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   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   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   3   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(赞扬). 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   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.
  9    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 on 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  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

【小题1】

A．excited B．surprised C．relaxed D．frightened

【小题2】

A．her B．herself C．himself D．him

【小题3】

A．when B．which C．what D．how

【小题4】

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

【小题5】

A．hardly B．really C．rarely D．badly

【小题6】

A．kind B．modest C．shy D．confident

【小题7】

A．think B．say C．ask D．mean

【小题8】

A．different from B．as well as C．instead of D．the same as

【小题9】

A．Unless B．Until C．Whether D．If

【小题10】

A．expect to B．fail to C．succeed in D．believe in

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】B
【小题6】D
【小题7】D
【小题8】C
【小题9】D
【小题10】A

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结构，并表示感谢。而不是像中国人一样谦虚几句。
【小题1】联系后一句描述，可知这个外国人很惊讶，故选B，惊讶的，感到出人意料的。
【小题2】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，故选C，他自己。
【小题3】结合语境可知此处指的是这个美国男孩不知道该说什么了。故选C，什么。
【小题4】动词辨析。A.接受，承认；B.受到，接纳；C.拒绝，抵制；D.争执，不同意。结合语境可知此处指的是这个女孩没有像美国人一样接受恭维，故选A。
【小题5】联系上文描述，可知此处指的是他真的明白了美国男孩说的话。故选B，真实地。
【小题6】形容词辨析。A.和蔼的，宽容的；B.谦虚的，适度的；C.害羞的；D.自信的。结合语境可知此处指的是他们会感到骄傲自信，故选D。
【小题7】动词辨析。A.思考，认为；B.说；C.问，请求；D.意味，想要。结合语境此处指的是，自信并不意味着骄傲。故选D。
【小题8】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。
【小题9】联系辨析。A.除非，如果不；B.直到；C.是否； D.是否，如果。联系上下文，可知前后是条件关系，故选D，如果你谦虚的说……
【小题10】短语辨析。A.期望，有望；B.未能；C.成功，在……方面成功；D.信仰，信任。结合语境可知此处指的是这个人有望得到这个工作，故选A。
考点：关于英语交际的说明文
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。