How to make friends with people from a different culture? The rules are as follows:
Appreciate the person
Most Americans like to be recognized as individuals as someone special with unique, personalities. Therefore never say,“you are from America so I want to be your friend.” Also don’t imply that the reason why you approached them is that you wanted someone to practice your English with . That turns people off. Instead try saying,”“you seem like a real nice and interesting person and I would like to get to know you better .’ This way , they are much more inclined to be friendly because you see them as a three dimensional person and appreciate them for who they are in the inside . And by doing so , you not only learn about Americans and practice your English , but also gain a real friend in the process
Quit Calling Us Foreigners.
Please avoid calling a foreigner especially in his face . The word makes people feel like an outsider , and even unwelcome , suggesting separation and insurmountable difference , widening an already existing gap in the situation. When Americans travel , they rarely say,“I’m foreign to your place .” They tend to say ,”I’m new in town . I’m new here.” The reason is because new and unfamiliar things can become old and familiar. But can foreign things become native? You catch my drift.
Just Do It .
Some students like to be told about American culture but are less interested in spending the time and effort to actually experience it .As Americans always say ,“get your hands dirty.” You should have first hands on experience, or you will never really know anything.
Find that Common Language.
Now I just must stress the importance of finding a common language. By that I don’t mean English, Chinese , German ,French,etc. I mean finding something you have in common with another person on a spiritual and philosophical level: likes , dislikes, worldviews, ways of thinking and attitudes toward life. And to start , you must first enhance your knowledge of the particular culture from which your potential
【小题1】 The underlined sentence“get your hands dirty” means     .
A get involved   B talk about American culture    C star with dirty work   D Don’t wash your hands too often
【小题2】 Americans prefer to make friends with those who    .
A  avoid talking about their homeland     B  recognize their personalities
C  obey rules of communicating with friends   D  needn’t practice English while playing together
【小题3】According to the passage , which of the following is friendly?
A   I am longing to make friends with an American.
B   This is my friend Tom , who is a foreigner.
C   There must be a gap between us in many things.
D   You ‘ve  got a great personality
【小题4】  In the last paragraph , the author suggests we should   
A  Learn at least one foreign language well
Bfind common interests or opinions with our potential new friend
C make sure we can understand each other
D ask where our potential new friends come from

  How to make friends with people from a different culture? The rules are as follows:

  Appreciate the person

  Most Americans like to be recognized as individuals as someone special with unique, personalities. Therefore never say,“you are from America so I want to be your friend.” Also don’t imply that the reason why you approached them is that you wanted someone to practice your English with . That turns people off. Instead try saying,”“you seem like a real nice and interesting person and I would like to get to know you better .’ This way , they are much more inclined to be friendly because you see them as a three dimensional person and appreciate them for who they are in the inside . And by doing so , you not only learn about Americans and practice your English , but also gain a real friend in the process

   Quit Calling Us Foreigners.

Please avoid calling a foreigner especially in his face . The word makes people feel like an outsider , and even unwelcome , suggesting separation and insurmountable difference , widening an already existing gap in the situation. When Americans travel , they rarely say,“I’m foreign to your place .” They tend to say ,”I’m new in town . I’m new here.” The reason is because new and unfamiliar things can become old and familiar. But can foreign things become native? You catch my drift.

Just Do It .

Some students like to be told about American culture but are less interested in spending the time and effort to actually experience it .As Americans always say ,“get your hands dirty.” You should have first hands on experience, or you will never really know anything.

Find that Common Language.

Now I just must stress the importance of finding a common language. By that I don’t mean English, Chinese , German ,French,etc. I mean finding something you have in common with another person on a spiritual and philosophical level: likes , dislikes, worldviews, ways of thinking and attitudes toward life. And to start , you must first enhance your knowledge of the particular culture from which your potential

1. The underlined sentence“get your hands dirty” means     .

   A get involved   B talk about American culture    C star with dirty work   D Don’t wash your hands too often

2. Americans prefer to make friends with those who    .

   A  avoid talking about their homeland     B  recognize their personalities

   C  obey rules of communicating with friends   D  needn’t practice English while playing together

3.According to the passage , which of the following is friendly?

  A   I am longing to make friends with an American.

  B   This is my friend Tom , who is a foreigner.

  C   There must be a gap between us in many things.

  D   You ‘ve  got a great personality

4.  In the last paragraph , the author suggests we should   

  A  Learn at least one foreign language well

  B find common interests or opinions with our potential new friend

  C make sure we can understand each other

  D ask where our potential new friends come from

第II卷(非选择题，共35分)

第四部分、短文.改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Like most of my schoolmates, I have neither brothers nor                               1___ ___

sisters---in any other words, I am an only child. My parents                            2­­­___ ___

love I dearly of course and will do all they can to make sure                             3___ ___

that I get a good education. They did not let me do any work                          4___ ___

at home; they want me devote all my time to my studies so that                    5___ ___

I’ll get good marks in all my subject. We are one family and                     6___ ___

live under a same roof, but we don’t seem to get much time                          7___ ___

to talk about together. It looks as if my parents treat me as a                        8___ ___

visitor and a guest. Do they really understand their own                                  9___ ___

daughter? I wonder how things is in other homes.                                             10___ ___

第II卷(非选择题，共35分)

第四部分、短文.改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Like most of my schoolmates, I have neither brothers nor                       1___ ___

sisters---in any other words, I am an only child. My parents                    2??????___ ___

love I dearly of course and will do all they can to make sure                   3___ ___

that I get a good education. They did not let me do any work                  4___ ___

at home; they want me devote all my time to my studies so that               5___ ___

I’ll get good marks in all my subject. We are one family and                   6___ ___

live under a same roof, but we don’t seem to get much time                    7___ ___

to talk about together. It looks as if my parents treat me as a                   8___ ___

visitor and a guest. Do they really understand their own                          9___ ___

daughter? I wonder how things is in other homes.                                  10___ ___

阅读理解

　　Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the fact of friendship for granted, we often don't clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a very few-- for example; the average among students is about 6 per person.

　　Moreover, a great many relationships come under the general term “friendship”. In all cases, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of closeness between them and the reasons for their interest in each other vary greatly.

　　At the beginning, much depends on how people meet, and on good first impressions. As we get to know people, we consider things like age, race, looks, economic and social status, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of the greatest importance, it is more difficult to have a good relationship with people when there is a big difference in age and hackground．

　　We pay attention to actual behavior, facial expression, and the way a person speaks. Friends will stand closer together and will spend more time looking at each other than ordinary acquaintances. Smiles and soft voices also express friendliness, and it is because they may give the wrong signals that shy people often have difficulty in making friends. A friendly look with the wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare, and nervousness may be wrongly understood as unfriendliness. People who do not look one in the eye are not trusted when, in fact, they simply do not have confidence.

　　Some relationships are a result of argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have the same ideas and beliefs, the same opinions and interests. They often talk about “being on the same wavelength”. The more closely involved people become, the more they depend on one another. People want to do friends favors and hate to let them down. Equally, friends have to learn to make allowances for each other, to put up with annoying habits, and to accept differences in opinion. Imagine going on a long trip with someone you occasionally meet for a drink!

　　In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the relationship between two people. But the mutual support and understanding that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a close and lasting relationship, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barriers of age, class or race.

(1)According to the passage, a friend is ________.

[　　]

A．somebody we usually take for granted

B．a person with whom we often go out with

C．someone with whom we occasionally go for a long trip

D．not just anybody we get on well with

(2)When people talk about “being on the same wavelength”, they mean that ________.

[　　]

A．they watch the TV programs

B．they are the same in all respects

C．they listen to the same radio programs

D．they understand and agree with each other

(3)According to the passage, a person “one occasionally meets for a drink” is ________.

[　　]

A．not a close friend

B．someone one doesn't often see

C．not a friend

D．a person one dislikes

(4)We learn from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．friendship can overcome differences in experience

B．there are no special ceremonies to strengthen friendship

C．putting up with differences in opinion can lead to friendship

D．friendship can be strengthened by smiles and soft voices