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摘要：73．What can we learn from the passage? A．Americans know a lot about international affairs. B．Friendships among Americans tend to be more formal. C．Americans always seem to be on the move. D．Americans like to cooperate with other people.

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Although international students want to dive into American culture, it is easier to stay close to the families．

“Most international students told me that they want to meet and make friends with as many Americans as they can,” said Mark Galloway, Institute for International Studies (IIS) student adviser at State University．

“But in reality, they are comfortable with being around people from their own country, if possible．”

Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an admission test for international students enrolling in American universities．Galloway said students’ scores decreased when they spend less time with American students．

More than 450 international students are on campus at Murray State University．Thailand, Japan, South Korea, China and Germany are countries with the most students this semester, according to an IIS report．

Wichien Eampromate, Thai Student Association President, said poor English ability and cultural differences make it difficult for Thai students to spend time with Americans．

“We eat different things; we do different kinds of things,” said Eampromate．

On the other hand, Joon-Seong Bae, an exchange student from Korea University, said he tried to avoid hanging around other Koreans．

But it is not easy for him．He said he is less comfortable with Americans because he cannot say everything he wants to say, and not all Americans are patient with his limited English．

“There were two or three Americans and me,” Bae said．“We talked about something．As time went by, I was kind of excluded(排斥在外) because they talked to each other．

While international students venture outside their comfort zones, American students also have the opportunity to be exposed to other cultures．

“I know there are a lot ( of American students) who want to get to know international students,” said Philip Lee, senior from Boonville, Indiana．“They are just uncomfortable．”

Lee said he has learned about life from his international friends, although it is sometimes a challenge．

“ I can’t live a comfortable life all the time,” Lee said．“ I realized there is a great benefit of stepping out of my comfort zone to meet people．”

1．From the first paragraph we learn that ______________．

A．international students enjoy American culture with difficulty

B．international students all go to America without preparation．

C．American culture, in fact, is the same as others

D．American culture is easy to deal with

2．What Bae has experienced tells us that ____________．

A．he is willing to help Koreans with their English

B．he prefers to stay home rather than meet Americans

C．he can’t express himself well with American students．

D．He doesn’t have any chance to meet American students

3．It can be inferred from this passage that ___________．

A．international students go to America in order to improve their English

B．international students can hardly make any friends in America

C．it is necessary for international students to make friends with Americans

D．it is bad for international students to get along with Americans

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　　Americans are reputed to be friendly people． Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures． It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other “friends” to be just social acquaintances． This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans dislike to be dependent on other people． They incline to “compartmentalize”（划分）friendships, having “friends at work”, “friends on the softball team．” “family friends ” and so forth．

　　Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go． In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem abrupt or impatient． They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else． Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal． No insult is intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter． And the same goes for you． If you don’t understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves． Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything “American” in which you may be interested． So much so in fact that you may become weary of listening． It doesn’t matter because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation． They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for instance, than deal with silence．

　　On the other hand, don’t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subject directly involve the United Stated． Because the United States is geographically distant from many other nations, some Americans tend not to be aware of what goes on in other parts of the world．

(1)

According to the passage, Americans’ attitude towards friendship is________．
[　　]
A．	unusual to have only one intimate friend
B．	more informal than that in other countries
C．	to regard all friends as only social acquaintances
D．	to divide friends into several grades

(2)

The phrase “highly charged ” (Line2, Para．2) most probably means________．
[　　]
A．	extremely expensive
B．	much cheerful
C．	highly responsible
D．	full of mobility and change

(3)

What can we learn from the passage?
[　　]
A．	Americans know a lot about international affairs．
B．	Friendships among Americans tend to be more formal．
C．	Americans always seem to be on the move．
D．	Americans like to cooperate with other people．

(4)

It can be inferred from the passage that________．
[　　]
A．	Americans want to take part in all kinds of activities
B．	curiosity is the major characteristic of Americans
C．	Americans do not know how to deal with silence
D．	Americans’ characters are influenced by their social and geographical environments．

(5)

Why do Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world?
[　　]
A．	Because they are not interested in other countries．
B．	Because their country doesn’t have many neighboring nations．
C．	Because they are too proud of themselves．
D．	Because they are too busy to learn about other countries．

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