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Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?Areyouafraidtoasksomeoneforadate?

Manypeopleareafraidtoassert（表现）themselves.Dr.Alberti,authorofStandUp,SpeakOut,andTalkBack,thinksit'sbecausetheirself-respectislow.Ourwholesetup（体制）isdesignedtomakepeopledistrustthemselves,saysAlberti.There'salways'superior'around–aparent,ateacher,aboss-who'knowsbetter'.Theresuperiorsoftengainwhentheychip（削弱）awayatyourself-image.

ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopleassertthemselves.Theyofferassertivenesstrainingcourses–ATforshort.IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.Theylearntobemoreactivewithouthurtingotherpeople.

Inoneway,learningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.AgrouptakinganAtcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButAtusesanevenstrongermotive-theneedtoshare.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowthefeels.

Whetherornotyouspeakupforyourselfdependsonyourself-image.Ifsomeoneyoufaceismoreimportantthanyou,youmayfeellessofaperson.Youstarttodoubtyourowngoodsense.

Yougobytheotherperson'sdemand.But,whyshouldyou?ATsaysyoucangettofeelgoodaboutyourself.Andonceyoudo,youcanlearntospeakout.

96.Asusedthefirstline,thephrasetalkbackmeans.

A）persuadesomebodytochangehismind

B）answershowingdisagreement

C）talkandgoback

D）fightbravely

97.Thepassagemainlydiscussestheproblemthat.

A）peopleareeasilycheatedwhentheybuysomething

B）peopleareafraidtospeakforthemselves

C）somepeoplethinktoolowofthethemselves

D）somepeopleareafraidofsuperiors

98.Wemayinferfromthepassagethattheauthor'sattitudetowardsthewholesetupis.

A）positive

B）negative

C）hostile

D）appreciative

99.OnethingthatAssertivenessTrainingdoesnotdois.

A）helppeopleovercomefear

B）showpeopletheyhavearighttobethemselves

C）helppeopletoassertthemselvesevenifotherssuffer

D）helppeopletofeelgoodaboutthemselves

100.Abesttitleforthispassageis.

A）AssertivenessTraining

B）DevelopmentofSelf-respect

C）TheImportanceofSelf-image

D）HowtoFeelGoodAboutYourself