Society has taught us that being an introvert is the worst thing and that everyone should want to be extroverted．We're told that being outgoing is good and being shy and quiet is bad．We're told in elementary school we have to raise our hands，participate in class or we lose marks．Every year at parent-teacher interviews，my parents would hear the same thing， "Your daughter is very shy．She needs to learn to speak up more．"
I was told to share my voice whenever possible．As an introvert，those are some very hard standards to achieve．I would show up to every meeting and watch my peers continue to develop their talks and I would get frustrated with myself．Why could they share their ideas so easily and I couldn't even come up with a topic？Now，looking back，I realize I have passions，I have views on the world and I have opinions．I just didn't want to share any of them because I'm an introvert．But is there anything wrong with that？
Statistics say that 50% of the American population is made up of introverts．So society is telling 50% of Americans - about 160 million people - that they need to change who they are to be accepted，to be successful and to be happy．Keep in mind，within this large group of introverts are people such as：Elton John，Emma Watson，Michael Jordan，Audrey Hepburn，Albert Einstein，and so many more incredible，inspiring people．
Do you think being an introvert has ever stopped any of them from achieving their goals or being happy？No．A lot of you have probably been told something along the lines of why be a follower when you can be a leader．
But what about every leader needs a follower？Let's look at Mr．Justin Trudeau，Prime Minister of Canada．Do you think he'd be where he is today without the support of the people？If everyone was trying to be a leader，no one would truly succeed as it's the followers that define a true leader．
They are all incredible inspirational leaders and they are all introverts．
In a business setting，the CEO of a company will look at an introvert and say， "If they're not going to share their ideas，they are useless to me．" Well，guess what？These companies are missing out．Introverts are known to be versatile，responsible，work well in small groups and individually．
So being an introvert has no effect on how happy or how successful you are going to be as long as you see it in the right lighting．If you see yourself as an introvert and think it's the worst thing in the world，you're never going to be truly happy with yourself and you're going to constantly try to change to conform to society．But if you accept yourself as an introvert and you're happy，there's nothing in the way of you achieving your goals and getting what you want．
All in all，there is absolutely nothing wrong with being an introvert．No matter what society may say，you don't need to change who you are because being an introvert is great．I want to end with a quote from the book Quiet：The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain． "The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting．For some，it's a Broadway spotlight；for others，it's a lamplit desk．"
So the next time you see that quiet kid in the back of the class who doesn't participate very much，I want you to think， "I wonder what great things they're going to come up with next．"
（1）The author cites examples in Paragraph 1 and 2 to prove thatAA．
A．introverts also have passions and opinions
B．teachers are too strict with their students
C．society expects us to be extroverted
D．introverts get frustrated very often
（2）Which of the following is True about introverts？BB
A．they can become extroverts if they try hard
B．not all business CEO appreciate their inner beauty
C．they can become the followers but not true leaders
D．many become great leaders after they change personality
（3）The underlined phrase "missing out" meansAA．
A．losing talented employees
B．narrowing down business
C．facing difficult situations
D．laying off workers
（4）The underlined quote by Susan Cain means thatBB．
A．you can still be great leaders behind the lamplit desk
B．you can be whoever you want if you try hard enough
C．you should strive to be the center of attention among people
D．you should find your role in society that fits your personality
【答案】A；B；A；B
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1．British children's writer Roald Dahl ate chocolates and sweets "pretty much every mealtime"，remembers daughter Ophelia Dahl．
After dinner，whether dining alone or entertaining guests，Dahl would pass around a little red plastic box full of Mars Bars，Milky Ways，Maltesers，Kit Kats and much more．
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According to Dahl，the Golden Years of Chocolate were 1930-1937．In 1930，Roald Dahl was 14 years old．He was a student at Repton，a famous boys' boarding school in England．It was a tough environment：those in authority were more interested in controlling than educating the students．
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This was when Dahl's imagination took flight．He pictured factories with inventing rooms with pots of chocolate and fudge（軟糖）and "all sorts of other delicious fillings bubbling away on the stoves"．
"It was lovely dreaming those dreams…when I was looking for a plot for my second book for children．I remembered those little cardboard boxes（紙盒）and the newly invented chocolates inside them，and I began to write a book called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory．"
For the record，Roald Dahl did not like chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream．He said， "I prefer my chocolate straight．"
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B．To introduce Dahl's love for chocolate．
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C．Students could become chocolate experts then．
D．Roald Dahl's passion for chocolate was lit up then．
（4）gave Roald Dahl inspiration to write Charlie and Chocolate Factory．
A．the dream about chocolates．
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