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While both Europe and the United States of America are considered the Western world, it's good to know there are some differences in culture. If you

are considering moving to a European country, you will find the information below helpful as you plan your move.

One cultural difference is how the countries perceive(理解，認(rèn)為)time and space. For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient. This is probably because America is a fairly young country. However, in Europe, something would not be considered ancient unless it was at least 2,000 years old. However, perception of dis?tance seems to be the opposite. While Europeans would consider 100 kilome?tres a long way to drive, Americans would not think twice. This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated. In fact, the United States is over twice the size of Europe.

Cars are another factor that differs greatly between Europe and the United States. American automobiles usually have automatic transmissions(自動(dòng)變速器)while European cars generally have manual gears(手動(dòng)變速器). European automobiles are smaller and more round-shaped, while American cars are larger and more square-shaped. Trucks and limousines(豪華轎車)are vehicles that Americans enjoy. In Europe, however, these types of vehicles are hardly seen, as they prefer smaller cars due to parking and traffic congestion.

The view of education is another cultural difference between the European countries and the United States. In America? parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college. Most schools and universities in Europe, however, are free of tuition. In fact, children are expected to attend college there.

6.The author wrote the first paragraph mainly to_________________ .

  A.  tell the differences between Europe and America

B.  advise people to travel to Europe and America

C.  introduce the topic of this passage to the readers

D.  persuade people to live in a European country

7. Which of the following shows the Americans' perception of time?

  A. An ancient house has a history of 200 years.

B. Europe has been at least 2,000 years old.

C  A hundred kilometres is a long way to drive.

D.  It is proper to drive a distance of 100 kilometres.

8.The underlined phrase " parking and traffic congestion" in Paragraph 3 means "__________ ".

  A.   people like parking their cars on the road

B.  the cars go through the parks now and then

C.  it is easy to park and drive on the highway

D.   parking is not easy and the traffic is heavy

9. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that  

  A.  Americans are richer than Europeans

B.   Americans work harder than Europeans

C.   the children in Europe needn't go to school |

D.   it costs Americans a lot of money to go to college

10. The author develops this passage by _________ .

A.arguing             B, persuading

C.comparing           D. doubting

Answer 1

 [文章大意]美國(guó)和歐洲諸國(guó)在很多方面有明顯的差異， 本文主要講述它們?cè)趯?duì)時(shí)空的理解、汽車和教育等方面的不同。

6.C根據(jù)第一段第二句可以推知，文章第一段是為了引出本文的話題。

7.A 根據(jù)第二段的"…a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient."可知，A項(xiàng)表現(xiàn)出美國(guó)人的時(shí)間觀。

8. D 根據(jù)第二段的"This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated."再聯(lián)系句中的"… they prefer smaller cars…"可以推知，該詞組的意思是"停車不容易，交通很擁擠"。

9. D 根據(jù)末段中的"In America, parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college."可以推知，美國(guó)人上大學(xué)要花很多錢。

10. C文中第二、三、四段中都先介紹美國(guó)的情況，再說(shuō)明歐洲的情況，是通過(guò)比較的方式來(lái)介紹它們之間的不同，故C項(xiàng)為正確答案。