“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)

1.A. say     B. talk        C. speak    D. tell

2.A. surprising  B. surprised       C. laughed         D. laughing

3.A. understood        B. understand   C. to understand        D. understanding

4.A. keep  B. keeping         C. keeps    D. kept

5.A. At first        B. By the way    C. In the end     D. First of all

6.A. did     B. done     C. to do     D. do

7.A. such  B. such a   C. so D. so a

8.A. for     B. on          C. in  D. into

9.A. being B. be          C. having   D. have

10.A. I’m afraid B. I’m not sure  C. I don’t mind  D. I don’t know

11.A. hardly      B. really    C. badly     D. luckily

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

13.A. asking       B. ask         C. provide          D. providing

14.A. With         B. Without         C. by D. under

15.A. importantly      B. unimportant C. important      D. importance

 

When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a  41   . “What’s the most  42 Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I  43   listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My  44  , Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I  45  gave her the right (正确的) answer.

Last year, my grandmother  46  the world. For the first time, I saw my mother  47  so sadly. All the people in my family were very 48  . That night, my mother asked the  49 question again. “You need to  50   this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”

“  51   ?” I asked.

“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone  52   a shoulder to cry on when he or she  53   something sad. I hope that you have  54   love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”

“My shoulders are  41   strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”

1.                A．joke           B．lesson          C．subject   D．question

 

2.                A．interesting      B．important       C．expensive D．dangerous

 

3.                A．enjoyed        B．stopped        C．forgot    D．disliked

 

4.                A．feet           B．ears            C．arms     D．hands

 

5.                A．often          B．usually         C．never    D．always

 

6.                A．left            B．loved          C．started   D．improved

 

7.                A．see            B．cry            C．run  D．dance

 

8.                A．free           B．sad            C．happy    D．relaxed

 

9.                A．good           B．second         C．same D．different

 

10.               A．teach          B．watch          C．plan  D．learn

 

11.               A．Who           B．Why           C．How D．What

 

12.               A．needs          B．buys           C．sells  D．rents

 

13.               A．keeps          B．meets          C．takes D．believes

 

14.               A．no            B．a few          C．any   D．lots of

 

15.               A．only           B．not            C．very D．hardly

 

 

If you often have a cold, headache or backache, there is something wrong with your health. Eating healthy food   43  good for our health. Tofu（豆腐）, milk, vegetables are healthy for us.

Tofu is a kind of traditional（传统的）   44  food. We often   45  it in China. Now more and more people   46  other countries think tofu is good for health,  47 . They also like eating it.

Milk is   48  kind of healthy food. Every day you should   49  one or two glasses of milk. It can   50  us strong.

Vegetables are very important. You should eat   51  them. There are vitamin(维他命) A, B, C, D , E and so on in them.

As we know, it’s important   52  a balanced diet(均衡饮食). We must have the right kinds of food. We should also eat some pork, chicken and beef. We should eat more fruit and vegetables but less meat.

1.	A．are B．is C．will be D．was

 

2.	A．Japanese B．American . C．English D．Chinese

 

3.	A．eat B．drink C．take D．play

 

4.	A．for B．with C．in D．at

 

5.	A．too B．also C．well D．either

 

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

 

7.	A．drinking B．drink C．take D．to take

 

8.	A．keep B．makes C．keeps D．keeping

 

9.	A．a lot B．plenty C．much D．a lot of

 

10.	A．making B．to keep C．keeping D．to drink

 

根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Have you ever 41 a girl of 15, who has opened up a company of her own? Linda is such a girl. She 42 the business two years ago. She has already 43 several successful computer games. They are so 44 that over half a million people work in her business. And she is 45 at school.

She enjoys school and comes to school 46 . She is always on time. 47 weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a 48 , for she is not 49 to drive.

She enjoys school and is very 50 in all of her lessons. She usually gets “A” in the exams, so 51 students often ask her for 52 .

After dinner, she goes to her office and 53 working on her computer, writing games until 2 a.m. She does not usually need as much 54 as other children in the night. What 55 successful girl Linda is!

1.                A．known of       B．heard of        C．saw of    D．concerned

 

2.                A．developed      B．started         C．made D．complained

 

3.                A．opened        B．played          C．written   D．bought

 

4.                A．surprised       B．popular         C．afraid    D．just

 

5.                A．still            B．already         C．yet  D．just

 

6.                A．fast            B．quickly         C．early D．late

 

7.                A．In             B．On            C．At   D．During

 

8.                A．teacher        B．mother         C．driver    D．doctor

 

9.                A．enough old      B．old enough      C．young enough  D．enough young

 

10.               A．interested      B．interesting      C．exciting   D．well

 

11.               A．others         B．the other       C．other D．some other

 

12.               A．thanks         B．help           C．money    D．results

 

13.               A．keeps          B．thanks for       C．stops D．finishes

 

14.               A．food           B．time           C．bread D．sleep

 

15.               A．a             B．the            C．on   D．/

 

 

完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容，在短文后面的四个选项中选择一个可以填入相应空格内的正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。
Once there was a rich man in a village. He never gave anything to help   42 . The villagers didn’t like him. One day he said to them, “I know you don’t like me. I will give everything I have    43  you when I die. Then everyone will be happy.”
But nobody   44  him. The rich man couldn’t understand why they didn’t believe him. One day he went for a walk by a lake. Under a big tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow   45.   The pig   46  to the cow, “Why everyone likes you and nobody likes me? After I die. I provide people with pork, ham, etc. I give three or four things to them. But you give    47  one thing—milk. Why do people like you all the time and not me?”
The cow said, “Look, I give them milk while I’m   48 . They see that I’m generous(慷慨的) with what I have. But you don’t give them anything before you die. You give them ham, pork and so on only after you’re dead. People don’t believe in the   49 ; they believe in the present. If you give something   50 you are living, people will like you. It is quite simple.”
From that moment on, the rich man did his  51  to help the poor.

【小题1】

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

【小题2】

A．for B．with C．to D．after

【小题3】

A．believes B．believe C．believes in D．believed

【小题4】

A．fighting B．talking C．shouting D．joking

【小题5】

A．sang B．told C．asked D．said

【小题6】

A．more than B．only C．less than D．but

【小题7】lives        B. live           C. lived          D. alive

【小题8】

A．future B．past C．present D．now

【小题9】

A．while B．where C．what D．how

【小题10】

A．good B．better C．best D．well