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6．One day，I heard an American boy said 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 surprised at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him clearly，he said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"But the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end，the American boy could not understand and didn't know what to say．
What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't accept a compliment（夸獎(jiǎng)） in the same way as the American people do．She should answer，"Thank you"instead of"No"．She really understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the west，people will feel proud and confident when they are praised．So if someone says the dishes 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 mean being proud，so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest．
If 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 others．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 expect to get it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self-confidence．

46．Why did the Chinese girl say"No"when she was praised？C
A．Because she thought she should be proud．
B．Because she thought she should be confident．
C．Because she thought she should be modest．
D．Because she thought she is a student．
47．If you say，"I can do it well．"when asking for a job in the west，the others may think thatA．
A．You can do it well．
B．You can't do it well．
C．You like doing it．
D．You don't like doing it．
48．What does the underlined part"looked down upon"mean in Chinese？A
A．瞧不起   
B．瞧得起   
C．表?yè)P(yáng)   
D．批評(píng)
49．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．The girl didn't hear the boy clearly．
B．The American boy understood the girl's answer．
C．In China，people think being modest is a virtue．
D．The writer thinks being modest means being proud．
50．What does the writer want to tell us？D
A．We should be proud and selfish in the west．
B．We should be modest and confident in the West．
C．We should be modest and brave in the West．
D．We should be brave and confident in the West．

Answer 1

分析 本篇短文屬于議論文．作者通過(guò)對(duì)中西方文化差異的描述：當(dāng)中國(guó)人有人稱贊時(shí)，會(huì)說(shuō)"不，自己恐怕做的不好"，這是表示謙虛．但是在西方，當(dāng)有人稱贊時(shí)，他會(huì)感到驕傲和自信，會(huì)說(shuō)"謝謝"．在西方如果你總是說(shuō)"我做的不好"，會(huì)被其他人瞧不起．進(jìn)而闡明自己的觀點(diǎn)：有時(shí)候我們應(yīng)該用自信代替謙虛．

解答 46 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第二段but she thought she should be modest但她認(rèn)為她應(yīng)該謙虛．故答案是C．
47 A 語(yǔ)義理解題：根據(jù)最后一段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 expect to get it當(dāng)找工作時(shí)，如果說(shuō)"是的，我當(dāng)然能做好"而不是說(shuō)"讓我試一試"，他（她）將期盼得到這個(gè)工作．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，答案是A．
48 A 詞義理解題：根據(jù)最后一段If 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如果你謙虛地說(shuō)，"不，恐怕我做不好"，而在西方國(guó)家工作，其他人可能會(huì)認(rèn)為你真的不能做．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，答案是A．即如果經(jīng)常這樣說(shuō)"No"，你將被人看不起．
49 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第三段In our country，we think being modest is a virtue（美德）在我國(guó)，我們認(rèn)為謙虛是一種美德．故C項(xiàng)正確，其余三項(xiàng)均不符合文章的意思．
50 D 主旨大意題：根據(jù)最后一段So in the west，you should be brave to show your self-confidence．所以在西方，你應(yīng)該勇敢地展現(xiàn)你的自信． 故答案是D．

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