Question

C完形填空。(30分)

   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,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 “Yes,I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”，he or she will 15 getting 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. Whethei*   D. If

() 14. A. others   B. the other   C. the others   D. another

() 15. A. fail to   B. expect to   C. succeed in   D. believe in

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C

1. B ( 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。因此答案为B.)

2. C (itself “它自己”；herself “她自己”；himself “他自己”; themselves“他们自己”。根据主语he可知用himself ,应选C.)

3. A (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”。根据上文的叙述可知，那个外 国人认为那个中国女孩没“听”清楚他的话，所以他又说了一 遍。强调“听”的结果，应使用hear ,因此答案为A.)

4. D (though,although“虽然;即使”，引导让步状语从句；or“否 则”，引导并列句，表示前后两句为条件关系；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，因此 答案为D.)

5. C (when“什么时候”;which “哪一个”;what“什么”;how“怎样”。根据句意“最后那个美国男孩不明白也不知说________ ”可知，空格处应为说话的内容，因此答案为C.)

6. B (receive“收到”;accept“接受”;refuse “拒绝”;disagree“不同意”。根据第一段的叙述可知，她没有像美国人那样“接受”别 人的恭维，因此答案为B.)

7. B (hardly“几乎不”;really“确实”;nearly“将近;几乎”；badly“极坏地”。根据句意“她_____ 明白了那个美国男孩的意思，但是她认为她应该谦虚”可知，空格处表示强调“的确”，因 此答案为B.)

8. C (east“东方”;south“南方”;west“西方”;north“北方”。文 章主要叙述了中西方文化的差异，所以空格处应填west。因此 答案为C.)

9. D (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自豪和_______”可知，空格处应填confident。因此答案为D.)

10. A (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. D (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. B (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. D (unless “如果不，除非”；until “直到……”；whether “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，因此答案为D.)

14. A (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"(指三者或三者以上中的) 另一个”。根据句意“如果你经常说‘不”你就会被________ 看不起。”可知，空格处应表示“别人”，因此应选A。)

15. C (fail to“失败”;expect to“期望”;succeed in“在.... 成功”;believe in“相信”。根据句意“在找工作时，如果一个人说‘我一定能做’而不是‘让我试试”那么他或她就会____地得到这份工作”可知，空格处应填succeed in。因此答案 为C.)