高中英语 Module 6 Unit 3 Understanding each other Reading Strategy知识精讲 译林出版社

1 高二英语高二英语 ModuleModule 6 6 UnitUnit 3 3 UnderstandingUnderstanding eacheach otherother ReadingReading StrategyStrategy including B contains includes C includes containing D contains including 8 Don t take it too I m just saying it fun A friendly in B greatly is C seriously for D much with 9 You TV Why not do something more attractive A are always watching B always watch C have always watchingD have always been watching 10 Will you the clock It s slow A adjust B fastC order D reform II 阅读理解 I have always found the Chinese to be a very gracious people In particular Chinese frequently compliment foreign friends on their language skills knowledge of Chinese culture professional accomplishments and personal health Curiously however Chinese are as loath to accept a compliment as they are eager to give one As many of my Chinese friends have explained this is a manifestation of the Chinese virtue of modesty I have noticed a difference though in the degree to which modesty is emphasized in the United States and China In the U S we tend to place more emphasis on seeking the truth from facts thus Americans tend to accept a compliment with gratitude Chinese on the other hand tend to reject the compliment even when they know they deserve the credit or recognition which has been awarded them I can imagine a Chinese basketball fan meeting Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls He might say Mr Jordan I am so happy to meet you I just want to tell you you are the best basketball player in the world you re the greatest to which Jordan would probably respond Thank you so much I really appreciate it I just do try to do my best every time I step on the court If an American met Deng Yaping China s premier ping pong player he might say much the same thing Ms Deng you re the best but as a Chinese Deng would probably say No I really don t play all that well you re much too kind Plainly Americans and Chinese have different ways of responding to praise Ironically 讽刺地 many Americans might consider Ms Deng s hypothetical response the less modest because it is less truthful and therefore less sincere Americans generally place sincerity above etiquette 礼仪 礼节 genuine gratitude for the praise serves as a substitute for protestations of modesty After all in the words of one of my closest Chinese friends modesty taken to the extreme is arrogance 自大 傲慢 True or False questions 11 In China Chinese tend to accept a compliment when they know they deserve the recognition awarded to them 12 When we met Mr Jordan saying You re a great basketball player he 7 would say No I really don t play all that well 13 Deng Yaping tended to reject the foreigners praise because she thought it was a manifestation of the