Question

【题目】 【1】 From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job.In many European countries — like the UK or France —【2】

Talks and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand.I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; 【3】 The people present just stared at me and smiled.After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; 【4】 We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, 【5】 However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

A. and sometimes these values are quite against each other.

B. people from both nations keep the rule that work comes first.

C. Meeting people from another culture can be difficult.

D. however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly.

E. instead there was an uncomfortable silence.

F. It is quite a common case to meet people from different cultures.

G. people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】G

【3】E

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了跨文化交流中的差别。

【16】C；考查语境和判断推理能力。根据下文内容，可知本文的中心句是 talk to a man of different culture，故选C。

【17】G；考查语境和判断推理能力。根据前文的"small talk", usually over a glass of tea可推断出闲聊的场合，建立友谊。G. people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office. 符合语境。

【18】E；考查语境和判断推理能力。前文提到作者希望自己的话可以促使一场活跃的讨论，但后文 but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary，说明silence在Thailand的意义。故选E项，表示了转折。

【19】D；考查语境和判断推理能力。由上句Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values与下文只写了其中一个人种，可知这里要讲述的也是一个人种。只有D选项符合语境。

【20】A；考查语境和判断推理能力。根据上文的关键词value可知这里要描述的是不同人的价值观导致的一些尴尬。故选A。