Question

(2014 •南充中考) 

   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?yè)P(yáng)) . 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 likeuYes,I can certainly do it” instead of“Let me have a try”，he or she will 15 to 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. 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. Whether   D. If

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

15. A. fail   B. expect   C. succeed   D. believe

Answer 1

1 〜5. BCADC 6〜10. BBCDA 11〜15. DBDAC

1. [考查角度]形容詞詞義辨析

[解題方法]語(yǔ)境推斷

[推理過(guò)程]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(gè)外國(guó)人 對(duì)這個(gè)回答感到很驚訝。故選B.

2. [考查角度]反身代詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]語(yǔ)境分析

[推理過(guò)程]itself “它自己”；herself “她自 己 ” ；himself “他自己”；themselves “他們自 己”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及主語(yǔ)he可知，他認(rèn)為他沒(méi) 有讓他自己被他人聽(tīng)明白。故選   C.

3. [考查角度]動(dòng)詞辨析 

[解題方法]語(yǔ)境推斷

[推理過(guò)程]hear “聽(tīng)見(jiàn)”，強(qiáng)調(diào)聽(tīng)的結(jié)果； watch“觀看”;listen to“聽(tīng)”，強(qiáng)調(diào)聽(tīng)的動(dòng)作； look at“看看”。根據(jù)下文那個(gè)外國(guó)人又重復(fù) 了一遍知，他認(rèn)為那個(gè)中國(guó)女孩沒(méi)“聽(tīng)”清楚 他的話。強(qiáng)調(diào)“聽(tīng)”的結(jié)果，應(yīng)使用heard。 故選A.

4. [考查角度]連詞辨析 

[解題方法]語(yǔ)境分析

[推理過(guò)程]though、although“雖然;即使”， 引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句；or“或者，否則”，引導(dǎo)并 列句；but “但是”，表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)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(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選   D.

5. [考查角度]特殊疑問(wèn)詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過(guò)程]when“什么時(shí)候”；which “哪一 個(gè)”；what“什么”;how“怎么”。根據(jù)句意“最后那個(gè)美國(guó)男孩不明白也不知(   ) ”可知，空格處應(yīng)為說(shuō)話的內(nèi)容。故選C.

6. [考查角度]動(dòng)詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]歸納分析

[推理過(guò)程]receive“收到” ;accept “接受”; refuse “拒絕”;disagree“不同意”。

由前面的敘事部分可知，女孩沒(méi)有像美國(guó)人那樣“接 受”別人的恭維。故選B.

7. [考查角度]副詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過(guò)程]hardly“幾乎不”;really“實(shí)際 上”；nearly“將近;幾乎”；badly “很;非�！�。 由后半句“但是她認(rèn)為她應(yīng)該謙虛”可知，這 個(gè)女孩事實(shí)上是明白了對(duì)方的意思。故選 B.

8. [考查角度]名詞詞義辨析

[解題方法]生活常識(shí)、詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn) 

[推理過(guò)程]east“東方”;south“南方”;west “西方”;north“北方”。根據(jù)敘事部分的人 物身份(an American boy/a Chinese girl student) 可知作者是要講述中西方文化的差 異，同時(shí)下文中的western、west也印證了空 格處應(yīng)填west。故選   C.

9. [考查角度]形容詞詞義辨析 [解題方法]句意分析

[推理過(guò)程]dutifur‘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?yè)P(yáng)時(shí)會(huì)感到自豪和(  ) ”可知，空格處應(yīng)填confident。故選D.

10. [考查角度]名詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過(guò)程]dish“菜”;cup“茶杯”;glass“玻 璃杯”；bowl“碗”。根據(jù)句中的cooked及 delicious可知，應(yīng)選A.

11. [考查角度]動(dòng)詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過(guò)程]think “認(rèn)為”;say “說(shuō)”;ask “問(wèn)”;mean “意味著”。根據(jù)句意“在我看來(lái)，自信并不(  ) 著驕傲”可知，空格處應(yīng)填mean ,因此答案為D.

12. [考查角度]固定短語(yǔ)詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意推斷

[推理過(guò)程]as soon as“一…… 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�！币虼舜鸢笧锽.

13. [考查角度]連詞詞義辨析

 [解題方法]句意分析

[推理過(guò)程]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(guó)家工作時(shí)， （  ）你很謙虛并說(shuō)‘不，恐怕我做不好”別人就會(huì)認(rèn) 為你確實(shí)沒(méi)有能力做好”可知，這兩句為條 件關(guān)系。故選D.

14. [考查角度]不定代詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過(guò)程]others “別人;另外一些”；the other (指兩者中的) “另一個(gè)”；the others “(其他) 所有的(人或物) ”；another“另一 (事物或人) ”。根據(jù)句意“如果你經(jīng)常說(shuō)

‘不”你一定會(huì)被（  ） 看不起�！笨芍�，空格處應(yīng)表示“別人”。故選A.

15. [考查角度]邏輯推理、動(dòng)詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]邏輯推理

[推理過(guò)程]fail “失敗”;expect“期望”; succeed“成功”;believe “相信”。根據(jù)下文 可知自信能幫助找到工作，因此空格處應(yīng) 填 succeed。故選C.