题目
Passage Two
A particular area in which assumptions and values differ between cultures is that of friendship. Friendships among Americans tend to be shorter and less intense than these among people from many other cultures. At least many observers from abroad have this impression.Because Americans are taught to be self-reliant,because they live in a very mobile society,and for many other reasons as well,they tend to avoid deep involvement with other people. Furthermore,Americans tend to“compartmentalize”their friendships,having their“friends at work”,“friends at school”,a“tennis friend”,and so on. Americans often seem very friendly even when you first meet them. This friendliness does not usually mean that the American is looking for a deeper relationship.
The result of these attitudes and behaviors is sometimes viewed by foreigners as an“inability to be friends”. Other times it is seen as a normal way to retain personal happiness in a mobile,ever-changing society.
People normally have in their minds stereotypes about people who are different from themselves. Stereotypes are based on limited and incomplete experience and information,but they shape people’s thoughts and expectations. Americans have many stereotypes about foreign students in general(for example,that they are very hard working intelligent,and rich that they do speak English well)and about particular categories of foreign students(Chinese are polite and good at mathematics,for example,or Italians are emotional). And foreign students have their own stereotypes of Americans,for example,that they are arrogant,rude,and generous.
There are two stereotypes that often affect male-female relationships involving U.S. and foreign students. The first is the idea,held by some foreign males,that American females are invariably willing,if not anxious to have sex. The second common stereotype,held by some American females,is that male foreign students have no interest in American females other than having with them. The existence of these and other stereotypes can give rise to considerable misunderstanding and can block the development of a mutually satisfactory relationship between particular individuals. Stereotypes seem unavoidable given the way the human mind seeks to categorize and classify information,so it is not realistic to suppose people can“forget their stereotypes”. But they can be aware of their stereotypes,and be ready to find exceptions to them.
36. Consuming friendship,Americans .
A. look for a deeper relationship in a close circle
B. avoid deep relationship with other people
C. are friendly at first but do not remain so later on
D. do not make good friends
第1题
A.向下看
B.轻视
C.在……上面看
D.上下打量
第2题
According to the .passage, 'the two daughters seem to ______.
A.enjoy the evening's shopping in the beginning.
B.be reluctant to run errands with the mother.
C.enjoy browsing various kinds of items.
D.he glad to help their mother with housework.
第3题
Nowadays, middle-aged men, ________ often suffer from heart attack.
A、in order
B、in particular
C、in addition
D、in person
第4题
A.hydraulic current
B.rectilinear current
C.rotary current
D.harmonic current
第5题
A.Last week.
B.Three’weeks ago.
C.Two months ago.
D.Three years ago.
第6题
From the two patients mentioned in the passage, it can be concluded that______.
A.their command of language has deteriorated
B.their emotional attachments to friends and family are being lost
C.the Frontotemporal dementia can bring new gills
D.Frontotemporal dementia can cause patients to change their musical tastes
第7题
And if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words
第8题
Malnutrition is a serious problem for many young children but it is not always associated with poverty or a poor environment
第9题
If you are like a lot of American workers today, you experience a significant amount of stress in work
第10题
Flying over a desert area in an airplane, two scientists looked down with their trained eyes at trees and bushes
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