8．Self-talk helps us allTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful．If you've ever been overheard（無意中聽到） criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a speech，you'll know the social problems it can cause．
（36）A Talking to ourselves，whether out loud or silently in our heads，is a valuable．Far from being a sign of madness，self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do，manage our activities and control our emotions．
Psychologists（心理學(xué)家） call this private speech-language that is spoken out loud but directed at yourself．We do a lot of it when we are young．As children，we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others．（37）CPsychological experiments have shown that this so-called inner speech can improve our performance in tasks like telling what other people are thinking．One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we talk to ourselves in the second person：as"you"rather than"I"．
We keep the private speech we use as children inside-but we never truly put away the out-loud version．（38）BYou're sure to see an athlete shouting at himself or herself．
（39）G Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different places，just like a regular dialogue can，and might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity．
Both kinds of self-talk--the silent and out loud--seem to bring many different benefits to our thinking．（40）F
A．But there's no need for embarrassment
B．If you want proof，turn on a sports channel
C．As we grow older，we instead keep this system inside
D．Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys
E．According to the well-known saying，talking to yourself is the first sign of madness
F．Words to the self，spoken silently or aloud，are so much more than just chatter（閑聊）
G．Self-talk seems to be a very good way of solving problems and working through ideas．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了自我對話有助于身體健康，要學(xué)會自我對話．
解答 36．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段Talking to ourselves，whether out loud or silently in our heads，is a valuable可知但是不需要尷尬；故選A．
37．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)前文As children，we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others可知隨著我們的長大，反而一直待在這個圈子里出不去了；故選C．
38．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)前文We keep the private speech we use as children inside-but we never truly put away the out-loud version可知如果你想要證據(jù)，打開體育頻道；故選B．
39．G．推理判斷題．根據(jù)后文Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different places，just like a regular dialogue can可知自我對話似乎是一個很好的解決問題的方式和工作的思路；故選G．
40．F．推理判斷題．根據(jù)前文Both kinds of self-talk--the silent and out loud--seem to bring many different benefits to our thinking可知要對自己說話，無論是默念或朗讀或者僅僅只是閑聊；故選F．
點評 七選五閱讀是完成性閱讀，和完形填空很類似，不同的是一個選詞，一個選句子．解題時，要注意上下文語境，充分考慮信息詞（選項中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的詞），選出最符合語境的句子．
