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【话题：中华传统与文化】
【1】
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 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 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” when 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. 1．Why did the Chinese girl say “No” when she was praised? 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.
2．If you say “I can do it well” when asking for a job in the west, the others may think that ________. A．you can do it well C．you like doing it
B．you can’t do it well D．you don’t like doing it
3．What does the underlined part “looked down upon” mean in Chinese? A．瞧不起
B．瞧得起
C．表扬
D．批评
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 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. 5．What does the writer want to tell us? A．We should be proud and impolite 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.
【2】
China is a nation of etiquette (礼仪). Chinese people are among the most hospitable (好客的) people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.
At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat their guests with a big meal. They always present more food than the guest can eat. On the table, the guest must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which won’t happen at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating, the host usually says, “It seems that you didn’t eat much. Please have more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.
Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius (孔子) said thousands of years ago: “To meet friends from afar, How happy we are!” 6．If foreigners visit a Chinese family, ________. A．they will prepare a meal
B．they will be welcome warmly C．they will get an expensive gift
7．As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered ________ by the host. A．fruit and snacks
B．coffee and tea
C．tea and snacks
8．Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?
A．Because he thinks it’s not polite. B．Because he thinks it’s not necessary
C．Because it won’t happen in western countries.
9．What the Chinese family do for the guests is to ________. A．make them feel at home
B．give them a surprise
C．show their wealth
10．What’s the Chinese meaning of this sentence “To meet friends from afar, how happy we are!”? A．学而时习之，不亦悦乎? B．有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎? C．人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎?
答案解析
【1】 1．C 2．A 9．A 4．C 5．D 【分析】
本文通过一个中国女孩回答一个美国男孩的赞美时的语言选择，指出了中西方文化的差异，阐明了自己的观点：有时候我们应该用自信代替谦虚。 1．
细节理解题。根据“She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest.”可知，她真的明白美国男孩说的话，但她认为自己应该谦虚一些。故选C。 2．
推理判断题。根据“If you are modest and say ‘No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well’ when working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it.”可知，在西方国家工作，如果你谦虚地说“不，恐怕我做不好”，别人可能会认为你真的做不好。反之，如果你说“我能做好”，别人可能会认为你可以做得很好。故选A。 3．
词句猜测题。分析“If you often say ‘No’, you will certainly be looked down upon by others.”可知，如果你经常说“不”，你肯定会被别人看不起。此处looked down upon的意思是“瞧不起”，故选A。 4．
推理判断题。根据“In our country, we think being modest is a virtue”可知，在我们国家，我们认为谦虚是一种美德。故选C。 5．
写作意图题。本文通过一个中国女孩回答一个美国男孩的赞美时的语言选择，指出了中西方文化的差异，阐明了自己的观点：有时候我们应该用自信代替谦虚。选项D“我们应该在西方勇敢和自信”与之相符，故选D。 【2】 6．B 7．C 8．C 9．A 10．B 【分析】
这篇短文讲述的是中国是一个礼仪之邦，他们对待自己的客人非常的热情。短文中给我们介绍了中国的家庭是如何接待客人的，他们想让自己的客人像待在家里一样舒服，有宾至如归的感觉。 6．
细节理解题。根据“If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.”可知，如果外国人访问一个中国家庭，他们会对作为客人所受到的热情感到惊讶。故选B。 7．
细节理解题。根据“When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks like biscuits or candy.”可知，当你去中国的家庭里做客的时候，主人经常会给你喝一些茶，吃一些小吃。故选C。 8．
细节理解题。根据“Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host
likes to pick food for visitors, which won’t happen at western tables.”可知，西方人觉得中国的主人喜欢给客人夹食物，这让他们感到很奇怪，因为在西方国家里，他们通常不会这样做。故选C。 9．
细节理解题。根据“The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home.”可知，中国家庭所做的就是使客人就像在自己家里一样随便。故选A。 10．
词句猜测题。根据全文的大意可知，这篇文章写的是中国作为一个礼仪之邦，是如何热情好客的。而且从最后一句中的“To meet friends from afar, how happy we are!”中的friends及结合我们学过的语文知识可知，是有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？故选B。
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