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(2014 四川南充） 第二节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后面各题所给的选项中选出最佳答案。 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 36 at the answer. Thinking he had not made 37 understood or the girl had not 38 him clearly，he said,Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” 39 the girl still kept saying, No. In the end, the American boy could not understand and didnt know 40 to say. Whats wrong with the girls answer? She didnt 41 a compliment(恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, Thank you instead of No. She 42 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest(谦虚的). In the 43 ，people will feel proud and 44 when they are praised(表扬). So if someone says the 45 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 46 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 47 being modest. 48 you are modest and say，No, I’m afraid I cant 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 49 . 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 50 to get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence. 36. A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened 37. A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves 38. A. heard B. watched C. listened to D. looked at 39. A. Though B. Although C. Or D. But 40. A. when B. which C. what D. how 41. A. receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree 42. A. hardly B. really C. nearly D. badly 43. A. east B. south C. west D. north 44. A. dutiful B. modest C. shy