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While both Europe and the United States of America are considered the Western world, it's good to know there are some differences in culture. If you

are considering moving to a European country, you will find the information below helpful as you plan your move.

One cultural difference is how the countries perceive(理解，认为)time and space. For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient. This is probably because America is a fairly young country. However, in Europe, something would not be considered ancient unless it was at least 2,000 years old. However, perception of dis?tance seems to be the opposite. While Europeans would consider 100 kilome?tres a long way to drive, Americans would not think twice. This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated. In fact, the United States is over twice the size of Europe.

Cars are another factor that differs greatly between Europe and the United States. American automobiles usually have automatic transmissions(自动变速器)while European cars generally have manual gears(手动变速器). European automobiles are smaller and more round-shaped, while American cars are larger and more square-shaped. Trucks and limousines(豪华轿车)are vehicles that Americans enjoy. In Europe, however, these types of vehicles are hardly seen, as they prefer smaller cars due to parking and traffic congestion.

The view of education is another cultural difference between the European countries and the United States. In America? parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college. Most schools and universities in Europe, however, are free of tuition. In fact, children are expected to attend college there.

6.The author wrote the first paragraph mainly to_________________ .

  A.  tell the differences between Europe and America

B.  advise people to travel to Europe and America

C.  introduce the topic of this passage to the readers

D.  persuade people to live in a European country

7. Which of the following shows the Americans' perception of time?

  A. An ancient house has a history of 200 years.

B. Europe has been at least 2,000 years old.

C  A hundred kilometres is a long way to drive.

D.  It is proper to drive a distance of 100 kilometres.

8.The underlined phrase " parking and traffic congestion" in Paragraph 3 means "__________ ".

  A.   people like parking their cars on the road

B.  the cars go through the parks now and then

C.  it is easy to park and drive on the highway

D.   parking is not easy and the traffic is heavy

9. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that  

  A.  Americans are richer than Europeans

B.   Americans work harder than Europeans

C.   the children in Europe needn't go to school |

D.   it costs Americans a lot of money to go to college

10. The author develops this passage by _________ .

A.arguing             B, persuading

C.comparing           D. doubting

Answer 1

 [文章大意]美国和欧洲诸国在很多方面有明显的差异， 本文主要讲述它们在对时空的理解、汽车和教育等方面的不同。

6.C根据第一段第二句可以推知，文章第一段是为了引出本文的话题。

7.A 根据第二段的"…a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient."可知，A项表现出美国人的时间观。

8. D 根据第二段的"This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated."再联系句中的"… they prefer smaller cars…"可以推知，该词组的意思是"停车不容易，交通很拥挤"。

9. D 根据末段中的"In America, parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college."可以推知，美国人上大学要花很多钱。

10. C文中第二、三、四段中都先介绍美国的情况，再说明欧洲的情况，是通过比较的方式来介绍它们之间的不同，故C项为正确答案。