Question

    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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made ______ understood or the girl had not heard 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 West, 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. 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 ______. 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 self­confidence.

1.A.itself B.herself C.himself D.themselves

2.A.Though B.Although C.Or D.But

3.A.when B.which C.what D.how

4.A.receive B.accept C.refuse D.disagree

5.A.hardly B.really C.rarely D.badly

6.A.dutiful B.modest C.shameful D.confident

7.A.dishes B.cups C.glasses D.bowls

8.A.think B.say C.ask D.mean

9.A.as soon as B.as well as C.instead of D.in spite of

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

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文通过一个中国女孩回答一个美国男孩的赞美时的语言选择，指出了中西方文化的差异，阐明了自己的观点：有时候我们应该用自信代替谦虚。

1.句意：我以为他没有把自己的话说清楚，或者姑娘没有听清楚……

考查代词辨析．itself 它自己；herself 她自己；himself 他自己；themselves他们自己。 根据后面 the girl 那个女孩，made oneself understood （使他人）明白，此处需要用he的反身代词，故答案是C。

2.句意：但是女孩仍然说不。

考查词连辨析．Though 虽然；Although 虽然，尽管，然而；Or 或者；But但是。根据the girl still kept saying，"No男孩原以为女孩不明白，重复一遍后，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，故答案是D。

3.句意：最后美国男孩无法理解，也不知道说什么。

考查连词辨析．when 当..时．which 哪一个．what 什么．how 怎么样；根据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，排除A、D选项；这里的说话内容没有选项，也排除which，故答案是C。

4.句意：她没有像美国人一样的方式接受恭维。

考查动词辨析．receive收到；accept 接爱；refuse 拒绝；disagree不同意。根据后面a compliment（恭维）in the same way as the American people do，像美国人那样…指的是"接受恭维"，排除C、D；accept接受，表主动接受，receive接收，故答案是B。

5.句意：她理解美国男孩说的，但是她觉得自己应该谦虚。

考查副词辨析，hardly几乎不；really 真的；nearly 几乎，差不多；badly糟糕地。根据后面but she thought she should be modest但她认为应该谦虚，可知前面她不是不明白男孩所说的话，因此使用肯定结构，故答案是B。

6.句意：在西方国家，受到表扬的时候人们会感觉到骄傲和自信。

考查形容词辨析．dutiful 孝顺的；modest 谦虚的；shy 害羞的；confident 自信的。通过第三段和最后一段可知，西方人想表现"自信"，故答案是D。

7.句意：所以如果有人说你做的菜好吃，你应该说谢谢。

考查名词辨析．dishes 饭菜；cups 杯子；glasses 眼镜；bowls碗。 根据后面cooked are very delicious做的非常可口，应该是饭菜，故答案是A．

8.句意：在我们国家，我们认为谦虚是一种美德，骄傲是件坏事,但是在我看来,自信并不意味着骄傲。

考查动词辨析，think 认为；say 说；ask 问；mean 意味着。根据前面But in my opinion，being confident does not 自信应该是并不意味着骄傲，故答案是D。

9.句意：……所以有时候你应该自信，而不是谦虚。

考查短语辨析，as soon as尽快；as well as 一样好；instead of 代替；in the hope of 怀着…的希望。根据so sometimes you should be confident （9）being modest．应该是这是作者的观点：用自信代替谦虚，故答案是C。

10.句意：如果你经常说“不”，你一定会被人看不起。

考查代词辨析．another三者以上另一个；the other 两者中另一个．the others (=the other+复数名词),代词，指一定范围内除去一个或一部分后，“余下的人或物的全部”。others 别的人或物（复数）．根据you will certainly be looked down upon by 表示复数，泛指他人，故答案是D。