摘要：76．What’s the main topic that is stated in the passage? A．It’s hard to attend a garden. B．How to plant vegetables in prison. C．Owning garden is a great pleasure. D．Madela’s garden in prison S The Colosseum and Trevi Fountain aren’t even mentioned in a hot-off –the –press guide to Rome. Instead, the pocketbook provides a guide to survival for homeless people in the Eternal City. Some 5,000 people are homeless in Italy’s capital and up to 50,000 people are dependent on others for help--especially the elderly and the disabled, according to the Sant’ Egidio religious charity which drew up the book. The 2003 edition of “Where to Eat, Sleep and Wash , which has been called the “Poor-Man’s Michelin Guide () to Rome, tells the needy and homeless where to find shelters, soup kitchens, public baths and health services. Demand for the book has skyrocketed since it was first published in 1990. The group printed 2,000 copies of the first edition but this year 13,000 copies of the 148-page “Bible were printed, highlighting 760 locations that provide services for the needy. “It contains the secrets to survival in Rome, said Mario Marazziti, a spokesman for the Sant’Egidio community. “This is a different face of Rome, and the guide tells us how to deal with its problems. “Because of the economic crisis, more and more people are falling below the poverty line, Marazziti added. Indeed, it was the death of a beggar in 1983 after ambulance workers refused to pick him up that inspired Sant’Egidio to start publishing its pocket-sized guides to Rome. For the first time, San’t Egidio also included a fold-out plastic-coated map with symbols representing all of the eating, sleeping and washing hot spots across the city. Although the Golosseum is not marked in the guide, it appears on this map. “But it’s just a reference, Marazziti said. “The normal Rome that tourists look at is a background for us.
The way Westerners communicate tends to(倾向于)be relatively explicit(直率的)and direct．In other words, Westerners tend to put most of their ideas and feelings into words, and then state these ideas and feelings clearly and openly．It is generally considered a good thing to “get to the point ”and “say what you mean,” and it is largely the speaker's responsibility to ensure that his/her message is stated in a way that is clear and easy to understand．
In contrast(比照), Chinese people tend to communicate in a way that is more indirect and subtle．They often view direct, explicit communication as unsophisticated(不成熟的)or even rude．They are more likely to preserve good feelings and relationships by not saying something that might upset or offend(冒犯)another person．If a Westerner makes a request and a Chinese person responds by saying something like “I'll think it over”, the Westerner may assume that there is a good chance that the answer will be “yes”．In fact, there is a better chance that the implied answer is “no”．
One interesting example of the Western preference for very direct communication can be seen in what Western students are taught about how they should organize their writing．Writers are generally expected to state their point as clearly as possible, generally right at the beginning．Students are taught to begin paragraphs with a “topic sentence” that states the point of the paragraph．Also, articles should generally begin with a brief statement of the points to be made –and also conclude with a review of those same points．In contrast, in Chinese writing it is more acceptable to build up to the point rather announcing it right form the start, although it is also acceptable to state the point up front．
It is important to note that Westerners are not all equally direct in their communication styles．For example, the direct communication style is more typical of Western men than of Western women．Furthermore, even in Western culture it is generally not considered good to communicate so directly that you hurt other people's feelings, offend them, or create conflict．
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What is the subject of the passage?
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Communication styles
B．
Features of Western culture
C．
Communication skills
D．
Politeness in communication
(2)
When communicating with others, Western people _______．
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A．
pay more attention to others' feelings
B．
prefer to express their ideas openly
C．
often communicate in an indirect way
D．
consider direct communication as rude
(3)
When writing an article, Westerners _______．
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generally state their point in the middle
B．
tend to let readers guess their point
C．
usually announce their point from the start
D．
like ending each paragraph with a topic sentence
(4)
According to the author, which of the following are more likely to communicate directly?
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A．
Western men
B．
Western women
C．
Chinese men
D．
Chinese women
(5)
The passage is developed mainly by _______．
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A．
showing the effects and then explaining the causes