One day, I heard an American boy said 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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, " Yes, indeed, you speak very well. " But the girl still kept saying, "No. " In the end, the American boy could not understand and didn't know what to say.
What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't accept a compliment(夸奖) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, "Thank you" instead of “No". She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the dishes 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 mean being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.
If 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 others. 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 expect to get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence。
1.Why did the Chinese girl say“No”when she was praised?
A. Because she thought she should be proud.
B. Because she thought she should be confident.
C. Because she thought she should be modest.
D. Because she thought she is a student.
2.If you say,“I can do it well.“when asking for a job in the west，the others may think that __________.
A. You can do it well. B. You can't do it well.
C. You like doing it. D. You don’t like doing it.
3.What does the underlined part“looked down upon”mean in Chinese?
A．瞧不起 B．瞧得起 C．表扬 D．批评
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The girl didn’t hear the boy clearly.
B. The American boy understood the girl’s answer.
C. In China, people think being modest is a virtue.
D. The writer thinks being modest means being proud.
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. We should be proud and selfish in the west.
B. We should be modest and confident in the West.
C. We should be modest and brave in the West.
D. We should be brave and confident in the West.
The great Zen（禅宗）teacher, Benzei had many pupils. One day, one of them was caught because of stealing things by other students. And they reported him to Benzei, but he took no action against the boy.
A few days later, the same boy stole another student's things and was again caught. And again Benzei did nothing. This made the other students angry, and they wrote a petition(请愿书) to ask the teacher to send away the thief from school. They all threatened to leave if the boy was allowed to stay.
The teacher called a meeting of the students. When they had arrived, he said to them, "You are good boys who know what is right and what is wrong. If you leave, you will have no trouble in joining any other school. But what about your brother who does not even know the difference between right and wrong? Who will teach him if I don't? No, I cannot ask him to go even if it means losing all of you. "
Tears coursed down(流下) the cheeks of the boy who had stolen. From then on, he never stole again and became an honest man.
1.What did the teacher do when the students reported me boy to him?
A. He asked the boy's parents to come to school.
B. He was angry with the boy.
C. He sent away the boy from the school
D. He took no action against the boy.
2.The underlined word "This" in the passage refers to __________.
A. the teacher took no action against the boy who stole things again
B. they didn’t catch the boy who stole things
C. the teacher hit the boy who stole things
D. the teacher told them not to catch the boy
3.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. The students all threatened to leave if the boy left.
B. The teacher didn't ask the boy to leave.
C. If the students all leave, they won't join another school.
D. The teacher called a parents' meeting for the thief.
4.In order to ask the teacher to send away the boy from school, what did the students do?
A. They didn't have classes
B. They all left the school.
C. They wrote a petition.
D. They all threatened the thief.
5.From the passage we know _____________.
A. Benzei wasn't really a good teacher.
B. The boy realized he was wrong.
C. The teacher had a wrong action.
D. From then on, nobody stayed with the boy.
A man got off the bus and Sam, the bus driver, drove on. Soon the bus to the next stop. old man got on it. “This boy you his seat.”Sam said to the old man. But the boy in the front seat did not move the old man went up to him, Sam looked at him. Then he said again to the old man in a voice,“This boy will be glad to give you his seat.” This time the boy it. His face red. He got up at once. Then the old man sat down said to the boy, “Thank you, my boy.” “Most people want nice,” Sam told the old man. “They just forget that. Sometimes they need a little . I am glad to give them such a push sometimes, too.”
1.A. come B. comes C. came D. coming
2.A. A B. An C. The D./
3.A. will give B. give C. gives D. gave
4.A. while B. if C. unless D. when
5.A. loud B. louder C. loudly D. loudest
6.A. hear B. hears C. heard D. hearing
7.A. goes B. go C. went D. gone
8.A. and B. so C. but D. or
9.A. will be B. to be C. be D. being
10.A. rest B. money C. place D. push
-Do you know Lang Lang?
-Of course. He is a famous pianist and he plays the piano_______ .
A. beautiful B. more beautiful
C. beautifully D. more beautifully
"Can you _____ the lost wallet in detail?” the policeman asked.
A. describe B. described
C. to describe D. describing
Don't forget ______ thanks when other people help you.
A. accept B. to accept C. say D. to say
