Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.
　　The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman， on the other hand， likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会)， Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.
In the USA， it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan， it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly， the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However， this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.
【小题1】What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

阅读下面短文，从所给单词中选出适当的词，并用其正确形式填在标有题号的空白处。（每空一词且每个单词只能用一次）

A 1.      young man went to Paris, expecting that his father’s friend could help him find a job for living.

“Are you   2.  at math?” his father’s friend asked him. The young man  3.  his head. “How is your history?” “How   4. your law?” The young man lowered(低下) his head 5. . His father’s friend asked again and again, but the young man could   6.  shake his head. He himself couldn’t find out any  7.  .“Then write down   8.   address first.” The young man  9.   his address and turned to leave,    10.   he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very beautifully. This is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy(满足) yourself with finding a11.　for living.” Many      12.     later, the young man wrote many works that was well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a    13.   French writer of the 18th century.

   There are many ordinary persons in the  14.  who all have many small advantages, but they can’t find    15.  . In fact, there is a gold mine(矿)in every ordinary life. If you’re willing to dig(挖掘), you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself.

  Mr Beckman  1.  in a company for nearly twenty years. His job is 2.  all the documents the manger writes. His office is on the first floor and the light in it is always poor unless it’s fine. So his sight 3. shorter several years ago. He has to wear a pair of glasses when he’s working. Of course, it brought him a lot of trouble. He can’t see anything clearly without glasses. Sometimes he can’t recognize his wife when they 4. with each other in the street.

 The man looked tired this evening. After supper he 5.to bed while his family 6.TV. Mrs. Beckman didn’t turn off the television until the interesting TV play was over. She came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten. As soon as she7._ down, there was a great noise under the bed. She understood a mouse came in again. She jumped off and had to turn on the light and tried to beat it with a stick. She made some noise and it made her husband 8.up.

 “You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before,” the woman said in surprise. “But why___you ____9._ them this time?”

 “Well,dear,” said the man. “I had a lot of dreams last night. I saw my late parents, but I couldn’t see them clearly. So I have  10. so!”

Making sense of how the US shows humor
Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak
One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.
The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[
He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.
Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.
As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.
It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 
【小题1】The man in the square was _______________.

任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列任务。（10分）

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his   ①  home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport a little earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.

Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn’t lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.

Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport before take-off. He hated to rush. When he went to the clerk to show his ticket, the clerk looked at the ticket in surprise , “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening.” “But I confirmed my flight,”insisted Andy.“Will I have to pay for another ticket?”

“No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”

Andy’s   ②   of shock turned to smile as he realized that now he could go on with his vacation.

任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）

1.①______________    ②______________

任务二：根据短文内容补全句子。（每空限填一词）

2.(A) He visited as many places as _____________.

(B)From the passage we know Andy could ____________ his holiday.

任务三：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

3._________________________________________________________

任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。

4.Why did the clerk tell Andy to be at the airport a little earlier？

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5.How long was Andy late for the plane that day?

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