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【題目】 “Your hair looks great!” “I love your new mobile phone!” “You really did a good job!” These are some popular English compliments you might hear. In the UK and many other western countries, complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation. It is normal to compliment people for their clothes, hair or taste in general. The most common compliments are on someone’s appearance (You look beautiful!), possessions (財產(chǎn)) (What a fantastic car!), performance (That was a really interesting speech!), skills (You speak French really well!).

If an English speaker compliments you, there are different ways to reply. Some people may say “Thank you”. They may also return the compliment (You look great, too!) or play it down (This shirt? It’s really quite old.).

No matter how they reply to the compliments, don’t be afraid to compliment someone in English. You’ll probably make their day!

【1】In some western countries, __________ is a useful way to start a nice conversation.

A.complimenting someoneB.greeting someoneC.breaking the iceD.speaking politely

【2】“You look beautiful” is the most common compliment on _________.

A.performanceB.skillsC.appearanceD.possessions

【3】If an English speaker compliments you, you may reply “_________”.

A.What a fantastic car!B.Thank you.C.You speak French really well.D.I love your new mobile phone.

【4】The underlined expression “make their day” means _________.

A.make them annoyedB.change their lifeC.make them afraidD.make them have a nice day

【5】This passage tells us _________.

A.how to wear personal clothesB.how to make speech interesting

C.how to compliment others and replyD.the importance of starting a conversation

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

在英國和許多其他西方國家，贊美別人是打破沉默、開始愉快談話的有效方法。本文主要講述如何贊美和回復(fù)別人。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“In the UK and many other western countries, complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation.”可知，在英國和許多其他西方國家，贊美別人是打破沉默、開始愉快談話的有效方法。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The most common compliments are on someone’s appearance (You look beautiful!)”可知，最常見的贊美是別人的外表的話是你看起來很漂亮！故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Some people may say “Thank you”. They may also return the compliment (You look great, too!) or play it down (This shirt? It’s really quite old.).”可知，有些人可能會說“謝謝”。他們可能也會回敬你的贊美（你看起來也很棒！）或者淡化它（這件襯衫？它真的很舊了。）結(jié)合選項，故選B。

【4】詞句猜測題。A：讓他們生氣；B：改變他們的生活；C：讓他們害怕；D：讓他們高興一整天。分析“No matter how they reply to the compliments, don’t be afraid to compliment someone in English. You’ll probably make their day!”可知，不管他們?nèi)绾位貞?yīng)贊美，不要害怕用英語贊美別人。你可能會讓他們高興一整天！所以make their day表示“讓他們開心一整天”的含義。故選D。

【5】主旨大意題。A：如何著裝；B：如何讓演講變得有趣；C：如何贊美和回復(fù)他人；D：開始對話的重要性。分析全文內(nèi)容可知，在英國和許多其他西方國家，贊美別人是打破沉默、開始愉快談話的有效方法。本文主要講述如何贊美和回復(fù)別人。故選C。