Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, the sort of person you believe you are. _______ in your self-image are the _______ in which you place yourself, the roles you play and other _______ descriptors you use to identify yourself. If you tell an _______ you are a grandfather who _______ lost his wife and who does _______ work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious _______.

But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; it also involves how others see you. Three types of feedback from others are _______ of how they see us: conformation, rejection, and disconfirmation. Conformation occurs when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are. (44)____________________________________________________________. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you in a manner that is inconsistent with yourself definition. Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election. (45)_____________________________________________________ — Their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. The third type of feedback is disconfirmation, which occurs when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally. (46)___________________________________________________________________________. Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify yourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best refection of yourself-image.

【参考答案】

36. Included

37. categories

38. similar

39. acquaintance

40. recently

41. volunteer

42. citizen

43. indicative

44. You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team

45. He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise

46. A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks

【点评】

短文谈论了self-image的定义和内涵，它包括两方面的内容，一方面是一个人对自我的描绘，一方面是别人对这个人的看法。文中conscientious 一词难度较大但不影响做题;单词听写中categories、acquaintance和volunteer的拼写需要注意;句子听写均为支持论点的例子，结合上下文不难听出。

【解析】

36.

【答案】Included

【解析】空格所在的句子要表达的是“被包含在自我形象内的是……”，因此用被动;

37.

【答案】categories

【解析】categories表示“类别”，注意用复数;

38.

【答案】similar

【解析】此空难度较低，similar表示“相似的”;

39.

【答案】acquaintance

【解析】acquaintance含义为“相识的人”，拼写需注意;

40.

【答案】recently

【解析】recently表示“最近”，为时间状语;

41.

【答案】volunteer

【解析】volunteer work含义为“志愿者工作”，拼写需注意;

42.

【答案】citizen

【解析】citizen表示“市民”，空格前的conscientious表示“认真的，尽责的”;

43.

【答案】indicative

【解析】be indicative of为固定搭配，表示“暗示……，表明……”

44.

【答案】You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team

【解析】本句关键词为leadership abilities和in charge of，in charge of含义为“负责，主管”，根据上下文不难听出整个句子。

45.

【答案】He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise

【解析】本句关键词为otherwise，think otherwise表示“不这样认为”。

46.

【答案】A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks

【解析】本句关键词为excellent composition和encouraging remarks，句间为转折关系，encouraging含义为“令人鼓舞的，使有信心的”。