Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural experiences．Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete．But three characteristics stand out in their reports：patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear．
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will．Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not．
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reactions than a humorless person．The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to．
The awareness of being unclear is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor．Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers．That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation．Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on．“It’s like I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, “things are just so different here．”
(1)
The passage mainly tells us _________．
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A．
that it’s not easy to travel abroad
B．
that humor is very important in communication
C．
of some characteristics in dealing with foreigners
D．
of three main ways useful for communicating with foreigners
(2)
According to the passage, what characteristic should be most focused on?
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A．
Patience．
B．
The awareness of being unclear．
C．
The sense of humor．
D．
Understanding each other．
(3)
“The awareness of being unclear” refers to _________．
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A．
knowing the meaning of an exact situation
B．
not stating clearly what happens
C．
realizing the possible misunderstanding in a situation
D．
being aware of the unclear situation
(4)
According to the writer, the Chinese students is _________．
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A．
a hard-working student
B．
recently back from the moon
C．
interested in the study of moon
D．
not used to the culture in America
(5)
Which of the following can best sum up the passage?
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A．
It is necessary to learn the language before you go to the country．
B．
Americans are used to the culture of other countries．
C．
One needs many characteristics to live in a foreign country．
D．
To live in a foreign land one should get fully prepared．
Penrice Community College is a highly regarded and successful 11－16 specialist languages college．Following the recent appointment of a new headteacher we’re restructuring the leadership team to create two new roles．
One post will involve leading teaching teams with responsibility for developing curricula(课程)and time-tabling．
The other post will be leading student based teams and responsibility for student learing outcomes and the removal of barriers to student success such as poor attendance or disaffection．
Penrice Community College is：
A school with 1, 350 wonderful students
High achieving with results well above average
Mentioned twice in HMCl’s outstanding schools list
A British Council International School
Situated in a beautiful part of mid-Cornwall
All enquires for information and application packs should be made to Danielle Eyres on 01726－72613 or at secretary@penricornmvall.sch.uk
Closing date for applications is Tuesday October 4th at noon．Interviews will be held on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th October 2005．
(1)
The underlined word “restructuring”probably means ________．
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A．
formally telling sb to do
B．
Joining the two parts together
C．
rebuilding sth and making it work again
D．
extending the size of sth
(2)
The purpose of the above passage is to ________
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A．
introduce the advantages of a school
B．
report the appointment of a new head teacher
C．
call on more students to go to school
D．
advertise for new assistant headteachers
(3)
The two new posts are required to do all the following EXCEPT ________．
