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     Frankly, I appreciate myself very much.Yes, I admit I'm in many aspects not as good as other people, but I don't think I'm always not good.When I find what I've done or written is okay, I'll remain pleased
with myself for quite a few days, and if I receive praise for it, I'll even become so excited as to add a few words to reward myself.
     True, I'm not modest at all.People may call me conceited (自负的). But I think otherwise.
      I appreciate other people.I appreciate anything good.Isn't it unfair to forget appreciating myself while
appreciating others?
     We Chinese generally tend to be modest, and we take pride in being so.For example, a Chinese man
will call his own wife zhuojing, meaning"my humble wife", and his own writings zhuozuo, meaning"my poor writings". But if you call his wife a "rustic (乡村的) woman" or his writings"trash", he would, I'm sure,
declare he would make a clean break with you angrily.As a matter of fact, there is probably no difference
at all between what is said by him and you.
     I don't think it's wrong of you to freely praise yourself if you're really worthy of praise.As we know,
there is an old Chinese saying disparaging (蔑视) a melon seller, named Lao Wang, who keeps praising
his own goods.Well, why can't he praise his melons if they are really sweet and juicy?
     Lao Wang sells melons for a living.How could he carry on business if he, by imitating the affectations (装模作样) of us intellectuals, were to show false modesty about his melons?He would sure enough die
of starvation.
     Selfappreciation is therefore a key to professional dedication and enjoyment of work.Needless to say,
the same is true of those who make a living with their pen.One will lose confidence in writing when he
stops admiring his own essays.

1. We know from the first three paragraphs that the author________.

A. is modest in some way
B. is pleased to be a good writer
C. is too conceited
D. thinks it unfair to appreciate others

2. What do we know about the author's attitude towards Chinese modesty according to Paragraph 4?

A. Supportive.  
B. Negative.
C. Neutral.  
D. Careless.

3. The author mentions the example of Lao Wang to prove that______.

A. Lao Wang is very proud of himself
B. melon sellers should praise their goods
C. reasonable selfappreciation is good
D. writers should learn from Lao Wang

4. The purpose of the passage is to encourage readers to be________.

A. modest  
B. considerate
C. respectful  
D. confident
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试、英语(重庆卷) 题型:050

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  Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own.We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole socicties beyond our everyday lives.

  This sense of wonder is universal look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy(幻想)litcrature or movies like The lord of the Rings, This sense of wonder drous us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe.But have we gone to far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the phcasure of other worlds that alrewly exist all around us?

  Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms, However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lices.In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children bye age eight were much more familiar with hurmans for television shows and cideo games than with common wildlife.Without modern technology ,a amall pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals.When we lack meaningful interaction(交互)with the world around us, and sometimes ecen with our families and friends , we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen

  The world of make-believe is not neccsanly bad, But when the world of famsity becomes the only outlet(出路)our sense of wonder ,then we are really missing something, We are missing a connection with the living world.Other wonderful worderful worlds exist all around us.But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough ,we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense , are really part of our own.

(1)

The popularity of The Lord of the rings proves ________

[  ]

A.

the close connestion between man and the fantasy world

B.

the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature

C.

the fine taste of moviegoers around the world

D.

the general existence of the sense of curiosity

(2)

What can we infer from the underlineed sentence in Paragraph 3?

[  ]

A.

People are fra less familiar with the world of fantasy.

B.

The world around us could serve as a sound of wonder.

C.

The world of fantasy can be mirred by a small and lively pond.

D.

Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.

(3)

If our sense of wonder relics totally on the world of make-believe.we will ________.

[  ]

A.

fail to appreciate the joy in our lives

B.

be confused by the world of make-believe

C.

miss the chance to recognizc the fantas world

D.

be tranped by other worlds exsting all around us

(4)

What is the main purpose of the passage?

[  ]

A.

To show us the hidden beauty in our world.

B.

To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy wonder

C.

To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder

D.

To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe

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