If you walk into a bookstore, you might see shelves of books labelled(标注) “self-help”. You may not know what these books are about. In fact, more and more people are turning to self-help books for advice these days. You can't imagine that sales of these books in the UK reached 3, 000, 000 last year.
Self-help books are usually written by paychologists(心理学家), famous writers or successful businessmen. They teach you how to deal with problems in your life, for example, how to get on well with your classmates or friends, how to plan your time well or how to find happiness.
Paul Sweetman, the owner of City Books in the UK said that social problems might be the reason why more people are reading self-help books. “They come into the shop and look for ways to deal with these problems in their life,” Paul said. Besides, it seems to be easier for young readers to find their mistakes, especially those born after 2000. They want to improve themselves by reading self-help books.
Self-help books used to be something people laughed at. Many people didn’t take chicken soup stories and “success theory(成功学)” books seriously. But now they are recognized by young people.
No matter why there is growing interest in self-help books, it's good to know that help is at hand if we need it. But are these books truly helpful? Read one and find out.
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1.From this passage, self-help books are books which _______.
A tell us interesting jokes
B provide beautiful poems
C teach us to deal with problems
D talk about animals and plants
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文中Self-help books are usually written by paychologists(心理学家), famous writers or successful businessmen. They teach you how to deal with problems in your life, for example, how to get on well with your classmates or friends, how to plan your time well or how to find happiness.可知，自助书籍是帮助我们解决问题的书籍。故选C。
2.The underlined word “recognized” means _______ in the passage.
A doubted
B refused
C accepted
D avoided
解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据上文Many people didn't take chicken soup stories and “success theory(成功学)” books seriously.可知下文应该是它们得到了年轻人的“认可”。But now关键词，表示转折，因此recognized在这里是指“被认可，被接受”，相当于accepted。故选C。
3.The writer writes this passage mainly to _______.
A increase people's happiness
B introduce self-help books
C help us to plan time well
D encourage us to write books
解析：选B。主旨大意题。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要作者向人们介绍和推荐自助书籍。故选B。
