Question

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a  relationship.
Different cultures emphasize (強調(diào)) the importance of relationship building to a greater or less degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”,usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countires--- like the UK or France--- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected may speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realised that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural diffeerences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment (多元文化環(huán)境)will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
【小題1】In some countires, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ___________.

A．develop closer relations	B．share the same culture
C．get to know each other	D．keep each other company

【小題2】The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that ______.

A．the English prefer to make long speeches

B．too many words are of no use

C．people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

D．even talk and silence can be culturally different

【小題3】According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A．By sharing different ways of life

B．By accepting different habits.

C．By recognizing different values

D．By speaking each other’s language.

【小題4】What would be the best title for the text?

A．Multicultural Environment

B．Cross-Cultural Differences

C．How to Understand Each Other

D．How to Build Up a Relationship

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文主要講述的是在不同的文化中存在的差異的問題，來自不同國家的人人對于同一個事物往往會有不同的理解，這主要是因為文化價值的差異。
【小題1】A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段5,6行In many European countires--- like the UK or France--- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.說明在餐廳和咖啡館里更容易建立親密的關(guān)系，故A正確。
【小題2】D 推理題。根據(jù)第二段7,8行Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected may speech to be a success and start a lively discussion;說明舉泰國的例子就是想告訴我們在不同的文化中甚至連談話二行安靜都含有不同的意思，故D正確。
【小題3】C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后四行People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment (多元文化環(huán)境)will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.說明正是因為各種文化中有多種不同的價值觀才會導(dǎo)致對同一個問題有不同的理解，那么我們要來自不同文化的人想相互理解，就是要通過理解不同的文化價值觀，故C項正確。
【小題4】B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是在不同的文化中存在的差異的問題，來自不同國家的人人對于同一個事物往往會有不同的理解，這主要是因為文化價值的差異。故B正確。
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