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(2014 •南充中考) 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 6ompliment (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 shys the 10 you have cooked are very delicious,you should say,uThank 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,the 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^YesJ 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

1. [考查角度]形容词词义辨析[解题方法]语境推断

[推理过程]excited “兴奋的”；surprised “惊奇 的”；relaxed“放松的”;frightened“害怕的”。 根据上句 But the girl answered ,“No,no. My English is very poor”可知，这个外国人 对这个回答感到很惊讶。故选   B.

2. [考查角度]反身代词词义辨析 [解题方法]语境分析

[推理过程]itself “它自 己”；herself “她自 己”；himself “他自己”；themselves “他们自 己”。根据语境及主语he可知，他认为他没 有让他自己被他人听明白。故选   C.

3. [考查角度]动词辨析 [解题方法]语境推断

[推理过程]hear“听见”，强调听的结果； watch“观看”;listen to“听”，强调听的动作； look at“看看”。根据下文那个外国人又重复 了一遍知，他认为那个中国女孩没“听”清楚 他的话。强调“听”的结果，应使用heard。 故选A.

4. [考查角度]连词辨析 [解题方法]语境分析

[推理过程]though、although“虽然;即使”， 引导让步状语从句；or“或者，否则”，引导并 列句；but “但是”，表示转折关系。根据上句 “Yes,indeed,you speak very well. ”及下句 the girl still kept saying, “No. ”可知，这两 句为转折关系。故选   D.

5. [考查角度]特殊疑问词词义辨析 [解题方法]句意分析

[推理过程]when“什么时候”；which “哪一 个”;what“什么”;how“怎么”。根据句意“最后那个美国男孩不明白也不知 ”

可知，空格处应为说话的内容。故选   C.

6. [考查角度]动词词义辨析 [解题方法]归纳分析

[推理过程]receive “收到”;accept “接受”; refuse “拒绝’^disagree“不同意”。由前面的 叙事部分可知，女孩没有像美国人那样“接 受”别人的恭维。故选   B.

7. [考查角度]副词词义辨析 [解题方法]句意分析

[推理过程]hardly “几乎不”；really “实际 上”；nearly “将近;几乎”；badly “很;非常”。 由后半句“但是她认为她应该谦虚”可知，这 个女孩事实上是明白了对方的意思。故选

B0

8. [考查角度]名词词义辨析

[解题方法]生活常识、词汇复现 [推理过程]east“东方”;south“南方”;west “西方”;north“北方”。根据叙事部分的人 物身份(an American boy/a Chinese girl student) 可知作者是要讲述中西方文化的差 异，同时下文中的western、west也印证了空格处应填west。故选   C.

9. [考查角度]形容词词义辨析 [解题方法]句意分析

[推理过程]dutiful"本分的”;modest“谦虚 的”;shy“害羞的”;confident“自信的”。根据 句意“在西方，人们受到表扬时会感到0豪和 ”可知，空格处应填confident。

故选   D.

10. [考查角度]名词词义辨析 [解题方法]句意分析

[推理过程]dish“菜”;cup“茶杯”;glass“玻 璃杯”；bowl “碗”。根据句中的cooked及 delicious可知，应选A.

11. [考查角度]动词词义辨析 [解题方法]句意分析

[推理过程]think“认为”;say “说”;ask “问”;mean “意味着”。根据句意“在我看来，自信并不 着骄傲”可知，空格处应填mean ,因此答案为   D.

12. [考查角度]固定短语词义辨析 [解题方法]句意推断

[推理过程]as soon as“ 就 ”；as well as “除 外，(还 ) ”； instead of

“代替;而不是”;in the hope of “希望”。根 据上一句的意思“自信并不意味着骄傲”可 知，本句意思为“因此，除了谦虚之外，我们 还要自信。”因此答案为   B.

13. [考查角度]连词词义辨析 [解题方法]句意分析

[推理过程]unless “如果不;除非until “直到……”；whethei“是否”;if“如果”。根据句意“你在西方国家工作时， 你很谦虚并说‘不，恐怕我做不好”别人就会认 为你确实没有能力做好”可知，这两句为条 件关系。故选   D.

14. [考查角度]不定代词词义辨析 [解题方法]句意分析

[推理过程]others“别人;另外一些”；the other (指两者中的) “另一个”；the others “(其他) 所有的(人或物) ”；another“另一 (事物或人) ”。根据句意“如果你经常说

‘不”你一定会被 看不起。”可知，空格处应表示“别人”。故选A.

15. [考查角度]逻辑推理、动词词义辨析 [解题方法]逻辑推理

[推理过程]fail “失败”;expect “期望”; succeed“成功”;believe “相信”。根据下文 可知自信能帮助找到工作，因此空格处应 填 succeed。故选   C.