“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits (品质) in the Americans. They sho

“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits (品质) in the Americans. They show confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. As a student, being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Don't mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. What's worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue—this is the last comment any graduate would like to receive.
Being confident for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their speeches. (The course I'm teaching here is Public speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won't be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program.
【小题1】To compete with American students it's very important to .A．be quite confidentB．be polite and friendlyC．have more discussions with themD．understand what they think about【小题2】A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who .A．gives a silly or simple answerB．tries to seize any chance to speak in classC．shows no interest in the courseD．is considered to have no opinion of his own【小题3】The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if .A．he asks a student to repeat what he has said B．the students bargain with himC．he pretends to know what he doesn'tD．he has to give a speech【小题4】We learn from the second paragraph that .A．we should also remain modest in AmericaB．modesty doesn't help you much in AmericaC．Americans also like modest peopleD．modesty can help you through an American graduate program【小题5】What can we infer from the passage? A．American students are ready to accept the grades from the teacher.B．The writer teaches in Europe for a living. C．Students are encouraged to present simple questions.D．One’s ignorance will give away in time.A

(答案→)A 解析：文章讲的是作者通过自己在美国教书的经历来告诉读者，自信在美国的重要性及其体现。【小题1】事实细节题。根据第一段Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. 可知。【小题2】事实细节题。根据第一段ou should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Don't mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. What's worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue可知。你不说话，老师会认为你没有自己的观点或者没有准备好参加讨论。【小题3】事实细节题。 根据第二段Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace.可知【小题4】推理判断题。 根据第二段Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won't be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program可知。【小题5】推理判断题。在美国学会自信以后，能主动提问，参与教学活动，这样无知就会最终消失。

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