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 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]語境推斷

[推理過程]excited“興奮的”;surprised“驚奇 的”；relaxed“放松的”;frightened“害怕的”。 根據上句 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。故選B.

2. [考查角度]反身代詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]語境分析

[推理過程]itself “它自己”；herself “她自 己 ” ；himself “他自己”；themselves “他們自 己”。根據語境及主語he可知，他認為他沒 有讓他自己被他人聽明白。故選   C.

3. [考查角度]動詞辨析 

[解題方法]語境推斷

[推理過程]hear “聽見”，強調聽的結果； watch“觀看”;listen to“聽”，強調聽的動作； look at“看看”。根據下文那個外國人又重復 了一遍知，他認為那個中國女孩沒“聽”清楚 他的話。強調“聽”的結果，應使用heard。 故選A.

4. [考查角度]連詞辨析 

[解題方法]語境分析

[推理過程]though、although“雖然;即使”， 引導讓步狀語從句；or“或者，否則”，引導并 列句；but “但是”，表示轉折關系。根據上句 “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。故選   D.

5. [考查角度]特殊疑問詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過程]when“什么時候”；which “哪一 個”；what“什么”;how“怎么”。根據句意“最后那個美國男孩不明白也不知(   ) ”可知，空格處應為說話的內容。故選C.

6. [考查角度]動詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]歸納分析

[推理過程]receive“收到” ;accept “接受”; refuse “拒絕”;disagree“不同意”。

由前面的敘事部分可知，女孩沒有像美國人那樣“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

[推理過程]hardly“幾乎不”;really“實際 上”；nearly“將近;幾乎”；badly “很;非常”。 由后半句“但是她認為她應該謙虛”可知，這 個女孩事實上是明白了對方的意思。故選 B.

8. [考查角度]名詞詞義辨析

[解題方法]生活常識、詞匯復現 

[推理過程]east“東方”;south“南方”;west “西方”;north“北方”。根據敘事部分的人 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，同時下文中的western、west也印證了空 格處應填west。故選   C.

9. [考查角度]形容詞詞義辨析 [解題方法]句意分析

[推理過程]dutifur‘本分的”;modest “謙虛 的”;shy“害羞的”;confident“自信的”。根據 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。故選D.

10. [考查角度]名詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過程]dish“菜”;cup“茶杯”;glass“玻 璃杯”；bowl“碗”。根據句中的cooked及 delicious可知，應選A.

11. [考查角度]動詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過程]think “認為”;say “說”;ask “問”;mean “意味著”。根據句意“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. [考查角度]固定短語詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意推斷

[推理過程]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. [考查角度]連詞詞義辨析

 [解題方法]句意分析

[推理過程]unless “如果不;除非”；until “直到……”；whether “是否”;if“如果”。根據句意“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。故選D.

14. [考查角度]不定代詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]句意分析

[推理過程]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“另一 (事物或人) ”。根據句意“如果你經常說

‘不”你一定會被（  ） 看不起�！笨芍�，空格處應表示“別人”。故選A.

15. [考查角度]邏輯推理、動詞詞義辨析 

[解題方法]邏輯推理

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