认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime. We ________ from the city to the suburbs, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job ________, from the home where we ________ our children to the home where we plan to live in ________. With each move we are ________ making new friends, who become part of our new life.

For many of us the ________ is a special time for forming new friendships. Today, millions of Americans go on vocation ________, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too ________— with the hope of meeting new people. No one really ________ a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people ________ friendship.

The word “friend” to American people can be ________ to a wide range of relationships — to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a ________ colleague. There are real ________ among these relations for Americans — a friendship may be ________, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.

As Europeans see it, all kinds of “friends” flow ________ of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business associates from another town or even another country. ________ as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no ________ differences. The atmosphere is ________. Most people, old and young, are called ________ first names. Americans’ characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel ________.

1.A. driveB. commuteC. moveD. settle

2.A. abroadB. elsewhereC. somewhereD. nowhere

3.A. deliverB. protectC. educateD. raise

4.A. retirementB. deathC. illnessD. sadness

5.A. mostlyB. mainlyC. rarelyD. forever

6.A. winterB. summerC. springD. autumn

7.A. alongB. freelyC. togetherD. abroad

8.A. aloneB. strangeC. scaredD. remote

9.A. allowsB. desiresC. expectsD. imagines

10.A. formB. developC. ignoreD. value

11.A. usedB. appliedC. stuckD. dedicated

12.A. kindB. generousC. trustedD. helpful

13.A. differencesB. varieties

C. distinctionsD. diversities

14.A. informalB. reliableC. shallowD. fragile

15.A. in and outB. on and onC. by and byD. up and down

16.A. MovingB. FlowingC. GoingD. Coming

17.A. obviousB. heavyC. explicitD. strong

18.A. weirdB. stressedC. relaxedD. strange

19.A. withB. onC. forD. by

20.A. at bestB. at homeC. at heartD. at hand

Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has

other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion across cultures. For example, many people in Russia smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.

Our faces show emotions, but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not

express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions

permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show

their emotions similarly.

It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.

1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?

A. Love. B. Politeness.

C. Joy. D. Thankfulness

2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ___ .

A. show friendliness to strangers.

B. be used to hide true feelings .

C. be used in the wrong places.

D. show personal habits.

3.What should we do before attempting to “read” people?

A. Learn about their relations with others.

B. Understand their cultural backgrounds.

C. Find out about their past experience.

D. Figure out what they will do next.

4. What would be the best title ?

A. Cultural Differences

B. Smiles and Relationship

C. Facial Expressiveness

D. Habits and Emotions

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