Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signals(信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize(强调) 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—people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

 Talk 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; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. 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; Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. 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, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment(多元文化环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ______.

A. keep each other company         B. develop closer relations

C. get to know each other            D. share the same culture

The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that_________.

A. the English prefer to make long speeches          B. too many words are of no use

C. even talk and silence can be culturally different

D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by name

According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By sharing different ways of life   B. By accepting different habits

C. By recognizing different values    D. By speaking each other’s languages

What would be the best title for the text?

A. Multicultural Environment       B. Cross-Cultural Differences

C. How to Understand Each Other   D. How to Build up a Relationship

He is ____ failure as a father, but when it comes to a teacher, he turns out to be ____success.

  A. a; \               B. the; the            C. \; \             D. a; a

I should like to buy a house, modern, comfortable, and ______ , in a quiet place.

A. first of all      B. after all          C. in all         D. above all

—Can you describe ___ it happened?

    —Yes, I was riding on my bike ___ a car knocked me down from behind．

    A．when; as         B．how; as      C．how; when        D．how; while

___ more and more people may refer to the Internet for the latest news, it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear．

    A．When             B．Because          C．Since            D．While

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital inn. Let there be ever so great plenty of good things, ever so much desire that everybody should be easy, in the nature of things it cannot be: The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him. Whereas at a tavern there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome; the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcome you are.

—Have you got used to the Chinese food, Huang Yan?

   —Yes, but I hate ________ when a Chinese host keeps serving me the food I don’t like.

  A. this            B. that              C. those            D. it

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧ ），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2.只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起）不计分。

Great changes have been taken place in my village. Ten years ago, the small and low houses, which lie on the north of a lake, produced much waste. As the result, the lake was serious polluted. To the west was a sandy field, that was the source of dust. Better still, a brickyard on the southwest side of the lake used up a great deal good soil. Now the poor house have been replaced by green trees and the brickyard by tall buildings. The sandy field that the villagers used to ploughing has been covered with fruit trees. On the lake the villagers often spend his spare time boating and fishing.

The islands developed on their own for 80 million years and _______ have many rare

animals found nowhere else.

A. soon B. so   C. early    D. yet

—Shall we go out for a walk?

    —Sorry． I’m too busy to             for the moment．

    A．get away     B．get off  C．get through  D．get together