Question

Frankly，I appreciate myself very much.Yes，I admit I’m in many aspects not as good as other people，but I don’t think I’m always not good.When I find what I’ve done or written is okay，I’ll remain pleased with myself for quite a few days，and if I receive praise for it，I’ll even become so excited as to add a few words to reward myself.

True，I’m not modest at all.People may call me conceited(自负的)．But I think otherwise.

I appreciate other people.I appreciate anything good.Isn’t it unfair to forget appreciating myself while appreciating others?

We Chinese generally tend to be modest，and we take pride in being so.For example，a Chinese man will call his own wife zhuojing，meaning “my humble wife”，and his own writings zhuozuo，meaning “my poor writings”．But if you call his wife a “rustic(乡村的)woman”or his writings “trash”，he would，I’m sure，declare he would make a clean break with you angrily.As a matter of fact，there is probably no difference at all between what is said by him and you.

I don’t think it’s wrong of you to freely praise yourself if you’re really worthy of praise.As we know，there is an old Chinese saying disparaging(蔑视) a melon seller，named Lao Wang，who keeps praising his own goods.Well，why can’t he praise his melons if they are really sweet and juicy?

Lao Wang sells melons for a living.How could he carry on business if he，by imitating the affectations(装模作样)of us intellectuals，were to show false modesty about his melons？He would sure enough die of starvation.

Self?appreciation is therefore a key to professional dedication and enjoyment of work.Needless to say，the same is true of those who make a living with their pen.One will lose confidence in writing when he stops admiring his own essays.

1．We know from the first three paragraphs that the author________.

A．is modest in some way

B．is pleased to be a good writer

C．is too conceited

D．thinks it unfair to appreciate others

2．What do we know about the author’s attitude towards Chinese modesty according to Paragraph 4?

A．Supportive.　　　　　　　B．Negative.

C．Neutral.　 　　　　　　 D．Careless.

3．The author mentions the example of Lao Wang to prove that ________.

A．Lao Wang is very proud of himself

B．melon sellers should praise their goods

C．reasonable self?appreciation is good

D．writers should learn from Lao Wang

4．The purpose of the passage is to encourage readers to be________.

A．modest 　　　　　　　B．considerate

C．respectful 　　　　　 D．confident

 

Answer 1

【文章大意】　人要学会欣赏自己，因为能够欣赏自己的人，才能敬业乐业，才能够更好地、乐观地面对人生和自己的事业。

1. 解析：选A。细节理解题。作者在第一段中承认自己在有些方面是不如他人的，由此可看出，作者还是谦虚的，故选A项。

2．解析：选B。作者态度题。第四段中作者指出中国人谦虚，并以此为荣，然后举出“拙荆”、“拙作”的例子。但同时指出如果别人用同样意思的不敬词语来称呼他的妻子或作品，他肯定会生气并与该人绝交，由此可见，作者并不赞成中国人这种过度谦虚的做法，故选B项。

3. 解析：选C。推理判断题。文章最后提到大家都在蔑视“老王卖瓜，自卖自夸”的行为，但是，如果老王的瓜确实汁多又甜， 他为何不能夸自己的瓜呢？如果不这样做，他肯定就会饿死。以此为例，作者在最后一段指出，自我欣赏对于敬业乐业也非常重要，故C项符合作者的观点。

 

4. 解析：选D。写作意图题。作者在文中指出要学会欣赏自己，不要只是一味谦逊，要懂得展示自己自信的一面，故选D项。