二、完形填空(共 12 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 12 分)
Modesty(谦逊)is a valuable quality in many cultures around the world. In China,there is no 1. But the phrase “Mao Sui recommending himself” seems to disagree with this.
During the Warring States Period,the Qin army(军队) 2 Handan,Zhao. Seeing that Handan was in danger,Pingyuan Jun decided to look for help from the State of Chu. He wanted to 3 twenty talented(有才能的)people to go with him. However,he could 4 find 19 people who were good enough. Then,a man named Mao Sui volunteered. Pingyuan Jun looked at Mao Sui with doubt(怀疑),“ 5 did you come here with me?” “Three years ago,” Mao Sui answered.
“I hear that a person with talent is like an awl(锥子)in a cloth bag. Its sharp(锋利的)point will soon pierce(刺穿)through the bag. You have been here for a long time,but I haven’t 6 you. Maybe you don’t have any talent,” said Pingyuan Jun.
“What I’m asking you now is to put me into that 7 and let me show my talent. If you do that,I will pierce through it. But not only the point — the whole awl,” Mao Sui said in a 8 way.
Impressed,Pingyuan Jun allowed Mao to join his team,and Mao 9 proved himself. Now the phrase “Mao Sui recommending himself” is used to 10 someone who volunteers to do a task.
However,there is a fine line between self-confidence and arrogance(傲慢). It’s important to believe in 11,but a strong ego(自我)can harm your relationship with others. So we recommend letting your work 12 for itself.
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A
)1. A. difference B. difficulty C. survey D. support
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D
)2. A. dealt with B. got on with C. played with D. fought with
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B
)3. A. leave B. pick C. connect D. divide
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B
)4. A. still B. only C. ever D. already
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D
)5. A. Why B. Where C. What D. When
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A
)6. A. noticed B. changed C. lost D. led
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C
)7. A. room B. team C. bag D. box
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)8. A. patient B. happy C. careful D. confident
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B
)9. A. carefully B. successfully C. quietly D. politely
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C
)10. A. control B. allow C. describe D. record
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C
)11. A. themselves B. itself C. yourself D. ourselves
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)12. A. speak B. wait C. ask D. care