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 (强调) 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 countries — 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 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.
1.In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ________.
A. get to know each other
B. share the same culture
C. keep each other company
D. develop closer relations
2.The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that ________.
A. the English prefer to make long speeches
B. even talk and silence can be culturally different
C. too many words are of no use
D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
3.According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A. By recognizing different values.
B. By sharing different ways of life.
C. By accepting different habits.
D. By speaking each other’s languages.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. How to Understand Each Other
B. Multicultural Environment
C. How to Build Up a Relationship
D. Cross-Cultural Differences
科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2016考前阅读、完型与写作之短文改错专项训练英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错。
A few days before my brother and I went to the cinema by bicycle. My brother
was riding with me seating on the seat behind. As we came to the crossroad, a young
man and a girl came up and stopped us. ‘We've found you long last,’ they said. And
we don't know them. Point to a policeman not far away, the young man explained,
‘He stopped us about half hour ago and made us to catch the next offender. So
come on, stand here. Hoping you don't have to wait as long as we did . Good luck.’
May 3rd, Sunday fine
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One day a mime(哑剧演员) is visiting the zoo and tries to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zookeeper pulls him into his office. The zookeeper explains that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla(大猩猩), has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance(出席人数) at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla. The mime accepts.
The next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He soon discovers he can sleep, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime — the job he likes but loses.
However, with days going by, he begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage, crawls across a partition(隔墙), and dangles(悬挂) from the top to the lion’s cage. The lion gets angry at this. The scene is a fuel to the crowd.
At the end of the day he is given a raise for being such a good attraction — well, this continues for some time. The crowds grow larger, and the mime’s pay keeps going up.
Then one day when he is dangling over the lion he slides and falls. The mime is terrified. He starts screaming “Help me!”, but the lion is quick. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “Shut up you fool! Do you want to get us both fired?”
1.The mime accepts the zookeeper’s offer because __________.
A. he has been out of work
B. he doesn’t like being a mime
C. he likes performing at the zoo
D. he is offered a higher pay there
2.How does the mime find the job dressing up as the gorilla?
A. Hard and tiring. B. Dangerous but exciting.
C. Easy and funny. D. Boring but well-paid.
3.The mime’s first contact with the lion is to __________.
A. find pleasure for himself B. get the lion’s attention
C. get his pay raised D. win back his audience
4.The underlined words “a fuel” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by __________.
A. frightening B. disappointing
C. exciting D. Familiar
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The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at work ________ a good impression is a must.
A. which B. where C. as when
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书面表达
假定你是李华，高考(National Matriculation Test)后想去澳大利亚旅行15天，主要想更多地了解当地文化和大学。给你的澳洲朋友Joe写信，请他根据你的时间和旅行目的对你附件中的行程(itinerary)进行一些修改。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 ~ 40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Most teens I meet these days lack basic social courtesy when dealing with people.[学+My own son, who basically grew up with his grandmother, the original guru, has perfect table manners. This is partly because he was to manners at a very young age. However, when we eat at home, he would not manners. So I asked him why. He said,” I behave the way I am supposed to when I’m out, but when I am at home I want to be .”
That’s when I realized that most parents, myself included, do their children the proper way to behave outside the home, but they are also to believe that at home, anything goes.
My to him was “good behavior has nothing to do with where you are or whom you are with”.
Then he answered, “But I behave when I’m with others so that they think better of me.” And that is when I realized that I was doing things all . I explained to him that it had nothing to do with what people think. This him even more.
So I went on to explain that behavior, whether in your everyday with people or at the dining table at home, is an of who you are. Well, at the age of 13, he got it.
So basically, what I am saying is that teaching your children comes with the underlying lesson that it is not about to do or not to do, but rather, who they are. This way it is not ; it comes from within.
Teach your teens or children the courtesy of greeting their friends’ parents and themselves when they go to someone’s home. Teach teenage boys to open the door of a car, or any door that matter, for any girl, whether they are their girlfriends or not. This includes holding elevator doors or letting women step out of the elevator first.
Just that teenage boys who practice good manners’ and courtesy grow up to become men who respect people in general.
1.A. knowledge B. wisdom C. manners D. intelligence
2.A. exposed B. limited C. cared D. concerned
3.A. learn B. practice C. remember D. make
4.A. live B. Obey C. react D. behave
5.A. gentle B. polite C. comfortable D. kind
6.A. teach B. offer C. guide D. support
7.A. attended to B. brought up C. cared about D. depended on
8.A. answer B. devotion C. apology D. affection
9.A. strangely B. nervously C. calmly D. properly
10.A. reasonable B. important C. wrong D. necessary
11.A. confused B. encouraged C. moved D. pleased
12.A. competition B. argument C. struggle D. interaction
13.A. impression B. expression C. appearance D. attitude
14.A. lessons B. skills C. manners D. examples
15.A. what B. how C. where D. why
16.A. practical B. natural C. gradual D. mechanical
17.A. minor B. formal C. basic D. casual
18.A. pleasing B. Introducing C. enjoying D. amusing
19.A. with B. on C. For D. at
20.A. consider B. confirm C. predict D. remember
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—Can I sit in the front row?
—Yes, you can take ________ seat you like.
A. whatever B. what
C. whichever D. which
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In China, more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up（熬夜）very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to go to school in time by bus or by bike. It may be a long way from home to school.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.
1.Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by ________.
A. the children themselvesB. other students
C. their parentsD. Nobody else
2.How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?
A. Less than 9 hours.B. Only 9 hours.
C. More than 9 hours.D. 8 hours.
3.What would happen to a student if he goes to bed late and gets up early?
A. He would sleep in class.
B. He would do well in study.
C. He would finish his homework fast.
D. He would have good health.
4.________ is good for our study and health.
A. Watching TVB. Enough time for sleeping
C. Playing computer gamesD. More homework
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on homework.
B. All the students stay up late for their homework.
C. Children should be given less homework.
D. Schools and parents should take care of children.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My school goes all the way from classes for five year olds to classes for 18 year olds, with a area for the junior and senior school.
Last year, I my old year 5 teacher in the library. My teacher called me and asked how I was going. Then she told me about Clare. “I have a girl in my year 3 class. Her name’s Clare and she me so much of you, Cassie. She seems a little bit and quiet in class. Do you think you could come down on lunch time and maybe have a with her?” Of course I was very to do this and to meet Clare in order to find our how, , she was like me.
Clare turned out to be a pale little girl, slim and small her age. After talking to the 8-year-old for a while, I discovered that we both reading and writing short stories, I the Chronicles of Narnia, explaining that it was a wonderful fantasy series.
I started the junior school often to read aloud some of the books to Clare. After a while, other girls started coming to too, and I started getting a in the junior school as the “big reading girl”. Some days I didn’t read and just talked to Clare. We talked about her friends, school work and books. And she always me so much with her great intelligence.
There are days when I get so excited about Clare, about how she is and how far she’ll go in life. Being with her and to her excites me to no end, I just wanted to that excitement with you and to encourage everyone to guide somebody in their life who could use a little bit of and encouragement.
1.A. wonderful B. quiet C. separate D. distant
2.A. ran into B. looked for C. called on D. get through
3.A. up B. over C. down D. away
4.A. warns B. convinces C. informs D. reminds
5.A. lost B. attracted C. gone D. devoted
6.A. lesson B. chat C. quiz D. game
7.A. grateful B. nervous C. eager D. proud
8.A. obviously B. exactly C. generally D. gradually
9.A. at B. for C. about D. during
10.A. practiced B. minded C. avoided D. enjoyed
11.A. recommended B. donated C. provided D. commanded
12. A. attending B. repairing C. interviewing D. visiting
13.A. read B. play C. listen D. retell
14. A. reputation B. pen name C. prize D. permission
15.A. even B. never C. instead D. still
16.A. frightened B. interested C. puzzled D. surprised
17. A. clever B. generous C. kind D. young
18.A. writing B. replying C. explaining D. talking
19.A. connect B. share C. supply D. consult
20.A. confidence B. concern C. support D. promise
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