3．Confidence Comes From Treating Others As Equals
There's been recent discussion over Chinese attitudes toward foreigners，caused by another quarrel between a foreigner and a taxi driver．According to the studies described in the Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology，Chinese have lower self-confidence compared to Westerners．Yet does the result still apply to the Chinese people today？
Yes and no．For the moment，different attitudes toward foreigners can still be found in China's society，with some displaying low self-confidence like"Foreigners are awesome （令人敬畏的），and Western countries are awesome．We should respect them and be as polite as possible，and shouldn't let them look down on us，"and a few unfriendly opinions such as"Some foreigners are rude and disrespectful，and their level of civility （禮貌） is far behind China．"
Chinese used to be lacking in self-confidence．It might start from the modern history，after the failure in the Opium wars，and the following humiliation （恥辱） of being bullied （被欺負(fù)） and brought to their knees by Western guns．And the dark history is still to some extent affecting our mentality （心態(tài)） today．
For some time，the Western world represents the best of everything in some Chinese eyes．But our state of mind is gradually changing．When asked"What makes you feel proud of your country？"in school classes in China，answers vary from the World Expo to the Olympic Games，from athletes to astronauts，from the mushrooming skyscrapers to busy metropolises，which have all filled us with growing self-confidence．
While answering the question"Since China is so good today and Chinese people are more confident，why are an increasing number of Chinese emigrating abroad？"Zhang Weiwei，a professor at Fudan University，replied that at least 70percent of Chinese migrants （移民） become more patriotic （愛國的） after leaving their home country，no matter whether they have become a naturalized citizen of another nation or not．Such result and experiences are much more convincing and have better effect than dozens of"patriotic education"classes．
There is no reason for us not to be self-confident．We live in the world's second-largest economy．Chinese net financial assets per capita （人均純金融資產(chǎn)） and the purchasing power of people have seen a sharp rise，with more and more people starting to purchase works of art，instead of only necessities．These all indicate a rising standard of life and self-confidence．
Nevertheless，the point of the changing attitudes toward ourselves or other countries is not realizing other nations are better or worse than China，but treating them like how we treat our fellow Chinese．That is what confidence means，not being condescending （屈尊），not worshiping，but looking each other in the eye with trust and respect．
67．According to the text，what are the Chinese attitudes toward foreigners today？B
A．They think the foreigners are always rude．
B．They have various attitudes toward foreigners．
C．They always speak highly of the foreigners．
D．They believe foreigners are just common people．
68．Chinese used to lack self-confidence becauseD．
A．They thought the foreigners were mysterious．
B．They used to think themselves less powerful．
C．They once believed foreigners were awesome．
D．They were deeply influenced by the dark history．
69．According to Zhang Weiwei，most Chinese migrantsC．
A．desire to be a citizen of another nation
B．a(chǎn)re unwilling to return to their motherland
C．develop a stronger love for their home country
D．serve as bad examples in patriotic education
70．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．Chinese should be confident and take the foreigners as equals．
B．Chinese have enough confidence to make greater progress．
C．Chinese have a lower self-confidence faced with foreigners．
D．Chinese should be proud of the great achievement of their country．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了信心來自于相互的平等，由于黑暗的歷史導(dǎo)致中國人在對待外國人的態(tài)度上不是自卑就是十分不滿，然而隨著國力的提升，中國人應(yīng)該有信心并平等的對待外國人．
解答 67．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段"Yes and no．For the moment，different attitudes toward foreigners can still be found in China's society"目前，對外國人的不同態(tài)度仍然可以在中國的社會中發(fā)現(xiàn)，可知今天的中國人對外國人有不同的態(tài)度；故選B．
68．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第三段"And the dark history is still to some extent affecting our mentality （心態(tài)） today"黑暗的歷史，還在一定程度上影響了我們今天的心態(tài)，可知中國人缺乏自信是受黑暗歷史的影響；故選D．
69．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第五段"replied that at least 70percent of Chinese migrants （移民） become more patriotic （愛國的） after leaving their home country"他說至少70%的中國移民變得更愛國在離開自己的國家后；故選C．
70．A．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講中國人在對外國人的態(tài)度上是缺乏自信的，而事實(shí)上隨著中國國力的提升，中國人應(yīng)該平等的對待外國人，不自卑也不自負(fù)；因此文章主題應(yīng)為中國人應(yīng)該有信心并平等的對待外國人；故選A．
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
