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摘要： What would you like ? A. else B. other C. the other D. others

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A. else
B. other
C. others
D. the others

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　　The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student in English“You speak very good English”．But the student answered,“No, no．My English is very poor．”The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself understand or the student had not heard him clearly, he said,“Yes, indeed, you speak very well．”But the Chinese student still kept saying“No”．In the end the foreigner gave up and didn't know what to say．

　　What is wrong with the student's answer?It is because he didn't accept a compliment as the English people do．He should have said“Thank you”instead of“No”He actually understood what the American had said．But he thought he should be modest．If he said“Thank you”, that would mean he was too proud．According to the Western culture, if someone says the dishes, you have cooked are very delicious, you should say“Thank you”．If someone says to a woman“You look so beautiful with the new clothes on”, she should be very happy and answer“Thank you”．In our country we think being modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad thing．But in the West, if you are modest and say“No, I'm afraid I can't do it well”, then the others will take it for granted that you really can-not do it．If you often say“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by others．If asking for a job, one says something like“Yes, I can certainly do it”instead of“Let me have a try on the job”, he or she will expect to get it．So in the West, one should always be confident．Without self-confidence, he cannot go anywhere．Confidence is of great importance to one in a country where competitions is quite keen．

(1)

Why was the American surprised at the Chinese student's answer?
[　　]
A．	Because he wondered whether the student could really speak good English．
B．	Because he wouldn't like others to say“No”．
C．	Because he could hardly hear what the student had said．
D．	Because the way to accept a compliment in China is not the same as that in the Western countries．

(2)

As the student kept saying“No”, the American ________．
[　　]
A．	became disappointed
B．	got angry
C．	lost interest
D．	could not continue the talk because he really didn't know what else he could say

(3)

According to the Western culture, if one is given a compliment he or she should say“________”．
[　　]
A．	Pardon
B．	Excuse me
C．	Yes, thanks a lot
D．	Thank you

(4)

Why does a man in the West who asks for a job say something like“Yes, I can certainly do it”?
[　　]
A．	Because he is not modest．
B．	Because he should give an impression that he's just fit for the job in order to get the job．
C．	Because he could do nothing but speak that way．
D．	Because he just wanted to have a try．

(5)

What does the passage tell us?
[　　]
A．	The Chinese people are modest while the Westerners are confident．
B．	Confidence is more important than modesty．
C．	How to accept compliments given by Westerners．
D．	About the Western culture．

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When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?
The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things(生物). But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.
The trees feed the forest “people” by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.
Human beings(人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks(售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.
We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.
Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else!
小题1:According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on _____.

A．the leaves of the trees	B．water and minerals
C．the soil and air	D．all of the above

小题2: It is the ____ that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.

小题3:According to the writer, human beings are ______ the forest “people”.

小题4:The writer mainly wants to tell us_______.

A．we need people for friendship

B．we need one another in order to live

C．the forest is a whole world of its own

D．the forest is full of different living things

小题5: Which one is the relationship(关系) between a forest and your life？

A．We can see trees in the forests.

B．We like the living things in the forest.

C．We need farmers to grow our food in the forest.

D．We are the same as the forest; We need each other to live on.

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To err is human. To blame（责备） the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes（戏谑的引语）are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: “To err is human, to forgive, divine（神圣的）.” This saying mirrors an ideal: People should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite – find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity（成熟）.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large companies, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary（直接推论）to that: if a good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?

A．A secretary works to a timetable.

B．A company’s next move follows a good plan.

C．A girl goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.

D．A man tries to manage everything in a large company.

【小题2】What can we infer from the last paragraph according to the writer?

A．A good excuse is the same as honesty.

B．Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.

C．Unpleasant truth is better than a good excuse.

D．Making a good excuse is sometimes a better idea.

【小题3】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．A Mirror of Human Nature

B．To Blame or to Forgive