完形填空,阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

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 1at the answer. Thinking he had not made 2understood 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 should5 ,“ Thank you”instead of“ No” . She really 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 . So if someone says the 7 you have cooked are very delicious , you should say , “ Thank you .”

In our country, we think being modest is a virtue and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion , being confident does not 8 being proud , so sometimes you should be confident 9 being modest.

10 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 11 . 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 12 get it . So in the west , you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

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

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

3. A. how B. when C. what D. which

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

5. A. read B.talk C. write D.answer

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

7. A. dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls

8. A. ask B. say C. mean D. think

9. A. as soon as B. instead of C.as well as D. not only

10. A. If B. Until C. Whether D. Unless

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

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


 Most kids hate doing housework. However, not all hope is lost. There are some things that you can do to get your kids to help you clean your house. If you are struggling with the chores (家务)and need your kids to help you, take a look at some of the creative ways in this article.

    If you are dealing with older kids, you may want to try the allowance deal. You can give your kids a list of chores that need to be done each week. If they complete these chores, you can give them some money. You can also break the list down and tell them they will get so much for each chore that is finished. Older kids , who like to do things on weekends or buy things like video games, will work hard to complete their chores and earn their money. This is also teaching them responsibility. This is teaching them that they must work for what they want.

If you are dealing with younger kids, you may want to go with the rewards chart(奖励图表). This is where you design a chart and list their chores on the chart. For each chore they complete, you can put a red flower beside it. For the rewards, you can also do a number of things ,such as going to the park, going out to eat, buying a DVD or something similar. The rewards would be up to you because you know what your kids like.

For real small kids, you can turn it into a game. When kids were much younger, you can teach them to dance around and sing as you cleaned. The kids loved it and would do a wonderful job at picking up their toys. So, consider turning cleaning into a game for the real small kids.

1. What does the underlined word “allowance” in Paraph 2 mean ?

   A. Good words given by parents           B. Business that needs studying

   C. Explanation of responsibility           D. Small change given by parents

2. Why can we put a red flower beside the chore on a chart?

    A. To know what your kids like.                 

    B. To know how many chores the kids have done.

C. To encourage younger kids to do more chores.  

D. To go out to eat or do something similar they like. 

3. What can we know from this article?

   A. Kids should help parents do more chores.

   B. Parents should teach kids how to do housework.

   C. The more chores kids do, the more they love their parents.

   D. Creative methods can be helpful for parents to get their kids to do housework.

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