Question

V. 完形填空(2014 •四川南充) 

One day,I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student ,“ You speak very good English. ” But the girl answered ,“No,no. My English is very poor. ” The foreigner was quite 1 at the answer. Thinking he had not made 2 understood or the girl had not 3 him clearly,he said ,“Yes,indeed,you speak very well. ” 4 the girl still kept saying,

“No." In the end,the American boy could not understand and didn't know 5 to say.

What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't 6  a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer ,“Thank you” instead of “ No She 7 understood what the American boy had said,but she thought she should be modest (谦虚的) . In the 8 ,people will feel proud and 9 when they are praised (表扬) . So if someone says the 10 you have cooked are very delicious,you should say ,“Thank you. ”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing. But in my opinion,being confident does not 11 being proud,so sometimes you should be confident 12 being modest.

13 you are modest and say ,“No,I'm afraid I can't do it well. ” while working in a Western country,others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 14 . When asking for a job,if one says something like “Yes,I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”，he or she will 15 to get it. So in the West,you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1. A. excited   B. surprised

   C. relaxed   D. frightened

2. A. itself   B. herself

   C. himself   D. themselves

3. A. heard   B. watched

   C. listened to   D. looked at

4. A. Though   B. Although

   C. Or   D. But

5. A. when   B. which

   C. what   D. how

6. A. receive   B. accept

   C. refuse   D. disagree

7. A. hardly   B. really

   C. nearly   D. badly

8. A. East   B. south

   C. West   D. north

9. A. dutiful   B. modest

   C. shy   D. confident

10. A. dishes   B. cups

   C. glasses   D. bowls

11. A. think   B. say

   C. ask   D. mean

12. A. as soon as   B. as well as

   C. instead of   D. in the hope of

13. A. Unless   B. Until

   C. Whether   D. If

14. A. others   B. the other

   C. the others   D. another

15. A. fail   B. expect

   C. succeed   D. believe

Answer 1

V.l.B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。

excited“兴备的”;surprised “惊奇 的 ”;relaxed “放松的”；frightened “害怕的”。根据上文But the girl answered ,“No,no. My English is very poor."可知，这个外国又对这个回答感到很惊讶。因此答案为B

2. C解析:考查反身代词词义辨析。

itself“它自己”;herself “她自己”； himself“他自己”;themse ves“他fli 自己”。根据主语he可知，应选C.

3. A 解析：考查动词词义辨析。

就会认为你确实没有能力做这件 事”可知，答案为D.

14. A解析：考查不定代词词义辨析。

others“别人”;the other 指 “两者中的另一个”;the others“其他W有的A或物，another指“三 者或三者以上中的另一个”。根据句意“如果你经常说‘不”你肯 定会被别人看不起”可知，空格处应表示“别人”，因此应选A.

15. B 解析：考查动词词义辨析。

fail “失败”;expect “预计”; succeed“成功”;believe“相信”。根据句意“在找工作时，如果一个人说些像‘是的，我肯定能做这件事’而不是‘让我试试”那么他(或她) 预计会得到这份工作”可知，空格处应填expect。