10.Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship.Before you start a discussion,however,make sure you understand which topics are suitable and which are considered taboo(禁忌)in a particular culture.Latin Americans enjoy sharing information about their local history,art and customs.You may expect questions about your family,and be sure to show pictures of your children.You may feel free to ask similar questions of your Latin American friends.The French think of conversation as an art form,and they enjoy the value of lively discussions as well as disagreements.For them,arguments can be interesting and they can cover pretty much or any topic---as long as they occur in are respectful and intelligent manner.
In the United States,business people like to discuss a wide range of topics,including opinions about work,family,hobbies,and politics.In Japan,China,and Korea,however,people are much more private.They do not share much about their thoughts,feelings,or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they're trying to build.Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters.It is considered rude,for example,to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children.
As a general rule,it's best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends.This can get you into trouble,even in the United States,where people hold different religious views.In addition,discussing one's salary is usually considered unsuitable.Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world,although be careful not to criticize national sport.Instead,be friendly and praise your host's team.
33.Why are people from Asia more private in their conversation with others?B
A.They don't want to have their good relationship with others harmed by informal conversation.
B.They don't want to talk much with others.
C.They are afraid to argue with their colleagues.
D.They want to keep their feelings to themselves.
34.The author considers politics and religionB.
A.cheerful topicsB.taboo
C.rude topicsD.topics that can never be talked about
35.Which is typically a friendly topic in most places according to the author?D
A.Families.B.Children.C.Personal feelings.D.Sports.
分析 本文介紹了在非正式場合中,尤其是生意人之間閑聊時所要注意的一些問題.比如說首先要知道對方的文化禁忌和文化習俗,而且不要談論和政治、收入有關的問題.但是作者同時也指出無論在哪里談論運動都是比較安全的話題.
解答 BBD
33 B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段They do not share much about their thoughts,feelings,or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they're trying to build.可知亞洲人唯恐談論私人話題影響了他們努力營造的和諧氛圍,所以B選項正確.
34 B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章末段it's best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends.This can get you into trouble可知政治、宗教是人們談論的禁忌,所以答案選B.
35 D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章末段Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world可知運動是人們之間安全友好的談論話題,故D選項正確.
點評 細節(jié)事實理解題主要考查考生對文章中某一些特定細節(jié)或文章的重要實事的理解能力.它一般包括直接理解題和語義理解題兩種.直接理解題的答案與原文直接掛鉤,從閱讀材料中可以找到.這種題難度低,只要學生讀懂文章,就能得分,屬于低層次題.而語義理解題須將題目信息與原文相關信息進行語義上的轉(zhuǎn)換才能得出結論.這類題目要求考生能理解原文中某個短語或句子的含義,從而找到與答案意思相同的詞語和句子.