完形填空(三) 文化习俗篇
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Ⅰ.阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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 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(赞扬) 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(谦虚的). In the 8 , people will feel proud and 9 when they are praised(表扬). 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, 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 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.think D.believe
Ⅱ.阅读下面短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
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Britons are well known for drinking tea. The average(典型的) person in the UK 16. around 1.9 kg of tea every year. That's around 876 cups of tea. Tea is drunk by all levels of society. But tea does not grow in Britain. Most tea grows in India and China. So, how did it 17. an important part of British culture?
Tea arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time British 18. were exploring(探索) the world and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea could be bought from the market. However, it was only for the 19. people.
At the beginning of the 1700s the amount(数量) of tea arriving in Britain 20. rapidly.
Black tea arrived at this time. At first this tea was served 21. as it was in China. They soon discovered 22. it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British color.
In the 1800s tea was still a 23. enjoyed only by people with money. At this time they began to have “afternoon tea”. They drank tea with a snack at around 4 p.m. to avoid 24. hungry between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less 25. in recent years.
