Living in a different culture can be a both exciting and challenging (挑战性的) experience.You have to learn different cultures and try to get used to them.Let's share some cultural differences between China and the US to help understand each other.

Privacy(隐私)一Chinese people talk about subjects such as ages and income(收入),which Americans think is not polite.

Families--- In China,elders are traditionally treated with respect (尊重).In America,the goal of the family is to encourage independence (独立),especially that of the children.Unlike the Chinese,older Americans seldom live with their children.

Friends--- Chinese people have different meanings to describe friends.In China,friendship means a lifelong friend who thinks it's his duty to give his friends any help.Americans always call people they meet friends.

Money--- As is well known ,the Chinese like saving money.They are always careful when they are planning to spend money.It is different in America,where far fewer families are saving money.

Education-Chinese people value education and job more than Americans do, who pay more attention to good nature instead.

1.How many cultural differences are mentioned between China and America?

A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. D. Eight.

2.If you ask an American woman her age,she may answer

A. “I'm 30 years old.” B. “You are kidding.”

C. “Sorry,Idon't know.” D. “Oh,it's a secret.”

3.What's the condition of the elders in America?

A. They usually live with their children.

B. They are greatly respected by the young.

C. They usually live alone.

D. They usually live with their relatives and friends.

4.Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. In America,fewer people are saving money.

B. In America ,people value independence .

C. In America,friendship means lifelong friends.

D. In America,people pay more attention to good nature.

5.The passage mainly talks about

A. the introduction of the American culture

B. how to treat the elders in different countries

C. the experience of living in a different culture

D. cultural differences between China and America

In almost every big university in the USA, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they will win six points. This is called a touchdown.

It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man with the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell(大喊) for their favorite team. Young men and women from the cheer team dance and jump while they yell.

Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best team plays again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.

阅读短文,选出最佳答案。

1.American football is ____________.

A. the same as soccer

B. popular in the big universities in the USA

C. a game played only with feet

D. a game with ten players

2.To win six points the players in a team must ____________.

A. kick the ball ten yards

B. kick the ball to the other team

C. move the ball to the end of the field

D. throw the ball to the sky

3.If the man does not move the ball ten yards,____________.

A. his team loses a point

B. the other team kicks the ball to the end of the field

C. his team kicks the ball to the other team

D. his team wins six points

4.Each season lasts for ____________.

A. less than one month

B. no more than three months

C. at least half a year

D. at most two months

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the Americans like football.

B. Millions of people play the game in the world.

C. The best team will play on New Year's Day.

D. Every university has this game.

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