Question

One day，an American boy said to a Chinese girl， " You speak English very well." But the girl answered, " No, no. My English is poor. " The foreigner was very 1      at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not 2      him clearly，he said， " Yes，indeed，you speak very well.” 3      the girl still kept saying " No.” At last,the American boy couldn't understand and didn't know 4      to say.

What's the matter with the girl's answer? She didn't accept praise in the same way as the American people do. She should answer "Thank you" 5      " No". She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest(谦虚).In the 6      ，people often feel 7 and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the 8      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 doesn't 9      being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest. While working in a western country， 10      you are modest and say "I'm afraid I can't do it well," the others may think that you really can't do it. So in the west,you should be brave and show your sell-confidence.

(   ) 1. A. excited    B. surprised C. relaxed    D. interested

(   ) 2. A. heard    B. watched C. looked at    D. listened to

(   ) 3. A. Though    B. Although C. Or    D. But

(   ) 4. A. which    B. when C. what    D. how

(   ) 5. A. as well as    B. as soon as C. and    D. instead of

(   ) 6. A. east    B. south C. west    D. north

(   ) 7. A. proud    B. shameful C. sorry    D. kind

(   ) 8. A. dishes    B. cups C. glasses    D. plates

(   ) 9. A. say    B. think C. ask    D. mean

(   ) 10. A. because    B. until C. whether    D. if

Answer 1

1. B根据语境，当别人夸奖你的时候，应该说 "谢谢"，所以中国女孩的回答使这个美国 男孩很"惊讶"。故选B。

2. A联系上下文可知男孩认为女孩可能没听清楚。故选A。

3. D根据上下文可知此处是转折关系。故选D。

4. C say是及物动词，what充当其宾语，what to say意为"说什么"。故选C。

5. D她应该说"谢谢"而不是"不"，instead of意 为"而不是"。故选D 

6. C根据上下文可知这是中西文化的区别，此处是西方文化的介绍。故选c。

7. A词义辨析。根据西方人的习惯，别人夸奖你时，你应该感到自豪和自信。故选A。

8. A根据下文delicious意为"美味可口的"可知 应该是做的"饭菜"，dishes。故选A。

9. D mean意为"意味着"。故选D。

10. D if意为"如果"，表示条件，如果你说"我恐 怕不行"，西方人就可能真的认为你不行。故选D。