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Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.
The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.
In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.
【小题1】What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

A.Their different ways of doing business.
B.Their different lifestyles.
C.The fact that the Japanese never say “No”.
D.The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action.
【小题2】Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One?
A.cause foreign businessmen to change their minds.
B.give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen.
C.attract foreign businessmen’s attention.
D.make foreign businessmen think wrongly.
【小题3】What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
A.American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones.
B.American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”.
C.Americans usually say what they are thinking.
D.Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.
【小题4】From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.
A.Japanese businessmen are good at business
B.foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business
C.foreign businessmen must be more polite
D.you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed


【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】B

解析【小题1】根据第一段最后一句中的Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.可知是存在于日本和西方之间的不同的做生意的方式使得做生意有些困难,故答案选A。
【小题2】联系上下文可知由于日本商人的委婉使得人们容易迷惑,故答案选D。
【小题3】根据第三段第一句In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do“在美国,很容易对不想做的事情说‘不’”可推知美国人怎么想就怎么说,故答案选C。
【小题4】通读全文可知作者旨在让我们了解日本不同于别国的做事风格,以免遇到了尴尬和迷糊,答案B正和此意,故答案选B。

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【小题1】What does the writer’s aunt think about cars and their drives?

A.Big people drive small cars.B.Old people drive new cars.
C.Poor people have expensive cars.D.Rich people have dear cars.
【小题2】What kind of car does Mrs. Hill have?
A.A fast new car.B.A fast old car.
C.A slow old car.D.A fast small car.
【小题3】What kind of person is Mike?
A.A person who is good at driving.B.A person who does well in drawing.
C.A person who likes drawing.D.A person who is good at writing.
【小题4】How many people go out from Mary’s car on Sunday?
A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.
【小题5】What does “Does it say something about you?” mean?
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When I first studied English, I was told to say,” I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”.
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Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
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【小题1】 What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?

A.困惑B.憧憬C.悲痛D.后悔
【小题2】A good US student spends his / her time ______ .
A.only in doing homework
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C.only in working for the public
D.only on sports or music
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true ?
A.The writer is now in US.
B.American girls love to have white skin.
C.US students are talented and hard working.
D.The writer regrets that he gave up playing the piano.


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【小题1】How did Sam feel after he woke?
A. Excited.     B. Nervous.     C. Happy. 
【小题2】What did Sam have to do that day?
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C.  To do something special.
【小题3】What does the underlined word “ sweat ” probably mean?
A. 触摸    B. 鼓掌    C. 出汗
【小题4】Which could be inferred(推断) from this passage?
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【小题1】In passage, the word “Internet” means          .

A.国际的B.英特尔C.因特网D.校园网
【小题2】Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passage?
A.We won’t need any paper.
B.Computers can keep many different books in them.
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D.Computerized books won’t be very expensive.
【小题3】In Paragraph(段落) 1 it is thought people will use computers for          .
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D.playing games, shopping and making telephone calls
【小题4】Paragraph 4 tells          .
A.about computerized books
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C.if the Internet will change our habits
D.about future uses of computers
【小题5】The title(题目) for this passage is “       
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B.Computers Are The Future
C.How Computers Change Our Habits
D.Will Computers Replace Shops And Books

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【小题1】What do children often worry most about?

A.Their hobbies.B.Their homework.
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【小题2】According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
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【小题4】If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
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