,March26th,isastateholiday.ReaduponhiscontributionstoHawaiiandhaveapeacefulafternoon.Openingtime:Weekends.LiliuokalaniPark(BigIsland)MostvisitorstoHiloaresofocusedonHawaiiVolcanoesNationalParkthattheydon'ttaketimetoexperiencethe

44、townitself.Itisinandaroundthewaterfrontpark,LiliuokalaniPark,thatyoucangetthebestglimpseoflocallife.Hilohasastrongwaterfrontpresence.LiliuokalaniParkatsunsetisespeciallynice,thankstoitsoceanviews.Openingtime:TuesdaytoSunday.1. Whichparkisanidealplaceforeveningwalk?A.KapiolaniPark.B.WaiheeBeachPark.C

45、PrinceKuhioPark.DLiliuokalaniPark.2. OnwhatdaycanonevisitPrinceKuhioPark?AMonday.BWednesday.CFriday.DSunday.3. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefourparks?AUnderrated.BRomantic.CHistoric.DWell-known.【答案】1 .B2 .D3 A【分析】本文是说明文。主要介绍了夏威夷几个不大出名但值得一逛的公园。1细节理解题。根据WaiheeBeachPark(Maui)部分，“Thoughnarrow,theb

46、eachislong,makingitperfectforamorningoreveningwalk.虽然狭窄，但海滩很长，非常适合早上或晚上散步。可知WaiheeBeachPark非常适合晚上散步，故选B项。2细节理解题。根据PrinceKuhioPark部分，Openingtime:Weekends.,开放时间是周末，所以周日符合。故选D项。3推理判断题。阅读全文以及第一段“Hawaiiisfullofattractions,beachparksandgatheringplaces.Lookingforsomethingnewandlesser-known?Checkoutthesepub

47、licparksthroughouttheislands.夏威夷到处都是景点，海滩公园和聚焦地，想找一些新的和不太出名的地方吗？看看这些岛上的公共公园。可知这些公园不太出名，但是根据下文来看这些公园都很优美，值得去参观，所以这些公园被低估了，故选A项。6篇Inchoosingafriend,oneshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfair-weatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslo

48、ngasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability（可靠）.Aboveallelse,Ilookforunderstandinginafriend.Agoodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Heisnotquicktojudge.Ins

49、tead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splace,andhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametime,however,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.Inshort,afriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptme.Anotherqualityofafriendisr

50、eliability.Icanalwaysdependonagoodfriend.Ifhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavor,hewilldohisbesttohelpme.IfIamintrouble,hewillnotrunawayfromme.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.Aspecialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourliv

51、es,andwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.AgoodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlike.Weshareexperienceandlearnfromeachother.Agoodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumortoo.Helikestolaughwithme.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinme.WhenI

52、meetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI'vefoundafriend!1. Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.Asenseofhumor.2. Ifyouhavefair-weatherfriends,.AtheywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpByouwill

53、berefusedwhenyougetintotroubleCyoucanbesurethatyougetrealfriendsDyouwillbecomerich3. Thispassagemainlydiscusses.A. thequalitiesofafriendB. wheretochoosefriendsC. howtogetalongwithfriendsD. theimportanceofhavingafriend4. Howmanyqualitiesdoesthewritermentioninthepassage?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.【答案

54、】1 .A2 B3 A4 B【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了好朋友应该具备的几种品质。1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Aboveallelse,Ilookforunderstandinginafriend.Agoodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.（我希望朋友能理解我，一个好朋友总是会尽力理解另一个人的感受）可知，作者认为朋友间理解最重要，故A项正确。2.细节理解题。根据第段中的"Sometimesyouwillmeetfair-weatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongas

55、youhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.（有时你会”遇到酒肉朋友，你有钱或春风得意时，他们会和你在一起，但当你失意时，他们就会离开你）可知，在你遇到麻烦的时候，酒肉朋友会拒绝帮你，故B项正确。3.主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的"HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability（我怎么知道我找到了一个好朋友？他应该具备一些品质

56、，特别是理解、诚实和可靠）可知，本文主要介绍的是一个好朋友应该具备的几种品质，故A项正确。4.细节理解题。根据第二、三、四、五段内容可知，这四段分别介绍了好朋友的四种必备品质一一理解、诚实、可靠和有趣，故B项正确。7篇Asyearswentby,Irealizedthatoneofthebiggestproblemsoftheseadultswasworry.Alargemajorityofstudentswerebusinessmen,executives,salesmen,engineers,accountants:acrosssectionofallthetradesandprofess

57、ionsandmostofthemhadproblems!Therewerewomenintheclassesbusinesswomenandhousewives.They,too,hadproblems!Clearly,whatIneededwasatextbookonhowtoconquerworrysoagainItriedtofindone.IwenttoNewYork'sgreatpubliclibraryatFifthAvenueandForty-secondSansfediscovered,tomyastonishment,thatthislibraryhadonlytw

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59、uldgiveacourseon“HowtoStopWorrying"?Yet,isthereevenonecourseonthatsubjectinanycollegeintheland?Ihaveneverheardofit.NowonderDavidSeaburysaidinhisbookHowtoWorrySuccessfully:"Wegrowupwithaslittlepreparationforthepressuresofexperienceasabookwormaskedtodoaballet（芭蕾舞）.“Theresult?Morethanhalfofourho