A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hongkong and had not yet 16 anything about the Chinese 17 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 18 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 19 and she also found this type of tea rather 20 . However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 21 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 22 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half-full, the host 23 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 24 , but it seemed to have no 25 . Her cup kept being 26 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 27 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 28 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 29 culture, she felt it too 30 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!

1.A. learnedB. gotC. rememberedD. taught

2.A. languageB. cultureC. habitD. food

3.A. certainlyB. hardlyC. immediatelyD. carefully

4.A. happyB. tiredC. interestedD. thirsty

5.A. sweetB. bitterC. coldD. nice

6.A. slowlyB. in timeC. quicklyD. gradually

7.A. haveB. takeC. buyD. like

8.A. stoppedB. insisted onC. practicedD. tried

9.A. someB. a littleC. allD. enough

10.A. importanceB. endC. effectD. value

11.A. filledB. changedC. movedD. emptied

12.A. visitB. talk

C. partyD. investigation

13.A. leftB. absorbedC. drunkD. filled

14.A. ancientB. modernC. easternD. western

15.A. impoliteB. politeC. easyD. uneasy

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

Sport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport. A lot watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in sport is quite small. On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin. The most popular sport in England is football. Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions(级别) of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!

Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent(对手) can not hit it. As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport. Actually, that is not quite true. Athletics(田径) isn’t played with a ball; nor horseracing. Perhaps that is why they are not as popular as football!

1.________ is the most popular sport in England.

A. Basketball.B. Football.C. Golf.D. Tennis.

2.You have to be a good supporter to watch ________ division football.

A. the firstB. the secondC. the thirdD. the fourth

3.Why do many English people not take part in sport?

A. They are too busy.

B. They like watching sport on TV.

C. They would like to be fat.

D. They prefers to be thin.

4.Why are English people interested in sport?

A. They have their football team.

B. The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon.

C. They like the idea of sport.

D. They like the famous players.

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