14．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 the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser 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 countries，like the UK or France，people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafe 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 my 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 realized 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 differences 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 will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other．
12．People who have a"small talk"expect toC．
A．know business affairs
B．make some new friends
C．develop closer relations
D．find a better business partner
13．According to the text，the people in ThailandA．
A．dislike lively discussions
B．a(chǎn)re very rude to foreigners
C．like keeping silent at any time
D．a(chǎn)re good at talking with foreigners
14．Germans start business more quickly than Englishmen probably because ofC．
A their unique cultures
B．their cultural problems
C．their unique cultures
D．their cultural problems
15．What can be the best title for the text？B
A．Multicultural Environment
B．Cross-Cultural Differences
C．How to Understand Each Other
D．How to Build Up a Relationship．
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(duì)于同一個(gè)事物往往會(huì)有不同的理解，這主要是因?yàn)槲幕瘍r(jià)值的差異．
解答 12．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段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說明在餐廳和咖啡館里閑聊是建立親密的關(guān)系，故C正確．
13．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段In my own culture，we express meaning mainly through words，but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary說明舉泰國不喜歡熱烈的談?wù)�，故A正確．
14．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段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可知德國人創(chuàng)業(yè)比英國人快是因?yàn)樗麄兲厥獾奈幕�；故選C．
15．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(duì)于同一個(gè)事物往往會(huì)有不同的理解，這主要是因?yàn)槲幕瘍r(jià)值的差異；因此最佳標(biāo)題為文化的差異．故B正確．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 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．
