“You speak very good English”The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese
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“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You 41 very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
42 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself 43 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still 44 saying “No”. 45 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 46 . 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 47 beautiful with the new clothes 48 .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think 49 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 50 I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you 51 can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 52 . When 53 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. 54 self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great 55 to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)
| 小题2: | | A．surprising | B．surprised | C．laughed | D．laughing |
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| 小题3: | | A．understood | B．understand | C．to understand | D．understanding |
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| 小题4: | | A．keep | B．keeping | C．keeps | D．kept |
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| 小题5: | | A．At first | B．By the way | C．In the end | D．First of all |
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| 小题9: | | A．being | B．be | C．having | D．have |
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| 小题10: | | A．I’m afraid | B．I’m not sure | C．I don’t mind | D．I don’t know |
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| 小题11: | | A．hardly | B．really | C．badly | D．luckily |
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| 小题12: | | A．another | B．other | C．the other | D．others |
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| 小题13: | | A．asking | B．ask | C．provide | D．providing |
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| 小题14: | | A．With | B．Without | C．by | D．under |
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| 小题15: | | A．importantly | B．unimportant | C．important | D．importance |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D |
解析
短文大意: 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。 |
举一反三
Sheila bought a new lunch bag for school.
On the way to school, she looked inside. She hoped that a new lunch bag meant something new for lunch, 16 she found the same lunch as always---a sandwich.
When the lunch bell rang. Sheila found her bag and carried it to the dining hall. She opened it and 17 two pieces of fried chicken, several strawberries, and an egg.
“Wow!” Sheila said, “That’s what I call 18 !”
The next morning, Sheila opened her lunch bag and looked inside. Sure enough, she found another 19 . But when she opened the bag at lunchtime in the dining hall, she discovered a piece of pizza, an orange, and a cake.
“My lunch bag 20 be magic,” Sheila said.
“There’s no such thing as magic,” her friend Douglas 21 .
“There is,” Sheila said. “My mother 22 packs me a sandwich. But ever since I got this new lunch bag, the sandwich has changed into something I like.”
“Maybe your mother’s packing 23 things for a change.”
“No,” Sheila said. “I checked in the morning. The sandwich changes 24 .”
“You are not the 25 one with a magic lunch bag,” Beatrice said, turning around from the table behind her. “I have one, too. See? This is my magic bag.”
“Hey,” Sheila said. “My lunch bag really looks like yours.”
“Mine is magic,” said Beatrice. “Every day my dad 26 leftovers(剩饭), but at lunchtime I find a sandwich---my favorite!”
Sheila started 27 .
“What’s so funny?” Beatrice asked.
“That’s the sandwich my mother packs,” Sheila said. “We’ve been getting our lunch bags 28 up.”
Sheila and 29 shared their lunches every day after that. Sheila loved making new discoveries each time she opened her lunch bag. But her best discovery was magically finding a new 30 .
| 小题2: | | A．showed | B．discovered | C．wanted | D．offered |
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| 小题3: | | A．lunch bag | B．dining hall | C．breakfast | D．lunch |
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| 小题4: | | A．sandwich | B．chicken | C．egg | D．orange |
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| 小题6: | | A．disturbed | B．discovered | C．disappeared | D．disagreed |
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| 小题7: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．often | D．ever |
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| 小题8: | | A．different | B．same | C．easy | D．delicious |
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| 小题9: | | A．at home | B．during school | C．on the way | D．after lunchtime |
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| 小题10: | | A．last | B．next | C．extra | D．only |
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| 小题11: | | A．packs | B．cooks | C．leaves | D．checks |
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| 小题12: | | A．shouting | B．nodding | C．laughing | D．finding |
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| 小题13: | | A．fixed | B．used | C．broken | D．mixed |
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| 小题14: | | A．Douglas | B．Beatrice | C．Sheila’s mother | D．Beatrice’s father |
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| 小题15: | | A．friend | B．classroom | C．classmate | D．school |
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Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is in the south of Scotland.
A collection of nearly 150 different animals from all over the world can be seen within the peaceful and natural setting. Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is to provide a living shelter for small animals, to protect wildlife, to provide chances for the public to enjoy and learn about the area they live in. A main aim of the park is to protect endangered animals.
Facilities(设施) available to visitors mainly include restaurants, gift shops picnic areas, facilities for babies, facilities for disabled people free parking, etc.
There is a programme of improvement to condition for the animals, birds and visitors. Through the programme, the park plays an important part in the international effort to protect rare and endangered animals. Click here to see what improvement the park has to make.
As some of our animals are free in the park area, dogs and other pets are not allowed.
Open from 1st February to 30th October, 10:00 a.m to 6:00p.m.
Tickets
| Adult
| £ 6.50
| Child
| £ 4.50(4-15 years old)
| Elderly
| £ 5.50
| Family
| £ 20.00 (2 adults & 2 children)
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By buying a ticket to visit the park, you can help us do so much more so HELP SUPPORT CONSERVATION!
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Contact us:
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小题1:You can visit Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park ___________.| A．at 9:00a.m on 7th December | | B．at 11:00a.m on 7th December | | C．at 9:00a.m on 7th September | | D．at 11:00a.m on 7th September |
小题2:How much should you at least pay if your family (five persons, including an elderly person, two adults and the ten-year-old twins) visit the park?| A．£24.50 | B．£25.50 | C．£26.50 | D．£27.50 |
小题3:Which is TRUE according to the passage?| A．There are endangered animals in the park. | | B．There aren’t any picnic areas in the park. | | C．You can’t take the babies to the park. | | D．You can visit the park with your dogs. |
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Hawaii has always been a magic name to people who like traveling. People from all over the world dream of seeing the beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. It’s always one of their dreams to watch the sun going down. The sun drops like a ball of bright fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can even see it move.
About two thousand years ago, the first people went to Hawaii in a very small boat. They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees. But it was difficult for people to go to Hawaii at that time. And there were no big hotels like the ones today. Now people can get to Hawaii in different ways. More and more people go to Hawaii. So lots of nice big hotels have been built in recent years. However, the scenery(自然风景) in Hawaii hasn’t changed much. The white sand beaches and the waving palm trees are still there. People often have a peaceful time, taking a walk along the water in the morning. At night, they get together to hold parties, chatting and dancing. So if you’re thinking about relaxing yourself, Hawaii is surely the first place for you to choose.
小题1:The sun in Hawaii drops too quickly for people to see it move.
小题2:In Hawaii, a large number of nice big hotels have been built in recent years.
小题3:The scenery in Hawaii is quite different from what it was many years ago.
小题4:According to the passage, it’s common for people to hold parties in Hawaii at night.
小题5:The passage mainly tells us the first people who came to Hawaii. |
“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.
小题1:The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “ ”.| A．road | B．bridge | C．crossing | D．traffic |
小题2:The writer saw people in Shanghai that day.| A．crossing the road in a mess | B．waiting for the green light patiently | | C．crossing the road with chickens | D．hurting each other in the street |
小题3:How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?| A．He thinks it’s OK. | B．He thinks it’s wrong. | | C．He has no idea of it. | D．He doesn’t mention it |
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It was June. The sun was in the sky. It was very hot. Jim was tired of school. He wanted to be at the beach. He could not stay in his 1 . He could not 2 talking. While the teacher wrote on the board, Jim got up and talked to a friend. The teacher, Mr Smith, heard the 3 and said: "Jim, sit down and be quiet. "
Jim sat down. Mr Smith 4 his lesson. Jim got up and talked to another friend. "Sit down and be quiet," said Mr Smith. He was very 5 .
"OK," said Mr Smith. "If you want to talk, 6 come to the front of the classroom and 7 the teacher. "
"All right," 8 Jim. He came to the front of the classroom and said:"Quiet, 9 . I am the new teacher. Class is over now. Let"s have a 10 "
| 小题1: | | A．office | B．home | C．seat | D．room |
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| 小题2: | | A．stop | B．enjoy | C．forget | D．finish |
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| 小题3: | | A．news | B．story | C．fact | D．noise |
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| 小题4: | | A．got ready for | B．went on with | C．went over | D．was interested in |
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| 小题5: | | A．angry | B．sad | C．worried | D．afraid |
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| 小题6: | | A．again | B．also | C．then | D．next |
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| 小题8: | | A．asked | B．agreed | C．guessed | D．laughed |
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| 小题9: | | A．anyone | B．someone | C．everyone | D．no one |
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| 小题10: | | A．lesson | B．break | C．try | D．meeting |
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