It can be hard to meet people from another culture. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal（信號(hào)）. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize （強(qiáng)調(diào)）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; however, 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（多元文化環(huán)境）will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
【小題1】In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ________.

A．keep each other companyB．share the same Culture
C．get to know each otherD．develop closer relations
【小題2】The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.
A．even talk and silence can be culturally different
B．too many words are of no use
C．people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
D．the English prefer to make long speeches
【小題3】According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A．By sharing different ways of life.
B．By recognizing different values.
C．By accepting different habits.
D．By speaking each other’s languages.
【小題4】What would be the best title for the text?
A．Multicultural Environment.B．How to Understand Each Other.
C．Cross-Cultural Differences.D．How to Build Up a Relationship.


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：【文章大意】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章講述了不同國(guó)家之間的文化差異。理解不同國(guó)家文化的差異我們才能建立良好的人際關(guān)系。
【小題1】D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中的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.可知，在許多歐洲國(guó)家像英國(guó)和法國(guó)，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)在飯店或咖啡店比在辦公室更容易建立長(zhǎng)期的工作關(guān)系。故選D。
【小題2】A考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第三段中的Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures.可知，這是本段的中心句，作者舉他在泰國(guó)的例子就是為了證明中心句的成立。故選A。
【小題3】B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的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（多元文化環(huán)境）will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.可知，如果我們能夠理解不同國(guó)家的價(jià)值觀，多元文化環(huán)境就會(huì)為我們提供相互學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會(huì)。故選B。
【小題4】C考查文章的標(biāo)題。根據(jù)文章的整體可知，文章通篇講的是歐洲國(guó)家文化之間的差異、泰國(guó)和其他國(guó)家的差異，北歐國(guó)家之間的文化差異，所以文章主要講的是不同根據(jù)間的文化差異。故選C。
考點(diǎn)：考查說(shuō)明文的閱讀理解。

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