Ⅱ完形填空(20分) 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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made 16 understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, "Yes, indeed, you speak very well. 17 the girl still kept saying, "No. In the end the American boy could not understand and didnt know 18 to say What's wrong with the girls answer? She didn't 19 a compliment( !)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer"Thank you. instead of"No. She 20 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the West people will feel proud and 21 when they are praised. So if someone says the 22 you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, "Thank you In our country we think being modest is a virtue(i)and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not 23 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 24 being modest. If you 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 25 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 )16.Aitself B herself C himself D themselves )17.A.Though B. Although D. But )18.A. when B which C. what )19.A receive B accept C refuse )20.A hardly C rarely )21.A dutiful B. modest C shameful D. confident )22.A dishes cups C glasses D. bowl )23.A think D mean )24.A. as soon as B. as well as C instead of D. in spite of )25.A. another B. the other C. the others D. others Ⅲ阅读理解(30分) In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. Theyre not really bad guests, but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different than in some Western countries, it appears they are not nice guests. And Western hosts sometimes look rude in the eyes of Chinese guests In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese persons home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the West generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guestⅡ.完形填空(20 分) 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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made __16__ understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” __17__ the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know __18__ to say. What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't __19__ a compliment(恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer “Thank you.” instead of “No.” She __20__ understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the West, people will feel proud and __21__ when they are praised. So if someone says the __22__ 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 __23__ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident __24__ being modest. If you 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 __25__. 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. ( )16.A.itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves ( )17.A.Though B. Although C. Or D. But ( )18.A.when B. which C. what D. how ( )19.A.receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree ( )20.A.hardly B. really C. rarely D. badly ( )21.A.dutiful B. modest C. shameful D. confident ( )22.A.dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls ( )23.A.think B. say C. ask D. mean ( )24.A.as soon as B. as well as C. instead of D. in spite of ( )25.A.another B. the other C. the others D. others Ⅲ.阅读理解(30 分) A In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. They're not really bad guests, but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different than in some Western countries, it appears they are not nice guests. And Western hosts sometimes look rude in the eyes of Chinese guests. In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the West, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest