Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从A.B.C.D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案

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 ___________ at the answer. Thinking he had not made ___________understood or the girl had not ___________ him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” ___________ the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know ___________ to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t ___________ a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She ___________ understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the___________ , people will feel proud and ___________ when they are praised . So if someone says the___________ 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 ___________ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident ___________ being modest.

___________ 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___________ . 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___________ 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．rarely D．badly

【8】A．east B．south C．west D．north

【9】A．difficult B．modest C．shameful 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 spite of

【13】A．Unless B．Until C．Whether D．If

【14】A．another B．the other C．the others D．others

【15】A．fail to B．expect to C．succeed in D．believe in

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】B

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【11】D

【12】C

【13】D

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要谈到了英语交际中的谦虚问题，在西方交际中对于别人的夸奖，赞美等恭维一般是欣然接受，并表示感谢。而不是像中国人一样谦虚几句。

【1】B考查形容词及语境的理解。A．excited激动的；B．surprised吃惊的；C．relaxed放松的；D．frightened害怕的。句意：这个外国人很惊讶。这里是感到惊讶。根据题意，故选B。

2.【2】C考查代词及语境的理解。A．itself它本身；B．herself她自己；C．himself他自己；D．themselves他们自己。句意这个男孩认为对方没有明白自己的意思，这里是指他自己。根据题意，故选C。

【3】A考查动词及语境的理解。A．heard听见 ；B．watched观看；C．listened to听；D．looked at看。根据句意：这个女孩还没有听清他说的什么。这里是“没听清”的意思，强调听的结果，用hear；前面用了had，动词用过去分词，构成过去完成时。故选A。

【4】D考查连词短语及语境的理解。A．though通过；B．although尽管；C．or或者；D．but但是。句意：但是这个女孩仍然说“不是”。男孩原以为女孩不明白，重复一篇后，仍旧未听到女孩符合常理的回答，这是出乎男孩意料的。前后意思有所转折，因此用but。故选D。

5.【5】C考查疑问词及语境的理解。A．when何时；B．which哪一个；C．what什么；D．how怎样。what to say“不知说什么”，其中what是say逻辑宾语；且say是及物动物，必须跟宾语。故选C。

【6】B考查动词及语境的理解。A．receive接收；B．accept接受；C．refuse决绝；D．disagree不同意。根据句意：这个女孩没有像美国人一样接受恭维，这里是接受的意思。故选B。

【7】B考查副词及语境的理解。A．hardly几乎不；B．really真地；C．rarely各种各样；D．badly坏得 。句意：他真的明白了美国男孩说的话。这里是真的明白。故选B。

8.【8】C考查名词及语境的理解。A．east东方；B．south南方；C．west西方；D．north北方。根据句意：在西方国家，当他们感到被表扬的时候，他们感到骄傲和自信，这里面的内容，属于西方文化，故选C。

9.【9】D考查形容词及语境的理解。 A．difficult困难的；B．modest谦虚的；C．shameful害羞的；D．confident自信的 。根据句意：在西方国家，当他们感到被表扬的时候，他们感到骄傲和自信。这里是说自信的意思。故选D。

10.【10】A考查名词及语境的理解。A．dishes盘子；饭菜。B．cups杯子；C．glasses玻璃杯；D．bowls碗。根据句意：因此某人说你做的饭菜很美味的时候。这里指饭菜。故选A。

【11】D考查动词及语境的理解。A．think认为；B．say说；C．ask问；D．mean意义。根据句意：自信并不意味着骄傲，这里是意味着。故选D。

【12】C考查连词及语境的理解。A．as soon as一……就；B．as well as也；C．instead of代替……，而不是； D．in spite of如果。联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是，有时你应该自信而不是谦虚，故选C，代替，而不是。

【13】D考查连词及语境的理解。A．Unless除非；B．Until直到；C．Whether是否；D．If如果。联系上下文，可知前后是条件关系，有if引导。故选D。

14.【14】D考查代词及语境的理解。 A．another另一个；B．the other表示两者中的另一个；C．the others别的，其他的；D．others泛指的别的，其他的。根据句意：你将一定被别人看不起。表示复数，泛指他人。故选D。

15.【15】B考查动词短语及语境的理解。A．fail to失败；B．expect to期待；C．succeed in成功 D．believe in相信。根据句意：他或她将期待得到它。expect to do 期待去做；期望做某事。故选B。