Question

C完形填空。(30分)

   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 3 him clearly,he said ,“Yes,indeed,you speak very well. ” 4 the girl still kept saying, “No. ” In the end,the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 5 to say.

   What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 6 a compliment (恭維) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer ,“Thank you” instead of “No”. She 7 understood what the American boy had said,but she thought she should be modest (謙虛的). In the 8 ,people will feel proud and 9 when they are praised (表揚). So if someone says the 10 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 11 being proud,so sometimes you should be confident 12 being modest.

   13 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 14 . 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 15 getting 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. nearly   D. badly

() 8. A. east   B. south   C. west   D. north

() 9. A. dutiful   B. modest   C. shy   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 the hope of

() 13. A. Unless   B. Until   C. Whethei*   D. If

() 14. A. others   B. the other   C. the others   D. another

() 15. A. fail to   B. expect to   C. succeed in   D. believe in

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C

1. B ( excited “興奮的”；surprised “驚奇的”；relaxed “放松的”； frightened“害怕的”。根據(jù)上句 But the girl answered, “No,no. My English is very poor. ”可知，這個外國人對這個回答感到很驚訝。因此答案為B.)

2. C (itself “它自己”；herself “她自己”；himself “他自己”; themselves“他們自己”。根據(jù)主語he可知用himself ,應選C.)

3. A (hear“聽見”，強調(diào)聽的結果；watch“觀看”;listen to“聽”， 強調(diào)聽的動作；look at“看看”。根據(jù)上文的敘述可知，那個外 國人認為那個中國女孩沒“聽”清楚他的話，所以他又說了一 遍。強調(diào)“聽”的結果，應使用hear ,因此答案為A.)

4. D (though,although“雖然;即使”，引導讓步狀語從句；or“否 則”，引導并列句，表示前后兩句為條件關系；but “但是”，表示 轉折關系。根據(jù)上句Yes,indeed,you speak very well.及下句 the girl still kept saying ,“No. ”可知，這兩句為轉折關系，因此 答案為D.)

5. C (when“什么時候”;which “哪一個”;what“什么”;how“怎樣”。根據(jù)句意“最后那個美國男孩不明白也不知說________ ”可知，空格處應為說話的內(nèi)容，因此答案為C.)

6. B (receive“收到”;accept“接受”;refuse “拒絕”;disagree“不同意”。根據(jù)第一段的敘述可知，她沒有像美國人那樣“接受”別 人的恭維，因此答案為B.)

7. B (hardly“幾乎不”;really“確實”;nearly“將近;幾乎”；badly“極壞地”。根據(jù)句意“她_____ 明白了那個美國男孩的意思，但是她認為她應該謙虛”可知，空格處表示強調(diào)“的確”，因 此答案為B.)

8. C (east“東方”;south“南方”;west“西方”;north“北方”。文 章主要敘述了中西方文化的差異，所以空格處應填west。因此 答案為C.)

9. D (dutiful“本分的”;modest “謙虛的”;shy “害羞的”;confident “自信的”。根據(jù)句意“在西方，人們受到表揚時會感到自豪和_______”可知，空格處應填confident。因此答案為D.)

10. A (dish“菜”;cup“茶杯”;glass“玻璃杯”;bowl“碗”。根據(jù)句中的cooked及delicious可知，應選A。)

11. D (think “認為”;say “說”;ask “問”;mean“意味著”。根據(jù)句意“在我看來，自信并不______ 著驕傲”可知，空格處應填mean ,因此答案為D.)

12. B (as soon as“ .................. 就”；as well as“除......外，(還……)”;instead of“代替;而不是”;in the hope of “希望”。 根據(jù)上一句的意思“自信并不意味著驕傲”可知，本句意思為 “因此，除了謙虛之外，我們還要自信。”因此答案為B.)

13. D (unless “如果不，除非”；until “直到……”；whether “是 否”;if “如果”。根據(jù)句意“你在西方國家工作時，你很謙虛并 說‘不，恐怕我做不好’，別人就會認為你確實沒有能力做好” 可知，這兩句為條件關系，因此答案為D.)

14. A (others“別人;另外一些”；the other (指兩者中的) “另一 個”;the others“(其他) 所有的(人或物) ”;another"(指三者或三者以上中的) 另一個”。根據(jù)句意“如果你經(jīng)常說‘不”你就會被________ 看不起�！笨芍�，空格處應表示“別人”，因此應選A。)

15. C (fail to“失敗”;expect to“期望”;succeed in“在.... 成功”;believe in“相信”。根據(jù)句意“在找工作時，如果一個人說‘我一定能做’而不是‘讓我試試”那么他或她就會____地得到這份工作”可知，空格處應填succeed in。因此答案 為C.)