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On the other hand there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long – term relationships are more important.A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business.But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.
To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first.On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don’t want to answer.
Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travelers, but also for the flights that carry them.All flights want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service are different from place to place.This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with.
Some societies have ‘universalistic’ cultures.These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way.
‘Particularistic’ societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person.So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.
This difference can cause problems.A traveler from a particularistic society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalistic culture.The Indian traveler has two much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family.He expects that the check – in official will understand his problem and will change the rules for him.The check – in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers.But the traveler thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem.
小题1:Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americans and Australians _____.
A.like traveling better | B.easy to communicate with |
C.difficult to make real friends | D.have a long–term relationship with their neighbors |
A.who will tell them everything of their own |
B.who want to do business with them |
C.they know quite well |
D.who are good at talking |
A.boring | B.friendly | C.normal | D.rough |
A.interests | B.habits and customs | C.cultures | D.ways of life |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
解析
小题1:B 细节题。从文章第一段Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open说明他们比较容易和他人交流,故选择B
小题1:C 细节题。从第二段A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business可以得知他们喜欢和自己了解比较深的人交流.故选择C
小题1:A 总结归纳题。从第三段it’s no fun …… you don’t want to answer,可以得知在比较保守的社会和陌生人交流是比较无趣的,故选择A
小题1:C 总结归纳题。作者将这些不同和问题总结为Cross-cultural differences,说明问题的根源在于文化不同,故选择C
核心考点
试题【Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another.Some socie】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names in Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it’s about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, ’Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don’t know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don’t know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
小题1: When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________
A.describe the place carefully | B.show him a map of the place |
C.tell him the names of the streets | D.refer to recognizable buildings and places |
A.New York. | B.Los Angeles. | C.Kansas. | D.Iowa |
A.in order to save time | B.as a test | C.so as to be polite | D.for fun |
A.There is no street names in Japan. |
B.There is no landmarks in the countryside of American. |
C.People in Yucatan always give wrong answers when asked the way. |
D.People in Los Angeles measure distance in time, not miles when asked the way. |
A.It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. |
B.It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. |
C.People have similar understandings of politeness. |
D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.In the past five to ten years,these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms,others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms,others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小题1:Americans take a holiday trip _____.
A.all the year round | B.for years | C.every year | D.every other year |
A.Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels. |
B.The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers. |
C.The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time. |
D.The bed-and-breakfast inns owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night. |
A.It is like visiting someone’s home. | B.The money they spend there is much less. |
C.They can meet local families. | D.All of the above |
A.the travelers needn’t pay anything |
B.the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television |
C.The travelers can meet and talk with the local people |
D.The owners will show the travelers around the area |
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong.
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the “four columns” card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it was Nov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it Singles Day.
Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It got the name Singles Day because the date consists of four “ones”. These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.
The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it’s important that each person pay their own fee to show their independence. People also hold “blind date” parties in an attempt to say goodbye to their single lives.
Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. Many attend “blind date” parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning “single” the four “ones” of the date can also mean “only one” as in “the only one for me.” Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only “one” in their heart.
小题1:Singles Day got its name because _______.
A.the persons who play Mahjong are four singles |
B.the date consists of four “ones” |
C.only single persons celebrate the day |
D.it was first celebrated at universities in Nanjing |
A.Singles Day was first celebrated in Nanjing’s universities. |
B.Many singles choose Singles Day to say goodbye to their single lives. |
C.The only way to celebrate the Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends. |
D.It was these college graduated students that carried their university’s tradition into society. |
A.the four singles did not get married |
B.Singles Day receives great popularity among young people |
C.when having dinner, one pays the fee for all his friends |
D.on Singles Day many attend parties where blind people were present |
A.The Origin of Singles Day. | B.How to Celebrate Singles Day. |
C.Singles Day. | D.Say Goodbye to Singles Day. |
Every time the bus comes, the farmers come running to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus!
When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school on their farm!
小题1:The driver of the bus is ________.
A.the teacher | B.the student | C.the farmer | D.the school |
A.take children to school | B.stay there for lunch |
C.go round from place to place | D.take the fathers and mothers to school |
A.stop working | B.warmly welcome it | C.be happy | D.Both B and C |
A.A school bus is a real school for farmers’ children. |
B.The bus school has no teacher at all. |
C.The bus school has no students. |
D.The children and their parents on the farm all come to the bus school to learn. |
Families are charged about ¥7.00 a month for every child, and ¥10.00 for every adult. It costs much less than any other kind of health insurance. Having health insurance is very important. With this insurance, people can see a doctor when they are sick or hurt.
The program is not expensive at all, but many people are still not enrolling in it. People say that it still costs too much money. They need all of their money to pay for things like food and rent.
It would be great if everyone could have health insurance. People are working hard to come up with ways to make this happen. One idea is to make the Healthy Families Program free for some people.
It is important for people to see a doctor when they need to. The Healthy Families Program makes it possible for more people to do this. Many ideas are being considered. Hopefully some of them will allow even more families to get health insurance.
The Healthy Families Program is made to help those who don’t have welfare (社会保障金) and cannot earn enough to pay for private health insurance. It is an important program, but officials say that too many people are signing up for it and then dropping out because of the Healthy Families Program’s cost.
小题1: The aim of the Healthy Families Program is to __________.
A.help people earn more and pay for the program |
B.help more families get health insurance |
C.make it free for people to see a doctor |
D.help families pay for private health insurance |
A.¥24. | B.¥28. | C.¥34. | D.¥40. |
A.They can afford to see a doctor when they need to. |
B.They can get special medical care. |
C.They can see a doctor free of charge. |
D.They can go to see a doctor as soon as possible. |
A.health insurance is very important for ordinary people |
B.the program is still too expensive for many people |
C.people should make more money to pay for private health insurance |
D.many people don’t make enough money to pay for health insurance |
A.health insurance at a low cost | B.the benefits of health insurance |
C.the cost of health insurance | D.the Healthy Families Program |
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