Misunderstanding means East-West cultural clash. A failure to understand different customs lead to misunderstanding.

A common example of this clash occurs in China when Westerners complain that the Chinese are noisy and impolite, and feel uneasy with the questions: "Where are you from?" "Where do you work?" "How much do you earn?" "Are you married?" One Westerner has described this question and answer process as a "Laowai (foreigner) Litany." It's not surprising that foreigners in China who are not familiar with Chinese culture would be shocked by the questions and might feel that Chinese were meddling in their affairs.

Why do Chinese and Westerners have opposite behaviour in public and in society? Cultural differences partly explain this. Chinese culture is founded on collectivism. Instead of considering themselves individuals, Chinese are, above all, members of a community. They identify more with employees of the company, citizens of the country, husbands or wives, or fathers. They are used to thinking of groups. With this community spirit, it's not uncommon to approach others with questions. So, "Where are you from?" could mean "I'm interested in you and ready to be your friend;" "How much money do you earn?" could mean "If you don't earn enough to feed yourself, I'm happy to invite you to share my rice porridge;" and "Are you married?" could mean "If you're still single, I'll help you find a girlfriend."

For Chinese, asking a stranger questions is a normal way to show sympathy and to invite someone to have a friendly conversation. Chinese on a 10-hour train ride would be considered impolite or even arrogant if they refused to ask or answer questions. That is why a Chinese train ride is always happy and animated for Chinese, but can be noisy for a European.

Western culture is based on individualism. A Westerner sees himself or herself both as an individual and member of a community. Thus any insistence on communicating through questions might be considered annoying. In Europe, a person on a 10-hour train ride, will be considered polite if he or she wants to keep silent for the whole journey. This is also why train rides in Europe are agreeably quiet for Europeans, but possible painful for Chinese.

There seems to be fundamentally nothing wrong with being interested in strangers, depending on the circumstances, but either asking questions or not asking questions could prove indelicate. Whoever you are, be relaxed and polite no matter whether you get intrusive questions or a perfunctory hello.

1.Which is wrong about the above four questions in paragraph 2 ?

A. The Chinese use them to show their sympathy.

B. The Westerners will be shocked at these questions

C. They are often asked to open a conversation by Chinese people.

D. They imply the spirit of individualism.

2.According to the passage, all the following shows the culture differences between we Chinese and the Westerns except_________________.

A. the Chinese consider themselves to be members of a community while the Westerns don’t

B. western culture is founded on individualism

C. your questions will annoy a Westerner if he/she doesn’t want to communicate

D. train journey in Western countries are often quiet but noisy in China

3.On a ten-hour train ride___________________________.

A. the Chinese will probably talk with strangers happily

B. the Westerners are certain to talk with strangers

C. it is impolite for both the Chinese and the Westerners to keep silent

D. it is often painful for the Westerners to be in silence

4.The underlined word “animated”(in paragraph 4) possibly means_______________.

   A. causing shameful feelings               B. filled with noise

   C. full of life and spirit                    D. important and agreeable

5.The main idea of the passage is probably_____________________.

A. we shouldn’t ask the Westerners the four questions

B. culture differences may lead to misunderstanding

C. it’s wrong to be interested in strangers

D. asking a stranger questions is a normal way to show sympathy

阅读下列材料, 从所给的六个选项(A,B,C,D,E和 F)中, 选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. 选项中有一项是多余选项.

1.Eunice, a biology student, has a particular interest in Korean art. She likes watching Korean soap operas very much. She wishes to listen to the theme song of the TV drama “Dae Jan Geum (Da Changjin) ”sung by the singer named Lee Young Ah.

2.George had a strong wish to be a scientist when he was a child. He had many beautiful dreams to do some research work in the sea. But his dreams didn’t come true. Though he now works in a government office, he has not given up his interest yet.

3.Though Martha comes from the United States, she likes Chinese movies very much. She is a fan of Hong Kong actors. She has been looking forward to seeing their performances.

4.Nigel, 24 years old, has a beautiful girl friend. She has just come to China to see him. Nigel decided to see a romantic movie with his girl friend.

5.Pamela is a nurse. Since she saw David Copperfield’s performance last year, she has been fond of such a kind of art. She wants to watch some wonderful performances and learn something from them.

A.   Beijing audience can view five new South Korean films, all with Chinese subtitles(中文字幕), until November 19 at the Tuixin Cinema on the Beijing National Library grounds. Two other South Korean films completed their full runs at the Tuinxin Cinema earlier this month.

Address: Tuinxin Cinema, Beijing National Library, 39 Baishiqiao Road, Haidian District.

Tel: 86415566

“My love, My Bride”

November 15- 9:00, 13:00, 17:30, 19:30

“Because You Are a woman”

November 17- 13:00, 18:15

B.   Hong Kong pop star- Li Ming will give a personal performance at 7:30 from tomorrow through to November 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium(体育馆). This show is to celebrate the opening of the 93 Huangpu Tourism Festival.

Tickets: 60, 90, 120, 180 yuan, available at 66 Jiangning Road.

Address: Shanghai Gymnasium, 1111 Caoxi Road.

Tel: 291189188.

C.   The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will put on some excellent Russian choral (合唱队的)works at 7:15 pm on November 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert hall. They will sing Russian folk songs and a Mass under a Russian conductor who is very famous for conducting choirs(唱诗班) and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing.

Tickets: 6,8,10,12 yuan, available at the hall’s ticket office.

Address: 523 Yan’an Road M. Shanghai

Tel: 32275694

D.   The Song and Dance Troupe (剧团) of the Republic of Korea will give a Song and Dance show at 7:30 pm tonight at the Shanghai Center Theatre.

Tickets: 10, 20, 30 yuan, available at the hall’s ticket office.

Address: 1376 Nanjing Road W.

Tel: 29798663

E.   A magnificent (华丽的) gift for your friends and family. Don’t waste this opportunity to see eight world’s magic champions perform.

Tickets: RMB 80, 180, 280, 380, 580, 880

Address: Room 227, West Section, 2 nd floor, Southern Gate, Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium

Tel: 8610-64068888

F.   The National Maritime (海洋的)Museum is the largest of its kind in the world, with over two million items in its collections. Twenty galleries display some of the finest sea affairs in historic buildings, which were formerly a school for the sons of seamen.

Tickets: RMB 100

Address: Jianmin Road, Chaoyang District

Tel: 86432790

请你以 My Ideal Job（我理想的职业）为题 写一篇100——120字的短文，要求包括以下要点：1．人们对职业各有不同的理想；2．我理想的职业是什么；3．我怎样为我理想的职业做准备。开头已写好，不计入词数。

Everyone has his own ideal job. Some want to …

1.As they had no children of their own, they a_____________ an orphan.

2.My first a___________ at a chocolate cake tasted horrible.

3.There will be an e________ of paintings in the museum next week.

4.This store has an excellent r____________ for fair dealing.

5.Something that is p___________ lasts for ever.

6.We must cut out the diseased b___________ of the tree.

7.It was a long journey, but we e_____________ arrived.

8.A student e___________ program is a program in which a student chooses to live in a foreign country to learn.

9.He did badly in the exam because he was a_________ to computer games last year.

10.With this performance, she has won her third c________________  title in the Olympics.

Later in April, a photo show was holding in our school. It was great success! All the photos were

taken by the students ourselves. There were both black-and-white and color photos, presented

our school life, the beauty of nature, festival activities and so on. All the works of art were for

show in the reading room . Every day, a large number of student went to enjoy it and they

were surprised to find out that the pictures were too wonderful. Those students their photos were

chosen the best were given unexpected prizes. In short, this photo show really make our life colorfully.

 ---Don’t you feel cold, Tim? You wear such a jacket in a day at -5℃.

---___________. I’m boiling.

A. No worry   B. Take it easy     C. Not in the least D. That’s OK

 During _______ trip to Yunnan, Premier Wen Jiabao stressed ______importance of water conservation projects and promised more government support.

A. the ;the   B. the；不填   C. a；不填   D. a ; the

 _____ every day, the Internet provides readers with the latest news from all corners of the

world.

A. Update    B. To update    C. Updating    D. Updated

 Will you see to ________ that you will take good care of my car while using it?

A. this          B. it      C. that       D. him

 Recently I was frustrated that my essay was rejected my a newspaper. ________, I had my wallet picked on the bus on the way home.

A. To be honest   B. To make matters worse  C. To tell you the truth  D. Believe it or not