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1、高考英语阅读理解真题汇编及答案解析（1）点击数：62次录入时间：2013/9/1811:05:00编辑：hongmeizxxk[宣传赚点]Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal(信号）.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize(
2、强调）theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries—
3、liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussioninsteadtherewasanuncomfortabl
4、esilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeoplethemsometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencesc
5、ancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmomquickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavediffer
6、entvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,itwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironment(多元文化环境）willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.72.Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto___________.A.developclo
7、serrelationsB.sharethesamecultureC.gettoknoweachotherD.keepeachothercompany73.TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat___________.A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesB.toomanywordsareofnouseC.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynatureD.eventalkandsilencecanhecultura
8、llydifferent74.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeacho
