【正文】 ak 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 underst and and didn’t know 40 to say. What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 41 a pliment (恭維 ) 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. In the 43 , people will feel proud and 44 when they are praised . 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 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 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 get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your selfconfidence. （ ） . excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened （ ） . itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves （ ） . heard B. watched C. listened to D. looked at （ ） . Though B. Although C. Or D. But （ ） . when B. which C. what D. how （ ） . receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree （ ） . hardly B. really C. rarely D. badly （ ） . east B. south C. west D. north （ ） . dutiful B. modest C. shameful D. confident （ ） . dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls （ ） . think B. say C. ask D. mean （ ） . as soon as B. as well as C. instead of D. in spite of （ ） . Unless B. Until C. Whether D. If （ ） . another B. the other C. the others D. others （ ） . fail to B. expect to C. succeed in D. believe in 三、閱讀 理解（共 15小題，每小題 2分，計(jì) 30分） A． May has just moved to Sunshine Town. Read the map below and help her find the way. （ ） 51. If May wants to go from the Teacher’s college to City Center, she can take Bus . A. No. 5 B. No. 10 C. No. 3 D. No. 9 （ ） 52. Beihai Park is next to . A. Post Office B. Middle School C. May Airport D. Xinghua Library （ ） 53. If you are at ★, w hich is the nearest way to the May Airport? A. Take the second turning on the left, go along the road, and you ‘ll find the airport at the end of the road. B. Take the first turning on the left, go along the road, and you’ll find the airport at the end of the road. C. Go along the road and you’ll find the airport at the end of the road. D. Take the first turning on the left, go along the road, and you ‘ll find the airport on your right. B. One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center. Why do you buy things here? Tracy wanted to know. Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home, Mrs. Wilson said. Help me check the prices, please. The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said, We don39。 the C. the。 （ ） 16. What sport is very popular in China? A. Tennis. B. Baseball. C. Pingpong. （ ） 17. Who likes baseball best? A. Li Bo. B. The speaker（說話人） . C. We don’t know. （ ） 18. Where do the American children often play baseball? A. On streets. B. At school. C. In fields or parks. （ ） 19. How many players are there in each baseball team? A. Nine. B. Two. C. Eleven. （ ） 20. What does the speaker think of doing sports? A. It can give us pain(痛苦 ). B. It can make us healthy. C. It can make us popular. 二、單項(xiàng)選擇（共 15小題，每小題 1分，計(jì) 15分） （ ） , ______capital of China, has ______ long history. A. a。her daughter is poor at 15 has a 14 son has a six yearold daughter 請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄