“You speak very good English”The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of

“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You 1 very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
2 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself 3 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still 4 saying “No”. 5 the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.
What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people 6 . 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 someone says to a woman, “ You look 7 beautiful with the new clothes 8 .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think 9 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 10 I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you 11 can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 12 . When 13 for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident. 14 self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great 15 to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)
【小题1】A．sayB．talkC．speakD．tell【小题2】A．surprisingB．surprisedC．laughedD．laughing【小题3】A．understoodB．understandC．to understandD．understanding【小题4】A．keepB．keepingC．keepsD．kept【小题5】A．At firstB．By the wayC．In the endD．First of all【小题6】A．didB．doneC．to doD．do【小题7】A．suchB．such aC．soD．so a【小题8】A．forB．onC．inD．into【小题9】A．beingB．beC．havingD．have【小题10】A．I’m afraidB．I’m not sureC．I don’t mindD．I don’t know【小题11】A．hardlyB．reallyC．badlyD．luckily【小题12】A．anotherB．otherC．the otherD．others【小题13】A．askingB．askC．provideD．providing【小题14】A．WithB．WithoutC．byD．under【小题15】A．importantlyB．unimportantC．importantD．importanceC

(答案→)C 解析：这篇短文主要谈到了英语交际中的谦虚问题，在西方交际中对于别人的夸奖，赞美等恭维一般是欣然结构，并表示感谢，而不是像中国人一样谦虚几句。由此也让我们懂得，在西方社会自信是多么的重要。【小题1】动词辨析。tell告诉，讲述，强调一个人说；say 说，强调说的内容；talk 不及物动词，谈话，多和介词搭配使用；speak演讲，发言，说某种语言。联系下文，可知此处指的是你的英语说得不错。故选C。【小题2】联系后一句描述，可知这个外国人很惊讶，故选B，惊讶的，感到出人意料的。B【小题3】结合语境可知此处指的是这个男孩认为对方没有明白自己的意思。过去分词作宾语补足语表示被动的动作，结合 语境可知选A。【小题4】联系上下文可知此处指的是，这个中国学生仍旧坚持说……。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用过去时态，选D，坚持，继续。【小题5】短语辨析。A. 首先，最初； B. 顺便说说；C.终于，最后；D. 首先。联系前文，可知这个外国人最后放弃了。故选C。【小题6】结合语境可知此处指的是他没有像美国人那样接受恭维。结合语境可知从句中描述的是客观性动作，故用一般现在时态。本句主语the American people 表示复数含义，故谓语动词用原形。选D。【小题7】词义辨析。such是形容词，修饰名词，意思是如此的这样的；so是副词，修饰形容词，副词，意思是如此这样。连词下文beautiful ，可知选C，副词修饰形容词。【小题8】介词辨析。A.为了，对于；B. 在上面；C.在里面；D.进入。本句中介词on用作形容词，表示衣服穿在身上的意思，故选B。【小题9】联系上下文可知此处指的是，我们认为诚实是一种美德。结合语境可知本句从句中是动名词做主语，have的基本含义是有，故选A。【小题10】短语辨析。A.我害怕；B. 我不确定；C.我不介意；D.我不知道。结合语境可知此处指的是，恐怕我不能做好。故选A。【小题11】联系前文描述，可知此处指的是，他们认为你真的不能做好。故选B，真实地。【小题12】联系上下文，可知此处指的是，你肯定会被其他人看不起，故选D，其他人。【小题13】结合语境可知此处指的是当找工作时，现在分词作状语表示正在进行的伴随性动作，故选A，要求。【小题14】联系下文，可知此处指的是没有自信，寸步难行。故选B，没有。【小题15】联系前文描述，可知自信对于一个来说具有很大的重要性。本句中of是介词，后面接名词作宾语，故选D，重要性。。

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