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【題目】閱讀理解
The way we do things round here
Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we're kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”.
So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don't just mean the words people speak. It is the body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.
Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work—while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.
Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(準(zhǔn)時). If you invite people to a party at 7 o'clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “l(fā)ate” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.
（1）The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought_______.
A.the American bank might hire another person
B.the American bank didn't think much of him
C.it's difficult to get used to American culture
D.it's easy to misunderstand Americans
（2）According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?
A.Ask the native people for help.
B.Do things in your own way.
C.Understand and accept them.
D.Do in-depth research.
（3）When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are_______.
A.Germans
B.Italians
C.Greeks
D.The British

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
【解析】本文是一篇說明文。人們做事的方式突出了現(xiàn)實里我們在文化之間看到的許多差異。文章通過對比英美文化的不同，介紹了我們做事方式的差異。主要講述的是對待文化差異的態(tài)度。到外國工作，首先要了解當(dāng)?shù)氐恼Z言、服飾、禮儀等文化背景。所以針對各國的不同文化，我們應(yīng)該抱以理解和接受的態(tài)度。
（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we're kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.”作者對于“quite”一詞的理解偏差導(dǎo)致了作者心情不愉快。因為作者認(rèn)為這家美國銀行并沒有器重他。所以答案是B。
（2）推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段信息句Mostly，it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them，like the climate，while getting on with business.可知適應(yīng)文化差異就像在外出差適應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)氐臍夂蛞粯�，學(xué)會適應(yīng)和接受。所以對待文化的差異，我們應(yīng)該理解并接受它們。即Understand and accept them正確，所以答案是C。
（3）細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段 “However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(準(zhǔn)時). If you invite people to a party at 7 o'clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany,”可知，德國人是最守時的，所以答案是A。