Question

阅读短文，根据所读内容在短文后图表中的空格里填入一个恰当的单词。

Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality. This is why you might hear someone saying “She is a typical(典型的) Australian” or “He is so French”. It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics.

French

French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.

Chinese

Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about “saving face” when dealing with other people.

Australians

Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a slower life. They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.

Germans

Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They are hard workers and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.

All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, you might meet a German who is a confident singer with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet.!

Personalities and Nationalities
Opinion	People from a certain country (1)    similar characteristics
Examples	French	l  Romantic and (2)    l  Love life, food and wine l  Good singers and (3)
(4)	l  Friendly, hard-working and polite l  Afraid of “(5)    face” before others.
Australians	l  Like to stay (6)    ,enjoy a slower life. l  (7)    a lot. l  Merry, sometimes loud and rude.
Germans	Pay attention to (8)    . Serious and careful, not (9)    .
Conclusion	Nationalities may(10)     personalities, but not for all!

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

 share

 outgoing   

 dancers

 Chinese

 losing

 outdoors

 Laugh

 details

 humorous

 influence/affect

【解析】短文属于议论文。作者认为国籍影响人的性格，并以法、中、澳、德四个国家人们的共同性格做了例证。

 从第一段最后一句，可知。

 从French这段的第一句，可知。

 从French这段的第三句，可知。此处跟singers对应，使用名词复数形式。   

 右侧对应内容是中国人的特点。   

 跟“saving face”相反，怕丢面子。

 从Australians这段的第一句，可知。   

 从Australians这段的第三句，可知。     

 从Germans这段的第二句，可知。    

 从Germans这段的第三句，“have no sense of humour”可知；这里使用形容词形式，与前面保持一致。

 从短文第一句可知，使用influence；从最后一段，可知本句表达的意思。