Question

【题目】 Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. You have to learn different cultural practices and try to adapt to them.

【1】 They talk about topics such as ages, income or marital status, which Americans think is annoying and instructive (侵犯的).

In China, elders are traditionally treated with enormous respect and dignity while the young are cherished and nurtured. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children. 【2】

Chinese people have their own way to define friends. 【3】 Friendship means lifelong friends who feel deeply obliged to give each whatever help might seem required. Americans always call people they meet friends, so the definition of friends is general and different. There are work friends, playing friends, school friends and drinking friends.

As is well known, the Chinese like to save. 【4】 It is different in the US, where for fewer families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts.

【5】 If you achieve something in the US, it’s because you are great. While in China, if you achieve something it’s because the team, or family, or company is great. Everything you do gets attributed to the greater whole, while in America individual merits are celebrated.

A.Just hanging out together from time to time is not friendship.

B.Chinese people put more emphasis on good character and faith.

C.More often than not, they call casual acquaintances friends.

D.They are always conservative when they are planning to spend money.

E.Basically China values the community and the US values the individual.

F.Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as Americans do.

G.Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】G

【3】A

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了中国人和美国人之间的文化差异，包括隐私，朋友，金钱，教育和个人团体之间的不同。

【1】根据后文“They talk about topics such as ages, income or marital status, which Americans think is annoying and instructive(他们谈论的话题包括年龄，收入，或婚姻状况，而美国人认为这些话题令人生厌且具有侵入性)”可知，此处的主题应是“隐私”。选项F. Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as Americans do.( 中国人没有美国人那样的隐私观念。)贴合主题。故选F项。

【2】根据前文“In China, elders are traditionally treated with enormous respect and dignity while the young are cherished and nurtured. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children.( 在中国，传统上老年人被给予极大的尊重和尊严，而年轻人则被珍视和培养。在美国，家庭的目标是鼓励独立，尤其是孩子的独立。)”可知，本段在讲述家庭观念的不同。选项G. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children.( 与中国人不同，美国老年人很少和他们的孩子住在一起。)符合语境。故选G项。

【3】根据前文“Chinese people have their own way to define friends.”可知，本段在讲述中国人对朋友的理解。选项A. Just hanging out together from time to time is not friendship.( 只是偶尔一起出去玩不是友谊。)提出了中国人对待友谊的看法，句中“from time to time”与后文的“lifelong friends”形成对比，符合语境。故选A项。

【4】根据前文“As is well known, the Chinese like to save.”可知，中国人喜欢存钱，可推出他们在金钱方面比较保守，选项D. They are always conservative when they are planning to spend money.（当他们计划花钱时，他们总是很保守。）符合语境。故选D项。

【5】根据后文“If you achieve something in the US, it’s because you are great. While in China, if you achieve something it’s because the team, or family, or company is great.( 如果你在美国有所成就，那是因为你很棒。而在中国，如果你成功了，那是因为团队、家庭或公司很棒。)”可知本段在讲述美国人和中国人对于个人和团体的不同看法。选项E. Basically China values the community and the US values the individual.( 基本上，中国重视社会，美国重视个人。)符合本段主题，可为中心主旨句。故选E项。