问题补充：
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 1at the answer. Thinking he had not made 2understood or the girl had not 3him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” 4the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 5to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 6a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She 7understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the 8, people will feel proud and9when they are praised . So if someone says the 10you 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 11being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 12being modest.
13you 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 like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will 15get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.
【小题1】A．excitedB．surprisedC．relaxedD．frightened【小题2】A．itselfB．herselfC．himselfD．themselves【小题3】A．heardB．watchedC．listened to D．looked at【小题4】A．ThoughB．AlthoughC．OrD．But【小题5】A．whenB．whichC．whatD．how【小题6】A．receiveB．acceptC．refuseD．disagree【小题7】A．hardlyB．reallyC．rarelyD．badly【小题8】A．eastB．southC．westD．north【小题9】A．dutifulB．modestC．shamefulD．confident【小题10】A．dishesB．cupsC．glassesD．bowls【小题11】A．thinkB．sayC．askD．mean【小题12】A．as soon as B．as well as C．instead ofD．in spite of【小题13】A．Unless B．UntilC．WhetherD．If【小题14】A．anotherB．the otherC．the othersD．others【小题15】A．fail to B．expect toC．succeed in D．believe inB
答案：
(答案→)B
解析：短文属于议论文。作者通过对中西方文化的差异的描述，阐明自己的观点：有时候我们应该用自信代替谦虚。
【小题1】由于文化背景不同，外国人对中国人的回答感到惊讶。
【小题2】made oneself understood （使他人）明白，此处需要用he的反身代词。
【小题3】这里是“没听清”的意思，强调听的结果，用hear；前面用了had，动词用过去分词，构成过去完成时。
【小题4】男孩原以为女孩不明白，重复一篇后，仍旧未听到女孩符合常理的回答，这是出乎男孩意料的。前后意思有所转折，因此用but。
【小题5】what to say“不知说什么”，其中what是say逻辑宾语；且say是及物动物，必须跟宾语，排除A、D选项；这里的说话内容没有选项，也排除which。
【小题6】根据句意，“像美国人那样…”指的是“接受恭维”，排除C、D；accept“接受”，receive“接收”。
【小题7】根据情节，她不是不明白男孩所说的话，因此使用肯定结构。
【小题8】这里面的内容，属于西方文化。
【小题9】通过第三段和最后一段可知，西方人想表现“自信”。
【小题10】这里指饭菜。
【小题11】这里是“意思是，意谓”。
【小题12】这是作者的观点：用自信代替谦虚。
【小题13】本段做了几个并排的假设，此处要跟下文一致，用If。
【小题14】表示复数，泛指他人。
【小题15】expect to do 期待去做；期望做某事。
