Question

完形填空

A)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student,“You speak very good English.” But the girl said, “ 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 heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed ,you______ very well.”

______ the girl still kept saying,“No, no.” This time 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 the American people do. She should say “Thank you” instead of “ No”. She ______did understand what the American boy said, but she thought she should be modest (谦虚的). In the______, people feel proud and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the______you cooked are very delicious, you should say, “ Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue( 美德) and being______is a bad thing. But in my opinion, being confident does not______ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident as well as modest.

______you are modest and say“No, I’m afraid I can’t do it” while working in a western country, others may think that you really can’t do it . If you often say ”No”, you will certainly be looked down 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______ .So in the west, you______ 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. speak      B. talk       C. listened   D. look

4.A. Since    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. dishes    B. cups     C. glasses   D. bowls

10.A. worried   B. happy    C. lucky    D. proud

11.A. think     B say       C. ask      D. mean

12.A. Unless    B. Until    C. Whether  D. If

13.A. others   B. the other  C. the others D. another

14.A. fail     B. want     C. succeed  D. believe

15.A. would    B. should   C. could    D. Might

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.D

13.A

14.C

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。由此也让我们懂得，在西方社会自信是多么的重要。

1.

2.C考查代词与语境理解。A. itself 它自己； B. herself 她自己；C. Himself他自己； D. Themselves他们自己。句意：考虑到他没有是自己被别人听懂。结合语境可知此处指的是这个男孩认为对方没有明白自己的意思。Make oneself understood使某人自己被听懂，故选C。

3.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Speak说，后跟语言；B. Talk交谈；C. Listened听；D. Look看。句意：是的，确实是你说的很好。联系下文，可知此处指的是你的英语说得不错。故选A。

4.D考查连词与语境理解。A. Since自从；B. Although虽然；C. Or或者；D. But但是。句意：但这个女孩仍然坚持说。根据句意及语境此空表示转折，故选D。

5.C考查疑问词与语境理解。A. When当……时候； B. which 哪个；C. what 什么；D. How怎样。句意：这时这个美国男孩就搞不懂了并且不知道该说什么。根据句意及语境此题应选C。

6.B考查动词与语境理解。A. receive 收到；B. Accept接受；C. Refuse拒绝；D. Disagree不同意。句意：她没有像美国人那样接受恭维。根据句意及语境此题应选B。

7.B考查副词与语境理解。A. hardly 几乎不；B. Really确实；C. Nearly几乎；D. Badly糟糕地。句意：她的的确确听懂了美国男孩说的话，但她认为她应该谦虚。根据句意及语境是女孩确实听懂了美国男孩的话，故选B。

8.C考查名词与语境理解。A. East东方；B. South南方；C. West西方；D. North北方。句意：在西方人们被赞扬时他们感到自豪和自信。根据句意及题干分析是指在西方，故选C。

9.A考查名词与语境理解。A. Dishes饭菜；B. Cups杯子；C. Glasses眼镜；D. Bowls碗。句意：因此当有人说你做的饭菜非常好吃，你应该说：谢谢。根据句意及语境是指做的饭菜，故选A。

10.D考查形容词与语境理解。A. Worried担心的； B. Happy幸福的；C. Lucky幸运的；D. Proud自豪地，骄傲的。句意：在我们国家我们认为谦虚是一种美德而骄傲是件坏事情。根据句意及语境此题应选D。

11.D考查动词与语境理解。A. think 认为；B say说；C. Ask问；D. Mean意味着。句意：但以我的观点自信并不意味着骄傲。根据句意及语境此空是指“意味着”，故选D。

12.D考查连词与语境理解。A. Unless 除非；B. Until直到；C. Whether是否；D. If如果。句意：当你在西方国家工作时如果你谦虚的说：“不，恐怕我不能。”根据句意及语境此空是表示假设，故选D。

13.A考查代词与语境理解。A. Others其他，后不跟名词； B. the other其他，特指；C. the others其他，特指，后不跟名词；D. Another另一个。句意：你当然会被其他人看不起。根据句意及题干分析此处是泛指其他人，故选A。

14.C考查动词与语境理解。A. fail 失败；B. want 想；C. Succeed成功；D. Believe相信。句意：他或她就会成功。根据句意及语境此题应选C。

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