3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总句数。
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1) 文体：应用文
2) 时态：一般现在时
Hi, Grown-up,
As a student of your age, I understand your situation. _____________________________
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Wish you success.
完型填空解析
一天下午，我的儿子问我：肤色不同的人是不是都是一样的？我想了一会儿，对儿子说：我们先很快去水果店买的水果回来，然后我演示给你这个问题的答案。我们在水果店里买了各种各样的苹果--有红的，绿的，黄的等等。回到家，我从每个颜色的苹果中拿出一个，放在桌子上，儿子好奇地看这我，我说：人们就象这些苹果，他们出身于不同的颜色和大小，从外观上看，有些苹果不像其他的苹果那样诱人。说着，我将每个苹果削了皮，重新将削好的苹果打乱顺序放在桌子上，然后我问儿子：现在你能辨认出那个是原来的那个。儿子说：我辨别不出来，它们看上去都一样。我说：人们就象苹果，从外观上它们各不相同，但从内容上看，它们是相同的。通过现身说法，我的儿子知道了问题的答案。
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2. 给Grown-up提出解决问题的具体建议。
1)与母亲多沟通和交流，可互相了解；
2)学会生活自理，证明你已经长大；
3)与母亲分享家务，这样能感动母亲。
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1. 告诉Grown-up要理解母亲: 所面临的问题在青少年当中很普遍，不该伤害母亲的感情。
60. The author’s purpose of writing this article is to tell people _________.
A. how to take a right attitude in business
B. how to avoid misunderstandings in business
C. how to use a local language in business
D. how to act politely and properly in business
基础写作
假定你是李华。在一个英文网络论坛上, 你看到一个名叫Grown-up的中学生发帖(post)寻求帮助, 请根据帖子内容, 写作要点和要求回贴。
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59. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Misconceptions in Business B. Basic Beliefs in Business
C. International Business Culture D. Successful International Business
58. The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of _____.
A. manners B. values C. attitudes D. customs
57. A knowledge of the local language allows international business people _______.
A. to be more open with their customers B. to communicate without outside help
C. to express their thoughts indirectly D. to have a better idea of their own culture
51.What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text?
A. Subjective B. Objective C. Dissatisfied D. Curious
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Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions-mistaken ideas.
One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the belief that one’s own culture’s way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures. It’s ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business. To avoid ethnocentrism, it’s necessary to study the different elements of culture: language, values and attitudes ,and customs and manners.
Language
A knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways. First, people can communicates directly. Second, people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks their language. Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly. Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.
Values and Attitudes
Values are people’s basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude is way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence international business. For example, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it.
Customs and Manners
Customs are common social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. For example, in the United States, it is custom to have salad before the main course at dinner, not after. It’s not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table. Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products. Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesn’t sell well because the French don’t usually drink juice with breakfast.
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