题目内容
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____at the answer. Thinking he had not made____understood or the girl had not____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____, 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.
____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____get it. So in the west, you should 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. heard B. watched C. listened to D. looked at
4.A. Though 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. rarely D. badly
8.A. east B. south C. west D. north
9.A. dutiful B. modest C. shameful D. confident
10.A. dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls
11.A. think B. say C. ask D. mean
12.A. as soon as B. as well as C. instead of D. in spite of
13.A. Unless B. Until C. Whether D. If
14.A. another B. the other C. the others D. others
15.A. fail to B. expect to C. succeed in D. believe in
假设你是Kitty，请根据下表中的要点提示，用英语写一封信，向你的网友Lisa介绍你最喜欢的女演员Sharon。
出生日期 | 1979年5月7日 |
演艺生涯 | 很小的时候，喜欢电影和表演；梦想当一名演员 |
24岁，第一次露面；标志着成功职业生涯的开始 | |
到2012为止，主演了十多部电影；获得奥斯卡最佳女演员奖 | |
你的观点 | 自拟至少两点 |
注意：
1要点齐全，可适当发挥。
2词数90左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
3条理清晰，语意连贯，字迹工整。
Dear Lisa,
My favourite actress is Sharon._________________________________________________
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假如你是高杰，请根据以下表格提示，给你的美国笔友戴夫(Dave)写一封电子邮件，向他介绍你的两位好朋友的上学方式、所需时间等情况。
姓名 | 彼得(Peter) | 里克(Rick) |
距离 | 约2千米 | 约10千米 |
方式 | 骑自行车 | 乘公共汽车 |
时间 | 约15分钟 | 约30分钟 |
要求：60词左右，可适当发挥。电子邮件的格式已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Dave,
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Yours,
Gao Jie
